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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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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye says he'd be ready to go if head coach Jerod Mayo names him the team's starting quarterback for Week 1. "Yeah, I think I would feel ready," Maye told reporters Sunday night, August 25. "I think I&
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) says he likes Vice President Kamala Harris's chances of winning the 2024 presidential election. Sanders says he thinks Harris may be able to capture enough voters to win the election, in part, because her opponent is former President Donald Trump.
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One member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives identifies as a they. State Representative Sam Montaño (D-Jamaica Plain) uses "they" as a pronoun on the Massachusetts Legislature's web site.
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By Michael Jonas CommonWealth Beacon While political leaders and policymakers voice concerns about the large number of families living on the financial edge, often extolling the value of various government-sponsored savings plans, they have simultaneously legalized sports betting, embracing an industry that is directly undermining the goal of saving for
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Vice President Kamala Harris has a seven-point lead over former President Donald Trump in a recent New Hampshire poll released by the University of New Hampshire. The poll found that Harris has 50 percent support, while Trump had 43 percent. The poll had a 2.1 percent margin of error.
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Early voting in the Massachusetts statewide primary begins this weekend. Early voting starts on Saturday, August 24, and is scheduled to continue daily until Friday, August 30. The state will have no in-person voting on Saturday, August 31 through Monday, September 2.
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A Haitian illegal immigrant accused of raping a pregnant woman has been detained by federal immigration authorities. Marc Kervens Beauvais, 34, was arrested on Tuesday, August 13. He has been charged with "aggravated rape, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a pregnant victim, and
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One of the Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts this year says he thinks the September 11 terrorist attacks were an inside job. Bob Antonellis, a Republican from Medford, one of three Republicans vying for the GOP nomination, has made this claim.