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The Boston Landmarks Orchestra has taken its concerts online.

The Black college student was killed by police over a decade ago, but there is now a push to reopen the case.

The Boston mayor voiced displeasure with City Councilor Michelle Wu's critiques of his administration's use of private donations to fund emergency relief efforts.

The European Union is excluding Americans as it reopens its borders to travelers because of high coronavirus case rates in the United States.

The city councilor said the fund does not go far enough in tackling structural inequality.

Cabral said the decision by the Justice Department to resume executions shows a significant break from government policy under both Republican and Democratic administrations.

We're back from Thanksgiving. To start the show we ask listeners what they think about President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter. GBH News Analyst Charlie Sennott discusses the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and Ukrainian president Zelensky saying he that he would cede Ukrainian territory for an end to the violence.Amherst college professor Ilan Stavans talks about Trump's tariff conversation with Mexico President Sheinbaum and lessons from the Chinese Exclusion Act on mass deportation.Mayors Dominick Pangallo (Salem) & Cathleen DeSimone (Attleboro) discuss how drought conditions across the state have impacted their respective cities.Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung discusses the Shaws & Star Market merger and record spending on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Then we open up the phone lines to ask listeners about online shopping.

Today:Senior Foreign Correspondent for FRONTLINE, Martin Smith, is out with an sweeping, two-hour documentary on China’s rise to global superpower, Xi Jinping advancing their goals by means necessary.And, we talk with BSO Conductor and music director Andris Nelsons, who’s celebrating a milestone 10 years with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. And for the first time on our show, he’s joined by the BSO’s new CEO and President, Chad Smith.

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