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Another New Hampshire Republican primary poll has been released — and former President Donald Trump holds a commanding lead. Trump has 47 percent support among Republicans in a poll released by NMB Research last week. It gives him a 37-point lead over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley (former U.
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Sadly, more teen pregnancies generally means more teen abortions. And, according to a report from the Massachusetts Family Institute, fatherless teen-age girls are five to seven times more likely to become pregnant than those who have a father in the home.
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A member of the Governor's Council expressed enthusiasm about Maura Healey's reversal of a longstanding trend among Massachusetts governors not to recommend many pardons for crimes. Marilyn Pettito Devaney, a Democrat from Watertown and member of the council since 1999, said the Governor's Council
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A Dominican Republic citizen pleaded guilty this week to possessing seven kilograms of fentanyl and one kilogram of fentanyl and fentanyl analog intended for distribution. Ana Checo, 42, pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing 400 grams or more of fentanyl with intent to distribute, along with 100 grams or
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled in favor of allowing using electric shock devices to address aggressive or self-harming behavior in residents at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, a Canton-based institution dedicated to individuals with developmental disabilities and behavioral disorders. The ruling in Judge Rotenberg Educational Center v. Commissioner
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By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service
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Harvard University finished dead last in free speech in a survey of colleges in the United States released Wednesday. Harvard got the lowest possible ranking of the 248 schools, and was the only one rated "Abysmal."
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A resident of Boston was sentenced to 63 months in prison in federal court in Boston this week for his involvement in a robbery that took place at a TD Bank branch within the city. Coleman Nee, 42, was also sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to