An 8-month-old boy who was allegedly strangled by his mother and airlifted to a Boston, Massachusetts, hospital has died, authorities say.
On January 24, a man called 911 saying a woman had attempted suicide by jumping out of a window. The woman was identified as Lindsay Clancy, 32, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, and the caller was identified as her husband, Patrick.
When police arrived at the home, they found three children “unconscious with obvious signs of trauma,” Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said during a press conference the following day, <a href="https://cbs12.com/news/nation-world/da-2-children-killed-baby-airlifted-to-hospital-in-unimaginable-senseless-tragedy-duxbury-massachusetts-plymouth-county-district-attorney-timothy-cruz-emergency-police-fire-murder-kids-hurt-infant?fbclid=IwAR1glXDeL6Q1e3JIOvAX5Qopnc6nbg-r013zaeFGz-kb8p1LQAOX69fRXkM">according to CBS 12</a>.
“It’s a horrific situation,” Cruz said at the time.
He said a preliminary investigation from the medical examiner found that the children had been strangled by their mother. Two of the kids, a 5-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy, were taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center but were pronounced dead. An 8-month-old baby was flown to Boston Children’s Hospital, where he died on January 27.
On January 25, Cruz announced that an arrest warrant had been issued for Lindsay Clancy, charging her with two counts of homicide and three counts each of strangulation and assault and battery with a deadly weapon. He added that she was “under police custody.”
On Saturday, Lindsay’s husband Patrick, who is also the father of the three children who were killed, <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/duxbury-tragedy-read-patrick-clancys-full-statement-on-his-wife-deaths-of-3-kids/2957737/">released an emotional statement</a>, his first publicly since the tragedy.
“Any parent knows, it’s impossible to understand how much you will love your kids until you have them. The same goes for understanding the devastation of losing them,” Patrick wrote.
The grieving father also shared his thoughts about his wife, who he said suffered from a “rapidly” worsening mental illness.
“I want to ask all of you that you find it deep within yourselves to forgive Lindsay, as I have,” he wrote. “The real Lindsay was generously loving and caring towards everyone &#8211; me, our kids, family, friends, and her patients. The very fibers of her soul are loving. All I wish for her now is that she can somehow find peace.&#8221;
Cruz assured the public that they were safe and that this was not a random incident.
The children’s aunt, Donna Jesse, <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/duxbury-mom-charged-with-strangling-children-as-community-and-family-grapples-with-tragedy/2955419/">expressed her grief</a> to NBC Boston.
“They were just beautiful, beautiful children. Well cared for — they were just beautiful, that’s it. They had a beautiful life,” she said.
The children’s great-grandmother, Rita Musgrove, told the outlet that she had talked to their mother just a week ago and that nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
“It’s a pretty shocking thing, and it is heartbreaking,” she said.
The Duxbury Fire Department released a statement Thursday morning saying their “thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this tragic event, their family members, and all the members of our public safety community who responded.”
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or go to <a href="http://speakingofsuicide.com/resources">SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources</a> for a list of additional resources.

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8-Month-Old Allegedly Strangled By Mother Dies In Hospital

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/massachusetts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Massachusetts</a> mother will be charged with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/murder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">murder</a> after she allegedly strangled her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/children" target="_blank" rel="noopener">children</a> before attempting suicide, prosecutors say.
On Tuesday night, a man called 911 saying a woman had attempted suicide by jumping out of a window. The woman was identified as Lindsay Clancy, 32, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, and the caller was identified as her husband but remains unnamed.
When police arrived at the home, they found three children &#8220;unconscious with obvious signs of trauma,&#8221; Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said during a press conference Wednesday afternoon, <a href="https://cbs12.com/news/nation-world/da-2-children-killed-baby-airlifted-to-hospital-in-unimaginable-senseless-tragedy-duxbury-massachusetts-plymouth-county-district-attorney-timothy-cruz-emergency-police-fire-murder-kids-hurt-infant?fbclid=IwAR1glXDeL6Q1e3JIOvAX5Qopnc6nbg-r013zaeFGz-kb8p1LQAOX69fRXkM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to CBS 12</a>.
“It’s a horrific situation,” Cruz said. “We’re still putting it together.
He said a preliminary investigation from the medical examiner found that the children had been strangled by their mother. Two of the children, a 5-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy, were taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center but were pronounced dead. A 7-month-old baby was flown to Boston Children’s Hospital and is still in their care.
“The child is in care right now as we speak,&#8221; Cruz said at the press conference. &#8220;I don&#8217;t have his exact status but I think we should all be praying for him.”
The children’s mother is also being treated at a Boston hospital and will be charged with murder for the deaths of two of her children. Clancy is a labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Boston Globe <a href="https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/01/25/duxbury-mother-lindsay-clancy-charged-murder-children/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
&#8220;We will be arraigning her with two charges of murder in the deaths of her children,&#8221; Cruz said.
The Plymouth County District Attorney&#8217;s Office announced Wednesday that Clancy faced two counts of homicide, three counts of strangulation, and three counts of assault and battery with a deadly weapon, NBC Boston <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/duxbury-mom-charged-with-strangling-children-as-community-and-family-grapples-with-tragedy/2955419/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Cruz assured the public that they were safe and that this was not a random incident. He also declined to comment on possible mental health issues Clancy may have been facing.
“When something like this happens, there are obviously usually more questions than there are answers,” he said. “As we proceed forward, we will give answers as we can.”
The children’s aunt, Donna Jesse, <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/duxbury-mom-charged-with-strangling-children-as-community-and-family-grapples-with-tragedy/2955419/">expressed her grief</a> to the outlet.
&#8220;They were just beautiful, beautiful children. Well cared for — they were just beautiful, that&#8217;s it. They had a beautiful life,&#8221; she said.
The children’s great-grandmother, Rita Musgrove, told the outlet that she had talked to their mother just a week ago and that nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a pretty shocking thing, and it is heartbreaking,&#8221; she said.
The Duxbury Fire Department released a statement Thursday morning saying their &#8220;thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this tragic event, their family members, and all the members of our public safety community who responded.&#8221;
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or go to <a class="css-yywogo" title="" href="http://speakingofsuicide.com/resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources</a> for a list of additional resources.

