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Biden Said Trump Motivated Him To Run For A Second Term
If former president Donald Trump weren't running for president again, would Joe Biden be pursuing a second term in the White House? Maybe not.
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Ayanna Pressley Votes No On Resolution Condemning Rising Anti-Semitism In America
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.Res.894, a resolution titled "Strongly condemning and denouncing the drastic rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world" on Tuesday. However, one member of Congress from Massachusetts was one of the 14 members of Congress
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Israel Flag Proposal Draws Anti-Semitic Slur, Online Swastika, and Nazi Salute In Winthrop, Town Officials Say
A proposal to fly the flag of the State of Israel in the town of Winthrop drew an online commenter who "shouted an antisemitic slur, displayed a swastika on their screen, and appeared to give a nazi salute during a discussion regarding the town's flag flying policy,
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Massachusetts Tax Collections Not Keeping Pace As State Spending Soars
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Chris Christie Headlining MassGOP Fundraiser Next Month
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie plans to be in the Bay State on Thursday, January 11, 2024. Christie is scheduled to come to Massachusetts to appear at a fundraiser for the state's Republican Party in Boston, according to Politico. Details of the event have not yet been
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Donald Trump Returning To New Hampshire Next Week
Former President Donald Trump plans to be in the Granite State next week. Trump is scheduled to speak at Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire on Saturday, December 16. The event is scheduled to start at 2 p.m., though Trump tends to start later than the scheduled start
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Portland Press-Herald Names Transgender Girls’ Cross Country Runner To All-State Team
A newspaper in Maine named a biological male to its girls' cross country all-state team last weekend. The Portland Press Herald featured Soren Stark-Chessa, a sophomore at Maine Coast Waldorf School, as one of 15 runners on its "Girls' cross country: 2023 Varsity Maine All-State team."
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Free (Or Nearly Free) Contraception For Everybody, Maura Healey Says
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey joined five other Democratic governors in calling for the federal government to require that all forms of contraception be provided free of charge or close to that through all private health insurance plans subject to Obamacare, Medicaid, and Medicare. "Contraception is essential preventive healthcare,"