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A left-leaning newspaper in Massachusetts called on President Joe Biden to step aside this week. The Boston Globe, a publication that consistently endorses Democrats, wants someone other than Biden to be the Democratic Party's nominee. The editorial board published an editorial urging Biden to step aside on Wednesday,
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Transgender athletes across the country racked up high school state championships this past spring. That includes five male transgender athletes in girls' outdoor track and field alone.
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By Jennifer Smith CommonWealth Beacon Massachusetts state gaming officials are weighing new recommendations to curb some troubling impacts of advertising, with an eye on the booming sports betting industry as a particular risk for younger and problem gamblers.
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The Revolutionary War began April 19, 1775 with the Battle of Lexington and Concord. The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. That's a gap of 442 days.
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President Joe Biden called a new Medal of Honor recipient from the Civil War "a hell of a debater" during a ceremony Wednesday. "He was a father, mechanic, and he was a hell of a debater," Biden said of Private George Wilson. "He always was
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By Sam Doran State House News Service
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A private Christian college in Quincy, Massachusetts is shutting its doors to students, but not to migrants. The Board of Trustees of Eastern Nazarene College announced last week that it voted unanimously to start the process of closing the school and transitioning it into a "new educational enterprise"
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It's almost blueberry-picking season in Massachusetts. The state, home to over 80 pick-your-own blueberry farms, is approaching the short window of the year when the local crop is ready to eat, according to Mass.gov.