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'I have loved and am loved': I am at peace

Grace Segran has been writing about her terminal cancer diagnosis for Cognoscenti since the end of 2021. In this piece, produced for the radio, Grace shares how she's choosing to spend the time she has left.

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What Amazon's acquisition of the company behind the Roomba means for Boston's tech scene

Boston Globe technology writer Hiawatha Bray says it's the latest in a series of Boston companies bought up by tech giants.

Radio Boston

10:53Aug 11, 2022

How the region plans to contain 'forever chemicals'

According to a state task force, at least 127 public water systems in Massachusetts have reported elevated levels of PFAS contamination.

Radio Boston

11:25Aug 11, 2022

Patrons visit the sports betting area of Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island. (Steven Senne/AP)

Everything you need to know about Massachusetts' new sports betting law

Massachusetts officially became the 36th state in the U.S. to legalize sports betting on Wednesday. Here's what's allowed, where you'll be able to bet and what's next before wagers can...

Business

Aug 11, 2022

Outside the Revere Police Department headquarters. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

No outsiders need apply: Why Revere settled for a police chief accused of harassment

Restrictions on hiring police chiefs from outside their departments are common in Massachusetts. In Revere, the mayor wanted the option to look for a top cop externally to clean up...

Investigations

09:42Aug 11, 2022

A team of Emerald Tutu staff and volunteers launch a module in Chelsea Creek. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

One idea to reduce coastal flooding in Boston: create an artificial wetland

Researchers in East Boston are testing a floating ball of marsh grass and seaweed as part of a system to reduce coastal flooding. The project is called the Emerald Tutu.

Environment

06:32Aug 11, 2022

Ricardo Garcia and Vanessa Becerra star in "Romeo & Juliet." (Courtesy Olivia Moon/BLO)

5 things to do this weekend, including a 'Romeo & Juliet' opera and Lakou Mizik in concert

Plus, a free public art gathering hosted by DS4SI and a play at the Gloucester Stage Company.

Arts & Culture

Aug 11, 2022

Activists gathered on the steps of Boston City Hall Wednesday, Aug. 10, calling for the name of Faneuil Hall to be changed. (Cristela Guerra/WBUR)

Activists stage sit-in to demand name change of Faneuil Hall Marketplace

A group of ministers and civil rights activists marched through downtown Boston to demand action.

Arts & Culture

Aug 11, 2022

Former Somerville Superintendent Mary Skipper, now the top leader of Boston Public Schools, during an interview with the Boston School Committee on June 23. (Screenshot)

Boston's incoming superintendent will earn $300,000, per proposed contract

The Boston School Committee presented the deal as competitive, fair and designed to keep Mary Skipper in place as the district leader for the foreseeable future.

Local Coverage

Aug 10, 2022

Kevin Hayden said his appointment this month is almost a "homecoming." He worked as an assistant district attorney in the Suffolk County DA's office from 1997 to 2008 under former DAs Ralph Martin and Dan Conley. (Courtesy of the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office)

Hayden says grand jury will investigate incident involving off-duty MBTA officer

Facing calls for resignation over his handling of the case, Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden said a grand jury will investigate whether an off-duty Transit police officer pointed his gun...

Local Coverage

Aug 10, 2022

An empty classroom at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Despite big boost for child care, advocates say the industry needs more funding

Lawmakers set aside more than a billion dollars for child care in 2023, but leaders in the industry say that may not be enough to prevent some centers from shutting...

Business

Aug 10, 2022

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The Democratic candidates for Massachusetts attorney general — Andrea Campbell, Shannon Liss-Riordan and Quentin Palfrey — debate at WBUR's City Space at 11 a.m. on Aug. 10, 2022.

Democratic candidates for Massachusetts attorney general debate

Radio Boston

60:00Aug 10, 2022

WATCH: Democrats in attorney general primary race debate

Radio Boston

60:00Aug 10, 2022

New research on long COVID and the connection to an older disease

UMass researchers find a connection between long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.

Radio Boston

13:11Aug 9, 2022

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on student loan debt and abortion rights

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren joins us to talk about student loan debt, abortion rights and veteran healthcare.

