## How Boston became the safest big city in America

Authored by economist.com

Across the whole city of Boston, by the first of September, there had been just 13 homicides.

Beantown is on track to become the safest big city in America this year.

Some very violent cities, such as Philadelphia and Baltimore, have seen improvements almost as big, in proportional terms, as Boston.

Yet Boston is worth looking at, precisely because it shows how safe American cities could be, and what it would take to achieve that.

Thanks to the tech and finance industries, once-rough neighbourhoods like South Boston are now among the most expensive places to live anywhere in America.

“What you hear is, ‘It’s all, we’re gentrifying, or Boston has the best trauma centres’,” says Christopher Winship, a sociologist at Harvard University.

Since the 1990s, when the idea of a “Boston Miracle” first gained traction, hundreds of American police departments have visited the city to learn. »

### Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after presidential debate

Authored by nbcnews.com

Pop superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy on Tuesday night after the high-stakes debate with former President Donald Trump, calling the Democratic nominee a "steady-handed, gifted leader.".

"I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election," Swift said in a post on Instagram to her more than 283 million followers.

Swift threw her support behind President Joe Biden and Harris during the 2020 presidential election. »

### Texas man sentenced to 3 years in prison for kicking cat like 'a football field goal' on video

Authored by nbcnews.com

A Texas man was sentenced Tuesday to more than three years in federal prison for kicking a cat “as if kicking a football field goal” in a case of abuse that was recorded and shared on social media, prosecutors said.

Donaldvan Williams, 30, was sentenced to three years and four months in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas said in a statement.

“Williams did not render or try to procure aid for the cat, but instead kicked the cat as if kicking a football field goal,” prosecutors wrote in a statement that Williams signed. »

### Mother goes viral for emailing teacher to opt son out of homework

Authored by independent.co.uk

A mother has gone viral after emailing her son’s teacher in an effort to opt out of homework.

In a viral TikTok video, mother-of-three Cayley (@cayleyxo) shared how her son received a 15 to 20-page, double-sided homework packet on his first day of kindergarten.

The packet was meant to encompass all of his homework for August, but when the sight of it stressed her son out, she sent the teacher a “cutesy” email. »

### Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Is Already Breaking Franchise Records

Authored by gamespot.com

With the official launch of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 yesterday, the game is ripping and shredding a previous record for the entire Warhammer video game series apart.

Space Marine 2 secured the top spot with 225,690 concurrent players, per SteamDB, overtaking Total War: Warhammer 3's peak of 166,754, per SteamDB.

For more, read GameSpot's Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 review. »

## In pictures

## Also in the news

#### Bizarre debate moment Trump wildly claims Haitian migrants are eating pet dogs and cats

#### Trump Melts Down, Lies About Migrants Eating Cats After Harris Trolls Him

#### Analyst expects PS5 Pro to sell at PS4 Pro levels, despite relatively high price

#### Trump Gets Embarrassing Fact-Check on Abortion Minutes Into Debate

#### Harris Does What Biden Couldn’t at Debate, Destroys Trump on Abortion