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Jewish Gravestones Defaced in Fall River; Local Synagogue Official Suspects Trump

Matthew McDonald

Police don't know who scrawled anti-Semitic graffiti on dozens of gravestones in a Jewish cemetery in Fall River, but the president of a local synagogue sees a link to President Donald Trump.

"We've become a nation that, instead of leading the world, we're starting to fall apart. This nation has become so divided, and we have one person to thank for it," said Jeffrey Weissman, president of Congregation Adas Israel, according to the Fall River Herald News.

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Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Hoping Bill Saves Bacon

Matthew McDonald

A Cape Cod congressman is trying to fast-track a bill that would enable the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to build a casino in Taunton.

U.S. Representative William Keating (D-Bourne) told The Cape Cod Times that the U.S. House of Representatives could take up the bill as early as Monday, March 25.

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