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NEPM
The Trump administration has proposed regulations to control billions of dollars in federal research funding, which it says will reduce "fraud and abuse." Scientists in Massachusetts and beyond say they could set back research in the U.S. by decades.
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For Maine Public
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Connecticut Public
The World Cup is in New England! This summer, players and fans from around the world are meeting for matches in Foxborough, Mass., with many others celebrating from home. Follow the soccer coverage from our stations and across the country here.
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The groups, in Maine and elsewhere, say international travelers face risks amid stepped-up immigration enforcement. -
Resorts across the state reported more than 2.2 million visits over the 2025-2026 winter, according to Ski NH. -
another aspect of that Big Beautiful Bill is shifting the cost of SNAP onto states, if they can't keep their error rate below 6%. Massachusetts is hovering around 14%. And an under-resourced DTA is more likely to make mistakes. -
Local immigrants from Peru, Colombia and across Latin America are excited about the joy the FIFA World Cup will bring after a tough year of immigration enforcement. -
National Park Service to remove quotes about slavery, immigration and suffrage from Bunker Hill siteOver the past year, President Trump has sought to scrub national monuments, museums, parks and other historical sites of markers that the administration claims cast the country's "founding principles and historical milestones in a negative light." -
Governor Ned Lamont has signed a new Connecticut law that prohibits the sale and importation of pistols that can be easily converted into fully automatic machine guns. -
From the many depictions of George Washington, to using American Revolution motifs to recruit for WWII, the ongoing exhibition asks how the country’s revolutionary past is constantly being reconsidered. -
U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner today denied some of the allegations made by former girlfriends in a New York Times story this week, including one charge that he engaged in physically threatening behavior.
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