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Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Capital Source Terrorist attacks around the world are rattling the folks who run the State House, so much so they have created a new position – director of security – and are on the verge of filling it.  Capital Source The Massachusetts Dental Society has conducted a poll it says shows widespread concern about a new type of advanced dental hygienist, a sort of nurse practitioner of the dental world.

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.

Posted at 9:43 pm on May 22, 2017 by Joe Cunningham CNN and Fox are reporting on air that police have identified a male at the site of the attack in Manchester as a “probable” suicide bomber, although there are no details on the device yet.

Posted at 11:00 pm on May 22, 2017 by Joe Cunningham Social media accounts that support the Islamic State were very active leading up to the Manchester bombing that killed 19 and injured more than 50 others. According to the Daily Caller, many of these accounts were calling on supporters to “hunt your prey” in the hours leading up to the attack. While no one has clai

Posted at 11:30 pm on May 22, 2017 by Susan Wright It wasn’t her fault. Nineteen people were killed, and another 50 were injured by what was apparently a terrorist attack Monday evening at Manchester Arena, in England. Concert goers leaving pop star Ariana Grande’s performance were met with the blast from what some reports are saying looked to be a nail bomb. Jay Caruso covered the chaos earlier here. Joe Cunningham provided an update

Posted at 2:32 am on May 23, 2017 by Caleb Howe “What I can confirm is that there are children among the deceased.” Those are the terrible words of Chief Constable Ian Hopkins in an early morning presser covering the terror attack on the Manchester Arena on Monday night after an Ariana Grande concert. The death toll now stands at 22 deceased, 59 injured. More than 400 officers have been deployed in the aftermath according to the Chief Constable.

Posted at 3:51 am on May 23, 2017 by Caleb Howe The President is holding a joint presser with Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem shortly, and Sean Spicer has notified the press that Trump will be addressing the terror attack in Manchester at that time. The remarks are set to being any moment. Watch below.

President Trump is proposing deep cuts for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), federal energy research and public lands oversight in his 2018 budget, the White House announced Monday.  The administration’s budget document also includes a controversial plan to open up Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for oil drilling, and it proposes drawing down the nation’s oil reserve — two strategies for raising new federal revenues. Trump’s budget would cut the EPA’s funding by $2.6 billion, or 31.4 percent, the largest cut for any cabinet-level agency. The proposal — if enacted — wo

The Trump administration on Tuesday will propose the deepest cuts to government programs in a generation, delivering the opening salvo in a new round of budget battles in Washington.   The proposal, titled “A New Foundation for American Greatness” and set for release at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, sets out a 10-year plan to balance the budget. It relies on a mix of cuts to anti-poverty programs, optimistic economic forecasting and deep cuts to nondefense discretionary funding to meet its targets.