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Obama-era rules, which Trump kept in place during his first administration, currently prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement from making arrests at so-called “sensitive locations,” including schools, churches and hospitals. But Trump reportedly wants to rescind that policy.
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Winter is planting season for kelp, a growing industry in New England.
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Just hours after his inauguration on Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting new federal leases for offshore wind projects. He cited, as one reason, the impact offshore wind may have on marine life. “If you’re into whales,” Trump said, “you don’t want windmills.” Whale experts say the facts show otherwise. -
Federal authorities investigating the shooting death of a Border Patrol agent on Monday say a German national in the U.S. on a “current visa” was also killed in the exchange of gunfire. -
A coalition of 18 states filed suit seeking an injunction before the executive order takes effect in February. -
Amherst-Pelham Regional School District Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman responded publicly today to allegations she threatened employees with physical harm and used inappropriate language. The events are described in an anonymous letter sent to the district school committee and others. -
One of their attorneys called Trump’s pardons “a big middle finger to America.” Trump says the move “ends a grave national injustice.” -
The organizations argue that the Trump administration's move to end end birthright citizenship for the children of some immigrants is unconstitutional. -
It was important to have Rhimes as the guest speaker due to the gravity of her work and her commitment to change, according to The Westport Library’s Marketing and Communications Director, EJ Crawford. -
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed in the line of duty in Coventry on Monday afternoon, authorities said.
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