Homeowners spent $600,000 on a Hail Mary to save their beachfront homes from flooding. The sand dune collapsed after 3 days, and saved the homes, but was it worth it?

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Salisbury Beach MA after March 10 storm
Salisbury Beach, MA sustained significant coastal erosion after a storm swelled tides to 13.5 feet on March 10, destroying a human-made dune funded by residents.

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US Army Black Hawk helicopter hit by snowmobile, rider sues government for $9.5 million, says report

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The damaged Black Hawk helicopter.

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A Massachusetts high school wants to call in the National Guard to help quell a 'disturbing increase' in violent fights, drug abuse, and truancy

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Massachusetts National Guard stand watch during a Black Lives Matter rally.
Massachusetts National Guard stand watch during a Black Lives Matter rally.

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I moved to Montreal to be with a man I met on Xbox. It was a bigger culture shock than I expected.

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Melissa Rebelo-Sauve married her Canadian husband in July 2020.

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Small airports are magnets for the wealthy: Here are the 8 most popular for private jets

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Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg frequent private jets.
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are frequent users of their private jets. Some small cities and towns across the US see a big surge of PJs for certain events.

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I'm a millennial who left Florida. Between the unbearable heat and the polarizing political climate, 'everything was making me think I should jump out of this.'

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Lifelong Floridian Harmony Boyd moved away from the Sunshine State to a suburb of Boston in 2022.

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10 cities where people are moving for a new job

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Boston, Massachusetts skyline at dusk.
Over 14% of those who moved to Boston in the third quarter relocated for a new job.

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Harvard has become the poster child for American culture wars in the 11 days since Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel. Here's what's happened.

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Supporters of Palestine gather in Harvard Yard to show their support for Palestinians in Gaza at a rally in Cambridge on 14 October 2023
A collection of student groups said in a statement that they "hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence."

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Best Banks and Credit Unions in Massachusetts of September 2023

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A billionaire has been desperately trying to stop a clam shack from opening next door to his $6.5 million Nantucket cottage

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Straight Wharf, Nantucket
Charles Johnson owns at least four properties on the island.

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