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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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White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt now has a family connection to an ICE arrest: the mother of her nephew was detained in Revere, Mass. @wbur.org @simonfrios.bsky.social
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White House spokeswoman Leavitt now has a family connection to an ICE arrest
Bruna Ferreira, a Boston-area woman who is the mother of Leavitt's nephew, is now in custody at an ICE facility in Louisiana.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Good listen and read here if you want to know about the 3 Republicans challenging Healey for Gov @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social @massgovernor.bsky.social
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How the 3 major Republican candidates for Massachusetts governor say they'd deal with Trump
The Trump administration has hit Massachusetts with ICE raids, cut funding to crucial economic sectors and battled with local universities. Gov. Maura Healey has used her office to push back against T...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Boston's @mayorwu.boston.gov says no thanks to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social-style 'bromance' with Trump
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Wu casts some shade on Mamdani; says no thanks to 'bromance' with Trump
It’s a notable divide between Wu and her fellow progressive leader, who has called her the most effective Democrat in America. Every leader needs to decide how to handle this political moment, Wu offe...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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"I've never owed him anything," Greene said of the president. "I fought for him and for America First. And he called me a traitor for standing with these women."
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How Marjorie Taylor Greene went from a top Trump ally to choosing to resign
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was one of President Trump's most outspoken supporters. But she is planning to leave office following a growing rift with the president.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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MassGOP endorses John Deaton in the primary race for U.S. @markey.senate.gov seat - a year after Deaton lost a challenge to @warren.senate.gov @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
John Deaton wins early MassGOP endorsement in Senate race
The attorney and cryptocurrency advocate secured a key endorsement from the state Republican Party, giving him an edge over potential primary rivals.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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The MBTA's Orange Line is running so much faster - there are traffic jams ?! @wbur.org @nikdecostaklipa.bsky.social
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The Orange Line has gotten so much better it has a new problem: Traffic
An "unintended consequence" of all the recent improvements, Orange Line trains are now running into delays due to congestion at the end of the line. However, the MBTA has a plan to ease the issue. Mee...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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After ICE agents "wrongfully" detained a high school intern at a Providence courthouse, the state’s highest-ranking judge said the legal system will consider making virtual hearings more accessible.
Rhode Island courts to explore remote hearings after ICE mistakenly detains a high school intern
After ICE agents "wrongfully" detained a high school intern at a Providence courthouse, the state’s highest-ranking judge said the legal system will consider making virtual hearings more accessible.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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More women are joining a lawsuit against John Hancock over a secret camera in the women's gym locker room @wbur.org @allyjar.bsky.social
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More women can join lawsuit against John Hancock over hidden camera, judge rules
The women blame John Hancock for how the company handled the discovery and investigation of a hidden camera after it was found in 2019 in the women's locker room at the company's then-headquarters in ...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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State campaign finance regulators found the campaign of former Republican gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl and a super PAC that backed his campaign illegally coordinated during the 2022 election @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social
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Super PAC illegally coordinated with Diehl campaign in 2022 election, regulators say
State campaign finance regulators found that former Republican gubernatorial candidate Geoff Diehl and a super PAC that backed his campaign illegally coordinated during the 2022 election by hiring the...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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The Harvard Crimson reports Summers and wife went to Epstein's island for a day in 2005, on their honeymoon....meanwhile in the email trove, Summers' wife wrote of 'Lolita' to Epstein in 2018... @wbur.org @bertoscalese.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Summers visited Epstein's private island during 2005 honeymoon
Embattled Harvard professor and former U.S. Treasury secretary Larry Summers and his wife briefly visited convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private island during their honeymoon in 2005.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Epstein emails show correspondence with former MIT prof Noam Chomsky @wbur.org @christinewillmsen.bsky.social
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Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In t...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Summers now says he's taking a leave from Harvard www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Larry Summers takes leave from teaching at Harvard after release of Epstein emails
Summers had been retreating from his public commitments amid fallout of a new trove of emails revealing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, but had maintained that he would con...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Harvard’s Larry Summers has seen plenty of controversy - but being penpals with Epstein appears to be knocking him out of his elite financial circles www.wbur.org/news/2025/11... @wbur.org @agbrooksradio.bsky.social
Despite controversies, Larry Summers has kept a hold in elite circles
Larry Summers has seen his share of controversy, and up to now, he's always bounced back. But the scandal engulfing those with ties to Jeffrey Epstein is, for now, derailing the high-profile economist...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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A U.S. president speaking to a reporter this way… www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b...
Trump Berates One Reporter and Tells Another,‘Quiet Piggy’
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November 19, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Unearthing an old Globe investigation here - from the ‘08 financial crisis, the last time Larry Summers brought pain to Harvard
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Harvard ignored warnings about investments: Advisers told Summers, others not to put so much cash in market; losses hit $1.8b - The Boston Globe
Harvard ignored warnings about investments: Advisers told Summers, others not to put so much cash in market; losses hit $1.8b.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Quick video here to catch you up on the Summers/Epstein saga @wbur.org @meghanbkelly.bsky.social
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Larry Summers to step back from public commitments over Epstein ties
YouTube video by WBUR
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November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Bit of a win for NPR - and free speech www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...
CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Allston car wash calls BU student ‘Reckless’ for calling ICE on workers - many of whom had legal work papers. ICE called him a ‘patriot’ www.wbur.org/news/2025/11... @wbur.org
3 Allston Car Wash workers ordered to be released, while owners say BU student was 'reckless' for calling ICE
Nine people were taken into custody in the Nov. 4 immigration raid on the car wash. Their attorney said many of those workers had legal authorization to work in the United States, and three workers we...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Larry Summers says he’s ‘deeply ashamed’ of his ties to Epstein, detailed in embarrassing emails and texts. Says he’s stepping back from public commitmemts while he sorts his life @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Larry Summers to step back from public commitments over Epstein ties
Summers said on Monday he was "deeply ashamed" of staying in touch with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and now plans to step back from his public commitments. The statement came after newly s...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Consequences of failure to give Mass. public defenders a raise @wbur.org @debbecker10.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Man charged with murder had previous weapons case dismissed due to public defender shortage
Hundreds of cases have been dismissed this year, as some public defenders stopped taking new cases while fighting for higher pay from the state. Massachusetts' public defenders have been the lowest pa...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Taiwan gov't paid thousands for Mass. lawmakers to visit @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Taiwanese government paid thousands for New England lawmakers to visit
In his ethics filing, state Sen. Adam Gomez said the trip promoted the interests of Massachusetts because the state “shares a mutual interest with Taiwan on trade, investment, and innovation.” State l...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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The head of the Boston University College Republicans said in social media posts that he tipped off ICE to the Allston car wash -- that ICE later raided @wbur.org @rachellss.bsky.social
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BU student brags on social media about calling ICE on Allston car wash workers
ICE raided the car wash. Many of the employees reportedly had legal status, but were unable to immediately provide their documentation when questioned by agents.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Federal Judge Mark Wolf speaks out on ‘intolerable’ Trump actions on rule of law @wbur.org www.wbur.org/upnext/2025/...
'Silence, for me, is now intolerable': Boston federal judge resigns in protest, citing President Trump
After four decades on the federal bench, Judge Mark Wolf explains why he left.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Worth remembering: Congress keeps getting paid while people suffer in govt shutdown- and members of congress stay home
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Here’s How Much Congressional Leaders Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer and John Thune Are Worth
Both Democratic congressional leaders are richer than their Republican counterparts—and all four are getting paid even as the government has closed up operations.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Deeply disturbing www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM