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Nirvani Williams
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The Trump administration has proposed regulations to control billions of dollars in federal research funding, which it says will reduce "fraud and abuse." Scientists in Massachusetts and beyond say they could set back research in the U.S. by decades.
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Ayu Suryawan
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Panelists break down the reasons behind rising sewer costs, final plans to clean up PCBs in the Housatonic River by GE, privacy concerns regarding license plate cameras, and the 15th anniversary of the devastating tornado that ripped through western Mass..
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