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BOSTON – The Hub ranked second among U.S. cities, behind only San Francisco, as a destination for expatriots, in a recent listing from Mercer, a management consulting organization. Boston did well by scoring high in several categories used by Mercer, including housing, medical and health considerations, recreation and the availability
sanctuary cities
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Wednesday successfully blocked pair of bills that sought chip away sanctuary city ordinances — one which would have siphoned off federal money to municipalities that embrace the policies and another that would have increased penalties for repeat deportation offenders. The bills — Kate's Law (S. 2193)
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illegal immigrant
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The parents of a woman killed on a San Francisco pier have sued the city and two federal agencies, accusing them of contributing to her death because the man charged in the slaying was in the country illegally. Kate Steinle's parents filed the wrongful death
sanctuary city
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Despite national outrage after a Mexican man killed a woman along a waterfront pier, San Francisco officials upheld the city's strict sanctuary protections for people who are in the country illegally. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday for a measure that clarifies when
hillary clinton
(CNSNews.com) – Democrat Hillary Clinton spent part of her weekend in California, where George and Amal Clooney hosted two fundraisers for her, including one in San Francisco where some supporters paid as much as $353,000 per couple. "Do you look at it yourself and think that's
san francisco
Many longtime residents of San Francisco, Miami and other hot U.S. cities complain of "Manhattanization" when developers put up 20- or 30-story apartment complexes. In Portland, Oregon, they're debating the wisdom of 40 stories. They should try 100 stories on for size — or not, if
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ordering a Catholic hospital in California to perform a tubal ligation sterilization procedure on a woman would violate its religious freedom, a San Francisco judge ruled Thursday. "Religious-based hospitals have an enshrined place in American history and its communities, and the religious beliefs reflected in their
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coldplay is headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, and a spokesman for the National Football League hinted that past halftime performers could join the band onstage. "That's where you'll have to tune in Feb. 7 to find out," NFL vice president
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