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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Trump calls off Iran strike planned for Tuesday to allow for 'serious negotiations.' Follow live updates. The officer is charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime.

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Boston wants to use nearly $70 million in reserve funds to plug city, BPS budget deficits - The move to dip into the city's so-called rainy day fund is the starkest indication yet of Boston's strained financial situation.

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Justice Dept. announces $1.8 billion fund in settling IRS suit -- The highly unusual "antiweaponization" fund was unveiled just after Trump withdrew his lawsuit demanding at least $10 billion against the IRS.

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FAA says better scheduling can address air traffic control staffing issues -- The Federal Aviation Administration significantly lowered its estimate of how many controllers it will need to fully staff the nation's air traffic facilities, a long-running concern, after determining that it could improve efficiency through better scheduling practices.

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With timing of voting rights decision, Supreme Court chose a political scramble -- WASHINGTON — If the Supreme Court had announced its decision to narrow the Voting Rights Act a few weeks earlier, states could have prepared, rolling out new maps before candidates were registered and votes were cast.

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Trump's GOP revenge tour reaches its final tests

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Inside the 'Lincoln' symphony that Philip Glass pulled from Trump's Kennedy Center

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The hantavirus outbreak is prompting COVID flashbacks — including the conspiracies

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From constant compliments to golden statues, Trump's second term takes praise to new heights

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Water taxis and a Fenway tour: Mass. Democrats woo DNC officials in bid to host 2028 party convention -- Over two days, Massachusetts Democratic leaders are whisking Democratic National Committee leaders to a swanky Italian restaurant, Fenway Park, and a dinner at the Boston Public Library.

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A candidate with no hand and the senator who doesn't look like the senator: AI seeps into state House campaign materials -- Mass. House candidate Steve Leibowitz said he used AI to remove the background of a photo announcing an endorsement. But it also altered the subjects too, rendering state Senator Jamie Eldridge completely unrecognizable.

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RI POLITICS - McKee unveils 6 picks for revamped CRMC. Critics are underwhelmed. The troubled coastal regulatory panel's current chairman made the list, but no women did.

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Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally

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To critics, Trump remarks reveal a billionaire out of touch

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7 Republicans voted to convict Trump. Most are no longer in office.

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Trump administration backs voter eligibility checks amid fears of midterm purge

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'SNL': Will Ferrell hosts season finale, Paul McCartney performs

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Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

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FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

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