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Abortions increased by 2.1 percent in 2021 over the previous year, newly obtained figures show. NewBostonPost filed a public records request with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to see how many abortions took place in the Commonwealth in 2021. While there were 16,452 abortions in the Commonwealth
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Could Rhode Island have a Republican Congressman? A new poll shows that it's possible. In the state's Second Congressional District, former Cranston mayor Allan Fung, a Republican, leads his Democratic opponent, according to a 12 News/Roger Williams University poll.
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About 75 students at Harvard Law School staged a walk-out of a pro-life panel discussion a few minutes after it started. "I wondered if I had unintentionally said something offensive!" a panelist, Stephen E. Sachs, a professor at the school, said in a written statement to The Harvard
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Three private colleges in Massachusetts have indefinite mask mandates in place. Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and Hampshire College have each extended their respective mask mandates until further notice in the past month.
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By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu is glad. The Republican is glad because he didn't run for U.S. Senate this year.
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The Boston Red Sox were a last-place team this season. The Red Sox season ended Wednesday, October 5. The Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 in their season finale. With the win, the Red Sox improved to 78-84 on the season. That put the Sox in last place
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Should Massachusetts become a sanctuary state? Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey is not opposed to the idea.
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