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At least 35 students have had visas terminated across the commonwealth.

Experts say solving the staffing crisis is just the start.

Issues at the city’s treatment plant include failing battery backups and “a faulty culture.”

Public commenters called the proposal controversial and unclear.

The cuts could imperil efforts to preserve historic documents and provide cultural education.

A memorial and jazz funeral honored 19 Black Americans, whose remains were recently repatriated from Germany where they were used for racial research in the late 1800s.

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Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth signaled that the U.S. will reorient its policy towards "deterring aggression by communist China."

The Republican senator offered a glib response to constituent questions at a town hall regarding cuts to Medicaid under the Trump-endorsed One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Videos show armed agents in tactical gear, a crowd of locals and what appear to be smoke devices deployed.