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Canada limits male refugees from Syria, welcomes women and children
In Canada, recently elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a Liberal, has backed off a campaign promise to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees…
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Harvard Law panel will review school emblem, dean says
CAMBRIDGE – Harvard Law School Dean Martha L. Minow wants a special committee of faculty and students to gather views on whether the…
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New study supports Carson’s claim that Syrian refugees want to go home
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson's views on foreign policy have drawn stinging criticism from the left but a recently released…
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Harvard Law activists push new demands to redress ‘racism’
CAMBRIDGE – Days after Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow agreed to explore demands from student activists to remove imagery from the school…
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Campuses erupt as students pursue racial grievances
PRINCETON, New Jersey – A student activist group at Princeton University calling itself "The Black Justice League" may have just dealt…
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Fireworks, charter schools, Common Core, and marijuana
Fireworks, charter schools, Common Core, and marijuana may all be on the ballot in November 2016, if Massachusetts activists get their way.…
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Massachusetts AG certifies charter school, abortion-related ballot petitions
BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey on Wednesday declined to certify 10 petitions for ballot measures, meaning voters will not have the opportunity…
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Campus activists stir defenders of free speech
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Voices are emerging to counter the din raised on college campuses by self-styled social-justice advocates as students…
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Strict Syrian refugee screening ensures safety, Moulton says
BOSTON – U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton and Gov. Charlie Baker have patched up a rift over dealing with Syrian refugees which erupted…
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Clockmaker student’s lawyer demands $15 million
IRVING, Texas – Lawyers for Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old high school student who was arrested for bringing a homemade digital clock…
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Patriots honor memory of local Jewish teen killed in Palestinian terror attack
FOXBORO — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft made sure that the memory of one of his team's most ardent fans,…
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LePage welfare reforms drive controversy in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine – Republican Gov. Paul LePage's push for welfare reform continues to generate controversy in the Pine Tree State. Supporters…
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‘Threats’ over satiric Clinton video stir claims right and left
LOS ANGELES – The owner of a landmark Hollywood comedy club claims that someone representing Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton's…
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Tape defaces black professors’ Harvard Law portraits
CAMBRIDGE – Harvard University police on Thursday began investigating whether strips of black tape placed over portraits of black Harvard Law School professors…
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Charter school backers rally to support lifting caps
BOSTON – Hundreds of boisterous charter school supporters rallied on Boston Common across from the State House on Wednesday to demand that lawmakers…
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Sex-ed bill to strip local control of content nears vote
BOSTON – Conservative groups are voicing concerns over a sex-education bill that they say would strip control of course content from local…
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Baker says no to more Syrian refugees, for now
BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, may not be "slamming the door" on new Syrian refugees, but he said…
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Saturday night Democratic debate may flop
DES MOINES, IOWA – As the focus shifts to Saturday night's Democratic National Committee presidential debate at Drake University, pundits and…
