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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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President Donald Trump expects to campaign in the Granite State later this week. The president is supposed to deliver a speech in Manchester, New Hampshire on Friday, August 28 at PeriCohas Hanger, located at the Manchester airport. Trump is scheduled to speak at 6 p.m., although doors will open
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Will the coronavirus emergency result in more families in Massachusetts homeschooling their kids this fall? The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is not ready to say, but some parents are saying yes.
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Eight Democrats hope to be Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III's successor in the U.S. House of Representatives, and they all favor loosening federal abortion law and taxpayer funding for abortions. Even so, candidates' priorities differ, as do their approaches to certain issues. That leaves room for
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When Steve Bannon got arrested on Thursday, he was in Connecticut. The former White House strategist was on a 150-foot yacht near Westbrook, Connecticut; the boat was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard and eventually boarded by U.S. Postal Service inspectors, who arrested Bannon.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has endorsed U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III over incumbent U.S. Senator Ed Markey — outraging party activists on the left who note that party officials have sought to punish supporters of primary challengers against Democratic incumbents.Kennedy is seeking the Democratic nomination
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Barney Frank was one of the first openly homosexual members of the United States Congress, but he is backing a straight man in Massachusetts's First Congressional District in 2020. Frank, 80, whose district from 1991 to 2013 included his official residence in Newton, wants Democrats in western Massachusetts
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One Democratic candidate running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Massachusetts's Fourth Congressional District is not a fan of ranked-choice voting. Seven of the eight candidates recently voiced their support for it, but Wellesley resident Chris Zannetos, who has created software companies that provide cybersecurity and
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There won't be high school football in Massachusetts this fall, but the expectation is that there will be later in the 2020-2021 school year. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association has deemed that what officials view as low-risk sports like cross-country, field hockey, golf, volleyball, swimming, gymnastics, and soccer