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Wu and the Boston City Council took the oath at a packed Symphony Hall, where she vowed Boston would be a 'beacon' against a federal administration she said had 'plundered our economy'.

Reenactors, cannon fire and a mounted Washington marked 250 years since the British left Boston, at a newly restored Dorchester Heights Monument rededicated by the National Park Service.

Some 60 tall ships from more than 20 countries, led by USS Constitution, paraded into Boston Harbor for America's 250th, opening five days of free ship tours and fireworks.