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New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has COVID-19
New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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NH Town Managers Worry About Business Health, Infrastructure
Looking beyond the pending coronavirus relief package, some town managers in New Hampshire worry about the future of small businesses, infrastructure projects and making sure older adults are taken care of. “Businesses are trying to reopen, they’re trying to have some normalcy, but if they don’t survive, we’re going to have a lot of empty storefronts” and concern about...
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NH Still Deciding Whether to Expand COVID Vaccine Eligibility
New Hampshire is still deciding whether to follow the Trump administration’s recommendation to immediately start vaccinating older adults earlier than initially planned, a public health official said Wednesday. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced Tuesday a series of major changes to increase supply of vaccines, provide more locations for people to get shots, and extend eligibility...
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NH's Famously Independent Voters Deliver Big 2020 Wins for Democrats and Republicans
New Hampshire showed its independence on Election Day, backing Democrat Joe Biden for president while sending its Republican governor back to the State House. And the split ticket doesn’t stop there. Granite Staters also sent Democratic incumbents Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Rep. Chris Pappas back to Washington, but likely flipped the New Hampshire House Republican, which would give the...
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NH Voters Give Dems and Republicans Election Night Wins
In the swing state of New Hampshire, voters showed their independence, backing Democrat Joe Biden for president while sending Republican Gov. Chris Sununu back to the state house.
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James Foley's Mother ‘So Grateful' for ‘Critical Progress' Toward Possible U.S. Prosecution of ISIS Militants
Eight years after Diane Foley’s son was captured by Islamic State militants in Syria, critical progress was made Tuesday that could help clear the way for their prosecution in the United States. “I’m just grateful, so grateful,” the Rochester, New Hampshire, mother said. “It would be a first step to accountability.” Since American journalist James Foley was beheaded, it’s...
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James Foley's Mother Continues Her Fight for Justice
It’s been a hard fought battle for Diane Foley, mother of beheaded New Hampshire conflict journalist James Foley. But eight years after her son was captured by ISIS terrorists in Syria, there was a step Tuesday in the right direction.
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NH Receives PPE Shipment From China
A Fed-Ex jet touched down Sunday in Manchester, New Hampshire, after an overnight flight from China, carrying 91,000 pounds of desperately needed personal protective equipment.
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NH Businessman Discusses Massive PPE Shipment to NH
New Hampshire businessman and inventor Dean Kamen describes how he helped secure more than 4.5 tons of PPE for New Hampshire.
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How Dean Kamen, Inventor of the Segway, Delivered a Massive Shipment of PPE to New Hampshire
A cargo plane delivering some 91,000 pounds of personal protective gear touched down in New Hampshire, Sunday, in what officials hailed as a major step in the state’s battle against the novel coronavirus. At the center of the efforts to secure the badly-needed PPE from China was Dean Kamen, the New Hampshire businessman and inventor best known for creating the…
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New England Lawmakers Respond to Impeachment of President Trump
Almost immediately after the U.S. House of Representatives made Donald Trump the third U.S. president to be impeached, New England lawmakers began to share their reactions. The House voted Wednesday to impeach Trump on both articles it introduced, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The votes were largely along party lines. The articles will now move to...
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Trump Impeached by House for Abuse of Power, Obstruction
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to impeach President Donald Trump. It was the third impeachment in the history of the United States.
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NH Delegation Calls for EPA to Help Biomass
New Hampshire’s congressional delegation is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to level the playing field for producers of biomass energy.
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Sen. Shaheen and NH Students Take Part in Roundtable on Vaping
The use of vaping products among middle and high school students is skyrocketing. The Centers for Disease Control says more than 25 percent of teenagers are vaping these days. That was the topic of a very candid conversation at Nashua South High School, where state and local leaders sat down with students Monday.
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Shaheen Hosts Student Roundtable on Vaping
The use of vaping products by students in middle schools and high schools is skyrocketing.
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Senators Shaheen, Hassan Praise Trump Administration's Move to Ban E-Cigarettes
New Hampshire’s U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen says she’s glad to see the Trump administration’s announcement that it would move to ban flavored e-cigarettes. Shaheen said the surge in youth vaping is alarming and banning the e-cigarettes is an important first step to tackle this public health crisis.
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Third Republican, Messner, Vying to Challenge Shaheen
A former U.S. Army ranger who founded a national law firm is the latest Republican vying to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire.
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Funding Announced to Support Domestic Violence Survivors
New Hampshire’s Democratic Congressional delegation has announced over $ 1 million in federal funding to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
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New Hampshire Gets Grants to Secure 7 Houses of Worship
Amid a spike in hate crimes nationwide, New Hampshire’s Democratic congressional delegation announced Friday that seven houses of worship in the state are getting funding to help bolster security. The $150,000 in grants will go to four churches, two temples and a chabad. The delegation also announced the state was getting more than $4 million from the State Homeland Security...
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Manchester VA Medical Center Whistleblower Dies Following Car Crash
A doctor who filed a whistleblower complaint alleging substandard care at New Hampshire’s medical center for veterans died following a car crash Tuesday. Dr. William “Ed” Kois, 62, of Newburyport, Massachusetts, was heading south in Hampton just before 4:30 p.m., state police said, when he left the road and drove into a grassy area in the center median before striking...