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America hits 250!
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (30+ words) Opinion | America turns 250 in heat wave The Boston Globe Christopher Weyant is a cartoonist and illustrator. Follow him at @Christoph Weyant. You can see his work at christopherweyant. com...
1 killed in attack on Crimea as Putin and Zelenskyy hold separate Trump calls
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (534+ words) One person was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed officials said in the early hours of Sunday, as Russian and Ukrainian leaders held separate calls with U. S. President Donald Trump on ending the war, now in its fifth…...
The founders" humanity
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (227+ words) Opinion | The humanity of America's Founding Fathers The Boston Globe - Important issues linger heading into last month of legislative session These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually…...
NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands "loyalty" and not just burden-sharing
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (832+ words) But the goalposts keep shifting, raising the stakes ahead of this week's summit in Turkey. Initially, it was about money. Trump has long railed against NATO allies for spending too small a fraction of their national budgets on defense. But…...
Important issues linger heading into last month of legislative session
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (701+ words) The Massachusetts Legislature will wrap up formal sessions July 31. In past years, that's led to a flurry of activity, often during an overnight session when lawmakers are tired and the public is sleeping. Due to a change to legislative rules…...
The Founding Father you've probably never heard of
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (626+ words) We all know the broad strokes of the story of America's founding. We know many of the key figures behind it " George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin, to name a few. But despite the well-documented record of…...
New nursing home occupancy limits raise uncomfortable questions
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (269+ words) The law allowing nursing home facilities to waive the two-bed occupancy limitation (Law allows facilities four beds per room," Metro, June 29) appears to disregard scientific evidence on disease transmission and infection control. Even more troubling, however, is the underlying dehumanization…...
American flags are everywhere this weekend. But the symbol has become politicized to a degree unseen before.
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (1350+ words) Star-spangled American flags are everywhere this weekend " leading parades, hanging from buildings, fluttering in the waving hands of countless celebrants for the nation's 250th birthday. The flag is the quintessential emblem of the United States, recognized worldwide as the symbol of…...
Performer calls for Trump's death at funeral for Iran's late supreme leader
8+ hour, 30+ min ago (424+ words) The comment represents the first, direct call for Trump's death by an emcee at the funeral, which has seen posters and graffiti calling for the killing of Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. That's been a hard-line demand even…...
The science of the Declaration of Independence
9+ hour, 41+ min ago (182+ words) Michael Shermer is the publisher of Skeptic magazine, host of The Michael Shermer Show, and the author of "Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters." Even the fundamental principles underlying the Declaration of Independence,…...