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A teen uses a JUUL vaping device. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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Flavored Tobacco Targeted In Bid To Stem Youth Vaping

Anti-smoking advocates are pushing to make Massachusetts the first state to outlaw the retail sale of flavored tobacco products like those popular with e-cigarette users.

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A view of Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

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We're hoping to use a question of yours -- about, say, the region's weather -- to assign ourselves a story.

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin poses for a photo beside the U.S. flag on the moon. (Neil Armstrong/NASA via AP)

Special Hour: 50th Anniversary Of The Moon Landing

We explore the lasting legacy of the Apollo program and how it still affects space exploration today, 50 years later.

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52:44Jul 19, 2019

John Marshall, director of clinical pharmacy services at Massachusetts General Hospital, holds a box of Immune Globulin Injection medication. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Shortage Of Life-Saving Infusion Strains Hospitals And Leaves Patients In Limbo

A national shortage of intravenous immunoglobulin, a critical treatment for patients with immune conditions, is hitting hospitals hard in Massachusetts and beyond, even prompting MGH recently to treat it as...

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Jul 19, 2019

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows an Eagle class patrol boat built during World War I. It is similar to the USS Eagle PE-56, which exploded and sank off Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on April 23, 1945, killing most of its crew. (U.S. Navy via AP)

Navy Warship Sunk By Germans In WWII Is Finally Located Off Maine

Only 13 of 62 crew members survived when the USS Eagle PE-56 went down. It was located 5 miles off Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Jul 19, 2019

The afternoon high temperatures for Saturday (Courtesy of the National Weather Service)

Forecast: Temps Rise Toward High 90s In Eastern Mass. This Weekend

With full sunshine, many towns both Saturday and Sunday will have temperatures 95 to 100 degrees.

Jul 19, 2019

Female-led companies tend to get less funding than male-led companies. (wocintech (microsoft) via Flickr)

How The Mass. Pay Equity Law Has — And Hasn't — Changed Things, 1 Year In

Massachusetts' pay equity law is the first in the country to ban employers from asking prospective workers what they made at their last job.

Bostonomix

04:47Jul 19, 2019

The ensemble awaits to play along as comedian Joel Jeske begins to motion to play a violin. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

In First For Berklee, Students Join The Circus (Sort Of) To Make Music Fit For Clowns

A Berklee College of Music professor has pulled back the curtain on one of his own lifelong passions to create the school's first workshop on composing for the circus arts.

The ARTery

05:29Jul 19, 2019

What's In Our Food Matters — Yes, Even What's In That Ice Cream Cone

We have to push past the nostalgia that keeps us from asking important questions about what we’re paying for and putting in our bodies. Only then can we earnestly engage...

The ARTery

Jul 19, 2019

Millions Of Opioid Pain Pills Flowed Into Mass. Pharmacies, Data Show

Federal data show that from 2006 to 2012, Massachusetts received 1.28 billion prescription pain pills.

CommonHealth

03:37Jul 18, 2019

Yarmouth Officer Sean Gannon, who was killed in the line of duty on Thursday, with his dog, Nero (Courtesy Massachusetts State Police)

Nero's Bill: Mass. Proposal Would Let EMTs Treat Injured Police Dogs

The bill is named for the K9 partner of slain Yarmouth Police Sgt. Sean Gannon, who was fatally shot last year while serving an arrest warrant. Nero was also shot,...

Jul 18, 2019

H holds her daughter M inside her home in Framingham, Mass. (Shannon Dooling/WBUR)

Sleeping On Floors, Washing Feet In The Sink: Teen Describes Her Time Detained At The Border

A 16-year-old girl from El Salvador, now reunited with her mother in Massachusetts, describes the unsanitary and difficult conditions she endured during her detention at a Clint, Texas facility run...

05:06Jul 18, 2019

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On July 19, 1969, Sen. Edward Kennedy's car is pulled from water by a bridge in Edgartown, Mass. The body of Mary Kopechne of Washington, D.C., was found in the rear seat. Her death was attributed to drowning. (AP)

How Do We Remember Chappaquiddick And Mary Jo Kopechne, 50 Years Later?

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50:21Jul 18, 2019

"Raised in Captivity: Fictional Nonfiction," a collection of short stories by Chuck Klosterman (courtesy: Penguin Random House)

Chuck Klosterman Discusses 'Raised In Captivity: Fictional Nonfiction'

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17:50Jul 17, 2019

Commuters on an MBTA Blue Line train are evacuated near Government Center on Wednesday morning. (Carrie Jung/WBUR)

Commuters Stranded In Blue Line Black-Out

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10:22Jul 17, 2019

Bill McGonagle, administrator of the Boston Housing Authority (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Boston Housing Authority's Bill McGonagle Retires After 40 Years

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20:16Jul 17, 2019

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Two soldiers from the 1st 101st Field Artillery of the Massachusetts National Guard walk at Castle Island in Boston in 2017. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

Baker: Transgender Soldiers Can Serve In The Mass. National Guard, Despite Trump's Ban

Secretary of Public Safety Thomas Turco also promised assistance for Massachusetts residents seeking waivers from the transgender ban to serve in the U.S. military.

