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Boston.com National News
Aug 19, 2026

‘With all my heart, Natalie.' Trump's most devoted aide emerges.
President Donald Trump's White House aide Natalie Harp is always by his side. What, exactly, does she do?

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Boston.com National News
Aug 19, 2026

Harvard agrees to $53 million settlement in body parts theft scandal
"We reaffirm our deep sorrow and empathy for the families of donors who may have been impacted."

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Boston.com National News
Aug 18, 2026

South Deerfield woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison
Riley English said she was in the grips of a mental health crisis and abusing drugs when she drove to Washington in January 2025 and told Capitol police that she was there to kill Bessent on the day of his Senate confirmation.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 17, 2026

Pennsylvania cocaine trafficking case has ties to 2 fraternities
A total of 14 defendants — 13 of which were Penn State University students at or around the time of the alleged crimes in 2023 and 2024 — were charged Monday, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 17, 2026

Wu working to find out which property owners may want to lease parking to ICE, she says
Boston will submit a Freedom of Information Act request to identify those who responded to ICE's "market research" notice.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 16, 2026

1 killed, 4 injured in shooting at park in Kentucky
Lexington police officers responded just before 7 p.m. to a report of shots fired and found five victims, according to a department statement.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 16, 2026

Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83
He died at his home in Bradenton, Florida, on Saturday night, agent Mike Maguire said Sunday. He had been in hospice care.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 16, 2026

Police looking for additional people who fired guns in Virginia university shooting that wounded 5
The shooting, just after 1:30 a.m. Saturday, prompted a campus lockdown, and came as students were getting ready for the new school year.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 16, 2026

Teen boy among 6 dead including suspect in Michigan shootings
A teenage girl survived and was in stable condition, police said.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 15, 2026

Multiple shooters and people shot at Virginia State University
Virginia State University says its main campus is on lockdown following a shooting involving multiple suspects and multiple people shot

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Boston.com National News
Aug 15, 2026

Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with Virginia State University shooting
Police in Virginia have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with a shooting Saturday that left five people injured

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Boston.com National News
Aug 15, 2026

5 people shot at Virginia State University as police investigate multiple shooters
A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday

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Boston.com National News
Aug 15, 2026

5 people shot at Virginia State University as police investigate multiple suspects
A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown and police investigation early Saturday

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Boston.com National News
Aug 15, 2026

At least 1 student among 5 people shot at Virginia State University as police investigate
Five people were wounded in a shooting involving multiple suspects at Virginia State University early Saturday, prompting a campus lockdown and police investigation just as students got ready for a new school year

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Boston.com National News
Aug 14, 2026

Trump says USS Lincoln's record time at sea during Iran operations ‘not nearly long enough'
"That ship is moving right now, or very shortly, and it's being replaced with another very similar ship," Trump said.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 14, 2026

Wife of US soldier released from federal immigration custody
Maisa Lopes Eliaser said she is still struggling to sleep and is afraid she will be sent back to the detention facility, where she said she was treated like "an animal."

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Boston.com National News
Aug 14, 2026

Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue during appeal
The Trump administration argues that the president, not Congress or the courts, has unimpeded authority to renovate the White House.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 14, 2026

Kids keep getting hurt and killed on e-bikes. Should parents be held responsible?
New Jersey and Illinois are among the states that have enacted statewide regulations recently, and Massachusetts is weighing measures.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 13, 2026

Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal case in UnitedHealthcare killing, AP source says
Mangione is accused of traveling to New York City to ambush Thompson, 50, then shooting him outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4, 2024, as the executive walked to UnitedHealth Group's annual investor conference.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 13, 2026

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Mangione, 28, entered the plea at a hastily scheduled hearing in Manhattan federal court, resolving one of two cases against him in connection with Thompson's death.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 13, 2026

Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Illinois
The $1.04 billion grand prize was the eighth-largest in Powerball history, game organizers said.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 13, 2026

Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network
The company operates a vast nationwide network of automated cameras that record the license plate numbers and other characteristics of all passing vehicles every day.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 12, 2026

Minnesota man kills his wife and daughter at a daycare after killing another relative
The 41-year-old man fatally shot himself after stabbing his wife and child at their in-home daycare in Hopkins, a suburb of Minneapolis, police said.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 12, 2026

Minnesota man who killed wife and daughter at a daycare may have killed another family member
The 41-year-old man fatally shot himself after stabbing his wife and child at the in-home daycare she operates in Hopkins, a suburb of Minneapolis, police said.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 12, 2026

ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
Civil rights advocates expressed alarm at the plan, saying ICE officers already face criticism for their use of force with little oversight or accountability while enforcing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 11, 2026

