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Young women and girls pack Ariana Grande’s concerts, snap up her songs the moment they’re released and follow her every social media post. In her music, shows and videos, Ms. Grande — ever-smiling as she unleashes a soaring voice — is what her fans long to be: Self-assured, sexy, talented, optimistic, in control and proudly feminine.

MANCHESTER, England — Britain’s prime minister put the nation on its highest level of alert on Tuesday and deployed the military to work with the police over fears that another terrorist attack was imminent. The announcement came as the police continued to investigate whether the Monday night bombing at a pop music concert in Manchester that killed 22 people, including children, was part of a broader conspiracy. “It is a pos

MANCHESTER, England — Britain’s prime minister put the nation on its highest level of alert on Tuesday and deployed the military to work with the police over fears that another terrorist attack was imminent. The announcement came as the police continued to investigate whether the Monday night bombing at a pop music concert in Manchester that killed 22 people, including children, was part of a broader conspiracy. “It is a pos

Many Republican senators who weren’t outright condemning President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget made sure to acknowledge a universal truth of budgeting in Washington: The spending bills Congress eventually passes don’t always bear much resemblance to the president’s list of priorities. “We'll be taking into account what the president's recommending, but it will not be determinative in every respect,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, told reporters Tuesday. In written statements, several other Sena

The Senate Intelligence Committee has announced two new subpoenas against former national security adviser Michael Flynn to compel him to turn over documents related to his contact with the Russians, adding that Flynn risks being held in contempt of Congress if he does not comply with the requests. Flynn invoked the Fifth Amendment and rejected the committee's subpoena request for documents relating to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election earlier this week.

Robert Mueller, a source close to Kasowitz and sources familiar with the Trump’s decision confirmed to ABC News. Mueller was appointed by Deputy Attorney General FBI, was selected a week after his successor James Comey was fired by Trump, who later admitted he was thinking about the bureau's inquiry into the matter when he took action on Comey. Kasowitz has represented Trump "on a wide range of litigation matters for over 15 years" according

After a history of public disagreements on issues from the border wall to Pope Francis will meet for the first time in person tomorrow morning, at the Vatican. The public back-and-forth began during the presidential campaign when Pope Francis alluded to Trump in an interview, saying a man who builds walls instead of bridges isn't a man of faith. "A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not of building bridges

The budget released by the White House today follows through on Environmental Protection Agency. The new budget plan cuts 31 percent of the agency’s funding overall, including significant reductions to research programs and enforcement of clean air and clean water programs. Environmental research faces one of the largest cuts; Trump’s budget proposes cutting almost half of the research budget, or $234 million. OMB Director climate change.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories What follows is a list of the major programs, agencies, and initiatives that President Donald Trump’s eliminating funding for entirely, and how much those cuts are estimated to save. In many cases, the proposal calls for ending these efforts because the Trump administration believes they are wasteful, outdated, duplicative, their impact is unproven, or they handle matters that should be funded by states or private sources. Some of the cuts below are similar

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories President Trump’s budget proposal calls for eliminating funding for a number of programs. Here’s a list, and how much those cuts are estimated to save.  The Senate intelligence committee says it will subpoena two of former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s businesses.   Former CIA Director John Brennan told the House intelligence committee on Tuesday that he was the first US official to call out the Russians for their activities.