Breaking with his party’s views and platform, Donald Trump backs a $10-an-hour federal minimum wage.
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Regulators to revisit efforts to save southern New England’s lobsters
The lobster management board of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will take up the issue Aug. 4.
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Boy’s death spurs review of Boston day camps
The 7-year-old wandered away unnoticed from a beach and was later found dead in the water.
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Crash course in distracted driving cuts accidents
The Distractology course is shown to be an effective part of driver education, especially for the young.
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Attack in village a strike against ‘the soul of France’
The slaying of a priest in a country church is seen as an assault on ‘the cultural identity of the nation.’
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Turkey closes media outlets, detains journalists
Amnesty International calls the crackdown a ‘brazen attack on press freedom.’
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Randolph voters approve $2.1 million spending plan, set up fund for dangerous buildings
The 33 residents gathered for Town Meeting also agreed to take a fire station project to the design stage.
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Land speed racer Sam Wheeler dies at 72
He was going 200 mph when he crashed his motorcycle at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
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Illustrator of Mad magazine dies at 91
Jack Davis created countless portraits of the perpetually grinning mascot, Alfred E. Neuman.
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Witnesses: South Sudan soldiers raped dozens near U.N. camp
The ethnic Nuer victims had sought protection from renewed fighting, civilian leaders said.