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Utah Bans Fluoride in Water

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Keegan McLeod Staff Writer In a groundbreaking move, Utah has become the first state in the U.S. to ban fluoride in public drinking water. Governor Spencer Cox signed the legislation on March 27, effectively prohibiting cities and communities from adding fluor... More »

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Elon Leaving DOGE?

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Nora Geoghegan Staff Writer Rumors have been circulating over the past two weeks that billionaire Elon Musk will be exiting President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), as soon as the end of May. Given Musk’s role as a special governme... More »

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Transferring Thought to Speech

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Kelsy Brown Staff Writer Recently, scientists have developed a brain implant which translates one’s own thoughts into speech in real time. Due to this new invention, a woman who had suffered a stroke more than two decades ago, which had left her unable to sp... More »

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The Karen Read Saga Continues

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Nora Geoghegan Staff Writer In 2022, Karen Read of Mansfield, MA, was presented with charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter, operating under the influence, and leaving the scene of a crime after the death of her boyfriend and Boston police officer Jo... More »

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Remembering Pope Francis

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Matthew Willar News Editor Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, died on April 21, the day after Easter Sunday. The Pope delivered a final blessing on Easter to an audience at the Vatican before he died the following day. Pope Francis had been recovering ... More »

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Update on Tariffs

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Christopher Lambert Staff Writer In President Trump’s campaign, he hammered home that other countries were not paying their fair share, even though the U.S. has provided for other countries. What Trump means is that when the U.S. gives aid or resources to ot... More »

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Booker’s Speech Makes History

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Christopher Cox Staff Writer On Monday, March 31, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker took to the Senate floor and began criticizing the Trump administration. Booker has been serving in the Senate since 2013 and is one of five African-American senators to serve in ... More »

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Harvard Offers Free Tuition

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Daniel Griffin Opinion Editor In a stunning and unexpected turn in the game of college admissions, last week, Harvard University announced that they will be offering free tuition to qualifying families. By expanding the pool of those who meet the requirements ... More »

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Church Meets State

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Ella Bradshaw Staff Writer King Charles III and Queen Camilla are planning to visit Pope Francis this spring in Italy to fulfill both political and religious agendas. In terms of foreign policy, the English monarchs are looking to reinforce bonds between Italy... More »

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Trump’s New Tariffs

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Jillienne Lee Staff Writer President Donald Trump has taken over the Oval Office and one of his first steps has been to impose tariffs. Trump announced a new plan of applying a 10% tariff on imports from all countries, which has led to an increase in the price... More »

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Women’s Soccer Team Getting New Stadium?

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Christopher Cox Staff Writer In the summer of 2023, the city of Boston announced that there would be a private investor, who would rebuild the aging 76-year-old stadium used by Boston Public Schools athletics. The stadium in question is White Stadium, in Frank... More »

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NASA Astronauts Return to Earth

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Danielle Aiken Editor in Chief On March 18, NASA astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, returned back home after their unexpected nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station. Originally slated for an eight-day mission on the ISS, the starliner... More »