Baker takes a pass on GOP nominating convention

Baker takes a pass on GOP nominating convention

BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker won't be joining his party in Cleveland this summer.

The Republican National Convention convenes in Ohio's second-biggest city in July to nominate a presidential candidate in what promises to be a messy floor fight pitting New York billionaire Donald Trump against party leaders. While Trump has dominated most primary season contests, trailed by Ted Cruz, the Cuban-American Texas Senator, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich in a distant third, no one has won enough delegates to clinch the nomination.

Exxon challenges demand for climate-change documents
Maura Healey

Exxon challenges demand for climate-change documents

Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. is squaring off against government investigators, including in Massachusetts, who believe the energy giant covered up knowledge of how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.

Exxon went to state court this week in Texas to quash a subpoena issued last month by the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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