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Election result draws tear-filled cheers — and jeers

SHEER ELATION consumed the Boston Common on Saturday afternoon as more than 1,000 people danced and cheered Joe Biden’s election as president. Kamala Harris, who made history as the first woman, black, or person of South Asian descent to be elected vice president, was celebrated on several signs.   Screams of glee rose from the crowd whenever a US Postal Service truck drove by. Sometimes the driver would honk back. Cars, motorcycles, […]

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Pence-Harris debate more traditional

THE MOST BUZZED-ABOUT moment in Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate came when a fly perched on Vice President Mike Pence’s head for over two minutes, during which he was calling it an “insult” to police to claim that systemic racism against black people by law enforcement exists. Pence’s debate with Sen. Kamala Harris took a […]