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Democratic Presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Joe Biden And The Power Of Breaking The Fourth Wall

Empathy is Biden's strength, writes Joanna Weiss. And every time he looked in the camera and spoke directly to voters, it was like a little closing statement: “I know what...

Cognoscenti

4 hours ago

A chart released by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on September 29, 2020 shows a rising rate of people testing positive for the coronavirus.

With The Coronavirus Creeping Back In Mass., Health Experts And Community Groups Call For Action

Epidemiologists are warily eyeing the approaching winter like storm clouds on a horizon. Although there’s still more data that must be examined to understand the pandemic’s direction in Massachusetts, some...

CommonHealth

6 hours ago

Trump-Biden Debate Contentious, Chaotic And Dominated By Insults

Follow NPR's live coverage of the first 2020 presidential election debate, including fact-checking and analysis.

WBUR News

11 hours ago

WBUR's All Things Considered Broadcast: September 29, 2020

WBUR's full All Things Considered Broadcast.

All Things Considered

150:0211 hours ago

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks during a Sept. 29 press conference (Sam Doran/SHNS)

For Lower-Risk Communities Only, Mass. Loosens Some COVID Restrictions Around Gatherings, Recreation

Starting Monday, Oct. 5, communities deemed "lower risk" by the state can now increase capacity to 50% in some indoor spaces, such as performance venues and roller rinks.

WBUR News

Sep 29, 2020

Rachael Rollins, speaking Tuesday, June 2, at the gates of the Massachusetts State House. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

DA Rollins Releases Police Watch List

Plus, we look ahead to the first presidential debate.

Radio Boston

47:07Sep 29, 2020

'Ring On Deli' Pays Tribute To The 2014 Market Basket Strike

Attorney and author Eric Giroux says the 40-day strike inspired him to write his first novel.

Radio Boston

09:48Sep 29, 2020

Suffolk County DA Rachael Rollins On Her New Police Watch List

The list has been garnering a great deal of attention since Rollins released it around 9 p.m. Friday, as people were protesting the Breonna Taylor decision in the streets of...

Radio Boston

16:15Sep 29, 2020

What Are Massachusetts Voters Looking For In The First Presidential Debate?

We take listener calls and discuss with WBUR's Anthony Brooks and Stephanie Murray, author of the Politico Massachusetts Playbook and co-host of The Horse Race podcast.

Radio Boston

21:01Sep 29, 2020

Frances Choy, now 34, was released from prison earlier this year after a judge vacated her conviction. She had been charged with setting her Brockton home on fire and killing her parents in 2003. (Courtesy)

After Discovery Of Prosecutors' Racist Emails, Plymouth DA Will Not Seek New Trial For Woman Over Parents Death

"This may be the first case in the U.S. where a murder conviction has been thrown out because of racism on the part of prosecutors," said John Barter, attorney for...

WBUR News

Sep 29, 2020

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, pictured at a March news conference in front of City Hall, has not formally announced that he will seek another term. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Boston Mayor Walsh Hints At Reelection Bid, But Stops Short Of Saying He'll Seek Third Term

"I'm not a person that likes to look down the road too much," Walsh told the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. "I don't know of any other time in the...

WBUR News

Sep 29, 2020

Ex-Boston Grand Prix Executive Charged In Fraud, Tax Scheme

The U.S. attorney's office said John F. Casey of Ipswich has been indicted on eight counts of wire fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, three counts of money laundering...

WBUR News

Sep 29, 2020

Police And Hypnosis: Why The Practice Is Still Used In Texas

For decades, police in Texas have used hypnosis to solve crimes. But now Charles Don Flores, who's on death row, argues that he would not have been convicted of murder...

Here & Now

09:40Sep 29, 2020

New Fires Kill 3, Torch Northern California Wine Country All Over Again

As of Monday night, the Zogg Fire had killed three people, while the Glass Fire was an unwelcome reminder of the Tubbs Fire, which killed 22 people in Napa and...

Here & Now

04:10Sep 29, 2020

Grand Juror In Breonna Taylor Case Demands Release Of Proceeding Transcripts

She says that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron mischaracterized the jury's position.

Here & Now

02:59Sep 29, 2020

Directions for entering and exiting the library are clearly marked at Boston University in Boston on Sept. 23, 2020. (essica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

BU Students Face Discipline For Partying

The university-run outlet BU Today reported Monday that more than 25 people were observed -- some of whom fled when police arrived -- just before 1 a.m. Sunday with beer...

Edify

Sep 29, 2020

Essex County jail in Middleton. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Essex County Jail Suspends In-Person Visits, Court Appearances Due To Virus Outbreak

A spokesperson for Sheriff Kevin Coppinger says the visits were suspended Saturday and court appearances are being done virtually after cases were reported at the Middleton jail. The Sheriff's office...

WBUR News

Sep 29, 2020

WBUR's Morning Edition Broadcast: September 29, 2020

WBUR's Morning Edition broadcast.

Morning Edition

121:00Sep 29, 2020

N.H. Independent Voters Split On Trump

Up for discussion are President Trump's tax returns and the latest Supreme Court nomination on the eve of the first presidential debate between President Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

WBUR News

07:57Sep 29, 2020

Chris Wallace moderated a presidential debate in Las Vegas in October 2016. He returns as moderator in Tuesday's debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

'He Wasn't Afraid': How Chris Wallace's Start In Boston Foreshadowed His Future As Presidential Debate Moderator

More than 50 years after Wallace impressed colleagues as a rookie reporter at the Boston Globe, he will moderate the first presidential debate of the general election Tuesday in Cleveland.

WBUR News

03:55Sep 29, 2020