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More homeless kids visit ERs after Mass. shelter restrictions
Emergency room visits for homelessness surged at a large urban children's hospital after Massachusetts made it harder for families to get into shelters, a new study suggests.
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Celts-76ers rivalry renewed
The first step in the renewal of an NBA Eastern Conference rivalry was taken last spring. That's when the Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers, postseason combatants in the 1960s and 1980s, squared off in the second round of the playoffs.
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Mike Shalin's Working Press: It's just Brady being Brady
TOM BRADY had just worked his usual magic to top a magical sports night in Boston and Bill Belichick couldn't hide his excitement.
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Dynamic duo
Lisa Freeman and Victoria Sullivan are very strong supporters of education and parental rights.
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True stories from the files of the Armed Citizen: Armed mother protects children from boyfriend
If you need another example of a mother's love, look no further than Nashville, Tenn., where a woman shot her boyfriend after he assaulted her youngsters. The mom told police she fired because her children were in danger.
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Democratic lawmakers push renewable energy strategy
In response to Gov. Chris Sununu's 10-year energy plan, Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups have released a plan of their own, calling for the state to generate all of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2040.
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H.S. Football: Unbeaten Campbell back in Power Poll
Campbell High of Litchfield, one of two unbeaten Division III teams in New Hampshire, is back in the Union Leader High School Football Power Poll ' just in time for the division's marquee game of the regular season.
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Dartmouth bonfire Saving a campus tradition
Students at one of the nation's top colleges should not have to be told to keep their hands out of the fire.
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Joe McQuaid's Publisher's Notebook: New opinion format, reader views aplenty
YOU MAY have noticed yesterday that we have made some changes to our daily opinion pages. Each Monday and Thursday will feature a page of opinions other than those of the Union Leader.
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Another View -- Bob Clegg: Bipartisan means Negron, not Kuster
WITH ALL DUE respect to Kathy Sullivan's obligatory right-before-an-election 'Ann Kuster is a bipartisan' op-ed, the entire premise is half-baked and the proof is in the 'cookies.'
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NH faces 5 billion pension deficit
On the campaign trail, Gov. Chris Sununu frequently refers to the state's balanced budget and the millions of dollars in surplus funds he distributed in his first two years in office.
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Democrat poster boys: Bloomberg, Baldwin, bull
Credit Alec Baldwin and Michael Bloomberg with one thing: Their blather and bombast here over the weekend may have further energized New Hampshire voters to opt for Republicans.
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Treating sleep apnea may improve stroke outcomes
Treating a common sleep disorder immediately after a stroke or mini-stroke may improve patients' neurological symptoms and daily functioning, a small study suggests.
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Idiot Baldwin
To the Editor: Alec Baldwin speaks at Democratic Dinner in NH? You're kidding. With Representatives there. He is still mumbling over President Trump. Loss to Hillary!
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Officials gathering information for State Plan on Aging
The State of New Hampshire and the State Committee on Aging, representing roughly 30 agencies geared to seniors, are gathering information on what matters most to New Hampshire's aging population through online and print surveys and statewide listening sessions, starting Oct. 25 in Berlin.
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David Harsanyi: Yes, Democrats, it's a mob
FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL Eric Holder believes that Michelle Obama was wrong when she famously advised, 'When they go low, we go high.' Rather, he told Democrats at a gathering in Georgia, 'when they go low, we kick them.'
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NH Business Newsreel: Ponzi scheme prompts mortgage company fine
A Nashua mortgage firm has been ordered to pay 8,000 for selling an unsecured promissory note that cost an investor more than 20,000 when the note turned out to be connected to a Ponzi scheme, the state said.
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Migraine patients can try three new drugs for headache prevention
Migraine patients can now try three new drugs for prevention
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Report: Lifespan calculators have weak spots
It seemed to be as good a way as any to start researching an article on predicting lifespan. I asked Google, 'How long will I live?' It offered me some calculators. The fun began.
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His wife died in childbirth, but officer couldn't sue
More than four years after Navy Lt. Rebekah Daniel bled to death within hours of childbirth at a Washington state military hospital, her husband still doesn't know exactly how ' or why ' it happened.
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