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The Time Harvard Picked the Chinese Communist Party Over A Chinese Dissident

Matthew McDonald

Chinese dissident Teng Biao was a visiting fellow at Harvard Law School on March 10, 2015 when a high-ranking Harvard official ordered him to cancel a talk about his experiences in China because the university's president was scheduled to meet with the president of China and Teng's talk would embarrass the university.

Teng was also ordered by the Harvard official not to tell anybody about the cancellation – which the Harvard official called a "postponement," even though the event was never to happen.

Somerville, Arlington Letting Restaurants Sell Groceries
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Somerville, Arlington Letting Restaurants Sell Groceries

Tom Joyce

Restaurants are known for selling cooked and prepared meals, but in a couple of Massachusetts communities, they have expanded their business model as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

In addition to selling takeout alcoholic beverages, Arlington and Somerville allow their restaurants to sell groceries if they wish. Typically, a permit to sell groceries requires a $150 fee in both places, but both communities waived their respective fees because of the emergency.

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