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BOSTON (AP) — In many Democratic-leaning states, the routine start of legislative sessions has been swept aside as lawmakers move to condemn or counteract the policies and directives of President Donald Trump. Democrats have filed a flurry of bills and resolutions seeking to shield their states from federal action on immigration,
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BOSTON (AP) — A liberal arts college in Massachusetts has created a refugee scholarship in response to President Donald Trump's order on immigration and refugees and is calling on other colleges to do the same. Wheaton College in Norton announced the offer after the Republican billionaire issued his Jan.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the rest of the New England Patriots have long been reluctant to rank their victories. They've refused to label any given season, or title, sweeter than another. It's time to put that to rest.
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BOSTON (AP) — A nationwide campaign to get more Muslim Americans involved in local politics is being launched by a Massachusetts nonprofit. Jetpac Inc. is focused on training Muslim Americans how to leverage social media, data analysis and other critical political tools to build winning campaigns for city council, school committee
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SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge on Friday imposed a nationwide hold on President Donald Trump's ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, siding with two states that had challenged the executive order that has launched legal battles across the country. U.S. District Judge
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Protests have coincided with Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins's introduction of President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general before the U.S. Judiciary Committee. Demonstrators appeared outside several of Collins's offices in Maine to protest her support of Alabama Senator
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NEW YORK (AP) — Even as the election outcome intensifies America's abortion debate, a comprehensive new survey finds the annual number of abortions in the U.S has dropped to well under 1 million, the lowest level since 1974. The report, which counted 926,200 abortions in 2014, was
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Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley's recent appointment to a Vatican council tasked with prosecuting sex abuse cases may impact the church's role in preventing and responding to the crisis, local experts say. Pope Francis named the head of the Boston Archdiocese to the Congregation for