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âWe oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people,â the statement said. âWe pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement. We pray that the Lord may guide the leaders of our nation ...â
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Catholic Bishops Issue Rare Statement Objecting to U.S. Immigration Tactics
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AP: Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at an event in Utah, President Trump says
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History shows such a policy risks disasters from bad intel: âin a 2001 incident, the C.I.A. told the Peruvian government that a plane was smuggling drugs, and its air force shot it down, only to find out that it had instead killed American missionaries.â
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Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers
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Karishma Manzur, a progressive nonprofit leader and medical scientist from Exeter, N.H., launched a campaign for US Senate on Wednesday, making her the first to challenge Chris Pappas for the 2026 Democratic nomination.
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Karishma Manzur launches progressive campaign for US Senate in N.H., taking on Chris Pappas for Democratic nomination - The Boston Globe
Manzur did not criticize Pappas by name, but framed her candidacy as an effort to âbreak the grip of big moneyâ on politics.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/20/metro/nh-karishma-manzur-democrat-senate-progressive/
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What we know so far about N.H. Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hillâs official email outreach and how Republicans have responded. One state rep accused her of taxpayer-funded âpolitical lawfare.â
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If another 642 students are approved this fall for voucher-like "education freedom accounts" in New Hampshire (on top of the 10,000 already approved), then enrollment in the EFA program would exactly double what it was a year ago.
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Enrollment in N.H. âeducation freedom accountâ program nearly doubles in one year, with universal eligibility - The Boston Globe
The number of students approved for âeducation freedom accountsâ in New Hampshire has nearly doubled since last fall, and even though the program hit its nominal 10,000-pupil enrollment cap, more appl...
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/06/metro/nh-education-freedom-vouchers-double/
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A federal judge in New Hampshire just issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from following through on threats to defund schools that defy its anti-DEI directives. The judge's order is 82 pages.
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Judge halts enforcement of Trump administrationâs anti-DEI orders in education - The Boston Globe
he ruling bars the administration from proceeding with its plans for a so-called âEnd DEI Portalâ and a certification requirement.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/metro/nh-federal-judge-schools-anti-dei-directives-trump-blocked/
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A government lawyer presented such a dizzying argument about the status of an international student at Dartmouth College that a federal judge suggested it sounded like something out of a Franz Kafka novel.
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Judge questions âKafkaesqueâ argument in dispute over status of Dartmouth student from China - The Boston Globe
Xiaotian Liuâs case illustrates a much broader situation affecting thousands of international students across the country.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/metro/nh-dartmouth-xiaotian-liu-student-status-immigration-sevis-kafka-kafkaesque/
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Three more immigration judges at the Chelmsford Immigration Court (which handles cases from northern New England & parts of Mass.) were fired abruptly by the Trump administration. The head of their union warned about the risks of undermining due process.
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Union leader slams Trump administration for firing three more immigration judges in New England - The Boston Globe
At least eight more immigration judges were abruptly fired without cause, including three at the Chelmsford Immigration Court, which handles cases from northern New England and parts of Massachusetts.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/metro/immigration-judges-fired-chelmsford-ma/
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He made it to the courthouse in time for his arraignment on state-level misdemeanor charges, went through security, and rode the elevator to the third floor. But he never made it into the courtroom. đ§”
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Four public school districts in N.H. will soon join a pending lawsuit challenging the rollout of President Trump's anti-DEI directives. Let's recap. đ§”
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Good details from the courtroom in this story by
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: a DOJ attorney couldnât confirm whether Xiaotian Liuâs F-1 status was terminated by ICE intentionally or inadvertently.
