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Boston Globe - Politics

White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint -- The White House is laying out a new framework that it wants Congress to use to shape national rules for artificial intelligence without curbing growth in the sector.

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Live updates - High oil prices knock down stocks and erase Wall Street's hopes for a cut to interest rates. Follow live updates. Stocks also bent under the weight of leaping yields in the bond market.

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Wu administration tells department heads its freezing some spending amid budget crunch -- City of Boston department heads must "limit overtime spending to non-discretionary duties," and the city is strictly limiting "non-personnel" spending, according to a memo obtained by the Globe.

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Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration

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Many states count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. Those grace periods could go away. -- Whether that extra time should be allowed is at the heart of a case that will be argued Monday before the Supreme Court.

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Vance to visit Hungary days before Orbán's election challenge, foreign minister says -- The vice president's planned trip would come after Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the capital Budapest last month, where he strongly endorsed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's candidacy.

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Dropkick Murphys to perform at No Kings rally in Boston

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'It's laughable': Election officials pour cold water on MAGA midterm overhaul

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Trump jokes about Pearl Harbor while meeting with Japan's prime minister: 'Who knows better about surprise?'

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Jerome Powell, people of the Twin Cities of Minnesota to receive JFK Profile in Courage awards

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For media, a premium view at the Mass. GOP convention comes at a cost: $500 -- To help cover the cost of hosting its nominating convention in April, the Massachusetts Republican Party is offering media outlets a spot on its new "media row" inside Worcester's DCU Center. It costs $500.

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'There are just no dollars': Mass. towns consider cuts to cherished public institutions amid deepening budget crisis -- From zoos to libraries to skating rinks, local leaders are forced to make financial sacrifices as budgets tighten and costs climb.

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Read the Trump administration's lawsuit against Harvard

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Clergy seek court order to allow pastoral access to immigrants held at Minneapolis ICE facility

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Democrats aim to turn Trump's tariffs against GOP in campaigns for governor

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says Iran can no longer enrich uranium. See how the day unfolded.

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Israel says it will hold off striking key Iranian natural gas field as war rattles energy markets

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