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Chinese Student in Boston Jailed for 'Disturbing' Acts

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1 week ago

April 26, 2024

Chinese Student in Boston Jailed for 'Disturbing' Acts

A man who stalked and threatened a fellow Chinese student on a Boston college campus after she put up pro-democracy fliers has been sentenced to nine months in federal prison and he will be sent back to China when he has served his time. Prosecutors said that after the woman put up fliers in solidarity with protesters in China, 26-year-old Xiaolei Wu tried to find out her address and threatened to chop her hands off in a message on the WeChat app, CNN reports. Prosecutors said he also reported her to his mother, a government official in China and told the woman that the country’s public security agency would “greet” her family, reports the Washington Post.

Wu was suspended from the Berklee College of Music after his arrest in 2022. In January, he was convicted of cyberstalking and interstate transmissions of threatening communication. With the prison sentence, he “learned there are serious consequences for harassing, threatening, stalking, and infringing on a fellow student’s constitutional rights solely because she was critical of the ruling Communist Party of China,” Jodi Cohen, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston field office, said in a statement. “What Mr. Wu did—in weaponizing the authoritarian nature of the People’s Republic of China to threaten this woman—is incredibly disturbing.”

Prosecutors said the woman’s family in China received repeated visits from state security officials after Wu reported her and she feels she can no longer safely return to the country, the Post reports. She is now a permanent US resident. Wu’s lawyers said he will not be allowed to return to the US after he finishes his sentence and is deported. (More Chinese Americans stories.)

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Car ends up inside Fenway Park; driver hospitalized

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48 mins ago

May 6, 2024

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Car ends up inside Fenway Park; driver hospitalized

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BOSTON – Police and paramedics responded to Fenway Park Monday morning, where a car ended up inside the Boston ballpark.

The car went through an opening by the Gate C entrance. First responders took the driver on a stretcher into an ambulance, and Boston police say she was hospitalized with injuries that are not considered life-threatening.

Investigators combed through the Honda Accord put up police tape near the entrance to the field. Officers could be seen removing what appeared to be prescription pill bottles from the car.

A car in the Gate C entrance to Fenway Park

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Boston police said the driver also hit cars while going the wrong way in the area of Boylston and Exeter streets earlier.

No other information was immediately available as police are still investigating the incident.

The Boston Red Sox do not play Monday and are on the road against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.

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Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston University.

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Boston hosts Cleveland to open second round

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8 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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Boston hosts Cleveland to open second round

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Cleveland Cavaliers (48-34, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference)

Boston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Celtics -11; over/under is 208.5

EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Celtics host first series matchup

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Celtics host the Cleveland Cavaliers in game one of the Eastern Conference second round. Boston went 2-1 against Cleveland during the regular season. The Cavaliers won the last regular season matchup 105-104 on March 6 led by 23 points from Dean Wade, while Jayson Tatum scored 26 points for the Celtics.

The Celtics are 41-11 against Eastern Conference opponents. Boston is second in the Eastern Conference scoring 120.6 points while shooting 48.7% from the field.

The Cavaliers are 31-21 in Eastern Conference play. Cleveland ranks seventh in the NBA giving up just 110.2 points while holding opponents to 46.3% shooting.

The Celtics make 48.7% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than the Cavaliers have allowed to their opponents (46.3%). The Cavaliers average 112.6 points per game, 3.4 more than the 109.2 the Celtics give up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tatum is averaging 26.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists for the Celtics. Jaylen Brown is averaging 16.9 points over the last 10 games.

Max Strus is scoring 12.2 points per game and averaging 4.8 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 26.3 points and 4.3 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 7-3, averaging 112.6 points, 44.3 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 8.0 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 101.0 points per game.

Cavaliers: 6-4, averaging 102.0 points, 41.9 rebounds, 22.9 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.0 points.

INJURIES: Celtics: Kristaps Porzingis: day to day (soleus strain).

Cavaliers: Ty Jerome: out (ankle), Dean Wade: out (knee), Craig Porter Jr.: out (ankle), Jarrett Allen: out (rib).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Children and college teams attend Team Impact’s field day at Boston College

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15 hours ago

May 5, 2024

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Children and college teams attend Team Impact’s field day at Boston College – CBS Boston

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Hundreds of people gathered at Boston College’s Alumni Stadium Sunday to celebrate some very special children at Team Impact’s second annual Field Day. WBZ TV’s Paul Burton reports.