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Tibetan exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama waves as he takes the stage for the "Ethics, Economy and Environment Panel" at the Global Systems 2.0 Conference at MIT on October 15, 2012. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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Dalai Lama Brings Message Of 'Warm-Heartedness' To Boston

The Dalai Lama visited Boston on Sunday, and spoke about the need to preserve Tibetan culture and approach the world with education and warmheartedness.

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MS-13 Gang Leader Pleads Guilty To Drug, Gun Charges

Federal authorities say Santos Portillo Andrade, a leader with the violent street gang MS-13, has pleaded guilty to racketeering, drugs, and weapons charges.

Jun 24, 2017

Cersei Lannister sits on the Iron Throne in Season 7 of "Game of Thrones." (Courtesy Helen Sloan/HBO)

Why I Keep Watching These Frustratingly Vague Trailers Against My Better Judgment

Captain, Pilot In Hyannis Ferry Crash Test Negative For Drugs

The ferry hit the jetty and grounded on the rocks at the Hyannis Harbor entrance last Friday, injuring 18. The vessel had been carrying 48...

Jun 23, 2017

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Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez attends his double murder trial on Friday, the sixth day of jury deliberations. (Stephan Savoia/AP Pool)

Prosecutors Appeal Hernandez's Voided Murder Conviction

On Friday, Massachusetts prosecutors appealed a court ruling that erased former Patriots player Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction in the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd.

Jun 23, 2017

Maine joins California, Nevada and Massachusetts in voting to legalize recreational marijuana. (AP)

House, Senate Lawmakers Form Panel For Pot Bill Negotiations

Six lawmakers have been named to a panel tasked with reconciling the differences between the House and Senate's marijuana bills by the end of the month.

Jun 23, 2017

Week In Review: Health Care, Marijuana Taxes, And Bella Bond's Murder

Republicans release health care bill, state lawmakers differ on changes to law legalizing recreational marijuana, and jurors weigh charges in the tragic death of 2-year-old Bella Bond.

Latrell James, Boston-Based Rapper Makes Good Go Around

Boston-based rapper and producer Latrell James treats listeners to a live performance.

Mass. Senate Passes Its Own Marijuana Law Revisions

The next step will be naming a conference committee made up of three lawmakers from the Senate and three from the House that will attempt to reach a compromise.

Jun 23, 2017

Rep. Keating Decries Limits On Seasonal Worker Visas As Maneuver Tied To Immigration Debate

Rep. Keating says while there is a broader issue of people overstaying on their visas, that is not the case with the workers who come to Cape Cod annually for seasonal work.

Doctors And Lawmakers Say Senate's Proposed Medicaid Cuts Put Child Health Care At Risk

The Senate's plan to replace Obamacare would cut funding for Medicaid and other health insurance subsidies by more than $1 billion a year within five years.

High Bacteria Levels Close 5 Beaches On South Shore

The Newport Avenue Beach in Hull had the highest level, at four times the limit. Smith Beach in Braintree had bacteria levels double the safe amount.

Jun 23, 2017

Temperatures reach well into the 80s later Friday. (Courtesy WeatherBell)

Forecast: Hot And Humid Friday, Some Weekend Showers

Warm and humid weather today will then yield a few showers late at night or early Saturday followed by drier air for Sunday.

Jun 23, 2017

Shortage Of Visas For Seasonal Workers Hits Cape Cod Hospitality Industry Hard

Changes Congress made to how the H-2B visa program works has left Cape Cod employers scrambling to find workers.

Local Reactions To The Senate Health Care Bill

Federal Judge Awards $2M In Dookhan Wrongful Conviction Case

Innovation Roundup: Baker Commits To Life Sciences, DraftKings Moves To Merge

Rapper Prodigy, Of Mobb Deep, Dies At 42

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Visiting the ICA on vacation from Colombia, Maria Alejandra Garcia Velez and her daughter, Maria Jose Cortes Garcia, 9, approach the shoelace work by Nari Ward, "We the People." (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Nari Ward Exhibit At Boston's ICA Captures Tension Of Immigrant Experiences

The exhibit offers museumgoers a glimpse into the naturalization process and what it means to be, and to become, American.

The Week That Was: Dems Defeated, SCOTUS To Hear Gerrymandering Case, David Ortiz Gets A Street And More

Democrats lose two more Congressional races, the Supreme Court will hear a case on gerrymandering and part of Yawkey Way becomes David Ortiz Drive. All that and more from Tom Keane’s weekly news roundup.

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Jun 23, 2017

Egleston Square Main Street's 2016 community reading of Frederick Douglass' "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July." (Courtesy Leonardo March)

Marathon Reading To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of ‘One Hundred Years Of Solitude’

"In some sense, I look at Egleston Square as a Macondo, a little area in Boston that had a boom, but experienced a lot of disinvestment when the [elevated] Orange Line came down."

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Jun 23, 2017

Christopher V. Edwards is the new director of the Actors' Shakespeare Project. (Courtesy)

New Director At Actors' Shakespeare Project Seeks Broader Appeal

Christopher V. Edwards comes to ASP from the Nevada Conservatory Theatre in Las Vegas.

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Jun 22, 2017

Jayson Tatum, as a student at Duke in March 2017, drives past South Carolina's Chris Silva during a NCAA game. (Rainier Ehrhardt/AP)

Celtics Pick Jayson Tatum With No. 3 Pick In NBA Draft

The selection comes after the Celtics traded the top pick to Philadelphia earlier in the week for the No. 3 pick, plus a first-rounder in either 2018 or 2019.

Jun 22, 2017

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Dalai Lama Brings Message Of 'Warm-Heartedness' To Boston

Hourly Newscast

MS-13 Gang Leader Pleads Guilty To Drug, Gun Charges

Why I Keep Watching These Frustratingly Vague Trailers Against My Better Judgment

Captain, Pilot In Hyannis Ferry Crash Test Negative For Drugs

Prosecutors Appeal Hernandez's Voided Murder Conviction

House, Senate Lawmakers Form Panel For Pot Bill Negotiations

Week In Review: Health Care, Marijuana Taxes, And Bella Bond's Murder

Latrell James, Boston-Based Rapper Makes Good Go Around

Mass. Senate Passes Its Own Marijuana Law Revisions

Rep. Keating Decries Limits On Seasonal Worker Visas As Maneuver Tied To Immigration Debate

Doctors And Lawmakers Say Senate's Proposed Medicaid Cuts Put Child Health Care At Risk

High Bacteria Levels Close 5 Beaches On South Shore

Forecast: Hot And Humid Friday, Some Weekend Showers

Shortage Of Visas For Seasonal Workers Hits Cape Cod Hospitality Industry Hard

Local Reactions To The Senate Health Care Bill

Federal Judge Awards $2M In Dookhan Wrongful Conviction Case

Innovation Roundup: Baker Commits To Life Sciences, DraftKings Moves To Merge

Rapper Prodigy, Of Mobb Deep, Dies At 42

Nari Ward Exhibit At Boston's ICA Captures Tension Of Immigrant Experiences

The Week That Was: Dems Defeated, SCOTUS To Hear Gerrymandering Case, David Ortiz Gets A Street And More

Marathon Reading To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of ‘One Hundred Years Of Solitude’

New Director At Actors' Shakespeare Project Seeks Broader Appeal

Celtics Pick Jayson Tatum With No. 3 Pick In NBA Draft