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<v Speaker 1>This is WBZY, Boston's news radio, redefining local news seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. The government says Harvard's been naughty.

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<v Speaker 1>It comes after an investigation by the Trump administration into

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<v Speaker 1>allegations of civil rights violations at the Ivy League school.

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<v Speaker 1>CBS's Stacy Linn has details.

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<v Speaker 2>It concluded that the university violated civil rights laws requiring

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<v Speaker 2>colleges to protect students from discrimination based on race or

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<v Speaker 2>national origin. The federal task force said at times this

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<v Speaker 2>school was a quote willful participant in anti Semitic harassment

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<v Speaker 2>of Jewish students, faculty, and staff. The administration is now

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<v Speaker 2>threatened to cut all federal funding from the Ivy League

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<v Speaker 2>school if it fails to take action.

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<v Speaker 1>In a statement to WBZ News Radio, Harvard says, no

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<v Speaker 1>matter the contact, anti semitism is unacceptable. They also say

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<v Speaker 1>Harvard is far from indifferent on this issue and strongly

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<v Speaker 1>disagrees with the government's findings. Following developing news, a long

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<v Speaker 1>time Boston police officer has been charged with raping a child.

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<v Speaker 1>The Suffolk County DA says Paul Downey of West Roxbury

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<v Speaker 1>was arranged today on charges that include aggravated rape of

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<v Speaker 1>a minor, sexual conduct with a child under eighteen, an

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<v Speaker 1>electronic enticement of a child for sexual activity. He has

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<v Speaker 1>been ordered held without bail. Boston's Police Commissioner Michael Cox

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<v Speaker 1>says the chargers are obviously very troubling and our thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>are with any alleged victims. Down He was immediately placed

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<v Speaker 1>on administrative leave. The sergeant's been with Boston Police since

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen ninety one. When it comes to tenant paid broker

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<v Speaker 1>fees in Massachusetts, the Commonwealth is about to just say no.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm really pleased to see it. I propose this right.

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<v Speaker 3>I propose getting rid of broker's fees because you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we got to make it more affordable for people to

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<v Speaker 3>be able to rent apartments my administration. As you know,

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<v Speaker 3>housing is the top priority. You need to build more housing,

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<v Speaker 3>build more house, and build more housing.

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<v Speaker 1>Governor more heay, reacting as lawmakers are close to outlawing

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<v Speaker 1>mandatory tenant paid broker fees as part of the state

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<v Speaker 1>sixty one billion dollar budget. It's one of many items

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<v Speaker 1>in the agreement which Democratic leaders are sending to the governor.

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<v Speaker 1>The budget would still hike spending by nearly six percent

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<v Speaker 1>over the state's current spending plan, and estimates of tax

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<v Speaker 1>revenue may commit hundreds of millions below what state officials

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<v Speaker 1>had originally projected. Trade talks are back on with Canada.

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<v Speaker 1>Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney says talks with the US

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<v Speaker 1>ever resoomed after they were scinded plans to tax US

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<v Speaker 1>technology firms.

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<v Speaker 4>Canada said it will resume trade talks with the US

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<v Speaker 4>after the Canadian government said it wouldn't move forward with

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<v Speaker 4>the Digital services tax. That tax was estimated to cost

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<v Speaker 4>US tech companies billions of dollars. President Trump last week

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<v Speaker 4>called the tax a quote direct and blatant attack and

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<v Speaker 4>said he would end all trade talks with Canada over it,

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<v Speaker 4>even signaling he would announce new tariff rates on Canada

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<v Speaker 4>in the next week. There is currently a twenty five

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<v Speaker 4>percent tariff on some goods from Canada, as well as

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<v Speaker 4>fifty percent tariffs on steel on aluminum. Karen Traver's ABC

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<v Speaker 4>News the White House.

