Government & Politics
Umar Vorona
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The armed services committees in both the House and the Senate are looking into strikes against boats, which the Trump Administration alleges have been trafficking drugs.
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
We hear live music from legendary banjoist Tony Trischka and his ensemble, get serenaded by members of the Franklin County Community Chorus, and explore the words ending with "ed" with the Word Nerd.
Ayu Suryawan
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NEPM
We discuss the divisions as rent control makes its way on the 2026 ballot, how decreased rail use in western Mass. could impact the east-west rail project and historical debates on the route of Henry Knox's artillery march.
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- DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards
- U.S. reconsiders Tanzania ties after deadly post-election crackdown
- Top admiral briefs lawmakers on boat strike as watchdog faults Hegseth for Signal use
- Putin says there are points he can't agree to in the U.S. proposal to end Ukraine war
- Europe's left is energized after Mamdani's successful campaign for New York mayor
- FBI arrests suspect in investigation into pipe bombs planted near DNC, RNC before Jan. 6 attack
- Trump attacks Somali immigrants. And, CDC to address vaccine schedule for kids
Can't-Miss Stories
- A fleeting art show along the trails of Mt. Holyoke, inspired by a 19th century landscape
- Invasive bug continues to spread across Massachusetts, finds home in Hampden County
- Western Massachusetts tenants organize against high rents, out-of-state landlords
- Colleges compete for students with offers of free tuition
- "A Something Overtakes the Mind": Exhibit at Emily Dickinson Museum combines poet's words, objects
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Kari Njiiri
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When SNAP funding was cut for residents in early November Hameed Bello and his wife Ayo, co-owners of Farm Store 99 in Springfield, continued to serve customers, even when they couldn't pay.
Investigative Reporting