Former U.S. Marine from Mass. held in Russia for over 4 years has been released, his advocates say
Robert Gilman was on his way to a U.S. military hospital in Texas.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 11, 2026

Former U.S. Marine from Mass. held in Russia for over 4 years on disputed charges has been released
Robert Gilman is bound for a military hospital in Texas.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 11, 2026

Flock cameras can track every car in America. Police love them. Citizens don't.
In Texas, there's one thing liberals and conservatives agree on: They don't want cameras trained on their cars.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 11, 2026

Jake Whisenant, who raced up Yosemite's El Capitan at record speed, dies in a fall
Authorities in California said he died in a climbing accident. He set a record in 2024 for climbing El Capitan's Lurking Fear route in under 3 hours.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 11, 2026

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's freezing her eggs as she decides her next political moves
"This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life."

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Boston.com National News
Aug 10, 2026

Congressional Democrats launch probe into efforts to deport U.S. military members and their families
"Donald Trump is breaking our country's promises to service members by tearing apart dozens of military families who were promised immigration protections," Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 09, 2026

Boat capsizes in New York Harbor, woman and 5-month-old baby die
Twelve people were rescued from the water before police arrived, and police divers later located the 27-year-old woman and 5-month-old girl in the water.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 09, 2026

How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle
As many as 50 to 100 meteors per hour may be visible under ideal conditions, according to NASA.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 08, 2026

Appeals court rules Trump can't build White House ballroom without congressional approval
The Republican president said on social media that the administration will immediately appeal what he called an "unjust decision" to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 08, 2026

Blanche narrowly confirmed as Trump's AG in overnight vote
Blanche was confirmed by the narrowest of margins, opposed by two Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — and by every Democrat.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 08, 2026

Todd Blanche is narrowly confirmed as Trump's attorney general in an overnight Senate vote
Blanche was confirmed by the narrowest of margins, opposed by two Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — and by every Democrat.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 07, 2026

Federal prosecutor who was fired over years-old blog posts critical of Trump sues Justice Department
Will Rosenzweig was two weeks away from trying a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud case.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 07, 2026

Advocates for former US Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years say he is near death
Since Tuesday, Robert Gilman has had a high fever and high blood pressure.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 06, 2026

New kind of flu shot is on the way as the FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine
The flu shot, named mFlusiva, is intended for adults age 50 or older.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 06, 2026

Sydney Towle, Dartmouth grad who chronicled her cancer on TikTok, dies at 26
For an audience that grew to more than a million followers, she challenged assumptions about how people with serious illnesses should look and live.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 05, 2026

Perez Hilton is hospitalized after appearing to harm himself on livestream
Law enforcement and emergency workers responded to Hilton's house after he appeared to hurt himself on a TikTok stream Tuesday.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 05, 2026

Healey signs sweeping law to restrict ICE
"ICE needs to be stopped, here in Massachusetts and around this country. Just stopped in its tracks," Gov. Maura Healey said as she signed the PROTECT Act.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 04, 2026

Authorities arrested a man with ammo and apparently monitoring security at Trump golf course near LA
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the man was taking photos and video and had a 16-round magazine with ammunition in his pocket.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 04, 2026

Man charged with setting Spokane's largest wildfire was contacted about 2 other blazes last year
Aaron F. Farinacci, of Spokane, was arrested Monday and booked on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 03, 2026

Ballot Brief: Your guide to the 2026 midterms
From the governor's race to nine statewide ballot questions, Ballot Brief helps you stay informed with essential election news.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 02, 2026

Moving back home after college? All your friends are doing it.
More young adults are living with their parents. The development suggests that they face a weak job market, but also that fewer face stigma in returning to the roost.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 02, 2026

Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes
The fires burned more than 8.2 square miles around Spokane, the second largest city in Washington, and were among dozens across the western US.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 02, 2026

Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals
The president, without providing any clear new evidence, continued to allege on Saturday that the majority of the damage to the pool was caused by vandals.

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Boston.com National News
Aug 01, 2026

Authorities release early ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case, hoping someone recognizes it
Saturday is the six-month mark since Guthrie went missing. No suspects have been arrested in her disappearance.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 30, 2026

Seattle mayor says police chief resigned after criticism of response to festival shooting
The announcement followed hours of speculation about whether Police Chief Shon Barnes would step down, as some of his supporters said he had rebuffed Mayor Katie Wilson's request that he resign.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 30, 2026

Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next
Most vehicle safety regulations were written decades ago, always with the assumption that there would be a human driver behind the wheel.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 29, 2026

Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing
In response to angry, sometimes mocking questions from Republican senators, Fauci declined to answer more than 100 times.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 29, 2026

