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• Chicago lawsuits take U.S. Department of Education to task over funding cuts

  

• Zohran Mamdani picks Kamar Samuels for schools chancellor

  

• Lodi Animal Services expands shelter space with new facility set to open in March

  

• Zohran Mamdani will be burdened with great expectations, New Yorkers say

  

• Bostonians share New Year's resolutions for 2026, "It's about the mindset"

  

• Boy hit and killed by vehicle was "going to be something special," family says

  

• Lawrence High teacher killed in Methuen home, son charged with murder

  

• Court hearings for Chicago groups' lawsuits against U.S. DOE over funding cuts