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Looking east at the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, which spans the Massachusetts Turnpike and intersects with the Boston University Bridge and Essex Street. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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What You Need To Know About The Comm. Ave. Closure

State officials are urging people to stay away. If you can't, here's what you need to know to get around.

Hourly Newscast

Boston poet laureate Danielle Legros Georges in performance. (Courtesy Craig Bailey)

Boston Gets Its Wicked Good Poets Together For The City's 1st Anthology Of Poetry

At Codman, Theater Isn't Just For The 'Theater Kids'

Baker And 9 Other Governors Urge Senate To Reject 'Skinny Repeal' Of Obamacare

New Bedford Hurricane Barrier: Not An 'Impermeable Line Of Defense' Against Climate Change

New Bedford is home to the longest hurricane barrier on the East Coast, but city leaders know the wall can only hold back the sea for so long. The sea level is rising and storms will get more intense as a result of global warming.

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"I Got a Song" by Rick Massimo. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

How The Newport Folk Fest Has Propelled Folk Forward, 58 Years In

Its long history is documented in a new book, "I Got a Song," by Rick Massimo.

The ARTery

05:326 hours ago

2 MIT Engineers Use Math To Plot A Path For Boston's School Buses

Transportation is one of Boston Public School's biggest expenses. The district is now hoping two MIT engineers, along with their complex algorithm, can make a difference where human planning has not.

Edify

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With a cool flow off the ocean temperatures will be below average for late July Saturday. (Courtesy Tropical Tidbits)

Forecast: Cloudy, Possible Shower Today; Heavy Rain For Some On Saturday

Saturday will be another especially cool day with heavy rain, especially toward the Cape. It won't be as chilly as it was earlier this week, however.

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Amelia Geggel, Environmentalist Whose Name Means 'Hard-Working Princess'

Despite undergoing chemotherapy, Amelia managed to get married, finish a master's degree in public health and find full-time work as an environmentalist.

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05:329 hours ago

Haa Pertab, a graduate student at MassArt, sits in the tree enclosure before doing her sketch. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

With Artists In Residence, Boston Is Changing How The City Values Art

Part of the Boston AIR program is "a certain element of trust and belief that there is something worthwhile in art and art making ... even though we can't always have proof of an economic impact."

The ARTery

04:1610 hours ago

In this 2014 photo, an informational card about ticks distributed by the Maine Medical Center Research Institute is seen in the woods in Freeport, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

Early, Unofficial Doctor's Office Data Supports Prediction Of Heavy Lyme Disease Season

Overall doctors are diagnosing about 15 percent more Lyme disease cases than they did last year, according to athenahealth -- with a lot of geographical variation.

CommonHealth

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People sit at the Midway Cafe's bar. (Hadley Green for WBUR)

5 Things To Do This Weekend — Nico Rises From The Dead And The Midway Lives On

Also, New York Feminist Fiber Art collective has a pop-up show in Somerville and Shakespeare & Company puts on the lesser-known "Cymbeline."

The ARTery

10 hours ago

A Disaster Waiting To Happen: The Potentially Deadly Risks Of Over-Development

Until developers and politicians work to ensure that safety comes first, writes Alex Green, they’re not doing enough.

Cognoscenti

10 hours ago

Baker Administration Drafting Bill To Allow State Police To Cooperate With ICE Detainers

The state's highest court ruled this week local law enforcement officials don't have the legal authority to detain someone based solely a request from federal immigration authorities.

Jul 26, 2017

A large group of protesters rally against the Senate Republican health care bill in front of the Capitol Building in Washington Wednesday. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

What's Next: Senate GOP Considers 'Skinny' Health Care Bill

The Senate has rejected an amendment that would simply repeal much of Obamacare without replacing it with anything. Here's a look at what's next.

Jul 26, 2017

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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks to the media outside the White House in Washington, Monday, July 24, 2017, after meeting behind closed doors with the Senate Intelligence Committee on the investigation into possible collusion between Russian officials and the Trump campaign. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Was Donald Trump Jr.'s Meeting With A Russian Lawyer Actually An Intelligence Operation?

