The case centered around concerns that the lines, authorized by the state of Massachusetts, entangle and kill critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.
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A spacecraft launched by NASA will test technologies for preventing an impact of Earth by a hazardous asteroid. CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about this ambitious project which has overtones of a science fiction movie. -
President Joe Biden recently signed a 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure package, the largest federal bill earmarked for infrastructure in decades.
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“Right now, it's kind of hard to figure out what direction we're going to go," said state Rep. Timothy Whelan, a Republican from Brewster.
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Local health officials are watching the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which was detected in the United States for the first time on Wednesday as cases spread around the world.
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When Judeen Lloyd migrated to the U.S. from Jamaica ten years ago, she brought her mother's recipe for rum cake with her. Some day, it'll be passed on to…
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This week: The federal government will be looking for public input on the proposed machine gun range. One million gallons of radioactive water could be released from Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant into Cape Cod Bay. And we celebrate a whale mother. -
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J. Junker/The ocean's role in our climate system, and in solutions to climate change.
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An interview with author Charles Spencer.
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NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple about CNN's decision to fire longtime host Chris Cuomo.
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Michael Loccisano/Cuomo's termination follows revelations that shed light on the journalist's role in helping his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in the face of sexual harassment allegations.
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NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with scholar Helen Lenskyj about this weekend's Formula 1 Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia and the role of "sportswashing" in countries with human rights abuses.
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NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz about the role of nuclear power in a green energy future.
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NPR's Life Kit has tips and trick for how to be a good neighbor.
