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Boston Globe - Politics
Live updates - Homeland Security seems certain to shut down tonight. Follow live updates. Lawmakers are set to leave for a 10-day break and negotiations over Democrats' demands for new restrictions have stalled.
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Journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges in Minnesota church protest -- Four other people are also set to be arraigned in the case.1 hour ago
Feds investigating whether 2 ICE officers lied about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis -- The officers, who were not named, have been placed on administrative leave pending the completion of an internal investigation, he said.44 minutes ago
Professors in the Epstein files say they hoped friendship would lead to research funding -- A new trove of documents released by the Justice Department reveals that Epstein's reach into academia was wider than previously known.15 hours ago
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to travel to Germany to speak at Munich Security Conference1 day ago
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Trump administration erases the government's power to fight climate change1 hour ago
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