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Mother Strangled Her Children Then Attempted Suicide, Prosecutors Say

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/boston">Boston</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, man allegedly tried to hire a hitman to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/murder">kill</a> his wife, but the first person he hired scammed him, while the second person was actually an undercover federal agent.
Mohammed Chowdhury, 46, was arrested and charged with one count of murder-for-hire for attempting to have his wife and her boyfriend killed, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said in <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/boston-man-arrested-engaging-murder-hire-targeting-his-wife-and-her-boyfriend">a press release</a> last week.
In November 2022, someone contacted federal law enforcement to say that Chowdhury was trying to hire someone to kill his wife, and that he had already paid for the murder, but that individual who took the money didn’t follow through with the crime. Chowdhury allegedly told the person who contacted federal authorities that he would be willing to rob a store to finance the hit and wanted the murder committed as soon as possible.
The informant provided law enforcement with Chowdhury’s phone number, and an undercover agent began posing as a contract killer.
Authorities allege that between December 2022 and January 2023, Chowdhury met numerous times with undercover agents offering to help him commit the murders. Chowdhury’s wife allegedly left him for the new lover.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Chowdhury asked the undercover agents: “So how we gonna disappear his, uh, body?” He also told them there could be “No evidence. No evidence. No evidence from like, you know, that, uh, I did something, you know?”
Chowdhury also allegedly provided the undercover agents with photos of his wife and her new boyfriend, their address, as well as information about where they worked and their work schedules.
He allegedly agreed to pay the fake contract killer $4,000 for each murder, with $500 upfront.
Chowdhury met with the undercover agents on January 17 and allegedly provided the deposit while again confirming he wanted his wife and her new boyfriend to be murdered. He was then taken into federal custody, authorities said.
It is not the first time Chowdhury has been charged in relation to his wife. In October 2019, he pleaded to sufficient facts for violating an Abuse Prevention Order his wife had against him.
The latest charges carry a sentence of up to 10 years in prison if Chowdhury is convicted, with three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.

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Massachusetts Man Allegedly Trying To Find Hitman To Kill Wife First Hired Scammer, Then Undercover Federal Agent

