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Costume appropriation: Will Yale see a repeat of last Halloween?
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University's Silliman College, which served as ground zero for last fall's debate over what…
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Jewish professors sue Wheelock College, claim discrimination
BOSTON — A pair of Jewish Wheelock College professors have taken the school and its recently retired president to federal court, alleging in…
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Poll results indicate most voters support charter cap, marijuana legalization
BOSTON — Results of a new poll released this week may shed light on the direction voters will go regarding a series of…
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‘Moral Monday’ protesters bring progressive demands to Beacon Hill
BOSTON — The boisterous rally dubbed "Moral Mondays," in which crowds of progressive activists and liberal clergy members descended upon Beacon…
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Orr lends assist to marijuana anti-legalization drive
BOSTON — Campaign finance records show that opponents of the November ballot initiative that seeks to legalize marijuana recently received an assist from…
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ExxonMobil blasts Healey in new court filing, nets support of 11 other state AGs
BOSTON — The ongoing feud between Attorney General Maura Healey and ExxonMobil escalated Friday, as the oil giant fired back again with a…
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Weld downplays Johnson’s Aleppo gaffe, plays up libertarian-style Republicanism
BOSTON — Libertarian Party vice presidential candidate and former two-term Gov. William Weld addressed Emerson College students Thursday at an engagement open…
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UMass officials address Harambe ‘microaggression’
AMHERST — After an internal dormitory email sent by several resident assistants ordering students to refrain from making jokes about the gorilla Harambe…
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Maine lawmakers miss chance to publicly censure LePage
Democratic lawmakers in Maine may have missed their chance to publicly censure Gov. Paul LePage, the firebrand Republican leader who made headlines…
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UMass-Amherst says Harambe jokes are micro-aggressions, violate Title IX
AMHERST — Students at the University of Massachusetts' flagship campus are going ape over a recent email from resident assistants ordering them…
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New series of protests at Yale accompany start of academic year
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — With a new academic year underway at Yale University, activists are picking up where they left off last spring.…
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University of Vermont to hold another ‘white privilege’ student retreat
BURLINGTON, Vt. — For the second year in a row, the University of Vermont will be spending taxpayer dollars on a retreat aimed…
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Mass. AG Healey, gun manufacturers, exchange fire in court
BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey may have shown herself to be a worthy foe to the firearms industry, but gun manufacturers have…
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Gun group files copycat FOIA request with Mass. AG Healey
BOSTON — The Gun Owners' Action League of Massachusetts announced Wednesday morning it has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with…
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ExxonMobil calls Healey’s actions ‘indefensible, partisan and unconstitutional’
DALLAS — Calling Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's actions " indefensible, partisan and unconstitutional," attorneys representing ExxonMobil have taken to…
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Will we see a presidential spoiler in November?
Could the Libertarian Party ticket of Gary Johnson and the Bay State's own William Weld effectively doom GOP presidential candidate…
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Massachusetts AG refuses to disclose details of gun law interpretation process
BOSTON — A month after Attorney General Maura Healey caught gun owners by surprise with a new interpretation of state firearms laws, citing…
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Massachusetts gun group claims Baker knew of Healey order in advance
BOSTON — The state's largest pro-gun group, currently embroiled in a battle with Attorney General Maura Healey over her recent…
