Boston’s mayor bracing for potential National Guard deployment
The Trump administration has already dispatched the Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

Massachusetts ecologists build a winter ‘hotel’ for snakes
The success of the rocky structure will be measured once temperatures drop.
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Mass. health commissioner worries CDC vaccine panel won't allow open discussion
Dr. Robbie Goldstein worries about the credibility of the new eight-member panel appointed by RFK Jr. -
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Despite DEI pushback, guides along Boston's Freedom Trail widen the lens of inclusion
Several tour groups say they are expanding efforts to spotlight Black, queer and other communities traditionally overlooked in historical accounts. -
Boston reacts to US strikes on Iran with protest, confusion and dread
Saturday's airstrikes on three nuclear sites generated strong reactions across Massachusetts. -
'Romantic Friction': a new novel filled with tension, intrigue and AI
Lori Gold's new novel will make you laugh, cry and understand the world of AI much better.
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Scratch & Win
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College Uncovered
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What Is Owed?
Boston has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. -
The Big Dig
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’

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