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A COVID vaccination shot is prepared. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Modeling for the next coronavirus variant, omicron

Plus, we open the phones and take your questions for this week's Ask The Doctors.

Radio Boston

Nov 30, 2021

Consider This: Boston city councilor pushes to examine reparations for Black residents
"A tantalizing new clue" in the Gardner heist, more than thirty years later
With omicron 'inevitable' in the US, how do we model the next phase of the pandemic?
Mayor Wu will try to keep Boston's eviction moratorium that judge struck down
Suit alleges parole board has 'blanket practice' of denying requests to end supervision
Ryan Landry and his Gold Dust Orphans return to the stage with 'A Grinchley Christmas Carol'

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Art of the Netherlands in the 17th Century Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

Inside the MFA's newly renovated Dutch and Flemish art galleries

Art, geo-politics and commerce suggestively underlay all the displays in the seven renovated galleries at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, says arts critic Lloyd Schwartz. These rooms are also...

Supreme Court denies Mass General Brigham employees' appeal over COVID vaccine mandate

Justice Stephen Breyer did not comment Monday in rejecting the request from employees at Mass General Brigham for a religious exemption to the system's vaccine requirement.

City councilors ask Wu administration for long-term plan for fare-free buses plan

City Councilor Frank Baker expressed concern about the lack of a sustainable funding source to keep the three bus routes free after the first two years are up.

Consider This: 19th century New England whaling logs offer clues to 21st century climate change

Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Inside this year's holiday shopping trends

Plus, how to keep your information safe while shopping online.

What to expect for this year's Cyber Monday

Also, as Jewish families around the region prepare to mark night two of Hanukkah, a bill that would mandate the teaching of the religion's greatest tragedy sits on Gov. Charlie...

Massachusetts lawmakers send genocide education bill to Gov. Baker's desk for signature

New legislation would require middle and high school students learn about the Holocaust, and about genocide. It's sitting on Governor Charlie Baker's desk awaiting his signature.

Cape Cod sea turtle strandings are increasing

The turtles are treated for life-threatening conditions, including pneumonia and dehydration, a result of days or weeks of hypothermia and the inability to feed.

Journalist Quinones' book links new meth with growth of cities' tent encampments

Although there are no exact numbers, Massachusetts health care providers and law enforcement say meth use here is on the rise. In his new book, journalist Sam Quinones explains how...

19th century New England whaling logs offer clues to 21st century climate change

Logbooks from the New England whaling industry contain meticulous descriptions of 19th century weather. Local researchers are now using those records to fill in gaps in modern climate science.

Ask The Doctors: What you need to know about the omicron variant

We take listener calls with Dr. Shira Doron, Infectious disease physician and hospital epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center. And Dr. Sabrina Assoumou, infectious disease specialist...

Record numbers of people seeking food this holiday season

Rethinking our history, through holidays: A special Thanksgiving hour

What this holiday shopping season could mean for local retailers

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Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi onstage in 2019. (Courtesy Ian Rawn)

Susan Tedeschi returns home for the holidays with Tedeschi Trucks Band in tow

In what has become almost an annual tradition, Susan Tedeschi and her husband Derek Trucks will play four shows at Boston's Orpheum Theatre with their band.

Phil Saviano, key clergy sex abuse whistleblower, dies at 69

Phil Saviano played a pivotal role in exposing decades of predatory assaults by Roman Catholic priests in the United States. His story figured prominently in the 2015 Oscar-winning film “Spotlight.”...

Local Coverage

Nov 28, 2021

Essex County sheriff will require employee vaccinations

The move comes after a spike in COVID-19 cases at the facility.

Local Coverage

Nov 28, 2021

Gov. Charlie Baker discusses school reopenings on Aug. 20, 2020. (Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Pool)

Less than a year before the gubernatorial election, will Baker run again?

The Massachusetts governor seems proud of his record thus far, and may fear that his work over the past two terms could be un-done by his successor, should he not...

Local Coverage

04:40Nov 28, 2021

Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia speaks beside his attorney Kevin Reddington outside the federal courthouse, Sept. 6, 2019, in Boston. (Philip Marcelo/AP)

Convicted ex-mayor's prison sentence reporting date delayed

A federal judge on Wednesday granted former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia's request to report to prison on Jan. 10, rather than on Dec. 3 as originally ordered.

Local Coverage

Nov 26, 2021

A battle between package stores and large retailers could be headed to the Massachusetts ballot in 2022. (AP)

Mass. liquor stores say they have enough signatures to advance ballot question

Liquor stores say they have met a key hurdle to launching a ballot measure to counter efforts by big chains to eliminate limits on the number of stores that can...

Local Coverage

01:56Nov 26, 2021

A shopper passed a Macy's store holiday window in Downtown Crossing in Boston in December 2020. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Mass. malls see 'huge increase in foot traffic' as holiday shopping begins

Shoppers' pandemic concerns are dropping while supply chain worries are soaring, and the combination is helping some local stores make a comeback.

Local Coverage

Nov 26, 2021

A closed sign hangs in a store window. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

What's open and what's closed on Thanksgiving

Almost every service and business in Massachusetts is not operating on Thanksgiving, except for the T and the wonderful volunteers offering free meals and assistance to those in need.

Business

Nov 25, 2021

Plymouth hosts an annual "America's Hometown Thanksgiving Parade." (AP File)

Plymouth says it's celebrating the 400th anniversary of the 'first' Thanksgiving. But other states claim they were first

"We have the national holiday stamp on us," says the organizer of Plymouth's Thanksgiving parade. "People want it bad, but it's ours, and we own it."

Local Coverage

Nov 24, 2021

Pleasant November temperatures are in store for Thanksgiving this year. (NOAA)

Weather: Thanksgiving Day is mild, but the rest of the week will be chilly

Temperatures could reach in the mid-50s on Thanksgiving Day.

Local Coverage

02:23Nov 24, 2021

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Modeling for the next coronavirus variant, omicron

Inside the MFA's newly renovated Dutch and Flemish art galleries

Supreme Court denies Mass General Brigham employees' appeal over COVID vaccine mandate

City councilors ask Wu administration for long-term plan for fare-free buses plan

Consider This: 19th century New England whaling logs offer clues to 21st century climate change

Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Inside this year's holiday shopping trends

What to expect for this year's Cyber Monday

Massachusetts lawmakers send genocide education bill to Gov. Baker's desk for signature

Cape Cod sea turtle strandings are increasing

Journalist Quinones' book links new meth with growth of cities' tent encampments

19th century New England whaling logs offer clues to 21st century climate change

Ask The Doctors: What you need to know about the omicron variant

Record numbers of people seeking food this holiday season

Rethinking our history, through holidays: A special Thanksgiving hour

What this holiday shopping season could mean for local retailers

Susan Tedeschi returns home for the holidays with Tedeschi Trucks Band in tow

Phil Saviano, key clergy sex abuse whistleblower, dies at 69

Essex County sheriff will require employee vaccinations

Less than a year before the gubernatorial election, will Baker run again?

Convicted ex-mayor's prison sentence reporting date delayed

Mass. liquor stores say they have enough signatures to advance ballot question

Mass. malls see 'huge increase in foot traffic' as holiday shopping begins

What's open and what's closed on Thanksgiving

Plymouth says it's celebrating the 400th anniversary of the 'first' Thanksgiving. But other states claim they were first

Weather: Thanksgiving Day is mild, but the rest of the week will be chilly