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Joe Kennedy III Displays Bruins Pennant During Online Appearance

U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III displayed a Boston Bruins pennant on the wall behind him during an online forum Tuesday night. Kennedy is running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Ed Markey in the September 1 Democratic primary. He appeared Tuesday, August 4 in a Zoom forum that

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Massachusetts Sees First EEE Case Of The Year

It's early August, but Eastern equine encephalitis is already in Massachusetts. The mosquito-borne virus infected a minor in Middleborough, as WBUR reports. More than one-third of people who get EEE end up dying because there is no cure for it.

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New Poll Shows Trump At 60 Percent Disapproval Rating In New Hampshire

The latest poll put out by the University of New Hampshire's Survey Center suggests President Donald Trump is in trouble in New Hampshire this upcoming November. UNH polled 2,000 people in the Granite State and found that 60 percent of them disapproved of his work as president

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End Life Without Parole, Legalize Prostitution, Joe Kennedy III Says

U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III wants to end life without parole prison sentences and legalize prostitution. Kennedy, who is challenging U.S. Senator Ed Markey in the Democratic primary September 1, appeared in an online forum featuring formerly incarcerated people as questioners Tuesday night.

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Catholic Church in Weymouth Damaged By Apparent Arson, Authorities Say

Police and firefighters are investigating what they suspect was an intentional fire that damaged the entrance of a Catholic church in Weymouth. Someone apparently set off two Molotov cocktails at the entrance, damaging the front doors of the church, breaking glass, and causing smoke damage inside, the pastor, Father Sean

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Richard Neal, Alex Morse Set To Debate In Two Weeks

U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D-Springfield) and Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse are set to have at least one debate later this month. The two Democrats are running to earn their party's nomination in Massachusetts's First Congressional District, which covers western Massachusetts.

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Rhode Island Accidentally Sends Out Tax Refund Checks With Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney Signatures

In Rhode Island, 176 tax refund checks issued by the state had a slight misprint. The pre-printed signatures on those checks featured the names Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse due to an error in the state Division of Taxation's automated refund check printing system, as CNN reports.

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Who Is Funding Richard Neal’s Re-Election Campaign? Big Tobacco, Defense Contractors, Alcohol Producers, Credit Card Companies

Richard Neal, the Springfield congressman who chairs the Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, faces a primary challenge from his left in this election cycle, so he has raised a lot of money to try to maintain his seat in Congress. Neal, who represents Massachusetts&