Morning Updates: Airbnb regulation, post-college job stories, more
Good morning, Boston. Here are the stories you need to know for the day ahead.
And now we wait: “Jurors began deliberating Wednesday on the sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, sorting through a complex 24-page verdict slip meant to help them decide whether the Boston Marathon bomber should be sentenced to life in prison or death. … Prosecutors used their time to depict the 21-year-old defendant as a remorseless terrorist who participated in the bombing to make a political statement; defense attorneys portrayed Tsarnaev as the troubled follower of an older brother who brainwashed him into joining his violent plan.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Police will release names of arrested officers: “After coming under fire for withholding the names of five officers caught driving drunk, Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans is vowing from now on to let the public know whenever an officer is arrested. … ‘We are trying to be as transparent as possible,’ Evans told the Globe. ‘We have nothing to hide here.’’’ (The Boston Globe)
The first post-college job is always a strange one: Even for Mass. leaders like Mayor Marty Walsh. “I graduated from college at age 43. At the time I was already a State Representative in the Massachusetts Legislature.’’ OK, maybe not that strange. (Boston.com)
Deflategate, Throwback Thursday version: Former Miami Dolphins quarterback A.J. Feeley told radio station 97.5 The Fanatic that the Patriots doctored footballs back in 2004, too. “When I was in Miami my first year, Jay Fiedler was the starter, but I was on the sidelines and somehow this beat-up ball from the ball boy was getting thrown in on offense for New England, yet when we were on offense the orange brand new ball was getting thrown in there.’’ (Boston.com) Ahead: Tom Brady has until later this afternoon to appeal his suspension.
Mass. wants close eye on Airbnb-like rentals: “A state lawmaker has proposed legislation that could subject short-term rental properties from companies like Airbnb to taxes and regulations. Short-term rental units would have to be registered in a database and would be subject to city and state regulations. These units would also be subjected to inspections and fees.’’ (Boston.com)
The Goodbye:
Luis Navarro hugged his son Juan Luis, 4, both of Dorchester, as they swung on a swingset at Ramsay Park.
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