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York</a> defense attorney says accused murderer Brian Walshe is &#8220;dumb as dirt,&#8221; claiming that his internet search history could easily be what puts him behind bars.
Walshe was <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/did-you-kill-your-wife-brian-reporters-ambush-accused-killer-after-he-pleads-not-guilty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arraigned</a> at Quincy District Court in Massachusetts on Wednesday, charged with murdering his wife Ana — who was reported missing on January 4 when she did not show up to work. Walshe was also charged with disinterment of a dead body without proper authority, as well as an earlier charge of misleading the police in their investigation.
During the arraignment, prosecutors read a list of shocking internet searches Walshe allegedly made using his son&#8217;s iPad — and according to defense attorney Mark Bederow, those searches could cause him problems on at least two fronts.
&#8220;If these allegations are true, it’s stunning how dumb as dirt this guy appears to be. It’s unbelievable,&#8221; Bederow told the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/19/brian-walshe-is-a-dumb-as-dirt-alleged-criminal-lawyers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>, saying that the searches could be used as evidence that he had committed a crime even though authorities still had not found his wife&#8217;s body.
But in addition to being used as evidence that a crime was committed, Bederow said, the searches could be used to prove that Walshe was thinking clearly — thus making it far more difficult for him to use diminished mental capacity as a defense.
&#8220;His internet searches — as sick as they may be — are rational in a cogent thought type of way. There appears to be a lot of planning and it appears to be well thought out,&#8221; Bederow explained.
Among Walshe&#8217;s potentially damning alleged Google <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/18/brian-walshe-arrives-at-court-to-face-murder-charges/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">searches</a> were the following:
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<li>how to stop a body from decomposing</li>
<li>how long before a body starts to smell</li>
<li>how long does DNA last?</li>
<li>dismemberment and the best ways to dispose of a body</li>
<li>hacksaw best tool to dismember</li>
<li>can you be charged with murder without a body?</li>
<li>can you identify a body with broken teeth?</li>
</ul>
Former New York prosecutor — and current criminal defense attorney — Duncan Levin <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/19/brian-walshe-is-a-dumb-as-dirt-alleged-criminal-lawyers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told the Post</a> that while the case could certainly move forward without a body, the evidence against the alleged killer would likely be stronger if and when Ana Walshe&#8217;s body was found.
&#8220;It’s too early to tell what holes there may be in any of the evidence. Obviously from what we know, there is an extremely strong circumstantial case against Brian Walshe,&#8221; Levin said, adding, &#8220;Without the body, it&#8217;s not a slam-dunk case for the prosecution. If they find her body, the case will obviously become much more difficult for the defense to have a fighting chance.&#8221;

Arraignment of Brian Walshe For Murder of Ana Walshe

‘It’s Unbelievable’: Attorney Blasts Brian Walshe As ‘Dumb As Dirt,’ Says His Google Searches Could End Him

Attorney Blasts Brian Walshe As 'Dumb As Dirt,' Says His Google Searches Could End Him

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The city of Cambridge, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/massachusetts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Massachusetts</a>, is hosting a youth sports event for &#8220;girlx.&#8221;
The city announced that it would host the free event for elementary school children from kindergarten through 5th grade on Wednesday. The event is open to &#8220;girlx&#8221; who want to get involved in local sports. The city defines the world &#8220;girlx&#8221; as all who identify “as a girl or with girlhood,&#8221; in the same vein as other gender-inclusive neologisms like &#8220;womxn&#8221; and &#8220;Latinx.&#8221;
&#8220;Did you know that girlx who play sports are more likely to have better grades, high levels of confidence, and develop the critical skills necessary for success in the work place?&#8221; Cambridge posted in an <a href="https://www.cambridgema.gov/News/detail?path=/sitecore/content/home/dhsp/newsandevents/news/2023/01/girlxsportsnight&amp;utm_campaign=sproutsocial&amp;utm_content=1673469802&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a> for the event last week. &#8220;The fun, free event is for families with girlx (anyone who identifies as a girl or with girlhood) in Kindergarten through 5th grade. It&#8217;s an opportunity for girlx to explore new sports, learn about existing teams, and enjoy prizes, pizza, games, and hands-on demonstrations.&#8221;
The event is scheduled for Wednesday at the War Memorial field house, a rec center near the campus of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/from-infants-to-older-adults-harvard-medical-school-offers-class-on-transgender-medicine-across-the-lifespan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harvard University</a>. It is sponsored by Cambridge Commission on the Status of Women, the Office of the Mayor, and the Department of Human Services Programs.
A flyer for the event lists some of the sports available for &#8220;girlx&#8221; to try. They include basketball, cheerleading, football, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and softball, among others. A tweet from the city also states that &#8220;all participating girlx will receive one free swim pass to the War Memorial pool.”
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Girls (K &#8211; 5th grade) and their families are invited to learn about local teams and explore new sports. Attend Cambridge Sports Night for Girlx on January 18, from 5:30-7 PM at the War Memorial Field House to learn more- <a href="https://t.co/T1tIWfxUdf">https://t.co/T1tIWfxUdf</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CambMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CambMA</a> <a href="https://t.co/Cp05rT0KvX">pic.twitter.com/Cp05rT0KvX</a>
— City of Cambridge (@CambMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/CambMA/status/1613290678233989120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2023</a></blockquote>
Conservatives knocked the announcement, blasting the city for using &#8220;girlx&#8221; and comparing it to other constructed words like &#8220;Latinx.&#8221;
“2020: ‘Latinx’ 2023: ‘GIRLX,’” <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristinaPushaw/status/1614406742523412483?s=20&amp;t=Stutx9K7UxVSgLze7aIxNg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christina Pushaw</a>, press secretary for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, mocked on Twitter.
“‘Girlx’ instead of ‘girls,’ because ‘Latinx’ worked so well,&#8221; podcaster <a href="https://twitter.com/Sargon_of_Akkad/status/1614420706409828352?s=20&amp;t=-1arALKulOvGqfENEUUCLQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carl Benjamin</a> added.
&#8220;There&#8217;s no such thing as girlx,&#8221; The Post Milennial editor-in-chief <a href="https://twitter.com/libbyemmons/status/1615094351448743947?s=20&amp;t=SHd_TVyPEPT7x6D2IK8SbQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Libby Emmons</a> said. &#8220;And what does it mean to &#8216;identify with girlhood&#8217;?”
&#8220;Girlx meanz its also for boyx,&#8221; one user wrote.
&#8220;Girlx* night, how fun,&#8221; one user account associated with the activist group Children&#8217;s Health Rights of Massachusetts tweeted. &#8220;The cult leaders have taken over. This is despicable and insulting to girls&#8217; sports.
On Monday, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oregon-middle-schoolers-allowed-to-skip-class-to-watch-transgender-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that middle school students at the Twality Middle School near Portland, Oregon, were allowed to skip class in order to watch a TV show about a 12-year-old boy who identifies as a girl. The school held a &#8220;watch party&#8221; for the show, entitled &#8220;First Day.&#8221; The drama series premiered in Australia in 2020, and tells the story of the transgender preteen who &#8220;not only has to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school, but find the courage to live as her most authentic self,&#8221; the show&#8217;s <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10614090/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IMDb page</a> reads.
The TV-watching session happened during the middle school’s “Transgender Awareness Week” held from November 13 to 19. Students skipped their last two class periods that Friday to watch the show’s first two episodes.
The school will eventually play the entire series, Twality said in one of several PowerPoint presentations shown to students, according to a public records request viewed by The Daily Wire.
Mairead Elordi contributed to this report.