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<v Speaker 1>We've had a few clouds around, and we'll carry some

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<v Speaker 1>of them with us as we head into the evening,

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<v Speaker 1>but we should stay dry all night long until close

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<v Speaker 1>to daybreak tomorrow, and even then, probably just west Boston

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<v Speaker 1>may pick up a shower or two. The temperatures about

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<v Speaker 1>sixty nine overnight, we will start to pick up the

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<v Speaker 1>humidity as well. A warm and humid day Tomorrow. There

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<v Speaker 1>will be plenty of clouds and a few showers or thunderstorms,

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<v Speaker 1>especially in the afternoon and evening. Lower humidity. On Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>that's nice, temperatures near ninety maybe nice depending on your perspective,

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<v Speaker 1>partly sunny skies. And then Thursday, here comes the humidity again.

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<v Speaker 1>The temperatures stay around ninety degrees and we may fire

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<v Speaker 1>off a few of those summary thunderstorms in a few

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<v Speaker 1>spots on Thursday, before we get into the holiday on

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<v Speaker 1>Friday with lower humidity, temperatures in the mid eighties with sunshine,

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<v Speaker 1>and I should continue with us through the holiday weekend

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Seventy six right now in Boston, did the

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<v Speaker 1>Red Sox trade Raphael Devers to help funday record signing

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<v Speaker 1>for a soccer team. The Socks say no, but local

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<v Speaker 1>fans of both teams are still finding themselves caught up

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<v Speaker 1>in the conspiracy theories. As we hear from wbz's Kyle Brain.

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<v Speaker 5>It's been a conflicting few weeks for fans of both

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<v Speaker 5>the Red Sox and Liverpool Left c both of which

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<v Speaker 5>are owned by Fenway Sports Group. Just days after the

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<v Speaker 5>Red Sox traded star slugger Rafael Devers, Liverpool announced an

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<v Speaker 5>English record one hundred and seventy one million dollar deal

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<v Speaker 5>for German midfielder Florian Verts. Many Sox fans immediately started

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<v Speaker 5>pointing fingers across the pond, which has left fans of

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<v Speaker 5>both teams, like Billy, in an awkward spot.

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<v Speaker 6>It's just kind of like the cherry on top of

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<v Speaker 6>the last like five years of the Red Sox. It's

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<v Speaker 6>just so frustrating, and I understand that fan sentiment so

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<v Speaker 6>much so I can't even be mad at either side

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<v Speaker 6>because I get it.

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<v Speaker 5>Liam is a host of a popular Red Sox podcast

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<v Speaker 5>and is also a Liverpool fan. He says it was

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<v Speaker 5>only a matter of time before people connected the two.

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<v Speaker 5>I immediately knew it was going to blow up, and

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<v Speaker 5>you know, beyond sports SoC radio and it's going to

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<v Speaker 5>be a fiery talking point on social media.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw it immediately.

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<v Speaker 5>The Red Sox have maintained that trading Devers was a

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<v Speaker 5>purely base ball move Kyle Bray, WBZ Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Getting out of Dodge is on the agenda for a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of Americans this Fourth of July holiday, and when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to going places, wz's drewma Holland tells us

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<v Speaker 1>there've never been more wanting to leave.

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<v Speaker 7>Seventy two point two million people will travel at least

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<v Speaker 7>fifty miles or more from home over the Independence Day

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<v Speaker 7>holiday period, and Triple A says that would be a

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<v Speaker 7>record damn good run. And the holiday period began Saturday

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<v Speaker 7>and runs through July sixth, so we are in it.

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<v Speaker 7>And if you look at your calendar, you'll notice that

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<v Speaker 7>travel period includes two weekends, this time around Triple A

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<v Speaker 7>trying to get a bigger picture, a better feel of

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<v Speaker 7>the overall travel flow and safe travels. To you all

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<v Speaker 7>out there, Drew maholland, WBZ Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>You are now in the loop for news updates throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Ben Parker, WDBC, Boston's News Radio