Social isolation is a major health risk for older adults. Groups across Mass. are stepping up.
Rates of depression among older adults has increased since COVID, leading to an array of other physical health risks.

Gen Z’s case for disruptive protesting: ‘If a protest is fully safe, it probably won't do that much’
Are young voters taking to the streets to protest? We asked them why or why not.
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The big list of 2025 Pride events in Boston and beyond
From beachside drag to ice cream socials, this year's Pride events in Boston truly have something for everyone. -
Trump formally asks Congress to claw back funds for NPR, PBS
NPR and PBS would lose federal funding, as would the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, also known as PEPFAR. -
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Lawmakers receptive to Healey’s pitch for higher ed building boom
The governor is pitching a $2.5 billion investment into buildings for the state's 29 public colleges and universities. -
Groundbreaking report highlights concerns of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Mass.
Inflation, the economy and cost of living are the top concerns for Massachusetts APIA residents — and 30% of respondents said they’d had trouble affording housing themselves.
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Scratch & Win follows the unlikely rise of America’s most successful lottery. We begin in 1970s Boston, with state bureaucrats going toe to toe with mafia bookmakers, and each other, as they struggle to launch the state's greatest innovation: the scratch ticket.

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