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Woman swallows AirPods accidentally; claims device recorded audio from her stomach

The woman had an Ibuprofen 800 tablet in one hand and an AirPod in the other, which she gulped by mistake

Rapper IDK to launch a music business program for budding artists through Harvard University

IDK’s No Label Academy, a 10-day program, will take place from 21 to 31 August on the school’s campus in Boston and will help students kickstart careers in the music industry.

NBA: Brad Stevens replacing Danny Ainge as president of basketball operations in Boston Celtics shakeup

Danny Ainge, Boston Celtics' president of basketball operations, retired and coach Brad Stevens will move up to the front office to replace him. The moves came about 12 hours after the 17-time NBA champions lost to the Brooklyn Nets in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series

Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock in Star Trek, to be honoured with 20-foot iconic hand gesture sculpture in Boston

The idea for the half-human, half-Vulcan’s hand gesture originated from Nimoy himself, who was inspired by an ancient blessing he saw in his synagogue as a youth, the museum said.

US appeals court overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence; 'just don't understand', says victim's mother

The attacker will spend his remaining days in prison, with the only matter remaining being whether he will die by execution, a judge wrote in the ruling

Coronavirus Outbreak: From Hopkinton to Boston, absence of marathons being seen and acutely felt in the US

Last month, as Americans began to isolate indoors and one sporting event after another was cancelled, the Boston Athletic Association sacrificed its spring start in the hopes of keeping its 124-year tradition alive.

Coronavirus pandemic: Boston Marathon postponed till 14 September in wake of COVID-19 tensions

The Boston Athletic Association, which oversees the marathon, had held off deciding the fate of the 20 April race even as other high-profile sporting events were cancelled or postponed around the globe.

Cambridge City Council passes resolution against CAA, NRC a week after Seattle, becomes second US body to tread on similar path

An American city council which houses some of the top universities of the world, including Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has passed a resolution against the CAA and end the NRC

'Muslims living in India for generations will become Stateless': MIT students, faculty, alumni condemn CAA, NRC; full text

The students, faculty, staff, alumni and affiliates of Boston’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) issued a statement expressing solidarity with the protests being witnessed across India against the amended Citizenship Act

At anti-CAA stir in Chicago, Indian-Americans and students say citizenship law a step towards 'rupturing India's social fabric'

Indian-American Muslim Council, in a statement, strongly condemned the alleged 'brutal crackdown' on students of Jamia and AMU