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Matt McDonald, a Boston-area native, has decades of experience as a reporter, editor, and copy editor. His work has appeared in The Mashpee Messenger, Cape Cod News, and The Norfolk Boomerang.
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Once judges die, they lose the power to rule, the nation's highest federal court has decided. The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that a federal appeals court judge who died before a decision he voted on was issued can't have his vote counted.
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A 14-year-old girl aided by a 15-year-old girl robbed a bank in Fall River, police said. The first girl walked into Bay Coast Bank at 81 Troy Street about 3:45 p.m. Thursday, February 21 and demanded money, telling a teller she had a bomb and would "blow
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A Trump administration regulation published Friday that bans federal Title X grants to clinics that perform abortions won't force Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts to close its doors, the head of the organization said. But it's disturbing nonetheless, she said.
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The all-male Orleans Board of Selectmen has started a lengthy process to try to get "men" out of the board's name. All five selectmen voted this week in favor of the change, which would require a change in the town charter.
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A class on stopping bleeding in case of a shark attack offered by a Cape Cod fire department has proven so popular that fire officials are adding monthly sessions through June. "Stop the Bleed" offers hands-on training in applying tourniquets, ice packs, and compression in the right places
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Police in Florida are charging New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with two counts of soliciting another to commit prostitution – and they say they have video evidence of what happened inside the spa. The charges stem from a months-long investigation.
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The Vermont House of Representatives has approved a bill that allows abortions right up until birth and does not require parental consent for minors. "We're about to give 12-year-olds the right to get an abortion …" said state Representative Brian Smith (R-Derby), according to Seven Days.
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"Councilman" and "committeeman" have to go from the city charter of Attleboro because they are gender-specific, a city official says. Laura Dolan, a member of the Attleboro City Council, wants the council to ask the Massachusetts Legislature to get rid of the terms, replacing them with,