Morning Updates: Pope talks climate change, Boston Common is saved
Good morning, Boston. The Pope calls for dealing with climate change, a woman will be put on the $10 bill, Emerson College introduces a comedy major, and the rest of the news you need to know today.
Ding, dong the hated plan is dead: “Of all the venues listed in Boston 2024’s original Olympic bidding plans, beach volleyball on Boston Common may have been the most roundly criticized. The outcry about turning Boston’s most iconic park into a sand-covered temporary stadium had organizers backpedalling as early as February. Now Boston 2024 has found its alternative. It wants to put beach volleyball at Squantum Point Park in Quincy.’’ (Boston.com)
A woman will be featured on the $10 bill: But who? “Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, who by law makes the selection of an honoree, will disclose his choice by the end of the year. The new note will appear in 2020 — the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The only criterion under law is that the chosen person must be dead, but the Treasury said Mr. Lew was looking for a woman ‘who was a champion for our inclusive democracy.’’’ (The New York Times)
Pope Francis calls for battle against climate change: “[The Pope] described a relentless exploitation and destruction of the environment, which he blamed on apathy, the reckless pursuit of profits, excessive faith in technology, and political shortsightedness. The most vulnerable victims are the world’s poorest people, he declared, who are being dislocated and disregarded. … ‘Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods,’ he wrote. ‘It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day.’’’ (The New York Times)
After 21 years wrongfully spent in prison, a new life: “Everything is new: his clothes; his home; his phone; his friends; his five grown-up children, who were tiny when he went to prison half a lifetime ago, for a murder he always said he did not commit. By the time a judge overturned his conviction in April, Echavarria had spent 21 years inside … Now [Angel] Echavarria, 48, faces the immense challenge of drawing himself back into society, of finding a way to be in the world.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Knock knock. Who’s there? An education: “Did you hear the one about the Boston school that’s offering students an opportunity to major in comedy? There’s no punch line here — it’s happening at Emerson College next year.’’ (The Boston Globe)
All the HATERS and LOSERS will like this headline: “Donald Trump Campaign Offered Actors $50 to Cheer for Him at Presidential Announcement.’’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
The Goodbye: A somber #tbt – Remembering the deadliest day in Boston Fire Department history.
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