Shutdown officially becomes longest in US history
The federal government has entered Day 22 of a partial government shutdown, becoming the longest closure in US history.
An investigation began after President Trump fired James Comey in 2017. Agents sought to determine whether Trump was knowingly working for Russia or had unwittingly fallen under Moscow?s influence.
The federal government has entered Day 22 of a partial government shutdown, becoming the longest closure in US history.
The president says the ??easy solution is for me to call a national emergency . . . but I?m not going to do it so fast.?? Such a move likely would lead to multiple legal challenges.
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The congresswoman is not afraid of the facts or scared to speak her mind. And that frightens people across party lines.
EDITORIAL
Massachusetts gaming regulators have a right to see its own report ? and all of it ? on Steve Wynn and what his former company knew about his sexual misconduct.
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Letters
Without even formally announcing her candidacy for president, Elizabeth Warren has everyone talking about 2020.
The Patriots have the personnel to force the Chargers to play their linebackers, a weakness on their team.
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Governor Charlie Baker told lawmakers Friday that he would not sign the controversial bill passed by the Legislature last week.
Haley House says the closure is temporary. It marks another chapter in the on-again, off-again efforts to revitalize the neighborhood.
Three boats went up in flames Tuesday night. The investigation into how the fire started is ongoing, officials said Friday.
Chesto Means Business
The track?s operator could move racing to the Great Barrington Fairgrounds. First, Suffolk needs help from state lawmakers to pull it off.
Jake Thomas Patterson is jailed in the deaths of a Wisconsin couple he killed because he wanted to kidnap their daughter, investigators said, a day after the girl was found.
BLOTTER TALES
A grenade is found in a backyard, shampoo is thrown in a road rage incident, and other odd tales from local police blotters.
The former Fox News star?s attempt to become a network morning television star as part of the ?Today? show floundered.
The shooting occurred at 9:07 p.m. near 329 High St., Lawrence police Lieutenant James Raso said.
Globe Magazine
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The Sox started out with 12 possible cases but none will go to hearings, including Betts, whose deal set a record.
The university intends to continue to look into the allegation after the semester begins Jan. 21, but through a different office.
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Elizabeth Warren?s presidential exploratory committee?s website includes a questionnaire for visitors to say why they don?t support her.
Viral pictures of these protected trees show a vastly different scene unfolding at Joshua Tree National Park, about 130 miles east of Los Angeles.
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Data brokers such as Equifax are now required to provide free credit freezes, and up to three years of free monitoring to victims of data breaches.
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A whole slate of Democratic hopefuls are suddenly fixating on the same policy target: high prescription drug prices.
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