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The debate between incumbent Ed Markey and challenger Seth Moulton to represent Massachusetts was held in Chicopee Wednesday.
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Alvin, the deep ocean submersible known for exploring the wreck of the Titanic, is surveying two other famous shipwrecks – Shackleton's Quest and Scott's Terra Nova. -
We discuss the weather and climate patterns contributing to the lack of rainfall and what a prolonged drought means for wildfire risk. -
It's all about water. One refilled bird bath brought a flood of orioles, a Wellfleet Bay stream draws in warblers and bluebirds, and a volunteer's photos of daytime owls bathing have to be seen to be believed. -
Roads were closed throughout the region with flooding on low-lying roads. -
This week Robert Finch tells us why there is nothing more soothing than the sound of rain.
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Michael Patterson/WikicommonsWe discuss the weather and climate patterns contributing to the lack of rainfall and what a prolonged drought means for wildfire risk. -
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The founders left three groups out of the Declaration of Independence: Black Americans, Indigenous peoples, and women. This is how they responded. -
Gillfoto/WikicommonsCycling has changed from the days of ten-speeds and beach cruisers with the explosion of e-bikes, and other motorized two-wheeled vehicles.
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Alex Brandon/APPresident Trump capped a NATO summit in Turkey meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and saying that the U.S. will give Ukraine a license to make Patriot air defense systems. -
Khalil Hamra/APThe United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war.
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Graham Platner's exit from the race comes just days before a statutory deadline allowing the Maine Democratic Party to replace him by July 27. So far, party leaders aren't saying how that process is going to work. -
Platner's campaign to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine was marked by repeated scandals. It came to a crashing halt after the allegation led top Democrats to withdraw their support. -
Family and immigration advocate organizations are calling for a full and independent investigation into a shooting in which ICE agents shot and killed a Houston man during a traffic stop.
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