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On Monday, in response to reporters, Wu said she's "not interested in a bromance with the federal regime."
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 8:22 PM
On Monday, in response to reporters, Wu said she's "not interested in a bromance with the federal regime."
🚗 Nearly a quarter of all Massachusetts residents are expected to drive to visit friends or family this Thanksgiving. What's the strategy for beating the traffic? Here's when AAA predicts will be the best and worst times to hit the road.
What's the best day to drive this week? Here's AAA's Thanksgiving travel advice
Nearly a quarter of all Massachusetts residents are expected to drive to visit friends or family this Thanksgiving. What's the strategy for beating the traffic? Here's when AAA predicts will be the be...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚗 Nearly a quarter of all Massachusetts residents are expected to drive to visit friends or family this Thanksgiving. What's the strategy for beating the traffic? Here's when AAA predicts will be the best and worst times to hit the road.
Metaferia is an Ethiopian American interdisciplinary and research-based artist. Her solo exhibition “Syntropy” is on view at Praise Shadows Art Gallery through Dec. 19. It will also be the final exhibition in the gallery’s Brookline space.
Artist Helina Metaferia infuses solo exhibit 'Syntrophy' with research and activism
Metaferia is an Ethiopian American interdisciplinary and research-based artist. Her solo exhibition “Syntropy” is on view at Praise Shadows Art Gallery through Dec. 19. It will also be the final exhib...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Metaferia is an Ethiopian American interdisciplinary and research-based artist. Her solo exhibition “Syntropy” is on view at Praise Shadows Art Gallery through Dec. 19. It will also be the final exhibition in the gallery’s Brookline space.
The polar vortex is weakening, which means New England is in for a colder than usual December, with episodic cold snaps.
Polar vortex could bring cold temperatures after Thanksgiving and into December
The polar vortex is weakening, which means New England is in for a colder than usual December, with episodic cold snaps.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The polar vortex is weakening, which means New England is in for a colder than usual December, with episodic cold snaps.
The way we watch movies has changed since Arlington's Capitol Theatre first opened in 1925. The theater has, too.
Arlington's Capitol Theatre marks 100 years of movies — and reinvention
The Capitol Theatre will mark its centennial anniversary Tuesday, Nov. 25. The way we watch movies has changed since the Capitol was built. The theater has, too.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The way we watch movies has changed since Arlington's Capitol Theatre first opened in 1925. The theater has, too.
My brain is always on overdrive and listening to my “oldies” — loud, gritty, feel-it-all, flannel-soaked melodies — is like visiting an old friend, writes Katie Kurtzman. wbur.fm/48t9VaI
Chasing the soundtrack of my youth — one concert at a time
Katie Kurtzman’s 40th birthday featured flannel, Dr. Martens and a ’90s cover band. It felt like finding something I didn’t know I needed, she writes. Since then, I’ve been chasing the high of that night by buying tickets for every beloved ’90s band performing within driving distance.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My brain is always on overdrive and listening to my “oldies” — loud, gritty, feel-it-all, flannel-soaked melodies — is like visiting an old friend, writes Katie Kurtzman. wbur.fm/48t9VaI
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Battery storage is a key part of Massachusetts' plan to make the grid more reliable, affordable, and green 🔋
But increasingly, developers proposing projects are meeting a strong wall of local opposition 🪫
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But increasingly, developers proposing projects are meeting a strong wall of local opposition 🪫
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As Mass. pushes for big batteries on the grid, some communities push back
Massachusetts officials says batteries will bring down energy costs and help the grid run on more renewables. But there's a growing movement of people who say they don't want this technology in their ...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Battery storage is a key part of Massachusetts' plan to make the grid more reliable, affordable, and green 🔋
But increasingly, developers proposing projects are meeting a strong wall of local opposition 🪫
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11... @wbur.org #energysky
But increasingly, developers proposing projects are meeting a strong wall of local opposition 🪫
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11... @wbur.org #energysky
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The MBTA confronts an "unintended consequence" of all its recent Orange Line improvements: traffic www.wbur.org/news/2025/11... @wbur.org
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 1:09 PM
The MBTA confronts an "unintended consequence" of all its recent Orange Line improvements: traffic www.wbur.org/news/2025/11... @wbur.org
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
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.
Commentary: "Our task is not to make vulnerable populations more adaptable to injustice, but to make the powerful more accountable for it."
Resilience is no substitute for justice
The development sector's embrace of “resilience” redirected attention away from governments as duty bearers, writes Jehane Sedky, and made it easier for donors to fund a patchwork of NGO projects rath...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Commentary: "Our task is not to make vulnerable populations more adaptable to injustice, but to make the powerful more accountable for it."
Massachusetts health officials are scrubbing links to federal health data from their web pages after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week promoted the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.
Mass. officials rebuke ‘dangerous’ vaccine misinformation added to CDC website
Massachusetts health officials are scrubbing links to federal health data from their web pages after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week promoted the debunked claim that vaccines ...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Massachusetts health officials are scrubbing links to federal health data from their web pages after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week promoted the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism.
