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Viral TikTok Shows Mass Barista With Down Syndrome Getting First Paycheck Viral TikTok Shows Mass Barista With Down Syndrome Getting First Paycheck
Viral TikTok Shows Mass Barista With Down Syndrome Getting First Paycheck Everyone remembers the feeling of getting paid for the first time. The rush that hits when you get handed that slip of paper is unlike any other feeling.  Well, one barista at a coffee shop in Massachusetts has gone viral on TikTok for his unforgettable reaction to his first ever paycheck.  Joe Sullivan works at the Bitty & Beau's Coffee in Melrose. The chain, which has locations across the country, employs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.  Bitty & Beau's was founded by husband and wife Amy and Ben Wright whose children, for which the chain is named after, …

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by David Cifarelli
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CHOMP! Watch Hammerhead Shark Chow Down On Fish Just Off Nantucket Coast CHOMP! Watch Hammerhead Shark Chow Down On Fish Just Off Nantucket Coast
Chomp! Watch Hammerhead Shark Chow Down On Fish Just Off Nantucket Coast That's one way to end Shark Week. Beachgoers in Nantucket got a rare treat recently when a hammerhead shark swam close to them to grab a quick bite to eat.  Annabel Taylor and Lisa Larson were lucky enough to capture the encounter off the coast of Ladies Beach on Sunday, July 31. You can practically hear the "Jaws" theme.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lisa Larson (@lisalarsonnyc) Larson told The Boston Globe that there were several swimmers around that scrambled to get out of the water as the shark fin poked out of the water …

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by Josh Lanier
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Victor Pena Found Guilty Of Rape, Kidnapping Boston Woman In 2019: Report Victor Pena Found Guilty Of Rape, Kidnapping Boston Woman In 2019: Report
Victor Pena Found Guilty Of Rape, Kidnapping Boston Woman In 2019: Report A Boston jury found Victor Pena guilty Tuesday, July 26, of kidnapping a 23-year-old woman and raping her over multiple days at his Charlestown apartment in 2019, reports said. The jury deliberated for only two hours and returned guilty verdicts on one charge of kidnapping and ten counts of rape, Boston25 said. Both sides wrapped up their cases in closing arguments around noon on Tuesday.  The weeklong trial featured some graphic and unsettling testimony from Boston police detectives and the victim and a shocking reversal when Pena, 42, took the witness stand in his defense on Monday.  …

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by Josh Lanier
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Just 3: Trump Outraises Biden In Several Massachusetts Neighborhoods, Towns Just 3: Trump Outraises Biden In Several Massachusetts Neighborhoods, Towns
Just 3: Trump Outraises Biden In Several Massachusetts Neighborhoods, Towns Donald Trump received more presidential campaign donations than Joe Biden in just three Massachusetts zip codes, according to nationwide data compiled by the New York Times. The Times review of political donations during the presidential election showed that traditionally liberal Massachusetts is backing Democrat challenger Biden over Republican incumbent Trump in every corner except three zip codes: Southwick (01077), the Cherry Valley neighborhood in Leicester (01611), and Acushnet (02743), according to the Boston Globe. There are 536 zip codes in Massachusetts. Though Trump received mor…

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by Kristin Palpini