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Cambridge, Massachusetts, Plans To Hold Youth Sports Event For Elementary School ‘Girlx’

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Plans To Hold Youth Sports Event For Elementary School 'Girlx'

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A man who Googled <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-googled-how-to-dispose-of-115-pound-womans-body-now-his-115-pound-wife-is-missing">how to dispose of a woman&#8217;s body</a> around the time his wife went missing has been charged with murder.
Brian Walshe, 47, was charged on Tuesday morning in connection with his missing wife, Ana, who was last seen alive around New Year&#8217;s Day. The specific charge has not yet been released. Their three children are in state custody.
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BREAKING: Norfolk DA announces Brian Walshe is charged with the murder of his wife 39yo Ana Walshe. He is expected to be arraigned as early as tomorrow morning. <a href="https://t.co/h9CI8J8h3I">pic.twitter.com/h9CI8J8h3I</a>
— Evan Lambert (@EvanLambertTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanLambertTV/status/1615432937012613120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Ana was <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/08/us/ana-walshe-massachusetts-mother-missing/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported missing</a> — by both her workplace and her husband, Brian Walshe, when she did not show up for work on January 4. In the following days, police executed an exhaustive search in the area near her home in Cohasset, a suburb of Boston — sending divers into a local stream and pool and bringing in three K-9 teams to assist as well.
Throughout the course of the investigation, however, Walshe <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/09/brian-walshes-disturbing-search-history-revealed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised suspicions</a> with a number of actions he allegedly took around the time of his wife’s disappearance.
Several law enforcement sources told CNN that police shifted their focus from a potential missing persons investigation to a possible murder investigation after a search of Walshe’s computer history showed that he had been looking up information about how to “dispose of a 115-pound woman’s body” and how to dismember a body. A bloody knife was also discovered in the basement of their shared home.
Walshe was previously charged with misleading police and is currently in jail.
Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/brian-walshe-charged-ana-walshes-murder-massachusetts">reports</a> that the husband told investigators that he traveled to stores he may not have visited, and neglected to mention he bought hundreds of dollars in cleaning supplies in cash around the time she disappeared. His movements were supposed to be monitored, since he&#8217;s currently awaiting sentencing in connection with faking Andy Warhol paintings, <a href="https://www.wcvb.com/article/missing-ana-walshe-husband-brian-walshe-cohasset-massachusetts-charges/42520792">according</a> to WCVB.
“These various statements caused a delay in the investigation to the point that during the time frame when he didn’t report his wife and gave various statements, that allowed him time to either clean up evidence, dispose of evidence, and causing a delay,” Prosecutor Lynn Beland said.
Ashe Schow contributed to this report.