Radio Boston

17:37Aug 9, 2022

More Boston Headlines

Former Boston English High School Dean Shaun Harrison. (Suffolk County District Attorney's Office via AP)

Former Boston English dean who shot student pleads guilty to federal charge

A former Boston high school dean already in prison for shooting a student he recruited to deal drugs has pleaded guilty to a federal gang-related charge.

Local Coverage

Aug 10, 2022

Mayor Michelle Wu at an event in November 2021 about the fare-free bus program. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston City Council to debate pay hikes

The proposal, submitted to the council this week, would raise councilors' maximum salary by about 11% to $115,000. It would increase the mayor's pay to $230,000.

Local Coverage

Aug 10, 2022

A family waits for their frozen lemonade to be made in Boston Common on Aug. 5. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Brutal heat wave in Boston is set to end Wednesday

Temperatures barely dipped below 80 degrees overnight, and highs will reach the mid-90s by Tuesday afternoon. A heat advisory for nearly the entire state remains in place and is set...

Local Coverage

Aug 9, 2022

An MBTA train pulls into a stop on Commonweath Avenue near Boston University. (Elise Amendola/AP)

Timeline: Safety incidents on the MBTA

The MBTA has had one safety incident after another over the past year. Passengers have experienced agonizing delays, personal traumas, injuries and even deaths while using the system.

Local Coverage

Aug 9, 2022

A red line train pulls into South Station bound for Alewife Station. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

25 drivers who still work for the MBTA were suspended at least twice for safety violations

The citations are numerous, including infractions related to speeding, attention to duty, preventable accidents and the safety of customers or MBTA property.

Investigations

02:39Aug 9, 2022

Suffolk DA refutes claim he closed officer misconduct investigation

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden on Monday again refuted claims he closed an investigation into a transit police officer who allegedly pulled a gun on a driver and then...

Local Coverage

Aug 8, 2022

As states debate reopening schools, some child psychologists are expressing another worry— that schools won't be prepared to deal with kids' mental trauma when they do go back. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

Mass. kids' overall well-being is trending up. So are anxiety and depression rates

The state saw a 50% increase in anxiety and depression diagnoses among kids aged 3-17, jumping to 18.4% in 2020. That's a sharp departure from the national average of 11.8%.

Education

Aug 8, 2022

Monkeypox cases in Massachusetts remain few, but cases are rising. Here's what you should know

The number of monkeypox cases in Massachusetts is small, but rising quickly: jumping 37% in the last two weeks, according to the latest data from the Department of Public Health.

Health

04:48Aug 8, 2022

Dr. Liisa Selin and Anna Gil watch as research technician Taeva Cohen prepares blood samples for analysis in the pathology lab at the UMass Chan Medical School. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

To solve the mystery of long COVID, researchers look to an older disease

The symptoms of long COVID appear almost identical to a condition known for decades: myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Understanding the connections between the two could be key to helping people...

Health

05:12Aug 8, 2022

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What Amazon's acquisition of the company behind the Roomba means for Boston's tech scene

How the region plans to contain 'forever chemicals'

Everything you need to know about Massachusetts' new sports betting law

No outsiders need apply: Why Revere settled for a police chief accused of harassment

One idea to reduce coastal flooding in Boston: create an artificial wetland

5 things to do this weekend, including a 'Romeo & Juliet' opera and Lakou Mizik in concert

Activists stage sit-in to demand name change of Faneuil Hall Marketplace

Boston's incoming superintendent will earn $300,000, per proposed contract

Hayden says grand jury will investigate incident involving off-duty MBTA officer

Despite big boost for child care, advocates say the industry needs more funding

Democratic candidates for Massachusetts attorney general debate

WATCH: Democrats in attorney general primary race debate

New research on long COVID and the connection to an older disease

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on student loan debt and abortion rights

Former Boston English dean who shot student pleads guilty to federal charge

Boston City Council to debate pay hikes

Brutal heat wave in Boston is set to end Wednesday

Timeline: Safety incidents on the MBTA

25 drivers who still work for the MBTA were suspended at least twice for safety violations

Suffolk DA refutes claim he closed officer misconduct investigation

Mass. kids' overall well-being is trending up. So are anxiety and depression rates

Monkeypox cases in Massachusetts remain few, but cases are rising. Here's what you should know

To solve the mystery of long COVID, researchers look to an older disease