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Kerry applauds Northeastern class diversity as Trump ‘nightmare’

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told college graduates on Friday that their diversity is "Donald Trump's worst nightmare" and that it's their job to confront global issues ranging from terrorism to climate change. Speaking to an estimated audience of 25,

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Kerry seeks to disconnect religion from terrorism

(CNSNews.com) – Reiterating his argument that a lack of jobs, more than religious ideology, lies behind the "scourge" of terrorism, Secretary of State John Kerry in a commencement speech Friday pointed to the fact that those who ignited the so-called "Arab spring" five years ago were

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Commencement speakers set to take stage in college-rich Massachusetts

STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker is slated to deliver six commencement speeches this year, according to communications from various universities, including an address at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y., where his son is graduating. Other speakers preparing to deliver commencement addresses in Massachusetts as this academic year comes to

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Boston Marathon bombing survivor dies in car crash

BOSTON (AP) – A college student who survived serious injuries in the Boston Marathon bombing was killed in a car accident in Dubai over the weekend, a spokesman for Northeastern University said Monday. Victoria McGrath was killed Sunday, along with her roommate at Northeastern, Priscilla Perez Torres, the Boston school confirmed.

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Boston activist says tax the rich, no apologies to Dad

BOSTON – Northeastern University undergraduate Keely Mullen, the social-justice activist who spearheaded a series of marches Wednesday as part of a movement demanding free public college education, cancellation of student debt and a $15 minimum wage for all campus workers, told Fox News in an interview that "America's