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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden, right, speak simultaneously during a presidential debate hosted by CNN, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (Gerald Herbert/AP)

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Jun 28, 2024

Massachusetts Democrats mostly stand by Biden, despite bad debate reviews

While one Democratic state senator called for President Biden to step aside, other top Massachusetts Democrats said they still support him for president and said former President Trump performed poorly as well.

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'There will be assessments going forward': U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on Biden's candidacy

Shaheen joins Radio Boston to discuss how last night's debate could shape down-ballot races in the Granite State this November.

Radio Boston

31:33Jun 28, 2024

What the latest Supreme Court decisions mean for Massachusetts

The Supreme Court has been busy lately, including releasing decisions on the Purdue Pharma settlement, the scope of charges for those accused of taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol...

Radio Boston

16:17Jun 28, 2024

How the human remains scandal has impacted Harvard

A year ago this month, the former morgue manager of Harvard Medical School was arrested and charged with stealing body parts. Many wondered what consequences Harvard might face. The answer:...

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04:35Jun 28, 2024

How Biden and Trump discussed issues on Mass. voters' minds

To learn more about how the candidates' spoke about issues that will impact voters here in Massachusetts, WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy talked to MassInc Polling Group’s Steve Koczela.

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04:42Jun 28, 2024

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis celebrates with teammates after the Celtics won the NBA championship on June 17, 2024, in Boston. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis could be sidelined until December following ankle surgery

The 7-foot-2 Porzingis injured his ankle in Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks and missed the next two games.

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Jun 28, 2024

Playwright Mfoniso Udofia at the announcement for her nine-play project, the Ufot Family Cycle at Boston City Hall. (Courtesy Huntington Theatre/Annielly Camargo)

Nine-play cycle weaving the saga of a Nigerian American family launches in the fall

This week, the Huntington Theatre announced one of its most ambitious projects ever alongside more than two dozen collaborative partners. Over the next two years, the company will produce nine...

Arts & Culture

Jun 28, 2024

A ride share car displays Lyft and Uber stickers on its front windshield in downtown Los Angeles. (Richard Vogel/AP)

Uber, Lyft to pay Mass. drivers $32 minimum wage during rides under $175 million settlement

Most of the settlement money will become restitution payments to current and former drivers, Campbell's office said. The companies also agreed to provide drivers at least $32.50 per hour for...

Business

Jun 27, 2024

Mayor Michelle Wu speaks during a press conference in Roxbury. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston Council overrides some of mayor's vetoes in emotional, marathon meeting

The battle over a sliver of the city budget appeared to show Mayor Wu's influence over new council members.

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Jun 27, 2024

A lighting programmer for CNN sets up lights in the spin room for the upcoming CNN Presidential Debate between President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump in Atlanta on June 26. (Gerald Herbert/AP)

Watch: Biden and Trump presidential debate

President Biden and former President Donald Trump sparred on stage Thursday in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season.

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Jun 27, 2024

A sign for Geddy's restaurant in Bar Harbor, Maine on June 3, 2024.

Day trips in Maine: 3 itineraries for eating, drinking and adventuring your way through Vacationland

Maine is known as “Vacationland,” and it really lives up to that name. Whether you want a day trip to the beach, a coastal hike or a tour around some...

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Jun 27, 2024

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Stories from local medical workers who went on missions to Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine

We speak with three local medical workers, who are currently on, or recently have served, on medical missions in active conflict zones.

Health

32:52Jun 27, 2024

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn on bike lanes, schools and the budget

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15:15Jun 27, 2024

State Sen. Marc Pacheco, author of landmark law regulating privatization, is leaving Beacon Hill

Pacheco is not running for re-election after more than 30 years in the State House.

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13:00Jun 26, 2024

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13:25Jun 26, 2024

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N.H. man on trial for threatening to kill presidential candidates found dead as jury weighed verdict

Anderson was indicted by a federal grand jury in December on three counts of sending a threat using interstate commerce. When Anderson was arrested, a spokesperson for Republican candidate Vivek...

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Jun 27, 2024

Mass. high court says app-based driver questions are eligible for ballot

The Supreme Judicial Court deemed constitutionally eligible all five versions of an industry-backed measure seeking to define drivers as independent contractors, not employees, as well as a union-supported proposal allowing...

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Jun 27, 2024

A view of the Massachusetts State House. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Why a proposed tax on high-end real estate sales in Mass. appears doomed (again)

The Massachusetts Senate is set to vote on its version of of Gov. Maura Healey’s housing bond bill Thursday. Like the House's version, it leaves out a proposal to let...

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Jun 27, 2024

Gov. Maura Healey speaks to reporters on the Grand Staircase in the State House. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Gov. Healey says the message that Mass. shelters are at capacity was delivered at border

Healey also repeated a call for Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill, an accomplishment that Congress has been unable to replicate since the 1980s.

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Jun 27, 2024

The Massachusetts State House and Flag. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Attempt to restore state-funded food benefits for immigrants hits dead end in State House

The amendment was dismissed on a voice vote without debate two hours later, lumped in with 42 other amendments in a large consolidated package.

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Jun 27, 2024

Karen Read walks toward Norfolk Superior Court on June 26, in Dedham. (Steven Senne/AP)

Jury says they can't agree on whether Karen Read was a murderer; judge tells them to keep trying

A jury is currently deliberting in a case that created a carnival atmosphere outside the courtroom, where a “sidewalk jury” of true crime bloggers and pink-shirted Read supporters have gathered...

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Jun 27, 2024