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Why Rwandans are flocking to milk bars

Milk is an extremely popular drink in Rwanda, associated with economic prosperity.

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How are parents raising kids in a high-tech world?

Much of the content online isn't appropriate for kids, and there's not much keeping them from accessing it.

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Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia,' has died

Mladic was serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, including the Srebrenica massacre.

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How to see the near-total lunar eclipse Thursday night

How to see the near-total lunar eclipse Thursday night

The eclipse will pass over North America, Europe and Africa.

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Turmoil at Boston Symphony Orchestra lingers 6 months after conductor was let go

Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Andris Nelsons was let go without much input from the musicians of the orchestra, many of whom loved him. 

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FDA approves pancreatic cancer drug

The new landmark drug treats pancreatic cancer in its advanced stages and extends the survival rate of participants in the trial by a median of 13.2 months.

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First responders are searching for survivors after devastated flooding in Nepal

First responders are searching for survivors after devastated flooding in Nepal

At least 300 people have died and more than a thousand others are still missing, including some Americans.

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Boston Legacy will stay in Rhode Island for second season amid White Stadium construction

Boston Legacy will stay in Rhode Island for second season amid White Stadium construction

The announcement comes a week after the Supreme Judicial Court ruled the team and the city of Boston could continue construction to transform the dilapidated White Stadium in Franklin Park into the Legacy's home pitch. The Legacy plans to move to White Stadium in 2028.

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The kids are alright: Psychiatrist says parents shouldn't panic about their college students

The kids are alright: Psychiatrist says parents shouldn't panic about their college students

Dr. Mathilde Ross, a Boston University psychiatrist and author of the book, "How to Thrive at College: A Guide to the Ups and Downs of Mental Health on Campus," discussed how parents can help their kids as they start or head back to college.

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Mass. elected officials are facing a string of scandals. How that's shaping our politics

Boston Globe columnist Adrian Walker and former Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim join WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss what these kinds of scandals do to communities and politics.

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Inside the Orange Line's 11-day shutdown: new tracks and hopes for 55 mph travel

Inside the Orange Line's 11-day shutdown: new tracks and hopes for 55 mph travel

While riders contend with shuttle buses and inconvenience during the Orange Line shutdown, the T is trying to get done in a week and a half what officials estimate would have taken two months without a service disruption.

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Boston Symphony Orchestra averts strike, inks new union deal amidst Andris Nelsons fallout

Contract negotiations were tense in the wake of the BSO board's unexpected decision not to renew the contract of music director Andris Nelsons.

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Where the Lindsay Clancy trial stands ahead of Thursday's closing arguments

Where the Lindsay Clancy trial stands ahead of Thursday's closing arguments

The case has attracted national media coverage, an obsessive social media following and even conspiracy theories. If you haven't been following as closely, here's a look at where things stand from WBUR's Deborah Becker, who's been in the room covering the trial at Plymouth Superior Court.

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Falling into the fall arts guides

Falling into the fall arts guides

It's a season of new beginnings, celebratory milestones and bittersweet endings for several arts organizations in Greater Boston. Our fall arts guides are here to help audiences navigate it all.

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New Bedford City Council wants Flock cameras taken down, but it may not happen

New Bedford City Council wants Flock cameras taken down, but it may not happen

New Bedford City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to ask the police chief to remove or cover the city's Flock cameras while officials determine how to regulate their use. New Bedford police suspended use of the cameras earlier this month, after an officer was accused of using them to track her former romantic partner.

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Retailers sue to halt Mass. kratom ban days before it takes effect

Retailers sue to halt Mass. kratom ban days before it takes effect

Four Massachusetts retailers that sell kratom have filed a lawsuit seeking to block an emergency order from taking effect this Friday that would temporarily classify all kratom products as a Schedule I drug.

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13 theater productions to see this fall

13 theater productions to see this fall

From a surprise dinner guest disrupting a family’s life to an underground network helping pregnant women access care, WBUR theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair shares a roundup of shows heading to Greater Boston stages that explore the cost of secrecy.

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14 dance performances to attend this fall

14 dance performances to attend this fall

From the 35th anniversary of The Dance Complex to Boston Ballet's "Fall Experience," WBUR arts contributor Shira Laucharoen shares a roundup of dance events that celebrate the change and possibility of the season.

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Boston Public Schools wasted $857k in taxpayer dollars skirting contracting rules, inspector general finds

Boston Public Schools wasted $857k in taxpayer dollars skirting contracting rules, inspector general finds

The scathing report found that school employees repeatedly hired vendors without valid contracts or the required competitive bidding, then devised a workaround to pay them later.

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Is AI helping human creativity, or harming it?

Is AI helping human creativity, or harming it?

Music. Books. Film. Artificial intelligence is changing how we express ourselves. Is AI a tool for creativity -- or a barrier?

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Police, community members attend funeral for Worcester officer killed in apparent murder-suicide

Police, community members attend funeral for Worcester officer killed in apparent murder-suicide

Kurt Solomon was a 31-year veteran of the department. Officers lined the street leading to Our Lady of the Angels Parish in Worcester as his American-flag wrapped casket arrived for the Catholic Church services.

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Clancy murder trial testimony wraps; closing arguments scheduled for Thursday

Clancy murder trial testimony wraps; closing arguments scheduled for Thursday

Closing arguments are scheduled Thursday in the case that has drawn international attention to mental health care, especially for new mothers. The case will then go to 12 members of the jury to decide.

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D.C. attorney general on $17-billion settlement with Meta

Meta agreed to change Instagram and Facebook to make the apps safer for minors and is calling on other social media companies to do the same.

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Mass. GOP primary turns litigious over caucus recording

Mass. GOP primary turns litigious over caucus recording

Former MassGOP chair Jennifer Nassour Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Shortsleeve, alleging he and his staff unlawfully recorded her during a caucus.

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Maine selects company to build large wind farm, plus a transmission line, to send power south

Maine selects company to build large wind farm, plus a transmission line, to send power south

Maine takes a critical step in its plans to build a large wind farm and transmission line in Aroostock County.

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Boston federal judge removes major legal obstacle to Trump mail voting order, with more challenges likely

Boston federal judge removes major legal obstacle to Trump mail voting order, with more challenges likely

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston agreed to remove her previous injunction prohibiting the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out Trump’s order for November’s elections following a Supreme Court ruling. Trump’s executive order remains barred from taking effect under a separate injunction.

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New data finds at least 1 in 4 NFL players will develop CTE brain disease

Football season officially kicks off in a couple weeks, but some alarming new data out this week has put a damper on any tailgating preparations.

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Drag performer remembers Dolly Parton

Drag performer remembers Dolly Parton

Jason CoZmo has impersonated Dolly Parton for two decades.

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Colorado sues landlord of ICE facility

Last year, the Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement. And now, a city in Colorado is pushing back.

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Elephants in Boston? Un-herd of! But visitors can't get enough of them

Elephants in Boston? Un-herd of! But visitors can't get enough of them

The impressively realistic statues were created by Indigenous artists from India’s Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve using the invasive lantana camara plant.