Diamond Naga Siu

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Ramadan Islam month of fasting Boston| Starting Point

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Diamond Naga Siu

Good morning. I’m returning as a guest writer for Starting Point today to examine Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting. My teammate Ian Prasad Philbrick will be back tomorrow. But first, here’s what else is going on:“Not even water?” is such a common question Muslims get during Ramadan — the Islamic month of fasting — that it’s become an inside joke. Malak Ahmed, the social justice chair at the Islamic Society of Northeastern University, even has a hoodie displaying the question.
What to know about Washington Post, LA Times decisions not to endorse a presidential candidate

Oct 28, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Diamond Naga Siu

Decisions by the billionaire owners of The Washington Post – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos – and The Los Angeles Times – medical inventor and transplant surgeon Patrick Soon-Shiong – to have their news organizations not endorse a presidential candidate in the upcoming election broke decades of tradition and set off a firestorm of criticism and recriminations.
A personal memory of the 2004 Red Sox - The Boston Globe

Oct 23, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Diamond Naga Siu

Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek jumped into the arms of closer Keith Foulke on Oct. 27, 2004 — the night the Sox won the World Series for the first time in 86 years.Jim Davis/Globe StaffI keep coming back to the Halloween costumes. In October 2004, there were little Johnny Damons everywhere you turned. Either a drawn-on beard or the kind that went around your ears. Add a brunette wig, a Sox hat, and if you were lucky enough to have it, an authentic No. 18 jersey.
CVS is struggling. Here’s what it means for Massachusetts.

Oct 20, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Diamond Naga Siu

CVS’s financial woes are harming its retail pharmacy business -- and consumers. MICHAEL DWYER/ASSOCIATED PRESSMichael Dwyer/Associated PressFor the past few years, the Rhode Island-based corporation has been trying to build itself into a one-stop-shop for all things health care: drug stores, in-store primary health clinics, health insurance (Aetna), and a pharmacy benefit manager. But it’s been difficult to tie those business pieces together.
The economy is good. Massachusetts is still expensive. - The Boston Globe

Oct 18, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Diamond Naga Siu

Ally Rzesa/Globe staff; Adobe StockInflation is easing. The Fed cut interest rates. Shoppers are spending more. The stock market is rising. And the jobless rate is falling. Yet concerns over the cost of living in Massachusetts have led to an exodus of working-age adults from the state. In Massachusetts, auto insurance rates are soaring. Rates have risen by almost 38 percent since 2022, and last year alone, the seven largest insurers in the state upped their rates by an average of more than 12 percent.
Junior Mints to cymbals: What’s made in Massachusetts - The Boston Globe

Oct 16, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Diamond Naga Siu

Randolph Engineering has sold aviator-style sunglasses to the military for more than four decades.Pat GreenhouseLeather jackets. Piccolos. Linens. Sunglasses. It may not be the golden age of manufacturing in Massachusetts, but a variety of items are still made in the state. Innovation Economy columnist Scott Kirsner compiled an interesting list of 20 Massachusetts-made things.
Avoid these six hurricane mistakes - The Boston Globe

Oct 10, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Diamond Naga Siu

Donna Clark and her pets were rescued from Hurricane Milton floodwaters by the Lakeland Police Department at the Buccaneer Bay mobile home park in Lakeland, Fla. Thursday.NICOLE CRAINE/NYTAs we watch first responders and volunteers rescue Floridians trapped by Hurricane Milton’s flood waters or left homeless by wind and tornado damage, meteorologists and other storm veterans say there are common mistakes that too many people who are in the path of a devastating storm make.
MBTA head Phil Eng chats train shutdowns, the agency’s culture, and more

Oct 9, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Diamond Naga Siu

Phil Eng, general manager of the MBTA, at the Alewife Red Line station in Cambridge.Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe StaffHello, I’m Shirley Leung, longtime columnist for the Globe’s business desk. Like so many of you, I have a love-hate relationship with the T. When it works, it feels like a dream. When it doesn’t, it’s a commuter’s worst nightmare. Over the years, I have interviewed my fair share of MBTA general managers – I’ve even taken the T or bus with them.
Top issues the Supreme Court is tackling this term

Oct 7, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Diamond Naga Siu

The west facade of the US Supreme Court building.Stefani Reynolds/Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/BThe Supreme Court begins its 2024-2025 term today, with dozens of cases on its docket. Here’s a look at a few:Ghost guns: Are gun parts kits, used to assemble a weapon that can be fired, the same as a regular firearm? The Biden administration says yes, and issued a rule three years ago requiring buyers of such kits to undergo a background check and the gun parts to carry a serial number.
An argument for banning cellphones in schools - The Boston Globe

Oct 3, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Diamond Naga Siu

CJ Burton for The Boston GlobeAfter years of debate among schools, parents, and students over whether smartphones should be banned from classrooms, Globe correspondent Kara Miller has come to a conclusion: Phones are bad for students, and taking them away is the only solution. Diminishing attention spans in the classroom. Research has shown that with the rollout of 3G around the world, bringing internet access to cell phones, test scores dropped pretty universally.