Supreme Court allows Trump to resume mass federal layoffs
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ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor,” as he celebrated the first papal Mass using a new set of prayers and readings inspired by Pope Francis’ environmental legacy.
Massachusetts is preparing for a massive outreach effort to help hundreds of thousands of residents who qualify for Medicaid keep their coverage in the wake of new requirements signed into law Friday by President Trump.
On the coast and in the northeast part of the state, temperatures should remain at or below 80 on Wednesday — a welcome change after temperatures shot above 90 earlier this week. But in Western Massachusetts, the change won’t be quite as noticable, with highs as warm as 88 in Springfield.
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State transportation officials said they were “awaiting clarification” on the grant’s status from their federal counterparts.
A Massachusetts man who police say forcibly removed a woman from her car at a Dairy Queen is also accused of assaulting his relatives and taking his grandfather’s car without permission prior to the carjacking.
The "big, beautiful bill" signed into law by President Trump last week will allow him to dramatically expand his immigration crackdown.
The Teamsters union said it has picket lines up at Republic Services locations in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Other strikes against Republic, a national waste management firm, have begun in Georgia and Illinois.