
Trump’s private school vouchers create ‘conundrum’ for blue states on whether to take the money
Democrat-led states like Massachusetts will have to choose between worsening budget problems for public schools and passing up scholarship money funded with their federal tax dollars.

Congress approves Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
Opponents voiced concerns not only about the programs targeted, but about Congress ceding its spending powers to the executive branch.

Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter
President Trump promised a lawsuit after The Wall Street Journal described a sexually suggestive letter that the newspaper says bore Trump’s name and was included in a 2003 album for Epstein’s 50th birthday.

The Red Sox’ long winning streak could be a clear indication that this season will indeed be memorable, and other thoughts
The Sox were all the rage at Atlanta’s All-Star week. Respected national media members Ken Rosenthal and Jeff Passan spoke of Boston as a serious World Series contender.
‘It’s just disturbing’: Man accused of chopping down neighbor’s trees on Nantucket now faces criminal charges
Jonathan Jacoby, who allegedly cut down the trees, is now charged with vandalizing property, trespassing, and destroying trees on another person's land.
‘The brutal reality’: The typical single-family house in Greater Boston now costs $1 million
The all-time record prices put Greater Boston alongside New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Southern California.
Spotlight follow-up
Read more on the Steward Health Care crisisSteward alleges former CEO Ralph de la Torre and execs plundered the hospital chain of hundreds of millions of dollars
The filing this week in Steward's bankruptcy court accuses it's founder and top executives of defrauding the company of some $262 million.
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