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Commencement speaker Isabel Capeloa Gil encouraged the graduates to move forward in life with the Christian values taught to them at Boston College, while still respecting the views of others.

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Chuck Schumer wants the federal government to step in and investigate whether a Chinese state-owned company could pose a threat to national security.

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