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Judge to grant order protecting Dartmouth doctoral student from China from deportation - The Boston Globe
Xiaotian Liuâs student status was terminated by the federal government without notice or explanation. Itâs unclear whether his status was terminated intentionally or inadvertently.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/09/metro/nh-judge-grant-dartmouth-student-xiaotian-liu-protection-deportation-student-visa/
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The plaintiffs allege in an amended complaint filed this morning that President Trump has overstepped his legal authority in an effort to âpurge transgender people from society.â
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Transgender teens in N.H. move to sue Trump over orders seeking to exclude them from girlsâ sports - The Boston Globe
Their litigation appears to be the first direct challenge to an order that threatens to ârescind all fundsâ from programs that fail to enforce sex-based separation.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/12/metro/transgender-girls-sue-trump-sports-order/
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i just think if you're going to found a website called "the federalist" you should have to have at least a tiny understanding of what the federalist papers (like, say, 78) have to say about things
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The judge said he was not persuaded by arguments an attorney for the US Department of Justice presented in defense of Trumpâs order. âIâm not offended by them either, as a lawyer or a jurist,â he added.
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Trumpâs birthright citizenship order blocked temporarily by third federal judge, this time in New Hampshire - The Boston Globe
Joseph N. Laplante, chief judge for the federal district court in New Hampshire, said he was not persuaded by arguments an attorney for the US Department of Justice presented in defense of Trumpâs ord...
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/10/metro/trump-birthright-citizenship-order-temporarily-blocked-federal-judge-nh/
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The perfect lil V-tineâs fidget toy for couples trauma-bonded by the pandemic
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Please remember something: if you had said a year ago that Trump would do even a fraction of these things, you would have been mocked, belittled, accused of âTrump derangement syndrome,â and dismissed by certain people. Identify those people and block and shun them.
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This is the most important story in the United States right now.
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The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didnât Have âWrite Accessâ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGEâs Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didnât exist.
https://www.wired.com/story/treasury-department-doge-marko-elez-access/
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NH News Recap: Gov. advisory panels on police accountability and diversity eliminated
State advisory panels on policing and diversity initiatives are no more after former Gov. Chris Sununu rescinded over a hundred executive orders before he left office.
https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-02-07/nh-news-recap-gov-advisory-panels-on-police-accountability-and-diversity-eliminated
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NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.
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If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not
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Purges and loyalty tests in the security services. Right out of the authoritarian playbook
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The government website that warned transgender Americans about the risks of traveling to certain other countries that refuse to recognize their existence now refuses to recognize their existence.
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship:
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Judge temporarily blocks President Trumpâs order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
A judge ruled in the case brought by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon, which argue the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court case law have cemented birthright citizenship.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/23/metro/donald-trump-presidency-live-updates/?p1=BGLiveUpdates_Link#a_judge_temporarily_blocks_president_donald_trump's
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The husband and wife, who came into the US on tourist visas in 2023, are now well into the third trimester of her pregnancy. The outcome of this legal fight in New Hampshire could shape the entire course of their childâs life.
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New Hampshire couple from Indonesia on front lines of fight over birthright citizenship - The Boston Globe
President Trumpâs executive order could create a âmultigenerational subclass of people born in the US but who are denied full rights,â an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union warned.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/22/metro/nh-indonesian-couple-aclu-trump-birthright-citizenship/
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President Trump said he was pardoning about 1,500 defendants and issuing six commutations, delivering on promise to release those who tried to help him overturn his 2020 defeat.
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President Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office - The Boston Globe
Dozens of executive orders were prepared for his signature to clamp down on border crossings, increase fossil fuel development, and end diversity and inclusion programs across the federal government.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/20/metro/trump-inauguration-live-updates/
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âTrump added a long list of policies that sounded more like a State of the Union speech than an Inauguration Day speech. But the broad themes were fundamentally Trumpian, setting himself up as a national savior.â
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Trump, in his inaugural address, rips into the countryâs past leaders and makes sweeping promises - The Boston Globe
Donald Trumpâs speech tracked his campaign rally approach: big promises of national success due to his leadership, with plenty of sweeping indictments of the status quo.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/20/nation/donald-trump-inaugural-address/
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Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president inside the US Capitol, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington, and set out to reshape the countryâs institutions. Follow more live updates.
