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A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.

  1. 1D AGO

    In Maine, Platner controversies highlight rift in Democrat's plan forward 

    The controversies around Maine's Graham Platner are resurfacing difficult conversations among Democrats about who gives them the best chance to recapture the House and Senate.

    4 min

  2. 2D AGO

    Physicists at Boston University drop pumpkins from the roof. For science

    Boston University community members gathered around at lunchtime Friday to watch pumpkins fall off a roof.

    2 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Elizabeth Warren takes her dog's Halloween costume seriously 

    Cog editor Cloe Axelson interviewed Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and her dog Bailey, who's dressing up as Stephen Colbert for Halloween this year. They talked about dogs, political humor in a democracy, and why she keeps moving.

    7 min

  4. 3D AGO

    With end to SNAP looming, a Western Mass. farmers market braces for more hunger

    Helen Kahn, who runs the weekly market for Grow Food Northampton, said a third of all market sales are from SNAP purchases.

    5 min

  5. 3D AGO

    A pastor races a track coach for the Boston City Council's only open seat

    Said Ahmed and the Rev. Miniard Culpepper are both political newcomers battling to fill the seat of disgraced former councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson in District 7, an area that includes high poverty rates, low homeownership and poor health outcomes.

    5 min

  6. 5D AGO

    Nearly half of Gov. Healey's cabinet has turned over as she heads into an election year

    Gov. Maura Healey’s cabinet has seen major turnover this year, in roles from veteran services to transportation, as the first-term Democrat faces reelection in 2026 and a continuing onslaught from the Trump administration on federal funding, energy and health care.

    2 min

  7. 6D AGO

    How Mass. pediatricians are fighting vaccine hesitancy, one patient at a time

    Pediatricians across Greater Boston said they are extending patient visits and booking follow-up appointments to talk to families about vaccines, sometimes at the expense of other important topics like sleep and nutrition.

    5 min

  8. OCT 24

    The delightfully grim work of illustrator Edward Gorey on display at Harvard

    An exhibit at Harvard's Houghton Library showcases the work of the macabre illustrator Edward Gorey, who attended the university in the 1940s.

    3 min
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A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.

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  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
  • Episodes
    31
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