June 2016 - NewBostonPost

Defense Secretary: Transgenders welcome to serve in U.S. military

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Thursday that the U.S. will allow transgender people to serve in the military....

New waitlist numbers quickly stir charter school debate

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There are 32,646 Massachusetts students are on waitlists for admission to charter schools, according to updated figures released Thursday...

Cost of attending UMass expected to rise

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The meager 1 percent budget increase for the University of Massachusetts approved by the state legislature on Thursday foreshadows a coming debate over tuition and fee increases...

Poll: Fewer Americans believe in God than in past decades

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Given a "yes" or "no" option, 89 percent of Americans -- about nine in 10 -- said they believe in God, while one in 10 say they do not, according to a new Gallup Poll conducted June 14-23, 2016....

A note toward the definition of Europe

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The separation of a long-married couple, who never belonged together in the first place, is probably the most appropriate metaphor to describe Britain’s decision to split from the European Union. ...

Lawmakers slap together on-time budget

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House and Senate leaders on Thursday will seek passage of a $39.15 billion budget accord for the fiscal year beginning Friday that slashes $750 million in projected revenue and $413 million in proposed spending from budget bills agreed to in April and May....

Senate passes ride-for-hire bill favored by app-based industry

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After scrapping a requirement for companies to enable tipping and roughly matching the House and governor's two-tiered approach toward background checks for drivers...

In Maine, Trump strikes back at US Chamber on trade

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Donald Trump struck back at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Wednesday in a mostly rural area in Maine, where his message of economic populism could earn him a vote in the Electoral College....

Hillary Clinton raising big dollars at tiny fundraisers

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A single elevator could have accommodated the donors who recently gathered with Hillary Clinton at home of the Pritzker family in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. ...

Interior Secretary: More diversity needed in national monuments

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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said on Tuesday at an event focused on Hispanic-American Entrepreneurship that the national monuments in the nation’s capital need to be more diverse....

Congress clears Puerto Rico rescue bill, sends to president

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Congress delivered relief to debt-stricken Puerto Rico on Wednesday, sending President Barack Obama a last-minute financial rescue package to help the U.S. territory of 3.5 million Americans....