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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 18h

Don't forget to set @wbur.org as your preferred source in Google! www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

How to make sure WBUR shows up in your Google searches

If you use Google, one way to ensure that its algorithm is surfacing the best and most relevant of WBUR’s journalism is to set WBUR as a “preferred source.”

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 18h

5 things to do this weekend www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

5 things to do this weekend, including HONK! Fest and Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations

Plus, the final weekend of "The Hills of California" at the Huntington and free admission to a few Boston museums.

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 18h

"Travelers across the U.S. are beginning to feel the impacts of the government shutdown, as air traffic control staffing shortages disrupt flights across the country." www.wbur.org/npr/nx-s1-55...

The government shutdown keeps snarling air travel. Officials say it could get worse

A dozen facilities saw air traffic control shortages on Monday, delaying flights at several airports. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed "a slight tick-up in sick calls" due to the shutdown.

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 18h

"When Dylan Bloomfield started a job in downtown Boston last year, he was shocked by the cost of a simple lunch. As a Worcester native working in the Financial District, he was suddenly confronted by daily prospect of $15 sandwiches and $20 bowls." www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

Where to find the best cheap lunches in Boston

Dylan Bloomfield, a content creator who searches for "lunch for $7 or less" in downtown Boston, shares his advice for finding the best cheap eats. Plus, our readers chimed in with more affordable lunc...

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 18h

"This year, we introduce you to 10 local artists of color who are foregrounding the environment — its beauty and its fragility — in their work." www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

WBUR Presents: The 2025 Makers

The natural world has been a powerful muse for artists across the ages, and in our present era, engaging with our environment is more urgent than ever. Meet 10 local artists of color who are foregroun...

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 18h

"Immigration advocates say ICE arrests have been surging in Massachusetts since early September, when the Department of Homeland Security announced a renewed enforcement effort in the state." www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

As ICE ramps up activity in Mass., this group bears witness

Activists connected through an immigrant advocacy group called LUCE are documenting arrests throughout the state. The "ICE watchers" record the names of those detained to make sure they’re accounted f...

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 18h

"The last coal-fired power plant in New England, Merrimack Station, has stopped running." www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

New England’s last coal plant has stopped operating, according to its owners

Granite Shore Power, the company that owns the coal plant in Bow, New Hampshire, said they ceased commercial operations Sept. 12, about a year and a half after they announced they would retire their f...

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 18h

Some things from @wbur.org today! (🧵) First up: Changes to bike lanes in Boston: www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

Why Boston is moving away from flexposts to a new type of bike lane barrier

Boston has begun swapping out the thin, flexible bollards with "cast-in-place concrete" bike lane barriers that sit on top of the road.

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NPR @npr.org · 5d

With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.

Kiss reality goodbye: AI-generated social media has arrived

With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.

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WBUR @wbur.org · 7d

In 2020, she joined WBUR's On Point to reflect on her work and legacy. Listen here:

A Conversation With Jane Goodall

60 years ago, Jane Goodall first began her close observations of Tanzania’s chimpanzees. Equipped with binoculars, a notebook and patience, she transformed the way the world understands primates.

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 7d

Oh hey, we made a cool tool to help you track where various offshore wind projects in New England stand and understand which actions from the Trump administration have affected their progress.

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What's up with offshore wind in New England? Here's a map

The Trump administration is bringing big changes to the U.S. offshore wind industry. Use this map to help keep track of where projects in New England stand.

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WBUR @wbur.org · 6d

The White House asked nine major universities, including MIT and Brown, to accept the government's definition of gender and apply it to campus bathrooms, locker rooms and women’s sports teams. It also asks colleges to stop considering race, gender and other demographics in the admissions process.

Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda and get favorable access to federal money

The proposed agreement asks universities, including MIT, Brown and Dartmouth, to accept the government's definition of gender and apply it to campus bathrooms, locker rooms and women’s sports teams. I...

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 6d

“With early releases and endless days off, parents are forced to choose between staying home or spending money.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/02/m...

School schedules are breaking parents — and hurting kids - The Boston Globe

With early releases and endless days off, parents are forced to choose between staying home or spending money.

