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News Reporter

Boston, MA
Joined March 2009
In a 15-page ruling, Judge Talwani writes: “This court has now clarified that Defendants are required to use those Contingency Funds as necessary for the SNAP program.” But she delays issuing order until Monday. Wants feds to decide if they will issue whole or partial benefits.
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Only on 5: Judge Indira Talwani leaves the federal courthouse in Boston. I ask her if she plans to issue a ruling today on #SNAP benefits. @WCVB
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Robotaxis are running into a roadblock in Boston. @WCVB
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Firefighters now have a new tool to put out those stubborn electric vehicle fires. And it was invented by one of their own. #EV #Hingham @WCVB
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Boston Police Cmsr Michael Cox denies accusations made by the defense during #KarenRead 's trial that he pressured one of his officers to change her testimony. Ofc Kelly Dever, who used to work for Canton PD, said she had a "false memory" about seeing someone near Read's SUV.
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#KarenRead Just spoke with Juror #12. Unlike the other two jurors who have publicly come forward, she says she went into deliberations leaning towards guilty. What changed her mind coming up in an exclusive @wcvb interview at 5pm and 6pm.
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#KarenRead Were you a juror or an alternate in this second trial? Please feel free to reach out to me via email at [email protected]. You can chose to remain anonymous. @WCVB
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#KarenRead The court clerk's office has just released the amended verdict slip for the vehicular manslaughter charge. See what's changed and how it's different from last year's trial by following @wcvb 's live updates at: wcvb.com/article/karen-read-…
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#KarenRead arrives at court on Tuesday for the third day of deliberations in her second-degree murder trial. ⁦@WCVB⁩
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#KarenRead The defense wanted to add "Not Guilty" options boxes to each of the lesser included offenses of vehicular manslaughter. The judge has denied the request.
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#KarenRead The foreman is seated in the second row farthest to the left. This graphic shows the seats of the jurors who were selected to serve as alternates. @WCVB
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#KarenRead discusses her motion to modify one of the verdict slips. I also asked her why she didn’t play extended versions of her media clips, as she said she would. @WCVB
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#KarenRead Judge Beverly Cannone rules Read's defense cannot argue someone else killed John O'Keefe but can argue that police failed to investigate other potential suspects.
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#KarenRead The jury will consider more than 200 pieces of evidence, everything from taillight fragments to the clothing John O’Keefe was wearing.
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#KarenRead tells reporters she will not testify to the jurors are her murder retrial. "They've heard a lot of me," she says. I asked her if she is still arguing a third-party culprit defense or just a Bowden defense (inadequate police investigation).
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#KarenRead left the courthouse after the prosecution rested its case against her. She said her defense will last 1.5 to 2 weeks. When asked what she thought of the prosecution's case, she answered with one word.
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#KarenRead As I look at jury, I notice two of the jurors appear to have switched seats. A man who was seated nearest the witness stand is now seated in the back row near the middle. The woman who was in that seat has moved to the one closest to the witness stand. @WCVB
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#KarenRead As I look at jury, I notice two of the jurors appear to have switched seats. A man who was seated nearest the witness stand is now seated in the back row near the middle. The woman who was in that seat has moved to the one closest to the witness stand. @WCVB
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#KarenRead Here's the mistake that Shanon Burgess made in his slide presentation about when Read's SUV was turned on and off on January 29, 2022.
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