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Governor Kelly Ayotte told
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she hasn't decided whether to reappoint incumbent state agency heads (incl. Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut). "I haven't made any decisions yet on whether I will replace any of the commissioners," she said.
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Kelly Ayotte settling into N.H. governorâs office, with tough decisions ahead - The Boston Globe
While calling for her state to impose tougher criminal penalties than its New England neighbors, the GOP leader said her team is focused on "delivering value for taxpayers."
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/17/metro/new-hampshire-governor-kelly-ayotte-first-week/
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When a local police officer began investigating, Frank T. Hobbs Jr. of Goffstown argued with the officer and asked whether itâs illegal to pick up âroadside trash,â according to the New Hampshire attorney general's complaint.
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Civil rights charges filed against N.H. official over stolen Pride sign he called âroadside trashâ - The Boston Globe
Frank Hobbs was arrested last summer and charged with a misdemeanor, but that case was dismissed. The state is seeking up to $5,000 in civil penalties and an injunction.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/16/metro/nh-official-civil-rights-pride-sign-stolen/
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A church planned to work with local nonprofits to build workforce housing & emergency shelter on its property. The bank threw a wrench in things; now the church is suing. At issue: The conditions a donor imposed when he gave land to the church 60 years ago.
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Fighting for survival, N.H. church sues TD Bank for blocking workforce housing project - The Boston Globe
The bank says the churchâs multifaceted plans arenât exclusively âecclesiastical.â The church disagrees and says upending the collaborative effort will threaten the congregationâs ability to exist.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/14/metro/nh-church-sues-td-bank-housing/
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Rye Harbor Lobster Pound claims corruption by Geno Marconi (and others), alleging he used his position as director of the N.H. Division of Ports and Harbors to hamper their seasonal business, while his family's competing chowder shop planned to expand.
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Lobster shack owners allege corrupt N.H. officials conspired against their chowder business - The Boston Globe
The owners of Rye Harbor Lobster Pound allege that Geno Marconi, the long-serving director of the New Hampshire Division of Ports and Harbors, was hampering them in order to benefit his familyâs compe...
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/15/metro/nh-rye-harbor-lobster-pound-sues-geno-marconi-chowder-shop/
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This is the definition of specious reasoning. Klippenstein suggests itâs âelitismâ to exercise any editorial discretion on the basis of âthe public interest,â while he himself exercises such discretion daily ⊠and conflates âthe public interestâ with raw content analytics. đ
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Gmail: You have two options; either delete old messages, or pay for more storage. Me: OK, Iâll delete old emails. Gmail: {*blink*} You have one option âŠ
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âI honestly kind of thought he would last longer than three days,â N.H. State Rep Ellen Read said shortly after clearing the mannequin torso, goat mask, and debris from the city plaza this morning.
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Satanic Temple holiday display in New Hampshire toppled and damaged in apparent act of vandalism - The Boston Globe
While the mayor and others have criticized the display as intentionally provocative, proponents contend they aim to promote rational thought, not denigrate Christianity.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/10/metro/nh-satanic-temple-holiday-toppled-possible-vandalism/
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Alice Marwick: â2024 was the year âdisinformationâ outlasted its usefulness. Moving forward, we should not be concerned with isolated incorrect facts, but with the deeply-rooted stories that circulate at all levels of culture and shape our points of view.â
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âJust because weâre not large in numbers doesnât mean our beliefs are less important than any of the other religions represented here,â minister Vivian Kelly said during the unveiling ceremony, hailing Satan as a symbol of rebellion âagainst arbitrary authority.â
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Satanic Temple installs holiday display on plaza in front of New Hampshire State House, near nativity - The Boston Globe
Concord city officials said they had to decide âwhether to ban all holiday displaysâ and opted instead to grant a permit for the Satanic display âto avoid litigation.â
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/09/metro/new-hampshire-satanic-temple-holiday-display/
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New Hampshire residents often worry building a lot of new homes in their community will increase school spending & drive property taxes higher, but New Hampshire Housingâs Sarah Wrightsman outlined some recent myth-busting research.
