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Armenia’s leader snubs meeting of Russia-dominated security grouping over a rift with the Kremlin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:26 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian-dominated security grouping held a summit in Belarus on Thursday with the absence of one of its members, Armenia, which has been irked by what it sees as a lack of support over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.Speaking at the meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, CSTO, Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed what he called the group’s role in securing peace and stability in the region.But in a sign of the widening rift between Russia and Armenia, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan snubbed the summit in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, citing his government’s dissatisfaction with the organization. Pashinyan and his officials have emphasized that Armenia doesn’t plan to opt out of the grouping altogether.Armenia has previously canceled joint drills and ignored ministerial meetings of the CSTO, which includes Russia and the former Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.Armenian authorities have...

Worcester police investigating death at massage parlor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:26 GMT

A massage parlor in Worcester was taped off on Thursday as police launched a death investigation on Pleasant Street.Officers could be seen blocking the entrance to Angies Bodywork Spa at 383 Pleasant Street on Thanksgiving, after the Worcester Police Department responded to the scene sometime during the early afternoon.Details on the nature of the death have not yet been released, with a spokesperson for the department only confirming that a death investigation was underway and that additional info would be released later in the day.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Wareham woman charged with OUI after flipping her vehicle into cranberry bog

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:26 GMT

A 31-year-old woman from Wareham is being charged for allegedly operating under the influence and negligent driving after officials say she crashed into a cranberry bog overnight.The Wareham Police Department said officers came across the driver, Alisha McGough, after they were called to Maple Springs Road just after midnight for a report of a car crash.According to police, McGough’s vehicle ended up partially submerged as a result of the crash and that when officers arrived, a good Samaritan was in the process of helping the 31-year-old get out.Authorities did not say whether the driver was injured, but noted she was the only occupant at the time of the crash.Wareham PD added that after an investigation, McGough was charged with Operating Under the Influence – Alcohol and Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle, and that she would be arraigned in Wareham District Court on Friday.

Thousands take part in Andover Feaster Five Thanksgiving road race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:26 GMT

Thousands of people hit the course in Andover Thursday for the 36th annual Andover FeasterFive road race. A holiday tradition in the community, the event is the largest Thanksgiving Day road race in New England. This year, former Bruins captain Zdeno Chara served as the race’s official starter. “People are here to be with family,” said race director David McGillivray. “I always enjoy being part of the community,” Chara separately said. “And having this race on Thanksgiving, seeing all the people coming out and supporting it, it’s a lot of fun.”More than 7,000 runners and walkers participated in this year’s race. Back for another year, the 2023 iteration of the event was extra special, with the FeasterFive Kids’ Run now named “Sidney’s Rainbow Run” to honor the memory of Sidney Mae Olson. Olson, 5, was hit and killed by a tractor-trailer in Andover back in May.Her father, Eric Olson, spoke to 7NEWS saying he and his wife wanted to find a way for Sidney’s lega...

Melrose man continues tradition of giving back to community with free Thanksgiving meals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:26 GMT

A man in Melrose continued a decades-long tradition Thursday by offering free Thanksgiving meals for those who need a little something extra to be thankful for. Scott Macaulay has held the tradition for nearly 40 years. He had to make some changes in delivery due to the pandemic. Recently speaking to 7NEWS, though, he said he is always happy to help out his community.“They’re not just names,” Macaulay said as he handed out food this week. “They’re people. They’re people with a story.” For the broken and the forgotten, Macaulay has always had a hot meal and a shoulder to lean on over the years. This year, Macaulay said he gave out more than 100 meals. “You get sort of attached to them,” he said of the people receiving meals. “Then, there’s different ones you remember more than others,” he continued. “Some of them are funny and some of them are sad.”Nicole Stanley said she lost her mother a few days after Thanksgiving last year. “Scott was the first phone call...

