Boston Bruins bow to Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal, Canada—Tyler Johnson smacked in a rebound with 1:27 remaining Wednesday (Thursday Philippine time) to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins in a crucial National Hockey League seeding game......»»
Boston Bruins bow to Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal, Canada—Tyler Johnson smacked in a rebound with 1:27 remaining Wednesday (Thursday Philippine time) to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins in a crucial National Hockey League seeding game......»»
Fil-Am Robertson makes NHL debut
Filipino-American Nicholas Robertson made his debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League on Monday. Robertson saw action on ice for 12 and a half minutes in the Maple Leafs’ losing effort against the Columbus Blue Jackets, 0-2, in Game 1 of their best-of-five qualifying round series. The 18-year-old forward from Arcadia, California, who was drafted by the team with the 53rd overall pick in 2019, logged in one shot on goal. Cam Atkinson scored early in the third period while Joonas Korpisalo preserved a clean sheet as he stopped 28 shots in his first playoff start for the Blue Jackets’ shutout win. Korpisalo, who got the nod over rookie Elvis Merzlikins, neutralized one of the NHL's highest scoring teams. Atkinson's snap shot from the top of the right circle went under Toronto veteran goalie Frederik Andersen’s right arm 1:05 into the third. Alexander Wennberg sealed the win with an empty-netter with 19 seconds remaining. Andersen had 34 saves for the Maple Leafs. The teams opened their series as part of the league's 24-team relaunch to its pandemic-halted 2019-20 season. The game was played at empty Scotiabank Arena in the NHL's return following a 142-day absence. The Leafs are trying to advance past the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2004. They are coming off consecutive first-round, seven-game playoff losses to the Boston Bruins. The Leafs were eighth in the Eastern Conference at 36-25-9, while the Blue Jackets were ninth with a 33-22-3 mark. With a report from the Associated Press.....»»
Celtics whip Suns
Jaylen Brown scored 37 points as the Boston Celtics unleashed a dominant offensive performance to blow past the Phoenix Suns 127-112 on Thursday......»»
NBA: Celtics ‘Big Three’ score 87 to help Boston blow past Suns
Jaylen Brown scored 37 points as the Boston Celtics unleashed a dominant offensive performance to blow past the Phoenix Suns 127-112 on Thursday. Boston’s big three of Brown, Jayson Tatum and Al Horford combined for 87 points in a dazzling performance against a Suns team looking to avenge last Saturday’s 117-107 home defeat to the.....»»
Dean Wade scores 20 in fourth, Cavs rally to stun Celtics and end winning streak
Cleveland Cavaliers’ Dean Wade Scores 20 Points in Fourth Quarter to Stun Boston Celtics 105-104 In a surprising turn of events, the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled.....»»
Mayor Honey brings pride to Manila, speaks at HPAIR conference in Boston
Mayor Honey Lacuna has brought pride to the city of Manila after having been chosen to speak at the Harvard College Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) 2024 Harvard Conference in Boston. Held from February 9 to February 11, 2024, the said conference integrates the contents of the academic and business world where delegates […].....»»
Ex-New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick Bids Farewell in Letter
Title: Bill Belichick Thanks Patriots Fans for Unwavering Support in Full-Page Ad Word Count: 305 Boston, MA – Former New England Patriots head coach, Bill.....»»
Pacers survive Celtics but lose Tyrese Haliburton to injury
The Indiana Pacers edge the Boston Celtics in a bittersweet two-point victory that saw All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton go down with a hamstring injury.....»»
Celtics rout Spurs, keep streak going
Jayson Tatum scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown added 24 to lead the NBA-best Boston Celtics over San Antonio 134-101 on Sunday, stretching their win streak to six games......»»
Jayson Tatum, Celtics ride big third quarter to club reeling Spurs
Boston top stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown power through with a strong second half as the No. 1 Celtics pummel the San Antonio Spurs by 33.....»»
Boston beats Los Angeles, 126-115 on Christmas Day
Boston beats Los Angeles, 126-115 on Christmas Day.....»»
Pacers, Celtics press NBA in-season bids
The Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers vie for the distinction of being the first semifinalist in the NBA in-season tournament when they duel Monday night in Indianapolis......»»
Health officials conducting contact tracing after a tuberculosis case is found within UMass Boston community
Title: Case of Tuberculosis Detected at University of Massachusetts Boston Prompts Contact Tracing Date: [Insert Date] The Daily Guardian Health officials are aggressively conducting contact.....»»
