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Vote Illegally Cast In Deceased Bellingham Woman’s Name In 2020 Presidential Election, Town Clerk Confirms
Who did Dianne Hastie vote for in the 2020 presidential election? Well, it's unlikely she did. But someone did in her name.
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Amherst Approves Reparations Fund For Black Residents
The federal government doesn't seem likely to give black Americans reparations anytime soon, but a left-leaning town in western Massachusetts will. The town council in Amherst voted 12-1 to approve a "Reparations Stabilization Fund" on June 21. It's a fund that will reimburse the
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Vermont State House Will Re-Open Next Week
The Vermont State House was closed to the public for a long time as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but it will open up next week. After shutting down for in-person work in March 2020, the Vermont State House will go back to its normal operations starting on Tuesday,
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60 Percent of Massachusetts Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
How many Massachusetts residents are fully vaccinated against coronavirus? That number has now surpassed 60 percent, as MassLive reports. Nearly everyone who has at least one dose of the vaccine is fully vaccinated now. In all, 63 percent of the population has received at least one dose — meaning that there
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Great White Shark Spotted In Provincetown
A great white shark was spotted just off the coast of Race Point Beach around noontime on Saturday in Provincetown. As a result, the beach — which is a part of the Cape Cod National Seashore — had a no-swimming order for an hour on Saturday, June 26, as CNN reports. As
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Mitt Romney Compares Donald Trump Voter Fraud Claims To Pro Wrestling
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is somewhat entertained, but he doesn't buy former President Donald Trump's claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The Republican U.S. senator who represents Utah made an appearance on CNN on Sunday morning and compared Trump's
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Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis Calls Defunding The Police “Nuts”
Former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis has a warning for the Democratic Party: don't cede fighting crime to Republicans. Dukakis, who was the Democratic Party's nominee for president in 1988, told The Hill in a recent interview that the movement to "defund the police" is
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‘Picnic,’ ‘Congressman,’ and ‘Walk-In’ Constitute Oppressive Language, Brandeis University Says
What do the words "picnic," "congressman," "policeman," and "freshman" and phrases like "killing it," "trigger warning," and "walk-in" have in common? They constitute oppressive language, according to the Brandeis University Prevention, Advocacy & Resource Center.