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Hotels and restaurants will be affected most in Boston due to coronavirus fears, says Leung.

Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has faced immense criticism from his opponents for his decision to only release three women from non-disclosure agreements they signed with his company.

The Boston Globe columnist pressed his wife’s terrier on the 2020 Democratic race.

The activist says the project is a 'carbon bomb' and a 'financial house of cards.'

On Saturday, Sen. Bernie Sanders will hold a rally on the Boston Common just days before Super Tuesday.

The newly convicted rapist will be given better accommodations in prison than the general population, says Cabral.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened our lines to talk with callers about impeachment, and whether new revelations from former National Security Advisor John Bolton will have an impact on the Senate trial. NBC Sports Boston Reporter Trenni Kusnierek discussed the passing of John Altobelli, former head coach of Cape Cod’s Brewster Whitecaps, who died Sunday alongside Kobe Bryant in the Calabasas helicopter crash. Boston Globe cannabis reporter Dan Adams discussed the bureaucracy holding local marijuana entrepreneurs back, and a new study linking heavy marijuana use as a teenager to impaired driving as an adult, even while sober. Food writer Corby Kummer discussed the merits of noisy restaurants, and a restaurant surcharge bill in California aimed at fighting climate change. We aired live audio from Tuesday’s impeachment proceedings.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Michael Curry and Jennifer Braceras discussed revelations in a forthcoming book from former National Security Advisor John Bolton, and what to expect from Monday’s impeachment proceedings. Curry is senior vice president and general counsel at Mass League of Community Health Centers, and a member of the National NAACP Board of Directors. Braceras is a political columnist, senior fellow with the Independent Women’s Forum, and a former Commissioner of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. NBC Sports Boston commentator Trenni Kusnierek spoke on the legacy of Kobe Bryant, who died on Sunday. Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn discussed their latest book, “Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope.” Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett Price, hosts of WGBH’s All Rev’d Up, discussed the life of Kobe Bryant, and a case before the Supreme Court that could alter the separation of of church and state in the U.S. We aired live audio from Monday’s impeachment proceedings.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Attorney General Maura Healey stopped by the Boston Public Radio studio for our monthly “Ask the AG” series. Emily Rooney, host of WGBH News' Beat The Press, joined us for her famous list of fixations and fulminations. Under the Radar host Callie Crossley discussed Cambridge becoming the fourth Massachusetts city to ban the use of facial recognition technology, and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries quoting Biggie Smalls in the Senate impeachment trial.

Today on Boston Public Radio: MSNBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discussed impeachment and the 2020 election. Media maven Sue O’Connell recapped Hillary Clinton’s statements on Bernie Sanders, and criticisms of Pete Buttigieg’s campaign from within the LGBTQ community. We opened our lines to talk with listeners about your thoughts on the Senate impeachment trial. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker joined us for our monthly “Ask the Mayor” segment. We aired live audio from day four of the Senate impeachment trial.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened our lines to talk with callers about their thoughts on the ongoing Senate impeachment trial. M.I.T. economist Jon Gruber discussed the economics of paid parental leave, and took questions from callers. Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed Trump administration rollbacks to Michelle Obama’s school lunch rules, and ICE detainees on hunger strike in Louisiana. CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem discussed the ongoing impeachment trial, and recapped Monday’s gun-rights rally in Virginia. We aired live audio from day three of the Senate impeachment trial.