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Report: Mitt Romney Was Treated for Prostate Cancer in Summer 2017

Matthew McDonald

An anonymous source says former Massachusetts governor (and current presumptive candidate for U.S. Senate in Utah) Mitt Romney was "treated successfully" for prostate cancer last summer, The Washington Post reported.

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Conservative Student Group Sues UMass Over Free Speech Policy

Matthew McDonald

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst doesn't allow rallies or speeches except between noon and 1 p.m. in front of the Student Union, according to a lawsuit filed on behalf of the group in U.S. District Court in Springfield. The university's chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, a conservative group, is a plaintiff, along with a student.

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