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Beth Healy
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Deputy Managing Editor at WBUR - NPR in Boston
Former Boston Globe/Spotlight reporter
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Even gun rights groups are going after FBI chief Kash Patel for his inaccurate comments about Pretti carrying a gun. An FBI press person said Patel "wasn't speaking to the letter of the law, per se"
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Gun-rights group says Noem, Patel are "fundamentally wrong" on Minnesota law
Second Amendment and other allies are pushing back.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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@massgovernor.bsky.social and Bristol County Sheriff Heroux add to chorus of leaders calling on DHS chief Kristi Noem to resign. Healey says she's 'got to go' & sheriff calls ICE actions in Minneapolis 'amateur hour' @wbur.org
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Healey, Bristol Sheriff, call on Noem to resign after immigration agent kills VA nurse
Gov. Maura Healey called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign and for federal immigration agents to leave cities like Minneapolis, after a U.S. Border Patrol officer fatally shot a VA ...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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Obama weighs in: “many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.”
barackobama.bsky.social Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 26, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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If you want the short take on last night's Mass. state of the commonwealth, with reporting from inside the room, here you go - @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social
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Healey puts affordability front and center during State of the Commonwealth address
Gov. Maura Healey had two points of focus during her State of the Commonwealth address Thursday night: lowering costs for residents and lowering the rhetorical boom on President Trump.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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Here's what 6 political observers with an array of different views hope to hear @massgovernor.bsky.social talk about tonight at State of Commonwealth @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social
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Here’s what 6 Mass. political observers want to hear in Thursday's State of the Commonwealth speech
Gov. Maura Healey is set to deliver her annual State of the Commonwealth address Thursday night, amid national debates around affordability, immigration and President Trump’s expanding use of executiv...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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State Sen. @senatorledwards.bsky.social files bill to curb ICE at Mass. courthouses @wbur.org
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Masks off and warrants out: State Sen. Edwards files bill to curb ICE actions at Mass. courthouses
The legislation would ban anyone inside a courthouse from wearing a mask; require law enforcement officers to state their purpose to court officials; and require ICE agents to have a judicial warrant ...
www.wbur.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Hundreds of thousands of soccer fans will converge on Boston in June for World Cup. The @mbta.com is still working out transit for crowds. Foxboro train station is under construction until a couple week before matches start @wbur.org @andreaperdomoh.bsky.social #WorldCup www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...
World Cup fans are coming to Boston. The T is still working out how to get them around
The MBTA's transit plans for World Cup are still up in the air, just months before millions of visitors arrive in the Boston area.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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U.S. Rep. Clark, on the heels of Minnesota trip, calls for more oversight and restrictions on ICE
Clark, the second highest-ranking House Democrat, said her Democratic colleagues see an opportunity as Congress weighs a Homeland Security funding bill.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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More good times www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...
Wall Street sinks as Trump threatens 8 European countries with tariffs over Greenland
Stocks slumped on Wall Street Tuesday after President Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with new tariffs as tensions escalate over his attempts to assert American control over Greenland...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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A Bulgarian tourist in Canada says his GPS took him too close to the U.S. border - then ICE held him for almost 3 months @wbur.org @simonfrios.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...
A Bulgarian in Canada got too close to the U.S. border. He ended up in ICE custody for nearly 3 months
Dmitrii Georgiev was on vacation when he said his GPS led him to a U.S. port of entry in Vermont. By the time he realized that, it was too late. He'd spend months in a black hole of ICE custody and fe...
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January 20, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Good listen here on what residents, biz leaders and lawmakers are saying about Wu's 2nd-term challenges. She needs to deliver, while continuing to battle Trump @wbur.org @evezuckoff.bsky.social
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Wu wants to focus on Boston this term. But Trump policies still loom
In her first term, Wu was untested — all possibility and potential. Now, her constituents expect her to deliver major improvements, and she does too.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Boston Mayor @mayorwu.boston.gov has a lot on her plate as her 2nd term starts. Get behind the scenes here with @wbur.org @evezuckoff.bsky.social -- (a great listen too - will share shortly)
www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...
