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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - Iranian delegation arrives in Pakistan for talks with the US. Follow live updates. The talks come as a tenuous, temporary cease-fire appears to be on the precipice of collapsing.

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'I am thinking about it,' Kamala Harris says of 2028 presidential bid -- Harris' comments came during the National Action Network's annual convention, where more than a half-dozen potential candidates appeared this week.

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US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire -- Many issues could derail the truce and the negotiations aimed at making a broader deal to stop the fighting permanently.

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To fill air traffic controller shortage, FAA turns to gamers -- In a new YouTube ad, the agency is using flashy graphics and the promise of six-figure salaries to persuade video game enthusiasts to apply their trigger fingers in service of air safety.

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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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Rachael Rollins makes political jabs on social media, claiming double standards for men and women - Rollins took out papers earlier this week, signaling her intention to run to regain her old job as Suffolk district attorney.

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Mike Kennealy, running against Healey for governor, is campaigning against issues he oversaw under Baker -- As he mounts a campaign to lead the state, Mike Kennealy is distancing himself from efforts he previously oversaw under former Governor Charlie Baker — many of which have become punching bags within his own party

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Is Rachael Rollins trolling everyone? Maybe ... maybe not. -- Rachael Rollins' sudden comeback is, in a way, not dissimilar to the brash but calculating former progressive star's five-year stretch in the limelight.

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Trump's tenuous Iran exit plan isn't healing Republican rifts exposed by the war

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Trump casts doubt on cease-fire, says Iran doing 'very poor job' letting ships through Strait of Hormuz. See how the day unfolded.

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Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to cease-fire efforts

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Trump lashes out at prominent conservatives over Iran war criticism

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Melania Trump delivers statement at the White House denying knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes

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Federal judge finds Pentagon is violating court order to restore access to reporters

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