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The partial government shutdown is a lot different from the record-long shutdown in the fall. That's mostly because the shutdown that began Saturday may not last long. When the House returns ...

In December 2006, a freight train carrying grain derailed in Mansfield near the Coventry line, according to past reporting from the Journal Inquirer. Two cars tipped over, with grain spilled, and ...

Republican leadership in the House is hoping to begin the process of reopening the government by advancing a funding package ...