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Brown University shooting suspect identified as Portuguese national, found dead in storage unit

Investigators said Neves-Valente also killed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Nuno Loureiro earlier this week. 

Providence Police Officers join state and federal law enforcement agents searching for the Brown University shooter, in Salem, New Hampshire, US, December 18, 2025.
Students stand in front of the Van Wickle Gates after placing flowers, following a shooting at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, US December 14, 2025.

Police probe possible link between MIT professor's killing and Brown University shooting - report

People passing through MIT's campus stop to take pictures of a replica of the Wright Brothers Flyer which was placed on top of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Great Dome by unknown pranksters, December 17, 2003 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MIT nuclear scientist Nuno Loureiro killed inside Brookline home

A Cathay Pacific aircraft takes off at Hong Kong International Airport on the day of the official launch of its third runway, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2024; illustrative.

Police arrest Cathay passenger who tried to open aircraft door mid-flight from Boston to Hong Kong


Man sets himself on fire across from Israeli consulate in Boston

The incident, which occurred on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks on New York, occurred at approximately 8:15 p.m., according to NBC Boston. A large police presence quickly followed.

 Boston police car (illustrative)

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Semites (and antisemites) in Cambridge and Boston

Despite the recent pro-Palestinian encampments, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts hosts the Judaica gallery, where you can pick up a guide to exhibited Judaica, making for a fun treasure hunt.

 THE HARVARD Museum of the Ancient Near East (also known as the Semitic Museum).

New research suggests that exposure to social media can raise the risk of smoking tobacco

Researchers from Boston University Public Health found that frequent social media use increases youth tobacco use risk, urging strict parental supervision and government regulation.

 Social media apps on a mobile phone.

Brandeis extends transfer deadline for Jewish students distressed by anti-Israel protests

“Due to the current climate on many campuses around the world, we are now expanding the opportunity for students to seek the learning environment of our campus by extending the transfer application."

 Brandeis University sign, Waltham MA, USA.

Boston: Palestinian terrorist flag waved at Israeli dance troupe protest

During a Friday protest in Boston against the Israeli Vertigo Dance Company, pro-Palestinian activists prominently displayed the flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

 Screenshot of Party for Socialism & Liberation Boston and the Boston Coalition for Palestine

Feds charge Massachusetts man for calls threatening Jews with ‘genocide’

"If you can kill their children we can kill yours,” Reardon, of Millis, Massachusetts, allegedly said.

 FBI headquarters building is seen in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2018.

Surgeon leaves family in Boston to volunteer in Israel's North

Dr. Rona Spector, a thoracic surgeon from Boston, has left her prestigious medical career to volunteer at Galilee Medical Center during the war, expressing her deep connection to Israel.


Progressive group quits Boston Jewish council rather than face expulsion over Israel rhetoric

The Workers Circle took part in a rally last Wednesday at Boston's City Hall, advertised by a flier declaring that "Boston Jews demand a ceasefire and a stop to genocide."

 Gate entrance to the Workmen's Circle Cemetery in Queens, where a number of prominent Jewish socialists/radicals are buried.

Israeli Art makes a splash in Houston

  Livia Link-Raviv, Consul General of Israel at the exhibition opening