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Several public libraries across Cape Cod have “libraries of things”—collections of items you can check out that are not books. Some of the items in these collections might surprise you.
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Woodwell Climate Research Center
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A late-night bout of barking from the hound. A neighbor’s chicken-keeping run-in. A blur of dark fur crossing the road. Put it together and you get a mink, and a Cape Cod legend about the Army Corps of Engineers and the Canal’s rats. Is the story true? The Corps weighs in. -
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In this episode of The Garden Lady C.L. Fornari starts out talking about houseplants, and the importance of putting them on large saucers. She talks about the benefits of indoor greenery, and takes listener calls about hydrangeas, asparagus, Montauk daisies and more. -
A review of the week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists. -
After more than eight years in the making, the Vineyard Wind project near Martha's Vineyard is fully operational. The news comes just hours after another offshore wind project in the region, Revolution Wind, announced it had reached full power.
The Point
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An update on November bird news with Mark Faherty. -
E. PartanA review of the week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists. -
Amy Kolb NoyesOur region has a track record of young people getting involved in government, including candidates in Tuesday's election. -
Elsa PartanIn advance of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, The Revolutionary War on Cape Cod and the Islands was coordinated by the Cape and Islands Historians Committee.
NPR Stories
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House GOP lawmakers have chosen Ohio's Jim Jordan to serve as minority leader, elevating a co-founder of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus to succeed Mike Johnson as the chamber's top Republican.
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The so-called billionaire tax has failed in California. With proposition 40 dead, here's what could be next for future wealth taxes.
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Russia's top independent newspaper is closing after more than 30 years amid state pressure and censorship laws. Its founder won the Nobel Peace Prize and several of its journalists have been killed.
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The Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam hosted an unusual exhibit in recent weeks — a renowned tattoo artist inking the Dutch master's designs on visitors' skin.
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Tech companies want agentic AI to be the new way you shop. But should you trust AI when your money's involved?
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