Business & Economy
Elizabeth Roman
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NEPM
The rail car shells coming from China and bound for Springfield had been held by federal authorities amid a dispute. This led to the company, CRRC, furloughing more than 140 workers this week.
Courtesy
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WBUR
We speak with the Boston Globe journalist whose investigative work revealed decades of systematic abuse among the Archdiocese of greater Boston and inspired the Oscar-winning film, "Spotlight." We also get into our own Oscar predictions and try wines at State Street Fruit Store.
Tony Dunne
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NEPM
This week, The Rundown discusses furloughs at a Springfield rail car maker, contracts awarded by ICE to a Pittsfield armored car company, and a multimillion dollar windfall for the Hampden County District Attorney’s office.
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