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Salesforce Stock Hits Support, Should You Buy Now?
Salesforce (CRM) stock deserves a spot on your radar. Here is why – it is presently operating within the support range ($243.82 – $269.48), prices from which it has made substantial recoveries in the past. SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 01: The...
Classical View: Discover Allentown Symphony Orchestra new works at Da Vinci Science Center; Allentown Band “Family Concert: Universe at an Exhibition”
“This is the first of an exciting collaboration with the Da Vinci Science Center,” says Diane Wittry, Allentown Symphony Orchestra (ASO) Music Director and Conductor. “ASO New Chamber Music Concert: Innovation” is at 7 p.m. Oct. 28, Da Vinci...
Massachusetts graduation council initiatives take shape in Athol schools
Overview: The Athol-Royalston School District in Massachusetts is implementing new initiatives linked to the Vision of a Massachusetts Graduate, a statewide effort to develop critical thinkers, active citizens, skilled communicators, and empowered...
Researchers confirm unexpected shark sightings in US waterway: 'Demonstration of how massive the ocean is'
"Starting to see some signs of recovery." by Mandela NamasteOctober 22, 2025 As the movie "Jaws" suggests, great white sharks are often found in the waters off New England. It's always something to monitor, but it's relatively common nonetheless....
Massachusetts Campaign To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization Law Is ‘On Track’ To Make 2026 Ballot, Spokesperson Says
A Massachusetts campaign says it is “on track” to collect enough signatures to put an initiative on the 2026 ballot that would roll back key aspects of adult-use marijuana legalization in the state. Meanwhile, some in the cannabis reform community...
Scientists Say We Might Be One Step Away from Breathing Through Our Butts
Credit: Unsplash/Deon Black. Imagine this: doctors saving a suffocating patient not by inserting a breathing tube, but by funneling an oxygen-rich liquid through the rectum. It sounds like something straight out of an Ig Nobel award ceremony —...
Researchers from URI find no evidence to justify ‘cocoon therapy’ for pediatric concussions
KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 22, 2025 – Through the 1990s and early 2000s, guidelines for treating a concussion called for complete mental and physical rest. Current guidelines recommend a gradual resumption of cognitive and physical activity while...
Boston housing permitting lags as residents express support for zoning changes
FOUR YEARS AGO, as Covid tore across the globe and people retreated to their homes with the computer as a window to the outside, then-City Councilor Michelle Wu looked into a Zoom screen and diagnosed Boston’s housing woes. “I think it’s the fact...
Researchers highlight ethical implications of clinical trial terminations
The termination of thousands of federal grants that fund clinical trials threatens to reverse substantial progress in understanding and treating the health challenges of marginalized populations, particularly children and adolescents who are...
Biotech Venture Financing Upturn Of 70.9% QoQ In Q3 2025 Signals Potential Recovery, Reveals GlobalData
GlobalData’s Venture Capital Investment Trends In Pharma – Q3 2025 report reveals that the biotech industry witnessed a 70.9% increase in total venture financing deal value from $1.8 billion in Q2 2025 to $3.1 billion in Q3 2025. This uptick...
Massachusetts Partnership Pays Off for South Carolina
When a German manufacturer of blow-fill-seal (BFS) equipment for sterile pharmaceutical products looked to expand into the United States three decades ago, it initially considered a California site, until the Golden State’s high manufacturing...
MEET DR.JOSEPH NKOLOLA, A ZAMBIAN SCIENTIST WHO PARTICIPATED IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE; HE GETS PRESIDENTIAL HONOUR
Five years ago, we published a story about his active participation in the development of COVID 19 vaccine as part of the United States (US) team in Israel. Dr Nkolola was yesterday honoured with the Order of The Eagle Third Division by President...
Scientists Create Artificial Neurons to Boost Computers by Mimicking the Human Brain
Beta lobe neurons. Credit: NICHD / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 Engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed artificial neurons that closely replicate the electrical activity of those in the human brain — a breakthrough that could...
Technology Futurism Hundreds of Power Players, From Steve Wozniak to Steve Bannon, Just Signed a Letter Calling for Prohibition on Development of AI Superintelligence
Hundreds of public figures — including multiple AI “godfathers” and a staggeringly idiosyncratic array of religious, media, and tech figures — just signed a letter calling for a “prohibition” on the race to build AI superintelligence. Simply...
Video shows chunk of ceiling tiles falling at MBTA station in Boston
Updated on: October 25, 2025 / 9:13 AM EDT / CBS Boston A chunk of ceiling tiles fell to the ground in an MBTA station in Boston earlier this week. The MBTA said it happened in the passageway between the Park Street and Downtown Crossing stations....
Boston’s new women’s pro soccer team flubbed its rollout. Can Legacy FC come back from behind?
Then they hit launch. The video introducing the team name went viral — but not in a good way. The club’s name, BOS Nation Football Club, was greeted immediately as a colossal own-goal. An anagram of Bostonian, the name borrowed the city’s BOS...
North Middlesex Regional School District awarded over $18K in STEM grant funding
TOWNSEND — The North Middlesex Regional School District has been awarded a $18,651 grant from the Healey-Driscoll Administration in support of STEM programming. The funding was part of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center’s (MLSC) STEM Equipment...
BU researchers receive nearly $200K grant to monitor air pollution in Boston Public Schools
When mold, pollen and other air pollutants circulate, headaches, asthma and even respiratory illness can follow. For students, who often spend hours in the same building each day, this could be dangerous and could ultimately hinder learning....
Science ScienceAlert Geologists Discover Remnants of 'Proto Earth' Deep Underground
Earth was a broiling mass of lava and rock before it took the form that it has today, and scientists have for the first time discovered traces of that very early 'proto Earth', hidden away in the deepest and oldest rocks on our planet. The clues...
Science dpa international Loose language model: AI shown to give inaccurate medical replies
Artificial intelligence (AI) has an inbuilt "sycophancy" that makes chatbots inclined to come across as "excessively helpful and agreeable" rather than give appropriate or accurate answers to medical queries. In a series of tests, large language...