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Boston Globe - Politics

Melania Trump delivers statement at the White House denying knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes -- The seemingly out-of-the-blue message came as President Trump and his administration had finally seemed to move past more than a year of controversy surrounding Epstein.

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News Analysis -- A cease-fire for now in Iran, but a blow to American credibility -- With the tenuous cease-fire deal in the US-Israeli war against Iran, some are asking whether this it's marking the waning of American power and credibility in the world.

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Live updates -- Netanyahu authorizes direct negotiations with Lebanon after Israel's attacks on Beirut. Follow live updates. -- Although the Strait of Hormuz is closed, there were no reports of strikes inside Iran or attacks against Israel or neighboring Gulf Arab countries.

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Oil plunges below $95 as the Dow surges 1,300 in a worldwide rally following a ceasefire with Iran - Stock prices are still below where they were before the war. And oil prices are still higher because of the threat of a resumption to the war.

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Mass. House plans $4 million for addiction recovery services in Boston -- State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, the House's budget chief, said half of the $4 million proposal would fund 200 beds in recovery programs for a year.

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Democrats grow bolder on talk about removing Trump from office after his Iran threats

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Trump's threats of potential war crimes against Iran are part of a long pattern

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'He went from Mahatma Gandhi to General Zod like that': Kimmel, Colbert react to Trump's Iran comments, cease-fire deal

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Far-right figures call for Trump's removal amid his threats against Iran: 'We are beyond madness'

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Why the world never needed a 'TACO' Tuesday more than now

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Conviction overturned for man charged with voting in both N.H. and Mass. -- The N.H. Supreme Court concluded the trial court erred by allowing certain evidence about Richard Rosen's voting history in both states.

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Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Massachusetts after it refused to turn over voter data -- Federal judges in January have already dismissed the DOJ's lawsuits against California and Oregon, in which the department claimed the federal government was entitled to voter information.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - Two ways of seeing Matthew Farwell, the Stoughton police officer accused of killing Sandra Birchmore - In dueling court filings, the defense and prosecution paint wildly divergent portraits of Matthew Farwell.

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Trump promised to cut electric costs in half. Bills in parts of the US now top mortgages.

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US abortion opponents want Trump's FDA to act on abortion pill restrictions

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'Climate change is kicking our butts.' March smashes heat records for continental US.

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Rutte the 'Trump whisperer' faces a fresh test as Trump turns on NATO over Iran

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After Trump's Iran ultimatum and a fragile cease-fire, Iranian Americans brace for what's next

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Iran and US disagree on terms of cease-fire as strikes continue in Lebanon. See how the day unfolded.

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Trump may not be enthused to resume combat if Iran talks aren't successful

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