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Is the beloved, bedeviled Boston accent dying?
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Longtime Globe reporter Beth Teitell came here from New York, and almost immediately found herself enchanted by the speech of the receptionists at the Boston Herald, where she worked.&…
How do some Trump voters feel about US strikes in Venezuela, or possible action in Iran, Greenland?
Some of President Donald Trump’s supporters said they support the administration’s recent efforts to further America’s interests in the world’s safety through action in Venezuela and potential military intervention in Iran and Greenland.…
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N.J. mayor moves to NYC role after his losing campaign for governor
One of New Jersey’s most prominent politicians is getting ready to leave office — and the state.
Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop is the city’s first three-term mayor in more than 70 years.…
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Trump’s Venezuelan oil rush is doomed from the start
In wake of U.S. forces abducting Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump has bullishly predicted that American oil companies will eagerly rush to fill the fossil fuel vacuum, set up the necessary extraction infrastructure within 15 …
‘If this continues…’: Ex envoy says Trump’s insults to their ‘most loyal allies’ is not helping the US
If US President Donald Trump continues to antagonise Washington’s allies then they will have no friends left in the world, said former US Ambassador to Russia and Political Science professor, Michael McFaul.…
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U.S. to withdraw from 66 international organizations, including ones focused on climate change, White House says
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperatio…
Denmark and Greenland want Rubio talks after White House threat that ‘U.S. military is always an option’
Tensions escalated after the White House said Tuesday that the “U.S. military is always an option.” President Donald Trump has argued that the U.S. needs to control the world’s largest island to ensure its own security in the face of rising threats fro…
‘Not about condoms’: Chinese shrug off contraceptive tax
BEIJING — China has made condoms and other contraceptives more expensive as it tries to boost birth rates, but residents in Beijing and analysts say the measure will have little impact.…
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Trump’s Venezuela attack, Greenland threats raise fears in Denmark, Europe
Copenhagen may be 5,200 miles away from Caracas, but the thrum of the helicopters that grabbed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will have been deafening in the Danish capital.
Trump’s longtime threats to seize Denmark’s territory of Greenland have b…
European leaders appear torn in face of new world order after Venezuela attack
European leaders emerged divided and torn as they tried to welcome the ejection of Venezuela’s authoritarian president, but still uphold the principles of international law that did not appear to allow Donald Trump to capture Nicolás Maduro, let alone …