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Boston Globe - Politics

Boston City Council approves new property tax rates after state Senate again snubs Wu's tax shift proposal - The council approved new property tax rates that will increase taxes on single-family homes by 13 percent on average.

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Live updates - Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard deployment in Los Angeles. Follow live updates. California argued that conditions in Los Angeles had changed since Trump first took command of the troops and deployed them in June.

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Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman -- Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to Times New Roman, reversing a Biden administration shift to the less formal typeface.

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What to know about the Justice Department's Jeffrey Epstein files -- While there's sure to be never-before-seen material in the thousands of pages likely to be released in the Florida transcripts, a lot has already been made public, including by Congress and through litigation.

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Progressive groups to hold 'ICE Tea Party' protesting Trump immigration crackdown

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Dedham pastor stands by nativity scene protesting ICE, even as Archdiocese of Boston asks for removal

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Offshore wind got a legal win against Trump this week. Can that bring the industry back on track?

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'Racist, hateful' messages flood Vermont school district after it raises Somali flag

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CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS - Faneuil Hall badly needs a makeover. Two visions have emerged for how to pull it off. Nearly two years have passed since the Boston tourist attraction changed hands. People are still waiting on a new vision for the marketplace — but maybe not for much longer.

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Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years

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US military flies 2 fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela as scrutiny grows

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Death of former Mass. governor Mitt Romney's sister-in-law ruled a suicide, LA officials say

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Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants from 'filthy' countries

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US ambassador to Ankara says Trump is moving closer to resolving Turkey's F-35 ban

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Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler claims upset state House win in historically Republican district

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Trump's crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers

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Supreme Court hears Alabama's appeal to execute a man found to be intellectually disabled

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