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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.
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 8:28 PM
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.
Harvard faculty hope the school's new review into its connections with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be more thorough than the previous investigation. The investigation comes after new documents showed a close relationship between Epstein and the school’s former president.
Harvard faculty weigh in on investigation into university connection to Epstein
Harvard faculty hope the school's new review into its connections with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be more thorough than the previous investigation. The investigation comes after new documents s...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Harvard faculty hope the school's new review into its connections with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will be more thorough than the previous investigation. The investigation comes after new documents showed a close relationship between Epstein and the school’s former president.
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 same media consultant — with no firewall in place to prevent sharing of information.
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 5:12 PM
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 same media consultant — with no firewall in place to prevent sharing of information.
The women blame John Hancock for how they handled the discovery and investigation of the hidden camera after it was found in 2019 in the women's locker room at the company's then-headquarters in the Seaport.
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 3:19 PM
The women blame John Hancock for how they handled the discovery and investigation of the hidden camera after it was found in 2019 in the women's locker room at the company's then-headquarters in the Seaport.
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 the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."
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 1:24 PM
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 the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."
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Massachusetts' goals for grid-scale battery storage faces a growing challenge: The anti-battery movement sweeping the state and country 🔌💡 @wbur.org
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As Mass. pushes for big batteries on the grid, some communities push back
Massachusetts officials says batteries will bring down energy costs and help the grid run on more renewables. But there's a growing movement of people who say they don't want this technology in their ...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Massachusetts' goals for grid-scale battery storage faces a growing challenge: The anti-battery movement sweeping the state and country 🔌💡 @wbur.org
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Essay: The U.S. has done right by refugees and immigrants before — never perfectly and never consistently, writes Ana Hebra Flaster. Today, Hebra Flaster and other Freedom Flight Cubans are bracing for the Trump administration to deport relatives who arrived here more recently.
I came to the U.S. on a Freedom Flight. Other Cubans haven't been so lucky
It's the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Flights, the largest refugee airlift in history. But how immigrants to the U.S. are treated depends more on American political and economic circumstances, than...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Essay: The U.S. has done right by refugees and immigrants before — never perfectly and never consistently, writes Ana Hebra Flaster. Today, Hebra Flaster and other Freedom Flight Cubans are bracing for the Trump administration to deport relatives who arrived here more recently.
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 continue teaching economics classes at Harvard.
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 10:51 AM
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 continue teaching economics classes at Harvard.
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 at the university where he was once a hard-charging president.
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 12:13 AM
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 at the university where he was once a hard-charging president.
Ballot questions about rent control, all-party state primaries and funding for water and nature conservancy were among those expected to clear a major hurdle Wednesday to advance toward the 2026 ballot.
Ballot questions on rent control, all-party primaries and legislative stipends expected to move forward
Ballot questions about rent control, all-party state primaries and funding for water and nature conservancy were among those expected to clear a major hurdle Wednesday to advance toward the 2026 ballo...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ballot questions about rent control, all-party state primaries and funding for water and nature conservancy were among those expected to clear a major hurdle Wednesday to advance toward the 2026 ballot.
The school announced the move after a trove of Epstein's emails released Nov. 12 revealed the depth of Summers' correspondence with Epstein.
Harvard to investigate community ties to Jeffrey Epstein
The school announced the move after a trove of Epstein's emails released Nov. 12 revealed the depth of Summers' correspondence with Epstein.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The school announced the move after a trove of Epstein's emails released Nov. 12 revealed the depth of Summers' correspondence with Epstein.
After more than six years of legal wrangling over pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma's culpability for its role in the opioid epidemic, a federal judge has formally approved a bankruptcy settlement to resolve thousands of claims against the company.
Mass. families concerned about approval of Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
More than 80% of the settlement funds will go to state and local governments. The remainder will go to those who directly suffered because of opioid addiction. Some Massachusetts residents said those...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
After more than six years of legal wrangling over pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma's culpability for its role in the opioid epidemic, a federal judge has formally approved a bankruptcy settlement to resolve thousands of claims against the company.
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This morning in WBUR Today: Here are the first Boston restaurants recognized by the Michelin Guide
Plus:
— Marijuana law tweaks on Beacon Hill
— Next month's big Green Line closure
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Plus:
— Marijuana law tweaks on Beacon Hill
— Next month's big Green Line closure
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Here are the first Boston restaurants recognized by the Michelin Guide
In the Boston-area's first-ever inclusion in the Michelin Guide, a total of 26 restaurants made the list. A half-dozen earned awards and just one — a sushi spot in the South End — got a coveted star.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This morning in WBUR Today: Here are the first Boston restaurants recognized by the Michelin Guide
Plus:
— Marijuana law tweaks on Beacon Hill
— Next month's big Green Line closure
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11... @wbur.org
Plus:
— Marijuana law tweaks on Beacon Hill
— Next month's big Green Line closure
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11... @wbur.org