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At a time when protests continue following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minnesota, there is a heightened national focus on issues in the black community. As a whole, black Americans are among the most loyal Democrats in the country. Indeed, some link Democratic
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A majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has found that a federal law preventing discrimination on the basis of biological sex also covers sexual orientation and gender identity even though it doesn't mention those characteristics. On a 6-3 vote – including reputed conservatives Chief Justice John Roberts and
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For the ninth straight weekend, United Cape Patriots held a standout to support both the police and President Donald Trump — this time with a couple of special guests. Organizer Adam Lange hosted both Charlie Chase, an 82-year-old veteran who was recently physically attacked in Fall River for supporting Trump, and
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In his quest to be elected to the U.S. Senate, Democratic U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III is not taking a dime of corporate political action committee money. Previously, that was not the case. Kennedy (D-Newton), who represents Massachusetts's Fourth Congressional District, has received a significant
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Although Saint Jerome School in Weymouth is scheduled to close for good at the end of this school year, some still hope that the Archdiocese of Boston reverses that decision — including the school's former principal. Kathy Puleo, who worked at the elementary school for 41 years and served
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A recent headline in The Boston Globe dubbed it "TV's best new comedy." Columnist Scot Lehigh was referring to the Ed Markey-Joe Kennedy senatorial debates. Apparently, Lehigh failed to detect any parallels with the historic Lincoln-Douglas clashes. Of course, those contests took place long before television,
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Arlington selectmen have declared June "LGBTQIA Pride Month" and have authorized eight rainbow banners to be erected on street poles in the town. The Arlington LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Commission, a town board, sponsored the proclamation and banners.
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As protests gather around the country in response to George Floyd's death at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis, former Vice President Joe Biden has a choice to make. The presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee has not named his vice-presidential candidate yet. At some point in the
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