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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Stephen Ordway inside the mill building in Dover, N.H., where his restaurant Dos Mexican Eats is located. In late July, the state told him he had to return nearly $12,000 in unemployment benefits.
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    States Demand Refunds For Unemployment Money Paid In Error

    Nov 03, 2020
    In New Hampshire, more than 10,000 people who collected unemployment during the pandemic have received notices that they weren't entitled to benefits and had to return the money.
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    National
    JerriAnne Boggis, executive director of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, poses with a monument that was erected in Harriet E. Wilson's honor. Boggis says when she read Wilson's book, she felt as if it was written the book just for her.
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    Early Novel Written By Free Black Woman Called Out Racism Among Abolitionists

    Feb 15, 2020
    In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson published a book about life as an indentured servant in New Hampshire. It remains an obscure classic because it challenges white ideals about racism in the North.
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    Politics
    People in Milford, N.H., wait in line to enter an event for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Monday.
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    Everything You Need To Know About The New Hampshire Primary

    Feb 11, 2020
    Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is the favorite, as progressives seem to be coalescing around him and moderates are split among several candidates.
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    Analysis
    Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Bernie Sanders (left), Sen. Amy Klobuchar and businessman Tom Steyer raise their hands during a Democratic presidential primary debate on Friday at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.
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    5 Takeaways From The Last Democratic Debate Before The New Hampshire Primary

    Feb 08, 2020
    The pressure was on for the Democratic candidates. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar stood out, but is it too little too late? Others tried to draw clear distinctions.
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    Politics
    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a campaign stop at Nashua Community College in Nashua, N.H.
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    Iowa Keeps Getting Messier: 5 Takeaways From The Caucuses' Near-Tie

    Feb 07, 2020
    Iowa's results still aren't quite settled, but it's clear former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders finished in what was essentially a tie. What does it all mean?
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    Health Care
    Keith Meehan is one of an estimated 1 million Americans who get health care coverage through a health care sharing ministry. After his back surgery, Aliera and Trinity HealthShare declined to pay approximately $200,000 in medical bills, saying back pain
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    Regulators Allege Christian-Based Health Care Provider Broke State, Federal Rules

    Nov 25, 2019
    Health care sharing ministries offer consumers an alternative to traditional insurance, and people are drawn to their lower premiums. But one company is accused of selling illegal insurance products.
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    Mental Health
    Meme, a New Hampshire woman using a family nickname, ended up spending 20 days locked inside a wing of the emergency department at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, N.H.
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    Woman Detained In Hospital For Weeks Joins Lawsuit Against New Hampshire

    Oct 22, 2019
    She was detained because she couldn't get a court hearing. She couldn't get a hearing because they are available only to people in psychiatric beds and the state's psychiatric facilities are full.
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    Politics
    From the Democratic presidential debates hosted in Detroit, candidates (left) Marianne Williamson, Rep. Tim Ryan, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke former Gov. John Hickenloope
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    Debates, Not Voters, Begin Sending Democratic Presidential Candidates Packing

    Sep 09, 2019
    The field of Democratic presidential hopefuls has begun to shrink in advance of, and because of, this week's debate. The new, more rigorous rules instituted by the party are causing some controversy.
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    Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, stands with his attorney, Donald Frank, during a court session on Monday in Springfield, Mass. He has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of negligent homicide in connection with a crash that killed seven motorcyclists in New Ham
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    Driver In Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists Pleads Not Guilty

    Jun 25, 2019
    Prosecutors say that Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was driving a pickup truck and veered over the center line of a rural road in New Hampshire, striking and killing a group of motorcyclists.
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    Law
    Rob Spencer prays as New Hampshire lawmakers debate prior to a death penalty vote at the State House in Concord, N.H., on Thursday. The legislature abolished capital punishment by overriding a veto by Gov. Chris Sununu.
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    New Hampshire Abolishes Death Penalty As Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto

    May 30, 2019
    Calling capital punishment "archaic, costly, discriminatory and violent," state Sen. Melanie Levesque, a Democrat, said the time has come to end it. Twenty-one states have discarded the death penalty.
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    Republican Gov. Chris Sununu waves during his inauguration ceremony at the State House in Concord, N.H., this January.
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    New Hampshire Poised To Eliminate Death Penalty

    Apr 11, 2019
    The state Senate passed a bill Thursday repealing capital punishment. The governor has threatened to veto it, but supporters have enough votes to override a veto.
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    Analysis
    Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally in June 2016 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif. He launched a second presidential campaign on Tuesday, with a big burst of donations from supporters, but new challenges ahead.
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    Are Democrats Ready To 'Feel The Bern' Or Is Sanders The 'MySpace' Of 2020?

