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Tom Joyce is a seasoned journalist and political commentator with a rich background in covering politics, sports, and pop culture. Since 2019, Tom has been a prominent contributor to NewBostonPost.
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One Republican has filed to run for governor in Massachusetts — and it's not Charlie Baker, or Karyn Polito, or Geoff Diehl. Lowell resident Darius Mitchell, who refers to himself as "the Hip-Hop Republican" on some of his social media accounts, filed a statement of organization with
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Could Mike Pompeo run for president of the United States? The former U.S. Secretary of State under former President Donald Trump plans to Zoom into a virtual fund raiser for the New Hampshire Republican Party on Monday, March 29. It's for Merrimack Town Councilor Bill Boyd, the
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Climate czar John Kerry may have violated American Airlines's mask policy this week. The former U.S. senator from Massachusetts was spotted on a plane in first class reading a book. He was not wearing a mask and was not eating or drinking at the time, as Fox
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The U.S. Senate will most likely confirm Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be the next U.S. Secretary of Labor next week. The confirmation vote is set for Monday, March 22 in a Senate controlled by the Democratic Party.
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When will the state of Vermont be back to normal and no longer burdened by the coronavirus pandemic? The state's Republican governor, Phil Scott, said it could be by July 4, if all goes well. Scott said if Vermont receives the vaccine supplies promised by the federal government
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Los Angeles Lakers small forward LeBron James, who is no fan of former President Donald Trump, is now a part-owner of the Boston Red Sox. Several news reports on Tuesday this week noted that James will join Fenway Sports Group as a partner. He will have some sort of an
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The Washington Post got something wrong about President Donald Trump. The newspaper issued a lengthy correction to a January 2021 quoting Trump as telling an elections investigator in Georgia "to find the fraud" and that she would be a hero if she did it.
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Soon, any adult in the state of Connecticut will be eligible for a coronavirus vaccine. The state's Democratic governor Ned Lamont announced this week that any adult resident of the state can start scheduling vaccine appointments on Monday, April 5, as WFSB points out. This is ahead of