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Cambridge

Cambridge pro-Palestine activist group rips Markey over Israel

CAMBRIDGE — A Massachusetts-based pro-Palestinian group is looking to put pressure on U.S. Sen. Ed Markey over the lawmaker's apparent support of Israel, according to a recent press release from the group, Massachusetts Peace Action. The advocacy group in its letter rips Markey over the Malden Democrat'

gun control

Open carry ban urged by federal lawmakers in Conn.

(CNSNews.com) — Even though the state law allows for open carry, federal lawmakers in Connecticut are asking the state's food retail stores to ban the open carry of guns in their stores. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) wrote a letter