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Across the state, chronic absenteeism is still “staggering,” DESE officials said Tuesday — though some districts have done better than others at keeping kids in class. Statewide, attendance rates averaged out to 92.5% for the 2022-23. The state saw a … Continued
BAXTER, Minn. — A registered nurse has been indicted for fraudulently obtaining prescription opioid pain medications from a central Minnesota hospice clinic, U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced last week. According to court documents, Cambie Elizabeth Broker, 33, of Aitkin, … Continued
Now that she’s been fired from her job as a dentist, the middle-aged Newton woman who was videotaped ripping down posters of Israeli victims in Chestnut Hill can begin an even more lucrative career for herself. She is about to … Continued
DULUTH, Minn. — A strike by unionized workers of Canada’s St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. that started Sunday morning has virtually shut down oceangoing shipping traffic on the entire seaway system. Because the seaway is a linear system of canals … Continued
Gillette has produced shaving blades and razors in South Boston for more than a century, but over the next few years, its owner Procter & Gamble will be moving the manufacturing plant to Andover. About 750 jobs, described as headquarters, … Continued
Mike Whitaker, confirmed by the Senate Tuesday to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, is inheriting the agency at a troubled moment as it grapples with a rash of aviation near-misses and challenges in replenishing its depleted air traffic controller workforce. … Continued