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Policy

Judge Vacates Anti-DEI Policy Behind $600 Million in Teacher-Training Cuts

A federal judge voided the Education Department directive behind more than $600 million in canceled teacher-training grants, but the ruling leaves universities and states to pursue lost funding in a separate court.

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US

Judge Voids Policy Behind $600 Million Teacher-Grant Cuts

Sep 18, 2026

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State News

Massachusetts High Court Reprimands Judge in ICE Case

Sep 17, 2026

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State News

Massachusetts High Court Lets Nahant Take Northeastern Easements

Sep 17, 2026

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Theme Parks

Six Flags New England’s Halloween Events Start September 26

Sep 17, 2026

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State News

Massachusetts Requires Local Approval for Large Data Centers

Sep 16, 2026

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State News

Healey Seeks $2.25 Million for Massachusetts Postpartum Care

Sep 16, 2026

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Theme Parks

Six Flags New England Opens Halloween Events September 26

Sep 16, 2026

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Entertainment

Ed Sheeran Tour Loses Four Acts After Macklemore Removal

Sep 16, 2026

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Politics

Supreme Court Keeps Postal Ballot Restrictions Blocked Before Midterms

Sep 15, 2026

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Politics

Second Judge Blocks Postal Service Mail-Ballot Rules

Sep 14, 2026

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Travel

Flash Floods Disrupt New York-Boston Travel Corridor

Sep 14, 2026

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US

350,000 New Mexicans Put Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica Legacy Back on Trial

Sep 9, 2026

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US

12 Jurors, Seven Days, No Verdict: Lindsay Clancy Trial Ends in Mistrial

Sep 4, 2026

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US

38 Hours, Seven Days, No Verdict: The Lindsay Clancy Trial in Limbo

Sep 4, 2026

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Politics

Markey Defeats Moulton’s Generational Challenge in Massachusetts Primary

Sep 2, 2026

A Bank Regulator Just Gave the Sitting President's Family Crypto Firm a Path to Its Own Federal Charter

Policy

A Bank Regulator Just Gave the Sitting President's Family Crypto Firm a Path to Its Own Federal Charter

Aug 23, 2026

A Federal Judge Just Blocked Trump's Mail-Ballot Order Nationwide. Hours Later, He Wouldn't Rule Out Declaring an Emergency to Save It.

Politics

A Federal Judge Just Blocked Trump's Mail-Ballot Order Nationwide. Hours Later, He Wouldn't Rule Out Declaring an Emergency to Save It.

Aug 16, 2026

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