EXCLUSIVE: In first interview for DA bid, Rachael Rollins acknowledges ‘messy’ exit as US attorney
Rollins took swipes at both Kevin Hayden, who she wants to unseat as Suffolk district attorney, and Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner.
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‘We want to show that ... we’re fun, too’: Mass. bar, restaurant owners cheer 3 a.m. closing time
Legislation signed by Gov. Maura Healey allows bars to serve alcohol an hour later, and also lets cities and towns establish designated public alcohol consumption “districts” through July 31.
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Jerome Powell warns against political pressure on Fed, courts and schools in Boston speech
Powell called universities, courts, Congress and the central bank “the foundation and the embodiment of our democracy” and argued that the Fed’s independence was a “priceless asset” that must be protected. -
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The other enemy America was fighting 250 years ago: Smallpox
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In contested US Senate race, Markey beats Moulton for endorsement of Mass. Dems at convention
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That loud boom heard across Eastern Mass.? NASA says it was a fireball.
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