The FBI arrested 10 people, including two Boston residents, who allegedly worked as spies for the Russian government in the United States. Donald Howard Heathfield and Tracey Lee Ann Foley of Boston were arrested on Sunday at their home and appeared in federal court in Boston on Monday. Each defendant was charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government, a charge that carries a maximum five-year sentence. Nine were charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carries a maximum 20-year sentence. (Money laundering is punished more than spying?) All charges alleged until proven under law. [Herald]
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If Bostonist had $1 every time an ex-athlete turned broadcaster said something stupid, well, you know. Pay up, Mike Milbury. Yes, the former defenseman, coach and GM, who is one of NBC's Olympics ice hockey analysts, checked his brain when he described Russia's effort in a 7-3 quarterfinal loss to Canada as a "euro-trash game." He also called Alex Ovechkin "average."
- A student at WPI successfully solved three Rubik's Cubes in less time than it took Mike Lynch to explain the NFL playoff picture. [WCVB]
- Two Boston firefighters were injured in a Jamaica Plain fire. [Boston Globe]
The Massachusetts Historical Society, realizing that Minister Plenipotentiary John Quincy Adams's journal entries often add up to fewer than 140 characters, has decided to get the future president a Twitter account. Tweets describing Adams's 1809 journey to Russia will begin going live here beginning on August 5, the 200th anniversary of the trip. The Mass Historical Society will supplement each entry with contextual material and a map—JQA was apparently pretty anal about including latitude and longitude in his diary entries. [Link via Brainiac]
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