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Pentagon says a suspected Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over the Western U.S.

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Mark Emmert is saying goodbye to the NCAA. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

'Who the hell would want this job?' Not NCAA president Mark Emmert, apparently

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Amazon reports its first unprofitable year since 2014

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60 dancers who fled the war now take the stage — as The United Ukrainian Ballet

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The Ash Street Jail, which opened in 1888, in New Bedford. (Ben Berke/The Public's Radio)

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Massachusetts Gov.-elect Maura Healey visits the Massachusetts State House. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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After originally supporting a proposal last year that included tax breaks, House Speaker Ron Mariano this week was noncommittal on supporting tax relief this year. “I think the situation has...

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Gulalai holds her infant Nadya, her ninth child and the first U.S. citizen in the family. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

2 Afghan families still living in a Newburyport church basement after more than a year

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The Massachusetts State House. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Under new House rules, public can continue to join hearings remotely

The House on Wednesday unanimously agreed to eliminate a pandemic-era policy that allowed representatives to vote remotely. However, both members of the public and legislators will still have the option...

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Feb 2, 2023

About 200 people gathered for the Solidarity with Haiti demonstration at John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Downtown Boston to protest the inhumane treatment of Haitian immigrants at the Texas border in September 2021. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Haitian migrants see work opportunities in Boston, but federal backlog leaves jobs unfilled

For many Haitian migrants who arrive in Boston from South America and Mexico, they now find themselves stuck in limbo instead of the land of opportunity. Officials with the U.S....

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Feb 2, 2023

The author’s son, Henry, loves riding the T -- and has CVI, a brain-based visual impairment. “You can find us on a train every weekend. Henry is the one announcing all the stops at the top of his lungs and asking everyone which stop is theirs.” 2023 (Courtesy Rachel Bennett)

Until he was 5, my son lived in ‘a world where no one knew he was blind’

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Save your food and your wallet

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13:12Feb 2, 2023

May Stevens, "Forming the Fifth International," 1985. (Courtesy of the estate of the artist and RYAN LEE Gallery, New York.)

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What Boston's COVID-19 archives can tell us about preparing for the next pandemic

Three years ago today, Massachusetts logged its first case of the coronavirus. We reflect back on the last three years of this pandemic with Marta...

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13:32Feb 1, 2023

State Republicans narrowly oust Jim Lyons as party chair: what it means for the GOP going forward

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13:16Feb 1, 2023

Peter Faneuil and the effort to remove his name from the famous Boston market

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15:53Feb 1, 2023

Tom Brady says he is retiring 'for good' this time

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Woburn teachers strike in front of Woburn Memorial High School on January 30, 2023. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Despite stress and echoes of Covid closures, many Woburn parents say they support teacher strikes

Though many parents support the strikes, one mother with kids in the school system said the last few days have been “stressful” and “confusing” -- and eerily reminiscent of school...

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Feb 1, 2023

In this Jan. 24 photo, Beth Caruso, author and co-founder of the Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project, which was created to clear the names of the accused, stands on the Palisado Green in Windsor, Connecticut. There, in 1651, an accident during a local militiamen training exercise led to the accusation of witchcraft and hanging of Lydia Gilbert. (Jessica Hill/AP)

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Alse Young was killed at the gallows in Connecticut, becoming the first person on record to be executed in the American colonies for witchcraft. More than 375 years later, amateur...

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NFL quarterback Tom Brady, a cast member and producer of "80 for Brady," poses at the premiere of the film, Jan. 31 at Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/AP)

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Brady — the most successful quarterback in NFL history, and one of the greatest athletes in team sports — announced his retirement in a brief video on social media Wednesday...

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Amy Carnevale was voted the new party chair of the Massachusetts GOP. (Steve Brown/WBUR)

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In his first public remarks about his office's priorities since starting in the role earlier this month, Massachusetts education secretary Pat Tutwiler outlined a framework for education in the state.

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Boston Children’s Hospital took steps including de-escalation training for staff after it became the target of a harassment campaign based on inaccurate information about its transgender surgery program.(Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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A Red Line train at South Station. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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4 key takeaways from the 2023 'Condition of Education' data report

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Texas ice storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power

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Energy experts share how the U.S. can reach Biden's renewable energy goals

NPR

Pentagon says a suspected Chinese spy balloon has been spotted over the Western U.S.

NPR

'Who the hell would want this job?' Not NCAA president Mark Emmert, apparently

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Amazon reports its first unprofitable year since 2014

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60 dancers who fled the war now take the stage — as The United Ukrainian Ballet

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Continuing our conversation with New England Revolution defender Henry Kessler

Bruins and Celtics both win big and TB12 makes it official

This aging Bristol County jail is on the chopping block under a new sheriff

Why the future for tax cuts in Mass. looks increasingly foggy

2 Afghan families still living in a Newburyport church basement after more than a year

Under new House rules, public can continue to join hearings remotely

Haitian migrants see work opportunities in Boston, but federal backlog leaves jobs unfilled

Until he was 5, my son lived in ‘a world where no one knew he was blind’

Save your food and your wallet

5 things to do this weekend, including a May Stevens exhibit and the New England Farm & Fiber Festival

What Boston's COVID-19 archives can tell us about preparing for the next pandemic

State Republicans narrowly oust Jim Lyons as party chair: what it means for the GOP going forward

Peter Faneuil and the effort to remove his name from the famous Boston market

Tom Brady says he is retiring 'for good' this time

Despite stress and echoes of Covid closures, many Woburn parents say they support teacher strikes

Connecticut may exonerate accused witches centuries later

Tom Brady retires, insisting this time it's for good

The MassGOP has a new leader. Now what?

Lobster and crab fishing banned in Massachusetts Bay for 3 months to protect endangered whales

'Stabilize, heal and transform': Mass. education secretary announces priorities

Growing violence against health care workers prompts Mass. hospitals to adopt new codes of conduct

Here are the sports you can — and can't — bet on in Mass.

Hundreds of Red and Orange Line cars have yet to be delivered. The governor says she's looking into it

Fans place their first bets as legal sports betting goes live in Mass.