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Christmas ban Everyone knows that Boston has a bedtime, but did you know that Boston also banned Christmas? That's right — the Pilgrims banned Christmas for over two decades in the 17th century, punishing those who celebrated the holiday.
Immigration
(CNSNews.com) — The U.S. State Department's Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Justin Siberell, told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in a written statement today that "[t]here is no excuse for governments to not enforce effective border controls." "There is no greater
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sanctuary city
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Despite national outrage after a Mexican man killed a woman along a waterfront pier, San Francisco officials upheld the city's strict sanctuary protections for people who are in the country illegally. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday for a measure that clarifies when
deported
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. tried repeatedly to deport Jean Jacques, an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally, but his native Haiti wouldn't take him back after he served more than a decade in a state prison for attempted murder and committed multiple parole violations. Each time
hillary clinton
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton says "no one has reached out to me yet" from the FBI to discuss the investigation into her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. She says she's "more than ready to talk to anybody, anytime,
trump
MIAMI (AP) — On a recent Saturday morning in South Florida, 50-year-old Edgar Ospina stood in a long line of immigrants to take the first step to become an American. Ospina has spent almost half his life in the U.S. after emigrating from his native Colombia, becoming eligible for citizenship
arrest
CHICAGO (AP) — When he sentenced Dennis Hastert to more than a year in prison, the judge in the former House speaker's hush-money case delivered the verbal equivalent of a public flogging. Before imposing the 15-month sentence, a far stiffer sentence than federal guidelines suggested, U.S. District Judge
Massachusetts
When the House finishes its deliberations on the state budget this week, the Legislature will have 13 weeks left to finish its formal business for the two-year session. A ban on using a hand-held devices while driving appears to be among the select items on the House's agenda
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