• Old South Meeting House highlights local shoemaker's role in fomenting Revolution
    Aug 13 2026

    George Robert Twelves Hewes was a local shoemaker who participated in a lot of events leading up to the American Revolution. Now, the Old South Meeting House in Boston is sharing more of his story with artifacts and testimony.

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  • A Democratic incumbent got crushed in Conn., showing how New England's politics are changing
    Aug 13 2026

    Politico reporter Lisa Kashinsky says the result should put other New England incumbent politicians on edge.

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    5 mins
  • Amid community pushback, law enforcement defends Flock cameras
    Aug 31 2026

    Former Newton Police Chief John Carmichael argues Flock Safety cameras can be an asset to law enforcement, despite growing public backlash.

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  • Markey's first Congressional campaign manager on the secret to the senator's longevity
    Sep 3 2026

    George Bachrach, who managed Markey's first run for Congress in 1976, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on the strategy and instincts that have powered Markey's 50-year career on Capitol Hill.

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    5 mins
  • Rep. Trahan calls for legal guardrails after whistleblower warns AI ‘could kill us all’
    Sep 10 2026

    Evan Hubinger, a researcher at the AI company Anthropic, waded into an increasingly frenetic argument over the speed of AI development Tuesday. Massachusetts Congresswoman Lori Trahan talked about how those comments are landing on Capitol Hill.

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  • What you need to know for this year's flu, cold and COVID season
    Sep 18 2026

    WBUR's Tiziana Dearing takes us through this week's top headlines. The City of Boston released a report saying Flock Safety failed to keep its data secure during a 2025 pilot. Rep. Lori Trahan, along with other Democrats, urged congress to quickly work on guardrails for artificial intelligence. And Ed Sheeran's upcoming at Gillette stadium is at the center of a fiery debate about censorship - specifically about Israel-Palestine.

    We also spoke to Dr. Ashish Jha, who's the former COVID-19 response coordinator for the Biden administration. He shared the advice he gives his own family members on vaccines.

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    11 mins
  • Local startups bet big on sleep technology
    Aug 14 2026

    The companies make products like earbuds, headbands, and sleep masks that claim to help you snooze.

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    5 mins
  • Mass. highway head outlines state's plan to reduce wrong-way driving
    Aug 17 2026

    Police cited more than 500 people a year for wrong-way driving in Massachusetts each of the past two years. That’s significantly more than in previous years going back almost a decade.

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    5 mins