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 7d

In case you were wondering, U.S. Postal Service remains open during the federal government shutdown because it generally receives no tax dollars to keep running. USPS relies instead on stamp sales and and other service fees

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 7d

Don't miss the Makers! "These visionary creators ask difficult questions about our relationship with the surrounding world. Across disciplines and mediums, they grapple with themes of ecological stewardship, climate justice and sustainability." www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

WBUR Presents: The 2025 Makers

The natural world has been a powerful muse for artists across the ages, and in our present era, engaging with our environment is more urgent than ever. Meet 10 local artists of color who are foregroun...

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 7d

"Öztürk was arrested by masked federal agents on a Somerville street in March." www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

Appeals court weighs Trump administration challenge to release of Mahdawi, Öztürk

A panel of federal judges heard back-to-back hearings Tuesday as the Trump administration appealed lower court decisions to release two graduate students from Immigration and Customs Enforcement deten...

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 7d

"The manager of acclaimed Roxbury restaurant Suya Joint is now home after spending more than three months in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center." www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

Manager of award-winning Suya Joint restaurant released from ICE detention

The manager of acclaimed Roxbury restaurant Suya Joint was granted asylum and is now home after spending more than three months in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center.

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 7d

"U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston agreed with several university associations that the policy they described as ideological deportation violates the First Amendment as well as the Administrative Procedure Act ... " www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

Judge finds Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests

U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston agreed with several university associations that the policy they described as ideological deportation violates the First Amendment.

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 7d

"The Hendels live in one of the 13 homes that the state plans to take for the Sagamore and Bourne Bridge projects." www.wbur.org/upnext/2025/...

'Stunned. Silence. Shock': Cape Cod couple loses their home to bridge replacement

The state plans to take 13 homes through eminent domain for the massive $4.5 billion Sagamore and Bourne Bridge project.

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 7d

Latest from @wbur.org today, a thread: "About 25,000 federal employees across Massachusetts could be affected in some way by the shutdown." www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

What Massachusetts residents should know about the government shutdown

About 25,000 federal employees across Massachusetts could be affected in some way by the shutdown. Here's an overview of the impact and what happens next.

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Tiffany Campbell @tiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 7d

These images are 💯 www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

Livestock landscaping: Vermont ski areas employ goats and sheep to clear the slopes

Domestic goats are reaching new heights on Vermont's ski slopes. Magic Mountain in southern Vermont used goats to clear its slopes of vegetation last year, and Jay Peak, near the Canadian border, is u...

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David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · 11d

As federal funds wane, NPR ruefully clashes with CPB

My story for NPR:

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As federal funds wane, NPR ruefully clashes with CPB

NPR asked a federal judge to block CPB from awarding a $57.9 million grant to a new consortium of public media institutions to operate the satellite that connects the public radio system.

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WBUR @wbur.org · 28d

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft pledged to "keep fighting" after finishing second behind incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu in the city's preliminary election by nearly 50% percentage points. If history is any indication, closing that gap will be a tough fight.

What's the history of Boston's mayoral preliminary runners-up closing the gap in November?

Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft pledged to "keep fighting" after finishing second behind incumbent Mayor Michelle in the city's preliminary election by nearly 50% percentage points. If history is ...

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WBUR @wbur.org · 27d

Seventeen years had passed by the time Boston police knocked on Louise’s door to say they had a DNA match for her alleged rapist. But under Massachusetts’ 15-year deadline for prosecuting rape, that evidence didn’t matter.

After 17 years, DNA tied a man to her rape. Under Massachusetts law, it was too late

Massachusetts has one of the shortest deadlines in the country for prosecuting rape, even when DNA could help prove the case.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 27d

In 1952, polio outbreaks peaked in the U.S. and left nearly 21,000 victims paralyzed and 3,000 dead. By 1955, a vaccine had become widely available. Gathered by The Atlantic Photo, images from one of the most successful public-health campaigns of all time:

A World-Changing Vaccination Campaign, in Photos

In 1952, its peak year in the U.S., polio outbreaks left nearly 21,000 victims paralyzed and 3,000 dead. After the country introduced a vaccine, which became widely available in 1955, cases in the U.S. dropped to fewer than 100 per year within a decade.

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