    Feb 23, 2019
    The Vermont independent showed he can still raise boatloads of money, but with so many progressive choices, Sanders may be at a disadvantage.
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    Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., leads a November 2015 rally in front of the New Hampshire State House in Concord. Sanders won that primary, but today some of his supporters in the early primary state are less enthusiastic about another presidential bid.
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    'Does It Have To Be Him?': N.H. Progressives Split By Another Sanders Bid

    Jan 30, 2019
    The Vermont senator's 2016 presidential campaign took off in New Hampshire. But in 2020, some progressive voters in the state say there are plenty of other alternatives.
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    Politics
    New Hampshire secretary of state Bill Gardner, left, shows former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, the historic ballot box before O'Malley filed papers to run in the 2016 presidential primary. Gardner is the nation's longest-serving secretary of state and
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    Turbulent Trump Era May Unseat The Guardian Of The New Hampshire Primary

    Dec 05, 2018
    For 40 years, New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner's office has been a mandatory stop for presidential hopefuls. But his brief association with President Trump may cost him his job.
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    Politics
    Flowers are laid at the base of the statue at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas.
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    What We All Forget (If We Ever Knew) About The Political Career of Bush 41

    Dec 02, 2018
    Even with a public figure this durable, many facets of the story fade with time. That's a pity, because the greater meaning of anyone's life is often contained in the things others forget.
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    Politics
    Chris Pappas participates in a debate of Democratic hopefuls in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., earlier this month. Pappas won the Tuesday, Sept. 11, Democratic primary and will represent his party in
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    Establishment Candidates Prevail In New Hampshire Primaries

    Sep 11, 2018
    Democratic candidates backed by the state's political establishment won in races for the state's open 1st congressional district and the primary for governor, beating more progressive challengers.
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    National
    Jillian Broomstein plays with her son.
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    New Hampshire Mothers Struggling With Opioid Addiction Fight To Keep Their Children

    Jun 02, 2018
    New Hampshire parents who are trying to overcome opioid abuse face a ticking clock and limited state resources to try to keep their parental rights.
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    President Trump speaks about his plan to address the opioid crisis at an event at Manchester Community College in Manchester, N.H., on Monday.
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    President Trump Vows To 'Liberate' U.S. From Opioid Crisis

    Mar 19, 2018
    Trump traveled to New Hampshire on Monday to outline his plans to combat opioid addiction. New Hampshire's death rate from opioid overdoses is twice the national average.
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    Pardon Effort Fails For Man Imprisoned After Ranch Standoff

    Mar 17, 2018

    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — State legislators have rejected efforts to pursue a presidential pardon for a New Hampshire man in prison for his role organizing armed backers of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy after a 2014 standoff.

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    The Two-Way
    Cashiers in Merrimack, N.H., sell a lottery ticket at Reeds Ferry Market convenience store in January. A woman who bought the winning ticket there won the $559.7 million jackpot and now has won the right to remain anonymous.
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    Call Her Jane Dough: New Hampshire Lottery Winner Can Stay Anonymous, Court Says

    Mar 13, 2018
    A judge in Hillsborough County has ruled that a woman who won a $560 million Powerball jackpot can collect her cash without revealing her name. Only her hometown will be revealed.
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    The Salt
    In December, New York tax department investigators seized 757 liters of untaxed liquor brought into the state in this vehicle.
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    Why Are New Hampshire's Tax-Free Liquor Stores Selling So Much Hennessy?

    Mar 08, 2018
    So much cognac is being sold that one official is asking the state attorney general to investigate whether the Liquor Commission is turning a blind eye to bootlegging and money-laundering activities.
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    Do Doctors Need To Use Computers? One Physician's Case Highlights The Quandary

    Nov 28, 2017
    Now in her 80s, Anna Konopka has been practicing medicine for decades and has never used electronic records. After record-keeping complaints, she surrendered her license. The case wound up in court.
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    Politics
    Protesters, including former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, outside the election commission's hearing in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday. They say the panel is stacked with members who believe that voter fraud is extensive and will use its conclu
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    Tension And Protests Mark Trump Voting Commission Meeting

    Sep 12, 2017
    One witness suggested voters undergo the same kind of background check now applied to gun buyers, a function that system was never designed for.
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    Politics
    Kansas Secretary of State, Kris Kobach, left, and Vice President Pence at the first meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, in July.
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    Trump's Voting Commission Embroiled In New Controversy Ahead Of Next Meeting

    Sep 12, 2017
    Ahead of a meeting in New Hampshire, the panel's co-chair, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, made questionable claims that the state allowed nonresidents to vote last year.
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    The Salt
    At the Portsmouth Brewery in New Hampshire, the kelp beer "Selkie" is sold both on tap and in bottles.
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    From Ocean To Potion: Kelp Finds A Niche In The Craft Beer Market

    Sep 08, 2017
    Kelp isn't a new flavor enhancer for brewers. For hundreds of years, coastal farmers in Scotland grew grains in seaweed beds. But briny brews have been slow to catch on in the United States.

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