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Updated: Legislators are scheduled to reconvene on April 2.
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Residents of the commonwealth likely will send a woman to the governor's mansion for the first time.
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Researchers discussed findings Tuesday at a town hall meeting.
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Boston-based company set to join growing White Oak Technology Park.
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Updated: The proposal did not appear in a compromise budget draft.
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Advocates say job cuts will leave hundreds of national parks understaffed.
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Washington Post Reporter Hannah Natanson says DOGE's mass firings made the government more inefficient. She also explains the risks of DOGE creating a massive database for the Trump administration.
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After talks in London this week, the two countries say they're largely going back to a framework they already agreed on in May.
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A strawberry moon occurs during the time of year when strawberries fully ripen.
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Musk has quietly deleted some of his inflammatory tweets about Trump since last week. In a podcast episode released Wednesday, Trump said he was disappointed in Musk but had "no hard feelings."
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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.
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- Shooting fireworks over a historic— and flammable — city takes planning
- Geologists uncover new evidence from ancient asteroid that hit the Chesapeake Bay
- Recent Hanover museum exhibit examines Brown Grove's history, legacy
- On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad