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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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Donald Trump's campaign chairman in Massachusetts marveled at the former president's performance after getting shot at and slightly wounded during a rally in western Pennsylvania on Saturday. "What an amazing guy. He gets shot, he goes down, he comes back up, and he's
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Maine horror author Stephen King is calling for President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race in the wake of Biden's damaging debate performance June 27. "Joe Biden has been a fine president, but it's time for him – in the interest of
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President Joe Biden had to think for a moment on Friday when asked if he has watched his damaging debate with former President Donald Trump since it took place June 27. The exchange with ABC's George Stephanopoulos occurred early in the 20 minutes of interview broadcast Friday, July
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President Joe Biden brushed aside a pointed statement from Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey questioning his candidacy for re-election in the wake of his damaging debate performance. Healey, a fellow Democrat, issued a written statement Friday, July 5 saying: "The best way forward right now is a decision for the
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Whoever spray painted "bird nazis" on closure signs to express displeasure with federal policies protecting piper plovers at Cape Cod National Seashore should go to jail, a local official said. The term "bird nazis," spray painted in purple, has been appearing on signs and vehicles since
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The Revolutionary War began April 19, 1775 with the Battle of Lexington and Concord. The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. That's a gap of 442 days.
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President Joe Biden called a new Medal of Honor recipient from the Civil War "a hell of a debater" during a ceremony Wednesday. "He was a father, mechanic, and he was a hell of a debater," Biden said of Private George Wilson. "He always was
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A retired college professor who watched the debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump last night pronounced himself "demoralized" afterward. "'Go find a flask and start drinking' were my initial thoughts," said Stewart "Buz" Eisenberg, a professor emeritus at