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Thursday hits the newsstands with a wide variety of topics, especially in Spain. While in Madrid the main talking points are Mbappé and the World Cup playoff, in Barcelona the women take center stage after a historic result.The 2-6 thrashing of Real Madrid Femenino not only puts qualification for the Champions League semi-finals firmly on track, but also sends a statement across Europe ahead of the upcoming rounds of the continent’s top competition.AdvertisementElsewhere in the world, it is World Cup playoff day. And one country in particular, Italy, is on edge. Twelve years without reaching a World Cup is far…

Those numbers have improved slightly in recent years — wait times over 12 hours for mental health patients accounted for 37.5 percent of emergency department visits in 2024, down from nearly 40 percent in 2022. Still, bottlenecks at every step of a patient’s journey through the mental health system are slowing down their access to care, the report said. The causes of boarding “are both from patients coming to the emergency department in the first place, as well as challenges with discharging patients once they’re ready, either for a community-based care or to be placed into inpatient care,” said Laura…

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College lacrosse hosts No. 2 Stanford in a 5 p.m. clash on Thursday inside Alumni Stadium on ACC Network. About the Eagles Last Time Out BC suffered a 21-12 loss to No. 1 UNC on Saturday. Lily Kondas paced the offense with five goals. Giulia Colarusso, Casey Colbert, and Marissa White each recorded three points, with Colarusso and White scoring twice. Colbert added a team-high two assists.A Win Would – Give BC a 6-5 mark and a 5-3 record in the ACC. – Hand Stanford its first loss of the season.  – Give the Eagles their highest-ranked win of the…

Crime The two suspects allegedly followed the man who hit their car, smashed his window, and viciously beat him, according to witnesses. Two Boston men are facing assault charges after they allegedly beat up another man who accidentally hit their vehicle while trying to park, Boston police said.Anthony Shearrion, 41, of Jamaica Plain, and Arkie Swinson, 45, of Mattapan, are both charged with assault and battery and malicious damage to a motor vehicle, according to court records. They were both arraigned Wednesday in the Dorchester division of Boston Municipal Court.Just before 9 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a radio call…

World ⁠Athletics will allow the United States to field three ⁠extra ⁠runners in the women’s half marathon at this year’s World Road Running Championships after ⁠three leaders ​were led off course during their ⁠national championships earlier this month.Jess McClain, Emma ​Grace Hurley and Ednah Kurgat were leading the race with two miles left when they were led astray, missing out on the podium and a qualification for the WRRC, ⁠which is reserved for the top four finishers.AdvertisementMcClain, Hurley and Kurgat were ​later compensated as organizers said police assigned to mark out the route had to leave their positions ⁠to respond…

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A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court in Worcester Wednesday to defrauding Massachusetts and Rhode Island of a combined $1.1 million worth of federal food assistance for low-income residents and pandemic unemployment benefits, prosecutors said. Raul Fernandez Vicioso, 37, of Fitchburg, used stolen identities of low-income people to obtain $440,000 from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which he used to buy food for his former restaurant, according to US Attorney Leah B. Foley’s office. Fernandez Vicioso, who formerly ownedEl Primo Restaurant in Leominster, and three alleged associates also fraudulently obtained over $700,000 in pandemic unemployment funds from Massachusetts,…

Last Friday, James Hagens finished his sophomore season with Boston College after a loss to the University of Connecticut in the Hockey East Tournament. From there, the decision for Hagens was to either return to Boston College or sign with the Boston Bruins. What ensued was a three-day period of anticipation of what Hagens would do. Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney reported that the team and Hagens were seeking a “pathway to the pros” for the 5-foot-11, 195-pound forward. Many Bruins fans assumed Hagens would sign a three-year, entry-level contract and join the Bruins for the last 12 games of…

Sitting atop the Atlantic Division and second in the Eastern Conference standings, Buffalo (44-20-7, 95 points) is a stunning 33-6-3 since Dec. 9 and is eying its first playoff appearance since 2011.Buffalo went 3-0-1 on their roadtrip while amid a 12-1-1 overall stretch.The Bruins (39-24-8, 86 points) currently own the top wild-card spot in the East, but they are just two points behind the third-place Montreal Canadiens in the Atlantic.The Bruins five-game point came to a screeching halt in a 4-2 setback at home to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday.Get Starting PointA guide through the most important stories of the…

Mar. 24—Rob Larkey grew up in Spenard playing hockey in the 1970s and graduated from West High.Gary Snyder skied for East High in the 1980s.Running track at Dimond in the 1990s is where you would find Scott Campbell.AdvertisementNow teachers in the Anchorage Bowl’s three oldest high schools, they agree on one thing — coaching is fun, kids are great, and the pay is … well, kids are great.But they keep grinding: praising effort, drawing up plays and preparing kids for the future.Why?Because with more than eight decades of coaching experience between them, they’ve seen how having sports in high schools…