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Amid recession forecasts, Fidelity Vice President Katie Taylor notes that "a down market is actually a time when I can buy shares of my mutual funds at a lower price." (Richard Vogel/AP)

Attention, Savers, Here's One Possible Silver Lining To A Recession

"A down market is actually a time when I can buy shares of my mutual funds at a lower price," says Fidelity Vice President Katie Taylor.

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

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Marcos Luna, a local resident and professor in the Geography and Sustainability Department of Salem State University, calls the substation project “short-sighted.” (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Some East Boston Residents Are Wary Of Proposed Electrical Substation

A proposed electrical substation in the Eagle Hill area of Eastie has drawn protest from residents worried about flood risk and safety.

5 Things To Do This Weekend, From A Black, Brown And Queer Fest To A Sustainable Fashion Exhibit

Plus, check out the first-ever Rockport Celtic Festival and stay on the North Shore for Gloucester's Riverfest Music Festival, featuring Guster.

In Public Letter, 10 Boston City Councilors Decry 'Chilling Effect' Of Boston Calling Decision

In a public letter released Wednesday, 10 Boston city councilors said the Boston Calling decision has effectively criminalized elected officials who advocate for constituents.

02:26Aug 21, 2019

Dana Pullman at the State House in 2018. (Sam Doran/SHNS)

Feds Charge Former State Police Union Head And Ex-Lobbyist With Corruption

The U.S. attorney is charging them with conspiracy and obstruction of justice -- accusing the two of running a scheme that gathered thousands of dollars in illegal kickbacks.

Brandeis Investigates After Student And Professor Photos Found On Anti-Jewish Site

School safety officials were investigating after images from the university's website appeared on the Vanguard News Network Forum, which promotes white nationalist views.

Aug 21, 2019

Katherine Clark, U.S. representative for Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District, in the WBUR studios (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Rep. Katherine Clark Talks Washington Politics

Clark joins us in studio.

Opioid Overdose Deaths In Mass. Are Down 11% So Far This Year

Public health experts say increased distribution of naloxone, the drug that can reverse an overdose, is helping more drug users survive an overdose.

2 Researchers To Leave MIT Media Lab In Light Of Epstein Ties

Ethan Zuckerman and J. Nathan Matias plan to leave the MIT Media Lab, in light of revelations that the lab's director had various ties to the accused sex trafficker.

WBUR's All Things Considered Broadcast: Aug. 21, 2019

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WBUR's Morning Edition Broadcast: Aug. 21, 2019

WBUR's Morning Edition broadcast.

What's The Line Between 'Dirty' And 'Clean' Money When Financing Academic Research?

CCC Chairman Steve Hoffman On Marijuana Home Delivery, Cafes And Body Cameras

What Would A Kennedy-Markey Primary Battle Look Like?

Does Cape Cod Have A Gray Seal Problem? We Dig Into The Science

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Former state police union chief Dana Pullman, right, leaves federal court in Boston Wednesday with his lawyer, Martin Weinberg. (Chris Lisinski/State House News Service)

Former State Police Union Head And Ex-Union Lobbyist Are Charged In Kickback Scheme

Dana Pullman, retired head of the Massachusetts State Police union, and Anne Lynch, a Beacon Hill lobbyist, were arrested at their homes Wednesday.

04:22Aug 21, 2019

Today's Weather: Storms Are Likely To Rain On Your Wednesday

Very humid conditions return today with a chance of storms.

Aug 21, 2019

Smith at her Massachusetts home (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Plea Agreement Angers Mass. Woman Who Claims Sexual Assault By Private Transport Guard

Jermaine Taylor had been charged with criminal sexual assault. Instead he pleaded guilty to securing the woman's handcuffs too tightly.

Aug 20, 2019

Former Registry of Motor Vehicles Merit Rating Board Director Thomas Bowes (Sam Doran/State House News Service)

Bowes Fired At RMV As Board Calls For New Leadership

The Merit Rating Board's oversight board called for new leadership to help address the systemic problems that allowed thousands of written out-of-state driver violation notices to pile up unaddressed.

