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WMass girls soccer: Pope Francis outlasts Northampton, 3-2, in Class A title match

SPRINGFIELD — The Western Mass. Class A girls soccer final had everything you could ask for in a championship bout. Northampton (13-3-3) poured everything they had into the 80-minute contest, commanding the midfield and holding firm on defense. The Blue Devils fell behind twice to their opponent, Pope Francis (14-4-1), yet they also tied the […]

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Health damages from climate change are increasing faster

The negative health impacts of climate change are not only increasing but doing so at a faster pace than a decade ago, according to a major global assessment released last week. The 10th annual Lancet Countdown report — by an international collaboration of scientists that tracks the relationship between global warming and human health — compares the decade since the signing of the Paris climate agreement with the decade before. It finds that several major health threats, including deadly heat and drought, increased more rapidly after the accord, even as countries ramped up investments in clean energy and protecting people from […]

Sports Briefs: No high school football state championship games at Gillette Stadium this year, per MIAA

The MIAA announced on Monday that Gillette Stadium will not host any of the football state championships this year. The New England Patriots’ home field has been the site of the state championship games since 2007. “Whereas the 2026 MIAA Football Tournament begins this week, we will work diligently to secure host sites that provide […]

Guest columnist Greg Tuleja: Vladimir Putin a humanitarian?

A few weeks ago, Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff referred to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin as a humanitarian, an expression of praise that stands out as one of the most nauseating public statements made by any member of Trump’s circle in either of his two terms in office. A torrent of offensive remarks has […]