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UMass-Boston student newspaper editor sued for defamation, emotional distress

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Updated On: December 31, 2019
Date of Incident: September 17, 2018
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Cady Vishniac (MassMedia)

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Man arrested after threatening to shoot and kill Boston Globe staffers

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Updated On: October 2, 2019
Date of Incident: August 30, 2018
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Boston Globe

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Photojournalist stopped second time by CBP in less than a year

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Date of Incident: October 25, 2017
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: David Degner

Border Point →: Boston Logan International Airport
Stopped at border? →: No
Target Nationality →: United States
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Unknown
Were devices searched or seized? →: No