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The Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, July 1, on an outfield assist to the plate, 7-6. The Red Sox were leading the Blue Jays 7-5 in the bottom of the ninth in Toronto. The Blue Jays had two men on second and first, with two
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Yes, that Manny Ramirez who helped win the Red Sox win the World Series in 2004 and hasn't played in a Major League Baseball game since 2008. Ramirez originally signed a contract with the Red Sox in 2001 to the tune of $160 million over eight years, with
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President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan was overturned by the Supreme Court on Friday, June 30, as the court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the executive branch unconstitutionally usurped the legislature's role in passing legislation. "The Secretary's comprehensive debt cancellation plan
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The state auditor "may need to go to court" to try to get the Massachusetts Legislature to submit to an audit, she said. Democratic leaders on Beacon Hill have rejected state auditor Diana DiZoglio's bid to audit the state House of Representatives and state Senate, claiming
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June is "Pride Month" and the rainbow flag is ubiquitous. It is flying over our government. It is flying at the White House, at the State House, at public buildings many towns and cities of Massachusetts, including Melrose where I have lived for 33 years and Stoneham where
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Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is no fan of affirmative action. The Republican U.S. senator from Utah voiced his support for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to ban racial preference in college admissions; he also slammed President Joe Biden for claiming the Supreme Court is not
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A federal court in Boston sentenced a Honduran man on Wednesday, June 28 for repeated illegal reentry. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs sentenced Blas Antonio Celaya-Padilla, 41, who lives in Chelsea, to 45 months in prison, the office of Acting United States Attorney for the District of
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By Chris Lisinski State House News Service