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Man Who Googled How To Dispose Of Woman’s Body Charged With Wife’s Murder

Man Who Googled How To Dispose Of Woman's Body Charged With Wife's Murder

A family member of Coretta Scott King, the wife of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., despises a new monument unveiled late last week in Boston to honor him.
The 22-foot tall bronze statue, dubbed “The Embrace,” was meant to capture a hug Dr. King shared with his wife after he won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monument-honoring-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-coretta-scott-king-unveiled-boston-the-embrace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-reader-unique-id="4">reported</a>.
It cost $10 million and was designed by Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group, the report said, and is located in Freedom Plaza of the Boston Common.
“The mainstream media … was reporting on it like it was all beautiful, ’cause they were told they had to say that,” Seneca Scott, Coretta’s cousin, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/15/woke-mlk-penis-statue-insults-black-community-coretta-scott-king-kin/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_source=NYPTwitter">told</a> the New York Post. “But then when it came out, a little boy pointed out — ‘That’s a penis!’ and everyone was like, ‘Yo, that’s a big old d***, man.&#8221;
“If you had showed that statute (sic) to anyone in the hood, they’d have been like, ‘No, absolutely not,’&#8221; he continued, according to the Post. “Ten million dollars were wasted to create a masturbatory metal homage to my legendary family members — one of the all-time greatest American families.”
Seneca Scott blamed &#8220;woke&#8221; activists.
“The woke algorithm is just broke, I don’t know what else to tell you,&#8221; he said. “If you went through all of that and that’s what you came up with, something’s wrong.&#8221;
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BREAKING: The bronze sculpture called “The Embrace” honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King has just been unveiled on the Boston Common <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/7news?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#7news</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLKWeekend?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLKWeekend</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLKDay2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLKDay2023</a> <a href="https://t.co/IckphP15FL">pic.twitter.com/IckphP15FL</a>
&mdash; Amaka Ubaka (@AmakaUbakaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmakaUbakaTV/status/1614002232180998145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Imari Paris Jeffries, executive director of Embrace Boston, the group responsible for overseeing the installation of the statue, said that he cried when he first saw it.
“And someone said to me, before I saw it for the first time, ‘Imagine when you see it, you’re going to cry,’” Jeffries said. “And I said, ‘I’ve seen monuments before. I’m not going to cry when I see a monument.’ And I actually did.”
“And despite the fact that we’re in the middle of the city, it is a quiet place. And so it’s a place of both contemplation and joy simultaneously,” he said. “And so I think it’s one of America’s most miraculous pieces of public art.”
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$10M ‘Wasted’: Family Of Coretta Scott King Has Crude Comparison For MLK Statue

Family Of Coretta Scott King Has Crude Comparison For MLK Statue

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A statue honoring <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/martin-luther-king-jr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Martin Luther King Jr.</a> and his wife, Coretta Scott King, was met with mixed reactions online after it was unveiled Saturday in Boston.
The 22-foot tall bronze statue, dubbed &#8220;The Embrace,&#8221; was meant to capture a hug that Dr. King shared with his wife after he won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monument-honoring-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-coretta-scott-king-unveiled-boston-the-embrace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The statue cost $10 million and was designed by Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group, the report said. It is located in Freedom Plaza of the Boston Common.
Imari Paris Jeffries, executive director of Embrace Boston, the group responsible for overseeing the installation of the statue, said that he cried when he first saw it.
&#8220;And someone said to me, before I saw it for the first time, &#8216;Imagine when you see it, you&#8217;re going to cry,’” Jeffries said. &#8220;And I said, &#8216;I&#8217;ve seen monuments before. I&#8217;m not going to cry when I see a monument.&#8217; And I actually did.&#8221;
&#8220;And despite the fact that we&#8217;re in the middle of the city, it is a quiet place. And so it&#8217;s a place of both contemplation and joy simultaneously,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And so I think it&#8217;s one of America&#8217;s most miraculous pieces of public art.&#8221;
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BREAKING: The bronze sculpture called “The Embrace” honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King has just been unveiled on the Boston Common <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/7news?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#7news</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLKWeekend?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLKWeekend</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLKDay2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLKDay2023</a> <a href="https://t.co/IckphP15FL">pic.twitter.com/IckphP15FL</a>
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While some liked the statue, many did not — especially from certain angles.
&#8220;There’s a sculptor somewhere giggling uncontrollably,&#8221; political commentator T. Beckett Adams tweeted. &#8220;Yes, yes, yes I know what you all think it looks like, you sickos and degenerates.&#8221;
Attorney Allan Richarz tweeted, &#8220;Is it really that hard to get a decent MLK statue?&#8221;
&#8220;This is a terrible sculpture,&#8221; content creator Jay D. Cartere tweeted. &#8220;It looks like someone grabbing a thigh [a] very different kind of &#8216;loving embrace.’”
&#8220;Yeah I thought it was fake at first,&#8221; political commentator Mike Cernovich responded. &#8220;Like a racist wanted to mock MLK.&#8221;
Reporter Jim Stinson tweeted, &#8220;Boston has some of the least impressive outdoor art. They could have done much better for the memory of MLK, who got his doctorate from BU.&#8221;
&#8220;Should have been lovely &amp; inspiring—instead it’s hideous and depressing,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/CHSommers/status/1614333815932993537" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Christina Sommers, Senior Fellow, AEI.
Former Pentagon official Amber Smith tweeted, &#8220;This is a horrible sculpture.&#8221;
&#8220;For the record, the big unveiling yesterday was only for VIPs and political hacks,&#8221; radio host Gerry Callahan tweeted. &#8220;Cops told us the public doesn&#8217;t get to see this monstrosity until February. Until then, the fences stay up.”
NYT best-selling author Morgan Jerkins tweeted, &#8220;This looks like&#8230;.I&#8217;m tryna be respectful here but you&#8217;re making it hard.&#8221;
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I’m not even going to say what I thought it was. <a href="https://t.co/bitY40U6qc">pic.twitter.com/bitY40U6qc</a>
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MLK’s ‘The Embrace’ Statue Unveiled In Boston And People Have Thoughts: ‘Hideous And Depressing’

