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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 Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu thinks that President Joe Biden may not serve a full second term if he wins his re-election bid. Rather, he said, he thinks there is a chance that the Biden steps down so that the vice president, Kamala Harris, can take over as president.
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A male transgender skier got three third-place finishes at a state championship meet in Maine this week. Maine Coast Waldorf School sophomore Soren Stark-Chessa had those three third-place finishes in the Maine Principals Association Class C girls' Nordic skiing state championship meet on Monday, February 19, and Tuesday, February
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The Boston Red Sox are scheduled to play their first spring training game of the season this week. The team's first spring training game is set for Friday, February 23 at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida, against the Northeastern Huskies (1:05 p.m. start time). They
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The Massachusetts Democratic Party is not happy with reports that former President Donald Trump privately supports a federal gestational limit of 16 weeks for elective abortions. Massachusetts Democratic Party chairman Steve Kerrigan claimed that by opposing later elective abortions, Trump is a threat to democracy. He also said that opposing
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Jahquel Pringle, 26, of Boston, admitted his involvement in the illegal transportation of numerous firearms from Alabama to Massachusetts in federal court this week, according to a press release from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Pringle pleaded guilty to several charges, including conspiracy
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A high school basketball game in Massachusetts was cut short earlier this month after one team forfeited due to injuries caused by a male transgender athlete on the other team — including at least one injury caught on video. Collegiate Charter School of Lowell ended its game against KIPP Academy Lynn
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Riley Gaines is not happy that a male transgender athlete has helped a Vermont High School girls' basketball team go 17-1 so far this season. The former University of Kentucky women's swimmer turned anti-transgender-sports activist reacted to a NewBostonPost story on social media this week.
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The clerk of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County is not seeking re-election this year. Maura Doyle, a Dorchester Democrat, who was first elected 28 years ago, called her experience "an incredible honor." "I have been invigorated over the years by the numerous collaborations I