Red Sox Extend Head of Baseball Operations Job to Former Player Craig Breslow
Former Boston Red Sox player Craig Breslow has been appointed as the head of baseball operations for the team, it was announced today. The 43-year-old.....»»
Chris Evans says he married Alba Baptista twice
Chris Evans has confirmed that he is happily married to “Warrior Nun” star Alba Baptista, not once but twice. Evans, who made an appearance at the New York Comic Con last Saturday, Oct. 14, spoke about his marital bliss a month after they reportedly tied the knot at a private ceremony in Massachusetts. “I got married,” he said, per American media outlet Entertainment Tonight. “It was really, really great. We kind of had two ceremonies on the East Coast. We did one in Portugal. My wife is Portuguese. They were wonderful and beautiful.” The actor appeared to be blissfully happy as a married man, as seen in photos by the US-based media outlet, where he was seen wearing his gold wedding band. While Evans admitted that planning for a wedding “takes a lot out of you,” he shared that he and Baptista are “enjoying” their life together. “It’s a lot planning for a wedding. For those of you who are married, it takes a lot out of you. But now we’re through that, we’ve kinda just been enjoying life, gearing up for autumn. It’s the best time of year right now. Now we’re just relaxing and enjoying life and reflecting,” he said. The celebrity couple tied the knot at a “locked down tight” ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts, which was first reported by Page Six last September. Among their guests include Evans’ Marvel co-stars Robert Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky, as well as John Krasinski and Emily Blunt. Evans and Baptista then flew to Portugal days later where Baptista’s family witnessed the couple saying “I do,” per Page Six. The couple’s romance was first reported in November 2022, and they went Instagram official in January 2023. Prior to the confirmation, they were suggested to be in a relationship “for over a year.” RELATED STORIES Chris Evans says he’s looking for a life partner Chris Evans named People magazine’s ‘sexiest man alive’ Chris Evans may not return as Captain America.....»»
How Connor Bedard Reacted to Brad Marchands Agitation Attempt
Title: Connor Bedard Shines in NHL Debut as Blackhawks Clash with Bruins Chicago, IL – In a thrilling showdown between the Chicago Blackhawks and the.....»»
Revamped Celtics chase NBA title
New York, United States—Adding All-Star guard Jrue Holiday and Latvian big man Kristaps Porzingis has given the revamped Boston Celtics new belief they can contend for their first NBA crown since 2008. The Celtics have lost in the Eastern Conference finals in four of the past seven seasons as well as being defeated by Golden State in the.....»»
Protect Your Pets: Study Reveals Risks of Anti-Vax Pet Parents
Title: Rising Hesitancy Among Dog Owners Raises Concerns about Pet Vaccinations Subtitle: Unvaccinated pets pose risks to animals and humans alike, says study Boston, [Date].....»»
Famed environmental warrior graces RC Manila assembly
The Rotary Club of Manila had a brilliant, unique guest speaker at its last weekly members’ meeting at the Manila Polo Club — the famed, internationally acclaimed author, lawyer, environmental activist, and recipient, in 2009, of what is regarded as the Nobel Prize of Asia, the Ramon Magsaysay Award (non-category), Antonio Oposa Jr. For about an hour and a half last Thursday, 21 September 2023, RC Manila members, officers and guests at the MPC’s Turf Room alternately stood up to sing along and listen to Oposa’s telling of “good stories,” his way, he said, of promoting and creating awareness for his advocacies and his passion for the environment. Oposa earned a law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law. For a short time, he worked in a law firm, until he realized that his heart was not in the practice of law but rather with nature and the environment. He traveled to Norway and enrolled in a course on energy and the environment at the University of Oslo’s summer program and afterwards, to Boston, where he pursued and later obtained his LLM at the Harvard Law School in 1997. [caption id="attachment_188497" align="aligncenter" width="525"] Valiant environmental warrior Antonio Oposa: ‘My biggest achievement is that I have turned some of my adversaries into co-advocates. And what could be more inspiring now than to see their own children out there, protecting the sea?’