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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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Western Connecticut State University may change its sports teams' nickname and mascot because some find the term "Colonials" offensive. The school's current mascot is called Chuck the Colonial.
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker quietly shifted one part of the state's reopening plan without any announcement. The new plan is that bars will not be able to reopen until Phase 4 of the plan even though the state's reopening plan announced May 18 stated that they
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As protests gather around the country in response to George Floyd's death at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis, former Vice President Joe Biden has a choice to make. The presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee has not named his vice-presidential candidate yet. At some point in the
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One day in Providence last week, 65 arrests were made and nine police officers were injured amid riots connected to George Floyd's death at the hands of police in Minnesota last month. The protests featured looting and destruction of property. The husband of Massachusetts state Representative Michelle Dubois
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President Donald Trump opened up nearly 5,000 square miles of ocean off the coast of New England to fisherman late last week. Trump reversed the Obama administration's decision in 2016 that established the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument about 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod
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Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, former president George W. Bush, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell say they won't vote for President Donald Trump in his re-election bid in November 2020. The news, reported by msn.com, comes amid civil unrest, protests, and riots following the death
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Allie's Donuts in North Kingstown Rhode Island is no longer be offering a discount to police officers and military members — active duty and veterans. According to East Greenwich News, the reason Allie's Donuts gave for ending the discount is "racism & injustice."
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Former Vice President Joe Biden's path to the Democratic Party's presidential nomination is nearly unprecedented. Biden becomes just the second candidate from one of the two major parties to lose both New Hampshire and Iowa in his party's primary and caucus and clinch the