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Geoff Diehl, Beth Lindstrom, John Kingston Endorse Kevin O’Connor In U.S. Senate Race

Which of the Republicans who ran for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts in 2018 are backing Dover attorney Kevin O'Connor in this year's primary? All of them.

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UConn Cancels Football Season

At the University of Connecticut, there will not be a football season this upcoming fall. The Huskies, a Division 1 team coming off a 2-10 season, made the announcement in a statement posted to the school's web site on Wednesday, August 5.

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Ice Cream Shop Owner Has A Message For Online Mask-Busybodies

An ice cream shop owner is offering a free ice cream cone to boys who were photographed outside the shop and then Facebooked for not wearing masks and not maintaining enough social distancing to satisfy a socially concerned citizen. "Please stop with the mask drama," wrote Arielle Wolfe,

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Stephen Lynch Primary Challenger Robbie Goldstein Unhappy That Lynch Isn’t More Pro-Abortion

Dr. Robbie Goldstein has a big problem with Congressman Stephen Lynch. Lynch isn't left-wing enough.

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Rapper Kanye West Files Paperwork To Appear On Vermont Presidential Election Ballot

Yes, rapper Kanye West is apparently serious about running for president. The rapper filed paperwork in Vermont to appear on the November 2020 ballot, as Seven Days reports.

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Jake Auchincloss Apologizes For Decade-Old Facebook Post Mentioning Burning The Quran

Newton City Councilor Jake Auchincloss wrote a Facebook post a decade ago where he mentioned burning the Quran, and he recently apologized for it. Auchincloss, one of the frontrunners in the Democratic primary in the race to represent the Massachusetts Fourth Congressional District, was recently criticized for the old post.

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Prison Officials Put Inmates In Solitary Confinement Because of Their Race, Sexuality, Disability, and Immigration Status, Ed Markey Says

U.S. Senator Ed Markey said prison officials in the United States tend to put prisoners in solitary confinement who are black, Latino, homosexual, disabled, or illegal immigrants because of those characteristics. Markey made the comment during an online forum Tuesday, August 4 organized by people who were formerly incarcerated.

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Ed Markey Says No Life Without Parole, Legalize Prostitution, Give Prisoners the Right To Vote

U.S. Senator Ed Markey is calling for ending life without parole prison sentences. Markey took a question during an online forum Tuesday night from a woman who lost her daughter to violence while she was herself in prison. The woman said she doesn't believe in life without