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Bill to fund cash-strapped emergency shelter system, limit stays heads to Governor Healey's desk -- Facing financial strain amid a wave of migrants fleeing unrest in their home countries, the spending bill would impose a new nine-month limit on how long families can stay in the state's emergency shelters, with limited extensions or waivers available.

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'It's a transition': Energy Secretary Granholm defends Biden against calls to block fossil fuel infrastructure

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These people were charged with interfering in the 2020 election. Some are still in politics today. -- As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, criminal charges are piling up for the people who tried to help him stay there in 2020 by promoting false theories of voter fraud.

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Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear -- At the same time, several justices signaled reservations about the charges that could cause a lengthy delay, possibly beyond November's election.

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The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here's what's next.

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Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

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US Representative Donald Payne Jr., a Democrat from New Jersey, has died after a heart attack

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