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A North Atlantic right whale appears at the surface on March 28, 2018, off the coast of Plymouth, Mass. Federal regulators who want to enforce new vessel speed rules to help protect rare whales can expect some pushback from ship operators. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

Some ships push back at rules requiring slowdown for whales

Federal regulators who want to enforce new vessel speed rules to help protect rare whales can expect some pushback from ship operators.

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Grace Segran with her two grandchildren, Lily and Ella. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

'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...

At the pool, my boy can enjoy summer like everyone else

Something profound happens here at the public pool, with all its vivid life on display, writes Alysia Abbott. It's a richness that makes space for all sorts of differences, including...

NBA retires Russell’s No. 6 jersey permanently leaguewide

In a first, the league and the National Basketball Players Association announced Thursday they are permanently retiring the number worn by the 11-time champion, civil rights activist and someone good...

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Aug 11, 2022

Commuters prepare to board an MBTA Commuter Rail train as it arrives at Back Bay Station. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston-area commuter rail trips 'effectively free' during month-long Orange Line shutdown

As an alternative during the disruptive shutdown, MBTA officials will allow riders to simply show their CharlieCard or CharlieTicket for commuter rail trips within Zones 1A, 1, and 2.

Business

Aug 11, 2022

New research on how to reduce poverty, and the Boston gym doing it

Friendships between people of different class backgrounds appear to reduce poverty, according to a new study. And one nonprofit gym founded in Boston is living proof of the findings.

Radio Boston

24:57Aug 11, 2022

Construction at the Parcel 12 project at Boylston Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Back Bay. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

New project over Mass. Pike may stitch long-separated neighborhoods back together

The Parcel 12 project is the first so-called air rights project to get underway in Boston since Copley Place was built in the early 1980s.

Local Coverage

Aug 11, 2022

Jon Feinman is the CEO of InnerCity Weightlifting, a nonprofit founded in Boston that scholars hold up as a model for how cross-class relationships help with upward mobility. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

New research on how to reduce poverty, and one group already doing the work

Plus, we check in with Hiawatha Bray in our biweekly segment, Tech Talk, and EPA Regional Administrator David Cash gives us a crash course on PFAS, also called, "forever chemicals."

Radio Boston

47:38Aug 11, 2022

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

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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

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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

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

Sofía Padilla in "MIGRACIONES / MIGRATIONS." (Courtesy Max Haynes/Paradox Teatro)

A story about the experience of migrants, told through puppetry

Suitcases piled in stacks on stage and a scene involving a butterfly who’s interrogated by border patrol help tell the stories of constant exoduses. “There is something magic for us...

Arts & Culture

Aug 9, 2022

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Some ships push back at rules requiring slowdown for whales

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

At the pool, my boy can enjoy summer like everyone else

NBA retires Russell’s No. 6 jersey permanently leaguewide

Boston-area commuter rail trips 'effectively free' during month-long Orange Line shutdown

New research on how to reduce poverty, and the Boston gym doing it

New project over Mass. Pike may stitch long-separated neighborhoods back together

New research on how to reduce poverty, and one group already doing the work

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

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

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

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

Boston City Council to debate pay hikes

A story about the experience of migrants, told through puppetry