Elon Musk's xAI sues Minnesota over its first-in-the-nation law banning ‘nudification' technology
Grok's "spicy mode" had allowed users to create explicit content, leading to a backlash from governments worldwide.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 28, 2026

Kentucky governor demands that McConnell prove he is fit to serve or resign
McConnell was hospitalized June 14 and disclosed weeks later that it was the result of a fall.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 28, 2026

Hiker trekked 10 miles to safety after impaling himself on pole
The weather was perfect — mid-60s and sunny, no wind — and the summit was in reach. Then David Cifaldi lost his footing.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 27, 2026

Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional plea to her mother's kidnappers
The video released Monday is the latest public plea from the journalist about 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie since her disappearance on Feb. 1 from her home just outside Tucson, Arizona.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 27, 2026

Circus performer accidentally shot in neck with arrow at New York county fair
Ana Daza Tavera, 42, and Edwin Cuervo Rangel, 38, a married couple from Waukesha, Wisconsin, had been performing their crossbow sharpshooting act when she accidentally struck him in the neck with an arrow as he held up a foam target, police said.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 26, 2026

Shooting at a Seattle food festival leaves 2 dead and wounds 5, fire official says
Two people died at the scene, said Grace Nuñez, spokesperson for the Seattle Fire Department.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 24, 2026

There are already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged 2,318 cases of measles as of Thursday, according to an agency update on Friday.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 22, 2026

Mamdani says NYC can't arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should
"I want to be equally clear, Benjamin Netanyahu is not welcome in New York City, nor is any other war criminal at large."

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Boston.com National News
Jul 21, 2026

Lost at sea, the Pan Am Clipper Endeavor is found after more than 70 years
Fifty-two of the 69 people aboard the plane died when it crashed off Puerto Rico and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 21, 2026

Kaylee Hottle, deaf ‘Godzilla' actor, killed in car crash at 18
In "Godzilla vs. Kong" and the sequel, "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire," Hottle played an orphaned girl named Jia who sees beyond Kong's threatening appearance and forms a special bond with the monster, communicating with him using sign language.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 21, 2026

5 dead in attempt to save a struggling swimmer in an Ohio river, sheriff says
A motorist called 911 after spotting a frightened child who was running along a nearby road to seek help.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 20, 2026

U.S. soldiers killed by Iran were from Texas and Hawaii, military says
The Defense Department said in a statement that 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, were killed in Jordan.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 20, 2026

Suspect in custody after starting fire outside New York federal building, FBI says
Andrew Arrabaca, who was a mechanic on Patriot missile systems, is in custody and has been interviewed, said James Barnacle, assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York Field Office.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 20, 2026

Incendiary device erupts outside New York federal building. FBI says person in custody.
FBI director Kash Patel said on social media that two minor injuries had been reported.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 20, 2026

Person in custody after smoke and flames erupt outside New York federal building, FBI says
The individual in custody, whose name has not been released, was reportedly carrying anti-ICE material.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 20, 2026

5 things to know about the Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson
Jackson, who has emerged as the clear front-runner to replace Graham Platner, is a Republican turned Democrat who is seen as close to Platner on policy.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 19, 2026

Trump celebrates the World Cup as a US victory as he presents trophy to the winner, Spain
As the first games were preparing to begin, the administration continued to find itself under global scrutiny for its visa decisions, such as denying entry to a referee from Somalia who had won accolades for his officiating.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 19, 2026

JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 years
Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance have welcomed their fourth child, a boy.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 19, 2026

5 family members found dead after flash flood in a scenic Utah canyon, authorities say
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office said the family had gone hiking Friday when heavy rains triggered a sudden, devastating flood.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 19, 2026

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami, US Marshals Service tells AP
The pending charges in the United Kingdom accused the brothers of abusing women in an area north of London, where they grew up.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 17, 2026

Boston federal judge bars Trump administration from using obscure clause to make huge funding cuts
"The President and his allies cannot hold critical programs hostage to their personal whims and political ideologies, destabilizing the country by yanking essential federal funding that was already awarded to the states."

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Boston.com National News
Jul 17, 2026

4 takeaways from a Maine debate that showed replacing Graham Platner isn't easy
Maine Democrats vying to become the state's new Senate nominee met, and mostly agreed, at a debate filled with halting answers and stilted deliveries.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 17, 2026

Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as source of a diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak
CDC, FDA and public health officials in several states have been investigating a multistate outbreak of cyclospora infections.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 17, 2026

Takeaways from Trump's address claiming election vulnerabilities
Documents released by the Trump administration to support the president's claims did not back up his most aggressive statements.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 17, 2026

Pete Hegseth backs low-altitude Blue Angels flyover at Florida beach
"The flyovers will continue until morale improves."

