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Boston Globe - Politics

Live updates - One crew member has been rescued after American aircraft went down in Iran, AP sources say. Follow live updates. It was not clear what may have happened to the plane, including whether Iran was claiming it was shot down or had another issue.

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A 'predictable' spike? Democrats cite rising gas prices to criticize President Trump's Iran war planning. Democratic US Senator Maggie Hassan met with reporters Thursday afternoon outside a busy Mobil gas station on Hanover Street, where regular unleaded was selling for $3.83 per gallon.

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Where in the world is President Trump? Everywhere it seems.

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Golden statues of himself, a 747 inside: Trump's presidential library rendering is unsurprising — and unlikely to become reality

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What's different about the Trump cabinet firings this term compared to his first

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According to Trump, there's a gay national anthem, and it helped him do 'very well' with gay voters

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Boston pays $12 million settlement to man freed from prison amid revelations of police misconduct -- Shaun Jenkins filed a federal lawsuit against the city and several Boston police detectives in 2023, after previously unreleased documents showed the detectives had paid key witnesses and prosecutors had buried evidence that could have implicated another suspect.

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Providence City Council approves rent control, but without enough votes to overcome mayor's promised veto -- A tense two-hour debate Thursday night ended in passage of the ordinance. But the council will need another vote if they want to overcome an expected veto.

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RI POLITICS - Morales campaign says he's leading incumbent Smiley in Providence's mayoral race - The internal poll conducted by Data for Progress has Morales with an 11 percentage point lead over Smiley, with a 6 percentage point margin of error.

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A look at how the Epstein files dogged Pam Bondi's time as attorney general

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Hegseth asks the Army's top uniformed officer to step down during Iran war. See how the day unfolded.

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Iran fires on Israel and Gulf neighbors as Trump claims threat from Tehran nearly eliminated

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Hegseth asks the Army's top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran

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House punts on Homeland Security funding, prolonging shutdown

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Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general

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Pam Bondi is out as attorney general. See how it unfolded.

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