Charles Rizk News Today

WORCESTER — The Canal District rolled out the red carpet five years ago when the neighborhood initiated a drive that overwhelmed the team with 10,000 postcards. This week, the Worcester Red Sox finally arrived to play the teams first game at Polar Park in the heart of the Canal District, and businesses there are beyond thrilled to welcome the new hometown team. WooSox banners are hanging throughout the neighborhood, shops are promoting opening day events and restaurants are planning game-day...

Lebanese Officials Try to Limit Inquiry Into Deadly Beirut Blast Months after a huge explosion in Beirut’s port, the investigation has become mired in politics as powerful forces band together to block efforts to hold leaders accountable. Victims and their families have protested, demanding answers from the government about a devastating explosion last summer.Credit...Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times Published Dec. 19, 2020Updated Feb. 4, 2021 BEIRUT, Lebanon — More than four mon...