Aug 20, 2019

Dew points will be rising back into the 70s overnight and be oppressive on Wednesday. (Courtesy COD Weather)

Today's Weather: Humidity Breaks, But Will Return Tomorrow

It's less humid today, but it all comes back tomorrow with a chance of showers.

Aug 20, 2019

Parole and probation leaders from across the U.S. are working together toward criminal justice reform.
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Mass. Probation Commissioner Joins National Effort To Reform Court-Ordered Supervision

Dozens of parole and probation leaders around the country are joining forces to try to improve the policies that govern the supervision of about 4.5 million people.

06:39Aug 19, 2019

Warren Endorses Markey For Re-Election As Kennedy Explores Bid For Senate

In a 90-second video released Monday, Sen. Warren says we need Markey in the Senate "now more than ever."

Aug 19, 2019

Clergy members knelt over a coffin bearing the names and photos of migrant children who died in U.S. custody Monday to kick off a six-day march protesting immigrant detention and deportation. (Katie Lannan/SHNS)

Advocates Will Walk From Boston To Dover, N.H. To Protest Immigration Policy

The roughly 76-mile trek protesting immigrant detention and deportation will take marchers from Boston through Lynn, Danvers and Newburyport, and ultimately on to the Strafford County Department of Corrections in...

Aug 19, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. (John Minchillo/AP)

Warren Publicly Apologizes For Native American Heritage Claim

Her remarks were an effort to move past the fallout from her past claims of tribal ancestry, which culminated in a widely criticized release of a DNA analysis last year.

Aug 19, 2019

Driver Charged In Jogger's Hit-And-Run Death Arraigned

Daniel DeLima, 51, of Millbury, has been held on $250,000 bail.

Aug 19, 2019

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Attention, Savers, Here's One Possible Silver Lining To A Recession

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

Some East Boston Residents Are Wary Of Proposed Electrical Substation

5 Things To Do This Weekend, From A Black, Brown And Queer Fest To A Sustainable Fashion Exhibit

In Public Letter, 10 Boston City Councilors Decry 'Chilling Effect' Of Boston Calling Decision

Feds Charge Former State Police Union Head And Ex-Lobbyist With Corruption

Brandeis Investigates After Student And Professor Photos Found On Anti-Jewish Site

Rep. Katherine Clark Talks Washington Politics

Opioid Overdose Deaths In Mass. Are Down 11% So Far This Year

2 Researchers To Leave MIT Media Lab In Light Of Epstein Ties

WBUR's All Things Considered Broadcast: Aug. 21, 2019

WBUR's Morning Edition Broadcast: Aug. 21, 2019

What's The Line Between 'Dirty' And 'Clean' Money When Financing Academic Research?

CCC Chairman Steve Hoffman On Marijuana Home Delivery, Cafes And Body Cameras

What Would A Kennedy-Markey Primary Battle Look Like?

Does Cape Cod Have A Gray Seal Problem? We Dig Into The Science

Former State Police Union Head And Ex-Union Lobbyist Are Charged In Kickback Scheme

Today's Weather: Storms Are Likely To Rain On Your Wednesday

Plea Agreement Angers Mass. Woman Who Claims Sexual Assault By Private Transport Guard

Bowes Fired At RMV As Board Calls For New Leadership

Today's Weather: Humidity Breaks, But Will Return Tomorrow

Mass. Probation Commissioner Joins National Effort To Reform Court-Ordered Supervision

Warren Endorses Markey For Re-Election As Kennedy Explores Bid For Senate

Advocates Will Walk From Boston To Dover, N.H. To Protest Immigration Policy

Warren Publicly Apologizes For Native American Heritage Claim

Driver Charged In Jogger's Hit-And-Run Death Arraigned