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Live Music Friday courtesy of Haley Richardson
NBC Boston’s Sue O’Connell
Jinkx Monsoon and Ben de la Creme Zoom in ahead of their annual “Jinkx and De La Holiday Show"
Lyndia Downie of Pine Street Inn and Judge Kathleen Coffey join – Coffey is retiring after 15 years leading Pine Street’s “homeless court” – an initiative to resolve low-level charges for people facing homelessness

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All Revved Up: Controversies Around Bill Cosby's Sentencing

As the world watched Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testify, another major Me Too moment was happening: Bill Cosby was sentenced Tuesday to three to 10 years in prison.

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Consider The Lobster Stoned: Getting Lobsters Baked Before The Boil

A restaurant in Maine gives new meaning to 'blunt instrument' by getting the lobsters high so that their death is more humane

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Joe Kennedy And Trenni Kusnierek Want Americans To Speak Up About Mental Health

The congressman and sports reporter will co-host a forum next week about mental health in the U.S.

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President Trump Cancels $25 Million In Aid To Palestinians

Like much of his presidency, President Donald Trump is offering to solve a problem his predecessors couldn’t in a manner that bucks the conventional wisdom.

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Geoff Diehl: Trump 'Has A Right To Question' FBI Motives In Russian Meddling

Rep. Geoff Diehl, the endorsed Republican candidate hoping to unseat Sen. Warren, defended President Trump’s White House invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Medical Ethicist Art Caplan: Companies Can Mine 'Social Information' And Charge You More For Insurance

Social information mining has long been a way for advertisers to target consumers. Now this model is being employed by health insurance companies.

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