Unofficial post-Election Day tallies showed 203 Republican winners and 197 Democrats, but pending recounts could still tip the final balance of power.
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Driver faces charges in connection with crash at Massachusetts Apple store
A 2019 Toyota 4Runner crashed into the Hingham store’s plate glass window and struck people on Monday morning.
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‘Stock up on blankets’: Ukrainians brace for horrific winter
Russian strikes have pummeled Ukraine in an onslaught that has caused widespread blackouts and deprived millions of Ukrainians of electricity, heat and water.
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Jury begins deliberating in Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition trial
The jury will weigh the charges that the Oath Keepers were not whipped into an impulsive frenzy by Donald Trump on Jan. 6 but came to Washington intent on stopping the transfer of presidential power at all costs.
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Taylor Swift ticket trouble could drive political engagement
The sheer power and size of Swift’s fandom has spurred conversations about economic inequality, merely symbolized by Ticketmaster.
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Gay club shooting suspect evaded Colorado’s red flag gun law
Gun control advocates say Anderson Lee Aldrich’s June 2021 threat is an example of a red flag law ignored, with potentially deadly consequences.
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Republican Party’s lackluster fundraising spurs post-election infighting
In an at-times heated Senate Republican lunch at the Capitol last week, Maine Sen. Susan Collins questioned Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s management of the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, to challenge McConnell for his leadership post.
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One person dead, 16 injured when SUV crashes into Apple store in Massachusetts
Police were investigating and didn’t immediately say whether the crash was believed to be accidental.
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Crews search for hiker in northern New Hampshire mountains
Winds at higher elevations on Sunday were at 30-40 mph, making the wind-chill factor in the range of 30 degrees below zero.
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Ukraine urges civilians to leave liberated areas for winter
The liberation of the area marked a major battlefield gain, while the evacuations now highlight the difficulties the country is facing following heavy Russian shelling of its power infrastructure as winter weather sets in.