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The Burrito Chain That Pays Entry-Level Workers $10 An Hour And Wants To Pay More
By Bryce Covert Boloco, a Boston-based burrito chain, pays its entry-level workers anywhere from $9 to $11 an hour, most of them making $10, with many who advance into higher roles making $17 an hour or more, CEO John Pepper … Continue reading
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Tagged Boloco, Boston, Burger King, business, jobs, McDonald, minimum wage, Wage
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Katt Williams gifts wheelchair-bound fan $1,000 after learning woman needs kidney transplant
By Rachel Maresca Comedian Katt Williams proved he can provide more than just laughs. After a performance in Boston on Sunday, Williams. 39, gave a wheelchair-bound member of the audience $1000 after learning his fan needed a kidney transplant, TMZ … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, entertainment, Katt Williams, Kidney transplantation, TMZ
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Cities Might Not Be as Prepared as They Think for a Bioterrorism Attack
By John Metcalfe Imagine that a small group of terrorists deliberately infect themselves with smallpox and then walk around London, spreading it to the populace. How much could the terrible disease proliferate before the world realized something was amiss? This … Continue reading
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Tagged Biological warfare, Bioterrorism, Boston, cities, London, New York, Northeastern University, Paris, Smallpox, terrorism
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Jahars World
By Janet Reitman Our hearts go out to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, and our thoughts are always with them and their families. The cover story we are publishing this week falls within the traditions of journalism and … Continue reading
Boston suspect says bombings were initially planned for 4th of July
By Sari Horwitz The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings told the FBI that he and his brother initially considered committing suicide bombings and also planned attacking on the Fourth of July at Boston’s large celebration along the Charles … Continue reading
How Toronto’s Muslim Community Uncovered the Would-Be Train Bombers
By Olga Khazan After last week’s deadly bombing in Boston, news that Toronto foiled its own terrorist attack might have come as a relief. A plot to blow up a rail line between Canada and the U.S. was thwarted on Monday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, Canada, crime, Islam, justice, Montreal, muslim, Raed Jaser, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, terrorism plot, Toronto
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The News Media’s Public Disservice in Boston
By Sally Kohn In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, witnesses described the chaos at the finish line, where thousands of bystanders fled away from the blasts as first responders did the opposite—running toward the smoke and destruction with … Continue reading
Boston aftermath brings out America’s worst prejudices
By David Sirota Between a Saudi student’s profiling and irresponsible CNN and NY Post reports, our nation’s bigotry is on display. For a country that so often purports to be color blind, that insists too many people of color are … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, Boston, Boston Marathon, CNN, David Sirota, Ethnicity, John King, journalism, New York Post, race, racial profiling, reporting, Saudi Arabia, television, United States
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Authorities have clear video images of two suspects in Boston Marathon bombings, official says
By Shelley Murphy and Mark Arsenault Authorities have clear video images of two separate suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings carrying black bags at each explosion site and are planning to release the images today in an appeal for the … Continue reading
Conflicting reports on Boston marathon suspect arrest
By Denise Lavoie A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was taken into custody Wednesday a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation said Wednesday, but there have been conflicting reports of an arrest actually having happened. The official spoke shortly … Continue reading