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Boston.com National News
Jul 16, 2026

Blanche to meet with Epstein accusers after demand from Republican senator crucial to confirmation
Epstein's case and the Justice Department's handling of millions of files related to his sex trafficking investigation have been a persistent political headache for the Trump administration.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 16, 2026

FDA approves a first-of-its-kind pill to cut cholesterol in high-risk patients
The drug from Merck was OK'd on Thursday for patients with artery-clogging cholesterol that persists even after taking statins, the standard medications for cutting heart attack risk.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 16, 2026

The entire Mass. House delegation voted to cut Israel aid. Here's what they said.
"For decades, U.S. taxpayers have funded Israeli military operations that have killed civilians & caused humanitarian catastrophes. Enough already," Rep. Jim McGovern said.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 15, 2026

Trump says ICE should continue traffic stops after recent shootings, seeming to contradict new policy
The president wrote early Wednesday on his social media site that ICE is "doing a GREAT job, one that has to be done."

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Boston.com National News
Jul 14, 2026

Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say
The 28-year-old was among four occupants of a vehicle that stopped in the parking lot of a gas station and convenience store in St. Augustine before 7 a.m.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 14, 2026

Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings
The order came after an ICE officer shot and killed a Colombian driver Monday in Maine and a week after one shot and killed a motorist in Houston.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 14, 2026

E. Jean Carroll is paid $5.8M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case
Court records show writer E

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Boston.com National News
Jul 14, 2026

Hundreds protest in Maine over the fatal shooting of a Colombian man by ICE
The driver was Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian national, the Colombian Embassy told The Associated Press in a statement.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 14, 2026

Many questions remain after an ICE officer's fatal shooting of a Maine driver
The shooting Monday during an immigration enforcement operation in the city of Biddeford marked the second time in a week that ICE used deadly force.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 13, 2026

Man shot and killed by ICE in Maine was not the target of warrant, Sen. Angus King says
"He was in a vehicle — pulled out in the vehicle, and the term the secretary used was 'weaponized' the vehicle and was shot by an ICE agent," Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 13, 2026

ICE shot and killed motorist in Maine. Advocates say he's a 26-year-old man from Colombia.
"He was in a vehicle — pulled out in the vehicle, and the term the secretary used was 'weaponized' the vehicle and was shot by an ICE agent," Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 13, 2026

ICE agent shoots and kills a motorist in Biddeford, Maine, Sen. Angus King says
"He was in a vehicle — pulled out in the vehicle, and the term the secretary used was "weaponized" the vehicle and was shot by an ICE agent," King said.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 13, 2026

ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was ‘fearing for public safety,' agency says
"The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon," the department said.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 13, 2026

Fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, involved ICE, state House speaker says
House Speaker Ryan Fecteau wrote on Facebook that the shooting occurred Monday morning.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 12, 2026

Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned
"We are not at war. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was not a casualty. He was a human being who was murdered by our government."

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Boston.com National News
Jul 12, 2026

Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta rupture, medical examiner says
Graham's office said the Medical Examiner of the District of Columbia's preliminary findings are the senator died of aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 12, 2026

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, dies after a brief illness
A noted hawk, Graham was one of the most influential figures in Washington on foreign affairs and he advised Trump on matters such as the Iran war and Russia.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 12, 2026

US Sen. Lindsey Graham has died after a brief and unexpected illness, his office says
The office did not provide any additional details about the South Carolina Republican, who was 71 years old.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 10, 2026

Transgender girls from N.H. who challenged Trump sports order drop lawsuit after Supreme Court ruling
"Their willingness to stand up to extraordinary hostility made clear the human cost of laws that target transgender youth."

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Boston.com National News
Jul 10, 2026

Family of Mississippi teen who was found dead after July 4 trip call for transparency, deeper investigation
Jackson County Sheriff's Office officials have said investigators don't suspect foul play in Nolan Xavier Wells's death.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 10, 2026

Trump denies Mass. disaster relief for Feb. blizzard; Healey says she will appeal
After a blizzard dumped 3 feet of snow on parts of Massachusetts, snow removal costs weighed on state agencies and municipal budgets.

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Boston.com National News
Jul 09, 2026

Questions of age and experience dominate first debate between Markey and Moulton
Both lawmakers cast themselves as agents of change fighting against the Trump administration and a listless Democratic "establishment."

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Boston.com National News
Jul 08, 2026

Plaintiff for anti-vaccine group's suit is charged with murder of her twins
A lawsuit filed by Children's Health Defense, an organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims that vaccines caused the twins' deaths. But a grand jury in Idaho has indicted her on charges of suffocating them.

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