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Boston Charter School Tells Students Abortion Prevents Pregnancy
What is an abortion? The definition varies from source to source.
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Number of Afghan Refugees Coming To Massachusetts More Than Twice The Initial Mark
Massachusetts was expected to receive about 900 refugees from Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 20-year war in the country that ended with the Taliban regaining control over it. Now, however, that number has changed. By the end of next month, Massachusetts is expected to receive about 2,000 people
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Liberal Somerville Rejects Vaccine Passport Mandate
Somerville is one of the most Democratic-leaning places in Democratic-leaning Massachusetts. And yet, the city's board of health said no to a vaccine passport mandate during a meeting last week.
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Marty Walsh Won’t Run For Governor of Massachusetts
He was reportedly interested in running for the post, but Marty Walsh won't be the next governor of Massachusetts. In the wake of news that Democratic attorney general Maura Healey is running for governor, CNN asked the current U.S. Labor Secretary and former Boston mayor whether he
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Tom Brady Won’t Say If He’s Retiring
Longtime New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is still in the National Football League for now, but did he play his last game this past Sunday. The now-Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback lost an National Football Conference divisional round game against the Los Angeles Rams, 30-27.
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Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren Supported The Filibuster In 2017
Both United States senators from Massachusetts want to eliminate the filibuster. It wasn't long ago that they wanted to keep it in place.
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Bernie Sanders May Support Primarying Two Of His Colleagues
Are U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) good enough to be members of the U.S. Senate? U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), a self-described democratic socialist who caucuses with the Democratic Party, doesn't think they're left-wing enough.
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Teamsters Local 25 Union Endorses Maura Healey
One labor union wasted no time making an endorsement in the 2022 Massachusetts race for governor. Teamsters Union Local 25 issued an endorsement of Democratic attorney general Maura Healey on Thursday, January 20 — the same day she announced her run.