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09:27Jul 26, 2017

President Trump speaks as USS Arizona survivors visit the White House on July 21, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump Tweets Transgender Troops Can't Serve

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19:00Jul 26, 2017

Why A Report Gave Mass. An 'F' Grade For Its Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws

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14:30Jul 26, 2017

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher David Price. (Tony Dejak/AP)

Sports with Springer: Details Emerge About Confrontation Between David Price, Dennis Eckersley

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06:10Jul 26, 2017

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Participants in the ninth IAS Conference on HIV science walk through the halls in Paris on Monday. (Michel Euler/AP)

'Mosaic' HIV Vaccine Looks Good In Early Trial, Boston Researcher Tells AIDS Conference

It's a "mosaic" vaccine that tries to cover the many varieties of HIV around the globe by computer-generating synthetic HIV sequences -- and it could be ready for a big clinical trial in Africa this year.

CommonHealth

Jul 26, 2017

House Rejects Gov. Baker's MassHealth Reforms

Baker wanted to move an estimated 140,000 non-disabled people off MassHealth and into subsidized insurance provided through the state's Health Connector.

CommonHealth

Jul 26, 2017

'Wrong, Morally And Militarily': Mass. Members Of Congress Decry Trump Ban On Transgender Service Members

Several members of Congress expressed their dismay, while offering words of support for the transgender community.

Jul 26, 2017

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. speaks in a park in Berryville, Va. Monday, where Congressional Democrats unveiled their new agenda. (Cliff Owen/AP)

'This Fight Is Not Over,' Sen. Warren Says, Accusing GOP Colleagues Of Working 'Behind Closed Doors'

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren discusses whether she believes U.S. Senate Republicans and Democrats can reach a compromise as health care debate rages on Capitol Hill.

04:20Jul 26, 2017

Fresh Air

What You Need To Know About The Comm. Ave. Closure

Hourly Newscast

Boston Gets Its Wicked Good Poets Together For The City's 1st Anthology Of Poetry

At Codman, Theater Isn't Just For The 'Theater Kids'

Baker And 9 Other Governors Urge Senate To Reject 'Skinny Repeal' Of Obamacare

New Bedford Hurricane Barrier: Not An 'Impermeable Line Of Defense' Against Climate Change

How The Newport Folk Fest Has Propelled Folk Forward, 58 Years In

2 MIT Engineers Use Math To Plot A Path For Boston's School Buses

Forecast: Cloudy, Possible Shower Today; Heavy Rain For Some On Saturday

Amelia Geggel, Environmentalist Whose Name Means 'Hard-Working Princess'

With Artists In Residence, Boston Is Changing How The City Values Art

Early, Unofficial Doctor's Office Data Supports Prediction Of Heavy Lyme Disease Season

5 Things To Do This Weekend — Nico Rises From The Dead And The Midway Lives On

A Disaster Waiting To Happen: The Potentially Deadly Risks Of Over-Development

Baker Administration Drafting Bill To Allow State Police To Cooperate With ICE Detainers

What's Next: Senate GOP Considers 'Skinny' Health Care Bill

Was Donald Trump Jr.'s Meeting With A Russian Lawyer Actually An Intelligence Operation?

Trump Tweets Transgender Troops Can't Serve

Why A Report Gave Mass. An 'F' Grade For Its Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws

Sports with Springer: Details Emerge About Confrontation Between David Price, Dennis Eckersley

'Mosaic' HIV Vaccine Looks Good In Early Trial, Boston Researcher Tells AIDS Conference

House Rejects Gov. Baker's MassHealth Reforms

'Wrong, Morally And Militarily': Mass. Members Of Congress Decry Trump Ban On Transgender Service Members

'This Fight Is Not Over,' Sen. Warren Says, Accusing GOP Colleagues Of Working 'Behind Closed Doors'