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Boston City Council votes to subpoena MBTA GM Phil Eng over Blue Hill Avenue project

Boston City Council votes to subpoena MBTA GM Phil Eng over Blue Hill Avenue project

Boston City council voted on Wednesday to subpoena MBTA general manager Phil Eng to testify over the controversial $163 million Blue Hill Avenue redevelopment project.

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On Point Live: The North Carolina factor

North Carolina voters will help decide the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. Join Meghna Chakrabarti for a special -- and spicy -- conversation live from Greensboro, N.C.

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AI takes the stage with BSO musicians in Tod Machover’s wild world premiere

AI takes the stage with BSO musicians in Tod Machover’s wild world premiere

MIT Media Lab composer Tod Machover’s “already and not yet” puts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in dialogue with a live AI system that responds to each musician's performance. Even players wary of AI say this one leaves the music in human hands.

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Review: 'Nintendo Switch Sports Resort' is the best motion-controlled game on the Switch 2

Review: 'Nintendo Switch Sports Resort' is the best motion-controlled game on the Switch 2

“Wii Sports” is Nintendo’s best-selling game of all time. Two decades later, Nintendo is trying to strike gold again.

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The T plans to increase Red Line speeds between JFK and North Quincy

The T plans to increase Red Line speeds between JFK and North Quincy

The transit agency will increase speeds from North Quincy to JFK to 50 miles an hour, MBTA General Manager and Interim Transportation Secretary Phil Eng said Thursday as he also touted higher top speeds on the Orange Line.

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Clancy judge denies request for hearing on holdout juror

Clancy judge denies request for hearing on holdout juror

The judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial has denied a defense request to hold an evidentiary hearing on the one juror who did not agree with the others, resulting in a mistrial last month.

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Make Iowa Purple Again? Democrats hope for midterm gains in Trump country

President Trump is in Iowa on Thursday, trying to shore up support for Republican candidates in tight races for Senate, governor and three House seats.

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El-Sayed and Rogers clash on policy and loyalties at final Michigan Senate debate

The candidates are competing to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Gary Peters.

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U.S. and Israel preparing for possible attack on Iran after elections

The U.S. is now amassing forces in the region.

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A new essay collection lets teenage mothers in Kenya tell their stories

In 2025, Kenya recorded more than 235,000 teenage pregnancies. Young single mothers are often forced to leave schools and their families due to overwhelming stigma.

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Cardi B brings her authentic self to NPR Tiny Desk

Rapper Cardi B is wowing the internet this week after her energetic and playful performance at NPR’s Tiny Desk.

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Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks breaks down the importance of play

Between the ever-popular tabletop role-playing game, "Dungeons & Dragons," or the classic military figurine, G.I. Joe, Hasbro has had a hand in most of our childhoods.

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Why communities are key to surviving public health crises

Author Raj Panjabi says communities are often best equipped to protect their citizens.

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Nobel laureate reflects on U.S. turn towards Russia

The Trump administration has taken numerous actions favorable to Russia in recent days, exempting Russia from a new sanctions law and agreeing to buy Russian diesel, prompting heightened concern about the impact on Ukraine.

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Kansas Senate candidates clash on Trump agenda and Iran war

"Control of the Senate goes through Kansas," said Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in the final Kansas Senate debate Wednesday night, hosted by Nexstar Media.

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‘It’s coming’: Arizona rancher supports Trump’s new double border wall 

Within the next month, the rancher expects construction to begin on a second 30-foot steel wall that will run parallel to an existing wall that went up in President Trump’s first administration.

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A massive underwater wave is raising sea levels along the West Coast

It's called a Kelvin wave, and it's driven by El Niño.

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Key healthcare ballots in the midterms, explained

Among them are measures focused on abortion access and transgender youth sports participation.

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Rep. Jim Himes warns Trump could use fraud claims to disrupt midterms

The top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees say they anticipate that President Trump and his Republican allies will claim fraud as an excuse to interfere in the upcoming midterm elections.

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Celebrated poet Nikki Giovanni's archives open in Boston

Celebrated poet Nikki Giovanni's archives open in Boston

In 1970, Giovanni received a letter from Howard Gotlieb, the founding director of Boston University’s special collections. This started a decades-long relationship between the poet and the university.