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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Billionaire investor Leon Black is set to testify to Congress about $158m in payments to Epstein. Follow live updates. Black is the latest powerful figure to sit for a closed-door deposition before the committee.

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R.I. Republican delegates endorse Guckian for governor - GOP delegates also endorsed Ray McKay for US Senate, Kellie Keenan and Dr. Stephen Skoly for Congress, John Loughlin for lieutenant governor, and Micholas Credle for state treasurer

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Billionaire investor Leon Black is set to testify to Congress about $158m in payments to Epstein -- Black is the co-founder and former chief executive of the private equity firm Apollo Global Management. He stepped down in 2021 amid fallout over his ties to Epstein.

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Inside the CDC's mad scramble to meet RFK Jr.'s demands -- A cache of internal emails offers a look at the pressure the nation's public health officials faced from the new health secretary in the early months of the Trump administration.

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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to revoke immigration protections for thousands of Haitians and Syrians in US

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Here are the top cases before the Supreme Court and what they mean for Trump's agenda

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The Supreme Court issued two major rulings on Trump's immigration agenda. What's left on the docket?

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'More people will die': Read Justice Sotomayor's blistering dissent in Supreme Court's decision on asylum seekers

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State & local politics

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RI POLITICS - R.I. Governor Dan McKee vetoes bill requiring energy reports for big buildings - Climate Action RI called the veto "deeply disappointing" and urged the General Assembly to override it.

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Ken Burns and Jeanne Shaheen will each receive the same Legacy Award this fall -- The New England Council announced documentarian Ken Burns and retiring Senator Jeanne Shaheen will each be honored this fall as a recipient of the group's Legacy Award.

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Two Boston city councilors pitched a plan to extend the Orange Line. The map they used was full of AI-generated mistakes. -- In a statement, the councilors characterized the map as a "conversation starter" that did not detract from the merits of the plan.

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Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says

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Representative Tom Kean, missing for months, is back home in New Jersey

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Supreme Court rejects lawsuit alleging Roundup weedkiller caused cancer

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Democratic leaders want the party to moderate. Its base has other ideas.

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Rubio hails US-Gulf Arab unity despite the region's persistent concerns about Iran agreement

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Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive policy for asylum seekers

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