Wu wants to focus on Boston this term. But Trump policies still loom
In her first term, Wu was untested — all possibility and potential. Now, her constituents expect her to deliver major improvements, and she does too.
www.wbur.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Cautionary tale: dont jump to conclusions or rely on AI to ID people. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...
Disinformation in Minneapolis Shooting Points at People Who Were Not Involved
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January 12, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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The Fed received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department on Friday that threaten a criminal indictment relating to Chair Powell’s testimony last summer about the central bank’s building renovation project
January 12, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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Boston protests ICE killing in Minnesota @wbur.org @allyjar.bsky.social @rlub.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...
After Minneapolis shooting, Boston protests while Wu calls out 'cruel and vicious agenda' of Trump administration
The reverberations from the shooting in Minneapolis of Renee Nicole Good by ICE officer Jonathan Ross are being felt in Boston. A large crowd gathered Thursday on Boston Common to protest ICE, the sec...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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@massgovernor.bsky.social calls on charter flight cos to stop doing ICE flights out of Hanscom @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social
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Healey calls on airlines to stop providing charter flights to ICE at Hanscom Field
Gov. Maura Healey called on two airline companies to stop providing private charter flights to federal immigration officials out of Hanscom Field, arguing the tactics used by U.S. Immigration and Cust...
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January 8, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Gov. Healey releasing $250 mil to help Mass residents who’ve lost Obamacare subsidies @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...
Mass. will spend $250M to lower health insurance bills after federal subsidies expired
Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday that she’ll tap a special state trust fund to help about 270,000 residents whose costs are soaring because Congress failed to renew a chunk of federal subsidies before ...
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January 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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As Mass Inspector General probes sheriffs over last year's $100mil+ cost overruns, he's seeking their communications with the Legislature, among a long list of other things @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...
Inspector general's probe of Mass. sheriffs’ spending includes communications with Beacon Hill
In his investigation of Massachusetts sheriffs, state Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro is probing a broad set of financial data, communications with top Beacon Hill officials and non-law enforcement ...
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January 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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Terrible to see: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Announces It Will Cease Operations www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Announces It Will Cease Operations
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January 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Venezuelans in Boston welcome Maduro's ouster...but what's next? Good listen & read here from @simonfrios.bsky.social @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...
Local Venezuelans cheer Maduro's arrest, but worry about what's next
"There's no easy solution," Berklee pianist Leo Blanco said. "The only thing I'm celebrating is that one important piece of the chess game was removed. They took a king away."
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January 7, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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The @mayorwu.boston.gov camp raised $1.1 million for Wu's inaugural festivities from the likes of the Red Sox, big developers and businesses @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social
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Wu raises $1.1M from developers, businesses for inauguration
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu raised more than $1.1 million in donations for her second inauguration, with top companies that are likely to have business before the city contributing tens of thousands of d...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Republican U.S. Sen. candidate John Deaton paid off $346k in MassGOP debt - just weeks after the party gave him a key endorsement @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social
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U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton pays off $346k in MassGOP debt
The Republican from Bolton donated more than $346,000 to the Massachusetts Republican Party to pay off outstanding debts weeks after the party voted to give him a key endorsement in his campaign for e...
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January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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Criminal justice advocate Andrea James says she'll run as an independent for Gov. of Mass. She has spent time in jail herself @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social
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Criminal justice advocate Andrea James plans independent gubernatorial run
The former criminal defense attorney and advocate for incarcerated women who once spent time behind bars for fraud said she plans to launch a campaign for governor as an independent candidate.
www.wbur.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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Last minute drama/surprise in picking a new Boston City Council president....the winner: Liz Breadon of Brighton (and N. Ireland) @wbur.org @evezuckoff.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...
Breadon wins Boston City Council presidency in an upset
Liz Breadon is the new Boston City Council president following an intense session of behind-the-scenes vote-wrangling and politicking during Monday's council meeting.
www.wbur.org
January 5, 2026 at 7:44 PM