MLK's 'The Embrace' Statue Unveiled In Boston And People Have Thoughts: 'Hideous And Depressing'

Dunkin’ Donuts customers in Medford, Massachusetts, were in for a real surprise Tuesday when they saw Oscar-winning actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ben-affleck">Ben Affleck</a> serving their orders out the drive-thru window.
The 50-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">actor</a> was almost unrecognizable as he donned the full Dunkin’ Donuts employee uniform, including the apron, baseball cap, and headset. But <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">fans</a> might have noticed the camera crew set up nearby documenting the whole thing. 
Customer Lisa Mackay <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/ben-affleck-spotted-serving-dunkin-at-a-mass-drive-thru/2941115/?e">told</a> Boston&#8217;s NBC affiliate that Affleck was “incredibly funny and quick-witted&#8221; while serving her coffee. She also snapped a picture of the “Good Will Hunting” star and posted it on social media. 
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Ben Affleck was recently spotted working a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru in Massachusetts. <a href="https://t.co/qJE8Ov1BBE">pic.twitter.com/qJE8Ov1BBE</a>
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Mackay also said she signed a form authorizing the use of her image. She said crew members informed her that Affleck was there because he was shooting a commercial, which TMZ speculated could be slated to air during Super Bowl LVI in February.
Facebook user Melanie Ann also shared a photo on the platform, noting that Affleck’s wife, Jennifer Lopez, was also there serving coffee, though she wasn’t wearing the employee uniform. 
“I was served ‘free’ coffee today by these lovely guests! I got mad that they were messing with me over the intercom about my order…. Drove up and almost died! I didn’t take a picture a friend did! Ben and J-Lo!” she <a href="https://www.facebook.com/melanie.powers.14/posts/pfbid0URckX4ELd5DbF6nRu9K5CkBeT11Wj6djwBKNX9vuxPgxC38eKSX7xBvZSLfHePprl">wrote</a>. 
Affleck is a Boston native and has been frequently photographed enjoying Dunkin’ Donuts products, making a partnership between him and the Massachusetts-based chain logical.
The actor shared his love for the product while speaking with <a href="https://collider.com/ben-affleck-interview-triple-frontier/#netflix">Collider</a> in 2019. At the time, the “Justice League” star was excited for Dunkin’ to be opening locations near his home in Los Angeles.
“I have Dunkin&#8217; Donuts every day,” Affleck said. “It’s very weird, I have it every day and people are always like, ‘Where is that? Is that near here?’ So, I feel like I’m spreading the word.”
Affleck and Lopez just got married last year after reuniting in 2021, having previously dated and gotten engaged between 2002 and 2004. Lopez <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-still-carries-tradition-jennifer-lopez-says-she-was-shocked-after-nyt-op-ed-upset-she-took-ben-afflecks-last-name">took heat</a> for taking Affleck’s last name, but she said it’s because she respects “tradition.”
“I can understand that people have their feelings about it, and that’s okay, too,” Lopez said of the backlash. “But if you want to know how I feel about it, I just feel like it’s romantic. It still carries tradition and romance to me, and maybe I’m just that kind of girl.”

