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State placed migrant children in hotels with registered sex offenders, Globe investigation finds -- After the Globe identified sex offenders in hotels housing new migrants and homeless families, the state said it is moving the individuals.

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Despite looming tax base worries, Moody's affirms Boston's strong credit rating -- The major credit rating agency affirmed this week that Boston's finances remain in great shape — at least for now.

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$1.5m for a wedding venue and conference center. $250,000 for historic ships. Here's what top Senate brass put into the budget. -- The Massachusetts Senate's budget plan includes nearly $2.4 million targeting groups and causes in Senate President Karen Spilka's district before the bill even hits the Senate floor, a Globe analysis found.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene insults Democratic lawmaker, spiraling House committee meeting into chaos

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President Biden will visit Boston after official trip to N.H. next week

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When Biden's new airline refund rule hit legislative turbulence, Warren swooped in to help save it

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Biden and Trump agree to a pair of debates. Is this for real? What you need to know.

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Donald Trump will address the NRA in Texas. He's called himself the best president for gun owners. -- Former president Donald Trump is expected to address thousands of members of the National Rifle Association in Texas a day after campaigning in Minnesota in the midst of his hush money trial.

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Here's how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could make the first debate stage under stringent Biden-Trump rules -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long argued that the biggest hurdle of his presidential campaign is the perception that independent candidates can't win.

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Biden says landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation was about more than education -- Biden has spoken to Black leaders at the National Museum of African American History and Culture about the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision that desegregated schools.

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POLITICAL NOTEBOOK - Trump stumps in Minnesota on day off from hush-money trial - Roundup of national political news.

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Trucks are rolling across a new US pier into Gaza. But challenges remain to getting enough aid in.

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After blaming his 2020 loss on mail balloting, Trump tries to make GOP voters believe it's OK now

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Trump heads to Minnesota to campaign after attending his son Barron's Florida high school graduation

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Attorney John Eastman pleads not guilty to felony charges in Arizona's fake elector case

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Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

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At Justice Alito's house, a 'Stop the Steal' symbol on display

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New immigration court docket aims to speed up removals of newly arrived migrants

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GOP advances Garland contempt charges after White House exerts executive privilege over Biden audio

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House votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden policies

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Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush-money trial witness

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Michael Cohen testified about his criminal history and past lies under cross-examination. Here's what happened.

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House Republicans ditch their day jobs to stand with Trump, while legislating languishes

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Biden seeks to bolster solar manufacturers with tax and trade moves

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Biden asserts executive privilege in fight over recording of special counsel interview

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