Jul 18, 2019

Man Gets Prison For Threats Made To Harvard Black Event

A federal judge in Boston sentenced 25-year-old Nicholas Zuckerman on Wednesday to a year and three months behind bars and three years of probation.

Jul 18, 2019

In this April 19, 2009, file photo, Boston Red Sox great Elijah "Pumpsie" Green throws out a ceremonial first pitch for the Red Sox's baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Boston. (Charles Krupa/AP File Photo)

Remembering Elijah 'Pumpsie' Green, The 1st Black Red Sox Player

Historian Gordon Edes joined WBUR's Morning Edition and host Deborah Becker to remember Green.

04:08Jul 18, 2019

Forecast: Friday Heats Up, Then Saturday Will Be Extremely Hot

Boston will be on the cooler side with showers today, but enjoy that will it lasts. Excessive heat warnings have been issued for Saturday.

Jul 18, 2019

In this April 1959 file photo, Boston Red Sox's Elijah "Pumpsie" Green poses for a photo, location not known. Green, the first black player on the Red Sox, has died. He was 85. (Harold Filan, AP File Photo)

'Pumpsie' Green, 1st Black Player On Red Sox, Dies At 85

The Red Sox said Green, who lived in California most of his life, died Wednesday at in a hospital in San Leandro, near Oakland.

Jul 18, 2019

Celtics Crossover Gaming point guard oFab leans in during a preseason game against Jazz Gaming in March. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The Education Of oFab: Boston Gamer Says NBA2K 'Saved My Life'

When the NBA2K playoffs start next week, Celtics Crossover Gaming is expected to be in contention for the league championship. And the team will be led by point guard Albano...

07:39Jul 18, 2019

Boston Police: Man Shot, Killed In Roslindale

The shooting is the city's 23rd homicide this year. That's six fewer homicides than last year.

Jul 17, 2019

In this June 3 file photo, actor Kevin Spacey attends a pretrial hearing at district court in Nantucket, Mass. (Steven Senne/AP)

Prosecutors Drop Nantucket Groping Case Against Kevin Spacey

The case was hobbled after Spacey’s accuser invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to testify about text messages.

Jul 17, 2019

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. (Seth Wenig/AP)

Here's How Much The Democrats Running For President Raised From Mass. Donors Last Quarter

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren took in more than $800,000 in itemized donations from her home state last quarter.

Jul 17, 2019

MBTA Blue Line Train Evacuated Due To Power Problem

WBUR reporter Carrie Jung was on the train when it lost power near Government Center.

Jul 17, 2019

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Flavored Tobacco Targeted In Bid To Stem Youth Vaping

Help Us Find A Story. What Are You Curious About Around Boston?

Special Hour: 50th Anniversary Of The Moon Landing

Shortage Of Life-Saving Infusion Strains Hospitals And Leaves Patients In Limbo

Navy Warship Sunk By Germans In WWII Is Finally Located Off Maine

Forecast: Temps Rise Toward High 90s In Eastern Mass. This Weekend

How The Mass. Pay Equity Law Has — And Hasn't — Changed Things, 1 Year In

In First For Berklee, Students Join The Circus (Sort Of) To Make Music Fit For Clowns

What's In Our Food Matters — Yes, Even What's In That Ice Cream Cone

Millions Of Opioid Pain Pills Flowed Into Mass. Pharmacies, Data Show

Nero's Bill: Mass. Proposal Would Let EMTs Treat Injured Police Dogs

Sleeping On Floors, Washing Feet In The Sink: Teen Describes Her Time Detained At The Border

How Do We Remember Chappaquiddick And Mary Jo Kopechne, 50 Years Later?

Chuck Klosterman Discusses 'Raised In Captivity: Fictional Nonfiction'

Commuters Stranded In Blue Line Black-Out

Boston Housing Authority's Bill McGonagle Retires After 40 Years

Baker: Transgender Soldiers Can Serve In The Mass. National Guard, Despite Trump's Ban

Man Gets Prison For Threats Made To Harvard Black Event

Remembering Elijah 'Pumpsie' Green, The 1st Black Red Sox Player

Forecast: Friday Heats Up, Then Saturday Will Be Extremely Hot

'Pumpsie' Green, 1st Black Player On Red Sox, Dies At 85

The Education Of oFab: Boston Gamer Says NBA2K 'Saved My Life'

Boston Police: Man Shot, Killed In Roslindale

Prosecutors Drop Nantucket Groping Case Against Kevin Spacey

Here's How Much The Democrats Running For President Raised From Mass. Donors Last Quarter

MBTA Blue Line Train Evacuated Due To Power Problem