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Arizona indicts 18 in case over 2020 election in Arizona, including Giuliani and Meadows

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An Arizona grand jury indicted former Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Rudy Giuliani along with 16 others in an election interference case.

After a ‘doozy’ of a rescue, 10 stranded dolphins released back into ocean off Wellfleet

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“When we put the last animal in the water, there was definitely a big cheer from the group and lots of happy faces,” said Lauren Cooley, a stranding biologist for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Yarmouth.

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Is our milk safe? Here’s what to know about bird flu particles in dairy products.

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The USDA noted that viral fragments have likely been inactivated by pasteurization.

Rafael Devers returns with a bang, helps Red Sox roll Guardians

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In his first game back after missing five with a bone bruise, Devers had three hits, two RBIs, and two runs scored as Boston ended Cleveland's five-game win streak.

UMass Amherst joins ranks of universities under federal scrutiny for discrimination

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A growing number of schools in New England are being investigated following the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, which revealed deep divisions on campuses across the nation.

Harvard and Brown are latest New England universities to see tent encampments

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Tents at Harvard and Brown went up three days after encampments at MIT, Emerson College, and Tufts University. The protesters are calling on the schools to divest from companies that support Israel.

Methuen man arrested for allegedly driving 108 miles-per-hour on Interstate 93 in New Hampshire

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Joshua Dube, 29, was charged with reckless operation and failure to display license plates during a crackdown on aggressive drivers on I-93 in Windham Wednesday, NH State Police said.

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In a close vote, Minnesota’s Naz Reid wins NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award

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The forward-center averaged career highs of 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds as Minnesota earned the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference.

Boston Real Estate Board readies campaign against transfer fees

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State officials are bracing for Steward Health Care to possibly file for bankruptcy and change top management

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A bankruptcy filing by Steward could allow the hospitals to continue running while Steward worked with creditors to turn them over to new operators.

Gunfire in apparent road rage incident on I-93 in Braintree injures truck driver, State Police say

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A gunshot was fired in an apparent road rage incident on Interstate 93 north in Braintree around 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, injuring a driver not involved in the incident on the other side of the highway, State Police said.

Coach Joe Mazzulla is OK with Celtics being left out of running for NBA year-end awards

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The league's top team during the regular season has no finalists for awards. “I think it’s beautiful,” Mazzulla said. “Why would you get an award for the past?”

Israeli American hostage is seen in a Hamas video

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Hamas released a video on Wednesday apparently showing Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli American dual citizen who has been held hostage since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. It appeared to be the first time that Goldberg-Polin, who…

Just how close are MIT and other universities to Israel? Protesting students want schools to cut research ties.

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Students' allegations included that the school receives money from the Israeli Ministry of Defense for research.

Biden says weapons will flow to Ukraine within hours as he signs aid bill

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“It’s going to make the world safer,” the president said. “And it continues America’s leadership in the world, and everyone knows it.”

Arizona Democrats advance 3rd attempt to repeal 1864 abortion law

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Arizona took a major step Wednesday toward scrapping an 1864 law banning abortion, when three Republican lawmakers in the state House of Representatives broke ranks with their party and voted with Democrats to repeal the ban.

Rookie defenseman Mason Lohrei makes playoff debut as Bruins make changes for Game 3 against Maple Leafs

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Parker Wotherspoon also made his playoff debut, while Matt Grzelcyk was a healthy scratch and Andrew Peeke, who left Game 2 early with an injury, was unavailable.

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US secretly shipped new long-range missiles to Ukraine

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The United States previously supplied Ukraine with a version of the Army Tactical Missile Systems — known as ATACMS — armed with wide-spreading cluster munitions that can travel 100 miles.

Howie Schwab, ESPN researcher and trivia star, dies at 63

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He went from behind the scenes and into the spotlight as the ultimate sports trivia expert on the game show “Stump the Schwab.”

Sue Bird now owns a piece of the Seattle Storm, the team she helped win four WNBA championships

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Bird, who played college basketball at the University of Connecticut from 1998 to 2002, was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft.

Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham honored for series on homeless families

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The Mike Royko Award for Commentary and Column Writing is named for the legendary Chicago columnist and is among the most coveted in the news business. It recognizes excellence in writing by an individual expressing a personal point of…

Mass. lawmakers unveil plan to fund cash-strapped emergency shelter system, limit shelter stays to 9 months

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The announcement of a supplemental budget agreement comes as officials warn the system is nearly out of money.

Jury selection complete in Karen Read trial, with openings expected on Monday

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Judge Beverly J. Cannone briefly addressed a defense motion Wednesday seeking to reconfigure the jury box so each juror can have a clear view of witnesses’s faces when they testify.

Blinken goes to China with potential trouble on horizon

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During Blinken’s three-day trip, he plans to press Chinese officials on a wide range of issues, including its support for Russia, cheap Chinese exports that US officials say threaten American jobs, and Chinese ships’ aggressive maneuvers…

Chase O’Donnell’s courageous fight against leukemia an inspiration to his Hopkinton lacrosse teammates, coaches

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After a leukemia diagnosis last year led to a missed year of high school, O’Donnell is repeating his sophomore year, but starring alongside a strong class of 2025 on the field for the No. 18 Hillers (6-1) — all while undergoing…

Ex-Berklee student sentenced to nine months in prison for stalking and threatening woman who posted fliers on campus in support of democracy in China

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Xiaolei Wu, 26, who is from China, was also sentenced Wednesday to three years of supervised release in federal court in Boston, prosecutors said.

Homeless Georgians could face hurdles to voting under new legislation

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After more than 40 years of struggling with drug addiction and homelessness, Barry Dupree has a distinct memory of a milestone in his recovery: casting a ballot in the 2020 election.

Unilever ice cream sale won’t change us, says Ben & Jerry’s

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There is a “firmly established framework” that will “remain intact” to protect the integrity of a brand known for promoting progressive causes, said the independent board of Ben & Jerry’s.

About 1 in 4 US adults 50 and older who aren’t yet retired expect to never retire, AARP study finds

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About one-quarter of US adults age 50 and older who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70 percent are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds.

Former Fall River police officer sentenced to 2 years, 9 months in prison for assaulting man in jail cell

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Nicholas Hoar's victim told the judge Wednesday that he was traumatized by the attack.