Back Below Average

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:26 GMT

Happy Thanksgiving! And what a beautiful Thanksgiving it was! Temperatures made it to the 50s for a lot of us today with abundant sunshine and just an on and off breeze. There’s not much more you could ask for during a holiday in late November.In fact go back just five years ago to Thanksgiving 2018 and you’ll be reminded what else Thanksgiving can be like in these parts. Boston had a high temperature of 24°. But what made it worse was nobody actually felt that high temperature because it was at midnight. Temperatures fell for much of the day so being outside we had temperatures in the teens.Tomorrow will be a bit cooler and a bit breezier but all things considered, it’s still a nice day with at least a partly cloudy sky — likely even mostly sunny in the morning. The breeze will come and go. Temperatures will make it to the upper 40s tomorrow and when the breeze kicks in will feel like it’s near 40°.The true Canadian air arrives for Saturday. A large ar...

Photos: 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:26 GMT

Crowds thronged the streets of New York to take in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023.NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 23: A person depicting Santa Claus participates in Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2023 in New York City. Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the 25 balloons and hundreds of performers march in this parade happening since 1924. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)Stuart The Minion balloon is seen during the 97th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on November 23, 2023. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP) (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 23: The Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon floats in Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2023 in New York City. Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the 25 balloons and hundreds of performers march in this parade happening since 1924. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Ge...

Brothels in Boston, Virginia made ‘outstanding’ amount of money, investigators say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:26 GMT

The person accused of running a sprawling brothel network in Boston and Virginia made an “outstanding” amount of money running the business over the last several years, concealing over $1 million in-part through “structured money orders,” a federal agent wrote in court documents filed Wednesday.Prosecutors accused Han Lee, a 41-year-old Cambridge resident, of heading up a brothel network that catered to politicians, doctors, lawyers, and military officers in both states and had the infrastructure to “persuade, induce, and entice” women to travel across state lines for prostitution work.Han Lee’s financial records detailing the illegal business were “impeccable,” a U.S. Department of Homeland Security agent wrote in court documents. Law enforcement said they found at least 16 cell phones, utility bills, a computer, and other documents inside Han Lee’s Cambridge apartment.“From a shelf, investigators seized a Louis Vuitton shoe box which contained hundreds of money order receipt...

Guardrails needed for police use of facial recognition software in Massachusetts, advocates say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:26 GMT

Police would need a warrant to use facial recognition software while investigating serious crimes and state police would be tasked with centralizing all law enforcement searches under legislation supporters argue reduces bias and puts guardrails on the use of the technology.A bill filed by Reps. Orlando Ramos and Dave Rogers and Sen. Cynthia Creem allows police to use facial recognition in “emergency” situations without a warrant and calls for individuals charged with a crime who were identified using the technology to be provided notice that they were subject to a search.Creem, a Democrat from Newton who serves as Senate majority leader, said facial recognition technology “is dangerous, both in its ability to facilitate government surveillance and its track record of misidentifying people in criminal investigations.”“Unfortunately, this technology is currently being used by our law enforcement agencies without the necessary safeguards to make sure our privacy and due processes (are...

More states strive to make parks, trails accessible to people with disabilities

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:16:26 GMT

Tom Peterson | (TNS) Stateline.orgTWO HARBORS, Minn. — Perched high on rugged cliffs overlooking Lake Superior, Split Rock Lighthouse dominates the shoreline. Visitors from across the country make the 113-year-old beacon one of the most-photographed lighthouses in the country.The most spectacular view, many say, is from Pebble Beach, reachable only by a steep, winding forest trail that snakes its way to the rocky shore. The view is the reward for the effort it takes to reach the beach, but for visitors with mobility challenges, it could be inaccessible.“I’ve lived here for 43 of my years and I did not know where all these photographers were getting those things,” said Jenna Udenberg, a disability advocate and accessibility educator who lives in Two Harbors.No longer. Since August, the park has provided an all-terrain chair with tanklike treads to people with disabilities, opening this vista to everyone. It’s part of a multifaceted statewide push to expand access to the outdoors.Minn...