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Wild oyster reefs are functionally extinct in Massachusetts. But efforts are underway to restore the coastal ecosystems, starting with Mashpee’s Hamblin Pond.
Carol Benchley
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The Warming Place
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Researchers have identified a new-to-the-area North Atlantic right whale. They say it came three-thousand miles to get here. -
An interview with Dorie McCullough Lawson Michael Hill about the work of David McCullough -
A limpkin visited Scituate and a common cuckoo visited New Hampshire in recent days. -
In the absence of federal health care subsidies, many consumers and state health care exchanges are left without a clear path forward. -
The North Atlantic right whale calving season is underway. Researchers spotted the first mother and calf pair off the coast of South Carolina on Friday.
The Point
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Dan TritleThe top local stories on Cape Cod, the Islands, and the South Coast. -
Jenny Shea RawnWe talk about holiday food triumphs and disasters plus lots of ideas for making terrific holiday dishes. -
Nieuw/WikicommonsThis month's book show has the theme of doors and windows. -
Living on EarthThanksgiving feast favorites from Living on Earth
NPR Stories
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Patrick Markee spent two decades walking through New York City's tunnels, armories and intake centers. His book asks: what if homelessness isn't a personal failing, but the result of policy choices?
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NPRFresh Air's book critic says her picks tilt a bit to nonfiction, but the novels that made the cut redress the imbalance by their sweep and intensity. Karen Russell's The Antidote was her favorite.
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The FBI agents kneeled during a protest in 2020 not to reflect a left-wing political view, but to de-escalate a volatile situation, they say in court papers. The FBI fired them in September. -
Paramount has launched a hostile bid for the company that's home to Casablanca, Batman and CNN. Just Friday, Netflix and Warner Brothers executives were celebrating a deal they had struck. -
China's exports to the U.S. have dropped sharply this year, in the face of President Trump's tariffs — but the country is still finding plenty of customers elsewhere around the world.
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