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A Massachusetts man looked up how to &#8220;dispose of a 115-pound woman&#8217;s body&#8221; — amid reports that his wife, who weighs about 115 pounds, disappeared en route to the airport for a business trip.
According to a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/us/ana-walshe-missing-massachusetts-mother-update-monday/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from CNN, Ana Walshe, 39, was supposed to take a ride-share to the airport in Boston for work on New Year&#8217;s Day — but there is no record that she took the ride-share, and she did not ever board the plane.
She was <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/08/us/ana-walshe-massachusetts-mother-missing/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported missing</a> — by both her workplace and her husband, Brian Walshe, when she did not show up for work on January 4th. And in the days since, police have executed an exhaustive search in the area near her home in Cohasset, a suburb of Boston — sending divers into a local pond and bringing in three K-9 teams to assist as well.
Throughout the course of the investigation, however, the missing realtor&#8217;s husband Brian Walshe has apparently <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/09/brian-walshes-disturbing-search-history-revealed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised suspicions</a> with a number of actions he allegedly took around the time of his wife&#8217;s disappearance.
Several law enforcement sources told CNN that police shifted their focus from a potential missing persons investigation to a possible murder investigation after a search of Brian Walshe&#8217;s computer history showed that he had been looking up information about how to &#8220;dispose of a 115-pound woman&#8217;s body&#8221; and how to dismember a body.
Following that discovery, police began searching in dumpsters in Peabody — about an hour away from Cohasset by car — and near Brian Walshe&#8217;s mother&#8217;s home in nearby Swampscott after they learned that he had visited his mother after his wife had disappeared.
Prosecutor Lynn Beland <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/09/us/ana-walshe-missing-massachusetts-mother-update-monday/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raised concerns</a> that Brian Walshe had intentionally misled investigators.
<p class="paragraph inline-placeholder" data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_759C73E8-7E97-1E01-2AD7-9836C3604176@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">&#8220;These various statements caused a delay in the investigation to the point that during the time frame when he didn’t report his wife and gave various statements, that allowed him time to either clean up evidence, dispose of evidence, and causing a delay,&#8221; Beland said. &#8220;The intentional, willful and direct responses to questions about his whereabouts on the days of Sunday, January 1, 2023, and Monday, January 2, 2023, were a clear attempt to mislead and delay investigators. The fact that he was asked a specific question and he gave an untruthful answer that led investigators out of the area caused a clear delay in the search for the missing person, Ana Walshe.&#8221;
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_759C73E8-7E97-1E01-2AD7-9836C3604176@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">Police were able to obtain a search warrant, and in addition to surveillance video showing him purchasing &#8220;$450 of cleaning supplies, including mops, a bucket and tarps&#8221; at a local Home Depot, they found blood and a bloody knife in Walshe&#8217;s basement.
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_759C73E8-7E97-1E01-2AD7-9836C3604176@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">Walshe, who is on probation for a previous fraud case and is only supposed to leave his home during certain times, attempted to avoid raising alarms by making the trip to Home Depot during the time he was normally allotted to pick his kids up from school — however, police learned that their school was not open that day.
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_759C73E8-7E97-1E01-2AD7-9836C3604176@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">He has since been <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/08/massachusettes-husband-arrested-in-wifes-missing-persons-case/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested and charged</a> with misleading the police.

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Man Googled How To ‘Dispose Of 115-Pound Woman’s Body’ — Now His 115-Pound Wife Is Missing

Man Googled How To 'Dispose Of 115-Pound Woman's Body' — Now His 115-Pound Wife Is Missing

