Massachusetts

• George Cabot Lodge, Last of His Family to Battle a Kennedy, Dies at 98 - The two Massachusetts clans faced off in elections for decades, until a final 1962 Senate race. Despite his loss, Mr. Lodge praised his opponent, Ted Kennedy.
• Major U.S. Public Transit Systems Brace for Storm With Detours and Warnings - Officials in several cities, including Boston, New York and Philadelphia, advised residents to avoid traveling if possible through the weekend.
• D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests - Documents unsealed by a federal judge on Thursday include dossiers that investigators prepared on pro-Palestinian student activists before they were targeted for deportation.
• Jamie Dimon says U.S. should impose Trump's credit card rate cap in Vermont and Massachusetts - JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday advocated for a test of President Donald Trump's proposed credit card rate cap in Vermont and Massachusetts.
• U.S. Says It Erred in Deporting Student Traveling for Thanksgiving - The Trump administration acknowledged it mistakenly deported a college student to Honduras despite a court order barring the removal. But the government has not moved to drop the case.
• Driver seriously injured in multi‑vehicle crash at Hampton toll plaza - A wrong‑way vehicle at the Hampton toll plaza triggered a three‑car crash that left one driver seriously injured.
• Grammy-nominated musician John Forté found dead at 50 in Massachusetts home - John Forté, the Grammy-nominated musician known for his work with the Fugees and the Refugee Camp All-Stars among others, has died at age 50. Chilmark Police Chief Sean Slavin said in a statement that there were no signs of foul play or “r
• 19 States Sue to Block White House Plan to End Gender-Related Care for Minors - The coalition of states seeks to stop a Trump administration effort to cut off federal funding to hospitals that provide such care.
• Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast - The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.
• Suspected Killer of M.I.T. Professor Studied With Victim, Graduating Top of Their Class - The parents of Claudio Neves Valente had not seen or heard from him since he left Portugal for the United States to enroll at a graduate program at Brown more than two decades ago.