[/caption] In 1993, Oposa made global headlines for the landmark case, Minors Oposa v Factoran where the Supreme Court ruled that the 43 children counseled by Oposa, who filed legal action against the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, seeking cancellation by the agency of existing timber license agreements and stopping the issuance of new ones, ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. “The case was brought to court amid the government’s then granting over 90 logging companies permits to cut down nearly four million hectares of old-growth forest when only 850,000 hectares remained. And forests were being logged at a rate of some 200,000 hectares per year! I told the Court how my son, only three at that time, would no longer see these forests by the time he was 10. I couldn’t help thinking, that if this wasn’t stopped not a single old-growth forest would remain for him and future generations to enjoy,” Oposa said. The case had initially been dismissed in trial court on the ground that there was no legal personality to sue. Oposa elevated the case to the Supreme Court, and in a much-hailed case of intergenerational responsibility, the Supreme Court upheld the legal standing and right of the children to initiate action on their behalf and on behalf of generations yet unborn. What was so remarkable about the case is that Oposa sued on behalf of generations yet unborn and today that milestone case is known in Philippine and global jurisprudence as the “Oposa Doctrine.” For its part, the Philippine Supreme Court, too, carved a permanent niche for itself in environmental law with its promulgation of Oposa v Factoran. It secured its place in history, earning praises from the international environmental community and a reputation as a champion of the right to a healthy environment. Oposa also recounted at this talk at the RC Manila meeting last Thursday another epic landmark case involving the legal tussle he waged against 11 government agencies for the cleaning up of severely polluted Manila Bay. In December 2008, a decade after he filed that case, the Supreme Court issued a decision in his favor. In a continuing mandamus ruling, the Supreme Court ordered all defendant agencies to implement a time-bound action plan that would clean up Manila Bay and to give the Court a progress report on the matter every three months. Oposa talked about the Island Sea Camp he organized in 2001 in Bantayan Island where he gave children lessons on coral reefs, snorkeling and sustainable practices. In 2003, 2004, while holding weekend training camps for children in the Sea Camp “we noticed the rampant illegal fishing going on. Dynamite fishing and commercial fishing intrusions into prohibited coastal zones went unchecked. Something had to be done,” related Oposa. Thus, was born the Visayan Sea Squadron. “I organized a strike team with crack enforcers from the National Bureau of Investigation, Navy, fishermen, sea watch volunteers, lawyers, law students and even a few foreigners. The target was not small fishermen but crime syndicates and operators behind the sale of blasting caps and dynamite powder. Seizures and raids followed,” he said. Operations were so effective that word went out that his friend Jojo de la Victoria, the fearless Cebu City Bantay Dagat (Sea Watch) chief, and Oposa were targets of assassination. A local newspaper interviewed De la Victoria, revealing an intelligence report about illegal fishing operators putting up a P1-million bounty for him and Oposa. In 12 April 2006, 48 hours after he was interviewed, De la Victoria was felled by a hired gunman outside his house in Cebu City. “Jojo’s life was not in vain. After his funeral, a core team met for dinner to regroup. The tide of illegal fishing started to turn. Exploits of the Visayan Sea Squadron — and the courage and synergy of the men and women who made it happen — became known far and wide,” Oposa said. He continued, “Four years after Jojo died, Visayan Sea Squadron co-founder Alfredo Marañon was elected governor of Negros Occidental province. He gathered the other governors in the region to begin a restorative plan for the Visayan Sea which encompasses an area of over a million hectares. The governors passed a landmark joint resolution declaring the entire Visayan Sea a marine reserve.” For his valiant work as an environmental warrior, Oposa has been the recipient of many award in recognition of his valiant work as an environmental warrior. Aside from receiving the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2009, he was given the equally prestigious Center for International Environmental Law Award in 2008. Earlier, in 1997, he was conferred the United Nations Environment Programme Global 500 Roll of Honor, the highest UN honor in the field of the environment. Asked if there was anything about his attainments that gives him the most satisfaction, Oposa said, “My biggest achievement is not that I caught this violator and that violator when we were busy with our Visayan Sea Squadron operations; it is that I have turned my adversaries into co-advocates. Some of those who had opposed me are now supporting me in my advocacies. And what could be more inspiring than to see their own children helping us out there, protecting the sea?” The post Famed environmental warrior graces RC Manila assembly appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Northeastern University Receives $17.5 Million Grant from CDC to Establish Infectious Disease Detection and Preparation Center
Northeastern University in Boston has been awarded $17.5 million by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish an innovation center focused on.....»»