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/massachusetts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Massachusetts</a> Supreme Court ruled that medically-assisted death for patients with terminal illnesses is not protected under the state&#8217;s constitution.
The state&#8217;s highest court released the ruling on Monday in the conclusion to a lawsuit originally filed by Dr. Roger Kligler and another doctor in 2016 over fears of being prosecuted if he prescribed life-ending medication for terminal patients.
“Although we recognize the paramount importance and profound significance of all end-of-life decisions, after careful consideration, we conclude that the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights does not reach so far as to protect physician-assisted suicide,” the Supreme Judicial Court <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/massachusetts-court-rules-against-medically-171804094.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in its decision.
“We conclude as well that the law of manslaughter may prohibit physician-assisted suicide, and does so, without offending constitutional protections,&#8221; it added.
Multiple attempts have also been made in the state&#8217;s legislature to legalize medically-assisted death in Massachusetts, but no laws have reached a vote.
The office of state Attorney General Maura Healey, which argued the case for the state, released a statement arguing that the legislature is the best place to provide guidance on the issue.
“Our office understands the complexities of end of life care,” the attorney general’s spokesperson, Jillian Fennimore, said in a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/massachusetts-court-rules-against-medically-assisted-death/2022/12/19/3c64b81c-7fc1-11ed-8738-ed7217de2775_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “We are pleased that the Court has affirmed our position that the Legislature is the most appropriate place to have a discussion about this important public policy issue. AG Healey has said she supports legislative action to allow medical aid in dying, provided it includes sufficient safeguards for both patients and providers.”
Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Chris Schandevel, whose organization filed a friend-of-the-court brief in February in support of protecting the terminally ill and disabled, shared a <a href="https://adflegal.org/press-release/ma-supreme-judicial-court-upholds-protections-terminally-ill-disabled" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> celebrating the court&#8217;s ruling against medically-assisted death.
“Every human life—regardless of disability or illness—has immeasurable value, and the government must do all it can to protect life, especially for the most vulnerable who cannot advocate for themselves,” Schandevel said. “Every life is worth living. And we’re pleased the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the commonwealth’s long established legal tradition of protecting the dignity of every human life until natural death.&#8221;
In the U.S., several states have passed medically-assisted death laws, including California, Colorado, Hawaii, and Oregon. In Canada, medical assistance in dying has been legal since 2016.
The controversial Canadian medical issue added additional provisions in March 2021. The nation&#8217;s <a href="https://justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/ad-am/bk-di.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">eligibility requirements</a> currently include being 18 years old or older with decision-making capacity, having a “serious and incurable illness, disease, or disability (excluding a mental illness until March 17, 2023),&#8221; and being in an &#8220;advanced state of irreversible decline in capability,&#8221; among other stipulations.
As of December 2021, a total of 31,664 Canadians have received assisted deaths. &#8220;Of those, 224 who died last year were not terminally ill, taking advantage of last year’s amendment,&#8221; <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/18/world/canada/medically-assisted-death.html#:~:text=Although%20the%20Canadian%20law%20was,Canadians%20have%20received%20assisted%20deaths." target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> The New York Times.
In addition to Canada, 10 other countries <a href="https://www.theweek.co.uk/102978/countries-where-euthanasia-is-legal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">currently allow</a> some form of medically-assisted death, including Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, and Switzerland, along with all six states of Australia.
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disabled-veteran-and-paralympian-asked-for-a-wheelchair-ramp-canadas-va-offered-to-help-her-commit-suicide-instead" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> earlier this month about a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/canada-offered-assisted-suicide-paralympian-veteran-wanted-wheelchair-lift-installed-report?intcmp=tw_pols" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disabled veteran</a> in Canada who requested a wheelchair ramp for her home. Someone in Canada’s Veterans Affairs department reportedly responded to her request by offering to send her a kit that would help her to end her own life.
Christine Gauthier, a 52-year-old retired corporal who is a paraplegic, testified before Parliament, telling the House of Commons veterans affairs committee that a caseworker had offered in writing to send her a Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) kit.

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The National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) has selected outgoing Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker as its next president.
Baker will begin his role as the NCAA&#8217;s top executive in March 2023, according to the announcement. His term as governor ends in January.
&#8220;We are excited to welcome Governor Charlie Baker to the NCAA and eager for him to begin his work with our organization,&#8221; Linda Livingstone, Baylor University president and chair of the NCAA Board of Governors, said in a <a href="https://www.ncaa.org/news/2022/12/15/media-center-ncaa-announces-governor-charlie-baker-to-be-next-president.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
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The NCAA is pleased to announce that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has accepted an offer to become the NCAA’s next president. Read the full press release and statements here: <a href="https://t.co/CyTBmL0aw3">https://t.co/CyTBmL0aw3</a> <a href="https://t.co/reEp5RpYDE">pic.twitter.com/reEp5RpYDE</a>
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&#8220;Governor Baker has shown a remarkable ability to bridge divides and build bipartisan consensus, taking on complex challenges in innovative and effective ways,&#8221; it continued. &#8220;As a former student-athlete himself, husband to a former college gymnast, and father to two former college football players, Governor Baker is deeply committed to our student-athletes and enhancing their collegiate experience. These skills and perspective will be invaluable as we work with policymakers to build a sustainable model for the future of college athletics.&#8221;
Current NCAA President Mark Emmert announced his intention to step down last April. He has led the association since 2010 and is expected to remain in an advisory role until June of next year.
The governor&#8217;s history of developing bipartisan policy solutions stood out to the search committee as it sought the association&#8217;s next leader, according to the statement.
&#8220;I am honored to become the next president of the NCAA, an organization that impacts millions of families and countless communities across this country every day,&#8221; Baker said in the NCAA&#8217;s announcement.
The NCAA includes more than 500,000 college students in its various sports each year, according to its website, and serves as the nation&#8217;s largest organization representing collegiate student-athletes. The organization has enacted several innovations in recent years, including the addition of the transfer portal and <a href="https://www.ncsasports.org/name-image-likeness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NIL</a> (name, image, and likeness) policy changes that permit college athletes to receive financial compensation.
Baker will most likely have to contend with controversial social issues facing collegiate sports. For example, the NCAA&#8217;s policies related to biological males competing in female sports sparked harsh criticism when <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lia-thomas-teammate-competitor-blast-title-as-illegitimate-in-wake-of-fina-transgender-restrictions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lia Thomas</a> competed for the University of Pennsylvania&#8217;s women&#8217;s swimming team during the 2021-2022 season.

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