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• Will Knight

A New Trick Reveals AI Models’ Inner Thoughts

Researchers devised a way to extract “reasoning traces” from Claude, GPT, and Gemini. What they found, they say, indicates that some Chinese AI may be trained on leading US models.

WBUR News
• WBUR

Why ABC says the FCC is attempting censorship

President Trump has called ABC "the worst" and "the most biased network." Now the FCC is threatening to cancel the broadcast licenses of eight ABC TV stations. ABC says that's "retaliation."

WBUR News
• WBUR

'House of the Dragon' season 3 finale earns critical praise after a rocky last season

HBO’s "House of the Dragon" ended its third season with fire and bloodshed.

WBUR News
• WBUR

Firstborn kids often grow up to earn more than their siblings. Germs and illness are big reasons why

Oldest siblings tend to have higher educational achievement and lifetime earnings than their younger siblings. A new study shows that germs play a big role in how younger siblings fare.

WBUR News
• WBUR

How teens can best invest summer job money

The summer job is a rite of passage for many teenagers. It can also serve as seed money for their future.

WBUR News
• WBUR

Loggerhead turtles are nesting in record numbers in the U.S.

Loggerhead turtles are having a record nesting season in the U.S., but not so much in other parts of the world.

WBUR News
• WBUR

Change is inevitable. It can also be transformative

Our brains aren’t wired to like the uncertainty that comes with change.

WBUR News
• WBUR

Maternity care across America is in crisis as hospitals lose services at an alarming rate

In rural regions, dwindling care is making giving birth in those areas riskier.

WBUR News
• WBUR

Latest from the Middle East as countries form defense agreement and Iran refuses to open strait

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement.

WBUR News
• WBUR

It's never too early for a breakfast beer with sausage and pretzels in Munich

Bavarians traditionally wash down a breakfast of boiled veal sausage, sweet mustard and a giant pretzel with beer — all before the church bells ring at midday.

WBUR News
• WBUR

Teacher turnover rose after the pandemic, new analysis finds

A new analysis from Chalkbeat found that teacher turnover rose sharply in 2022 and remained steady in at least 21 states. And even though turnover rates are coming back down again, schools are still dealing with the consequences.

WBUR News
• WBUR

The prairie is America's disappearing resource

The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in its biological diversity, and it’s disappearing even faster.

WBUR News
• WBUR

AOC's egg freezing announcement spurs wider conversation about the practice

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plans to document the process on her social media to normalize discussions around fertility.

WBUR News
• WBUR

What to watch for in the South Carolina special primary

Voters in South Carolina are voting in a special primary Tuesday to pick the Republican candidate who will run in the November election to fill the seat held by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

WBUR News
• WBUR

What's next after Netanyahu rejects plan for Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rejecting a plan for Gaza by the Trump administration for Hamas disarmament and Israeli withdrawal from the territory.

WBUR News
• WBUR

Maura Healey has two GOP rivals. Ahead of the primary, here’s how they stand apart

Michael Minogue and Brian Shortsleeve, the two GOP gubernatorial candidates in this year's Sept. 1 primary, have plenty of criticism for Gov. Maura Healey — but what defines each of them?

WBUR News
• WBUR

Voter guide: What you need to know about the Massachusetts 2026 primary election

While the officials who represent the entire state — like U.S. senator and governor — may get the most attention in this year's elections, there's a slew of important races down the ballot. Here's what to know about voting and who's running.

WBUR News
• WBUR

A celestial double feature: How to view the partial solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower

New England is getting a rare, 24-hour astronomical double feature on Wednesday: a partial solar eclipse during the day followed by the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower that night.

WBUR News
• WBUR

Campbell defends Springfield courthouse procurement as developers seek investigation

Attorney General Andrea Campbell is backing the state's controversial Springfield courthouse procurement, calling a legal complaint from losing bidders "nothing more than a fever dream of imagined malfeasance."

WBUR News
• WBUR

One of the oldest gravestones of a free Black person in America uncovered in Boston

Historians uncovered the gravestone of a free Black man dating back to 1728 or 1729 during an ongoing conservation project. And because few Black people were memorialized before slavery was abolished, "this gravestone is exceedingly rare," Kelly Thomas, who manages the city's historic graveyards, told WBUR's John Bender.