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Boston Globe - Politics

The lines, the prices, the anxiety: Can air travel get any worse? -- If airline passengers anticipated a relaxing spring break, the uncertainty has left them reeling instead.

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'Cancer is in the back of every firefighter's mind.' Quincy approves $2.65 million for PFAS-free equipment. -- Exposure to the "forever chemicals" has been linked to serious health risks.

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Live updates - White House says talks 'have not' hit dead end after Iran reportedly rejected a US proposal for cease-fire. Follow live updates. "Talks continue. They are productive, as the president said on Monday, and they continue to be," Karoline Leavitt said at a White House briefing.

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Supreme Court sides with Internet provider in copyright fight over pirated music -- The Supreme Court unanimously said Wednesday that Cox Communications could not be held liable for the piracy of thousands of songs online in a closely watched copyright clash.

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Prominent climate scientist resigns from NASA, citing Trump's attack on science -- Kate Marvel, a widely known climate scientist and author, said the administration's actions made it impossible to remain at NASA.

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Trump's comments on Robert Mueller's death sparked disgust. Here's what he's said when other high-profile figures died.

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'We're on the inside now': Meet the man building a political empire behind RFK Jr.

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Providence considers removing statue of César Chavez and renaming street, after sexual assault allegations

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Trump believes every problem can be solved through leverage. The Iran war and long TSA lines are testing that approach.

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Boston to curb insurance coverage of GLP-1s, other drugs for city employees - The city announced it reached an agreement with the Public Employee Committee, which represents unionized city employees and retirees, to roll back coverage of GLP-1 medications.

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Executive Council narrowly approves $21.6m plan to streamline N.H. community mental health centers -- The last major component of New Hampshire's overarching plan to invest federal dollars in rural health care improvements is coming before the state's five executive councilors for their discussion and potential approval.

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Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown

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Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war

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Trump showed off a classified map during a 2022 plane trip, a Democratic lawmaker alleges

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Casey Means' surgeon general nomination is stalled as senators question her experience and vaccine stance

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Iran dismisses US cease-fire plan, issues counterproposal as strikes land across the Mideast

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TSA officers share how they're scraping by without pay

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High oil and gas prices could outlast Trump's war with Iran

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