Trump reverses course after outcry over separating children from parents
Instead of separating children from their parents, President Trump declared that his administration will now detain entire families together.
An estimated 2,300 children are flooding a system that was designed for older teens and was not ready for the special challenges of small children in a crisis.
Instead of separating children from their parents, President Trump declared that his administration will now detain entire families together.
President Donald Trump vowed at a rally in Duluth, Minn., on Wednesday that his administration would be ?just as tough? on immigration as before.
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An hour after signing an executive order that would keep migrant families together, the president tweeted about US Representative Mark Sanford.
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The six candidates who want to be the next Suffolk district attorney will appear at a forum at the House of Correction on Bradston Street on Tuesday.
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Attorney General Maura Healey is calling for an investigation into the Bristol County Sheriff?s Office citing concerns about suicides and allegations of ?harsh or unhealthy? conditions at the two county-run jails.
HUBweek, billed as ?Greater Boston?s festival for the future,? aims to bring together thousands of attendees for sessions and events focused on the intersection of art, science, and technology.
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Jimmy Fallon is opening up about the personal anguish he felt following the backlash to his now-infamous hair mussing appearance with Donald Trump.
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The wide-ranging ?grand bargain?? bill would also impose a small payroll tax on workers and employers to pay for the leaves.
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Arrival time predictions for some MBTA buses are far off. The agency says it?s working to fix the problem.
Formed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, Amazon?s Jeff Bezos, and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, the company will be led by Brigham and Women?s surgeon Dr. Atul Gawande.
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Immigrant children as young as 14 housed at a juvenile detention center in Virginia say they were beaten while handcuffed and locked up for long periods in solitary confinement, left nude and shivering in concrete cells.
It?s all monkey business at Franklin Park Zoo this month as the zoo welcomes its newest addition to a family of De Brazza?s monkeys.
The adult film star who claims she had an affair with the president will make an appearance at a Springfield strip club Friday.
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The Conservation Law Foundation says it plans to sue to overturn zoning that will allow too many high-rises on the edge of Boston Harbor.
State lawmakers want schools to improve civics instruction, and they?re debating whether civics projects should be a graduation requirement.
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Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
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The restricted free agent Smart has no idea what teams, if any, are planning to make an offer.
The man filed the lawsuit last week, alleging that former Senate president Stanley Rosenberg ?knew or was aware? that Bryon Hefner posed a risk to others.
WASHINGTON -- A surge of construction in the Midwest drove US housing starts up 5 percent in May from the prior month.
The House Budget Committee is aiming to pass the blueprint later this week, but that may be as far as it goes before midterms.
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US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said the body is ?not worthy of its name.?
Foundation Medicine is a cancer-focused gene-sequencing company that recently won approval for a diagnostic test aimed at personalizing cancer care.
The series, which comes to Netflix on Friday, features chefs preparing food made with marijuana oils and butters.
As co-owner of Upstairs at the Pudding and later Upstairs on the Square, Deibel has been Harvard Square?s unofficial mayor.
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At least 2,000 children have been separated from their parents since April.
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