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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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If you want to legally bet on whether or not Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will propose to Taylor Swift at the conclusion of Sunday's Super Bowl, you'll have to place your bet in a state other than Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission concluded
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U.S. Representative Katherine Clark (D-Revere) says she thinks abortion is the biggest political issue in 2024, and she slammed Republican lawmakers who want to restrict it. "Wherever we travel across the country, whoever we talk to, abortion is top of mind for our constituents and for voters. Millions
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Most Massachusetts residents still approve of Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, according to a poll released by Suffolk University this week. The poll found that 54 percent of Massachusetts residents approve of the job that the governor has done thus far, while 31 percent disapprove of how she has handled the
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Riley Gaines is not happy that a male transgender athlete could win a girls' track state championship in New Hampshire this upcoming weekend. 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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Total compensation for private sector workers in the Boston-Worcester-Providence area increased by 3.1 percent for the 12-month period that ended in December 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That means real wages declined again last year, since, according to the White House, the country endured
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An Edgartown man was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a bank in Falmouth last spring. Petar Petyoshin, 40, zip-tied both bank employees and customers, brandished a firearm, and placed a fake bomb on the counter before making a getaway in a bank
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The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources' Division of Animal Health announced via a press release this week the detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Essex County. The state agency said it took necessary action to depopulate and dispose of a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock of non-poultry birds in
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Late-night talk show host and liberal comedian Bill Maher had a message for New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu recently: stop pretending there's a competitive Republican presidential primary. Sununu appeared on Real Time, a show hosted by Maher on HBO, this past weekend.