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A common fear about new housing in New Hampshire is âreasonable,â but wrong, expert says - The Boston Globe
Research rebuts a persistent âmythâ about the link between new residential construction and property taxes, says a representative from New Hampshire Housing.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/09/metro/nh-housing-myth-students-property-tax/
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If the only tool you have is a hammer, then youâre ill-equipped for journalism.
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Los Angeles Times Owner Plans to Launch Tech-Driven âBias Meterâ On Articles Next Year
Patrick Soon-Shiong says that his team is building a product where "the reader can press a button and get both sides" of a story.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/los-angeles-times-owner-bias-meter-1236078458/
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âThe framing of this incident as some opening blow in a class war and not a brutal murder is especially alarming.â
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Insurance executive's murder sparks online praise and hate
Support for the killing of UnitedHealthcareâs CEO, as well as sympathy for it, has spread on social media, alarming experts.
https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/insurance-executives-murder-sparks-online-praise-hate-rcna183017
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I ordered a Christmas gift for my father from from a major online retailer. I wonât say what the gift was. But I will say it wasnât 12 bottles of isopropyl alcohol.
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The newly elected members of the N.H. House have been sworn in for the 2025-2026 term. Governor Chris Sununu, who didnât seek re-election, administered the oath for the final time.
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Although heavy rains and a late spring frost recently decimated seedlings for several Christmas tree varieties in New Hampshire and parts of New England are experiencing drought conditions, farmers are adapting and expect a strong (albeit short) selling season.
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Christmas tree farms are open throughout New England, and business is expected to be brisk - The Boston Globe
After Thanksgiving, nostalgia and the holiday spirit send people into the fields and forests of northern New England in search of the perfect Christmas tree. Growers are expecting strong sales this ye...
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/30/metro/christmas-tree-farms-nh-vt-ma/
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âBiden, who time and again pledged to Americans that he would restore norms and respect for the rule of law after Trumpâs first term in office, ultimately used his position to help his son, breaking his public pledge to Americans that he would do no such thing.â
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Biden pardons his son Hunter on gun, tax charges, despite previous promises that he would not do so - The Boston Globe
Biden pardons his son Hunter on gun, tax charges, despite previous promises that he would not do so.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/01/nation/biden-pardons-his-son-hunter-gun-tax-charges-despite-previous-promises-that-he-would-not-do-so/
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âI really didnât expect all this notoriety,â Annette F. Roberge of Manchester, N.H., told me after her SNHU graduation. âI thought I was just going to go, get my diploma, say hooray to me, and that was it. But, boy, that was far from what happened.â
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âNever too oldâ: Great-grandmother, 90, gets long-deferred degree from Southern New Hampshire University - The Boston Globe
âI thought I was just going to go, get my diploma, say hooray to me, and that was it,â Annette F. Roberge said. âBut, boy, that was far from what happened.â
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/27/metro/grandmother-90-graduates-snhu-annette-roberge/
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New this morning from the
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Spotlight Team's investigation into Steward Health Care: Company executives treated its in-house malpractice insurer like a piggy bank, depleting the accounts meant to pay malpractice claims
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Steward Health Care raided its own medical malpractice insurance company
Most of the insurerâs assets are in the form of IOUs from Steward Health Care, which went bankrupt in May.
https://apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/investigations/spotlight/2024/09/steward-hospitals/steward-traco/
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-- Transportation officials warn N.H., R.I. customers of âsmishingâ scam imitating E-ZPass invoice
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Transportation officials warn N.H., R.I. customers of âsmishingâ scam imitating E-ZPass invoice - The Boston Globe
The scammers appear to be targeting phone numbers with 603 area codes, without knowing whether a number is affiliated with any of the stateâs roughly 588,000 E-ZPass accounts.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/21/metro/new-hampshire-toll-invoice-text-smishing-scam/
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