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Beth Healy @bethhealy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Another longtime immigration judge, Brenda O'Malley, is gone from Boston court - despite huge case backlog in Trump's deportation crackdown @wbur.org @rachellss.bsky.social @stephaniembrown.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/07...
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Another longtime immigration judge no longer at Boston court
Judge Brenda O'Malley's departure comes as more than a dozen Massachusetts immigration judges have been fired under the Trump administration, and more than 100 nationally, even as the courts face mass...
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Nik DeCosta-Klipa @nikdecostaklipa.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The Massachusetts AG's office says it has received more than a dozen complaints about landlords and real estate agents skirting the state's new restrictions on broker's fees. @stephaniembrown.bsky.social and @kevin-vu.bsky.social report on how they're trying to do it: www.wbur.org/news/2026/05...
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Beth Healy @bethhealy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Despite new Mass. law - some landlords and brokers are still trying to make renters pay a broker's fee @wbur.org @stephaniembrown.bsky.social @kevin-vu.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/05...
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Despite new law, renters say some landlords still try to foist broker fees on them
In each of the complaints, landlords or brokers appear to be skirting the spirit of the law, which is aimed at requiring landlords to shoulder the cost of renting out their properties.
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Dan Guzman @dgquovadimus.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Great story from @wbur.org's @stephaniembrown.bsky.social. A man who thought he was going to spend his life in prison was released on parole six months ago. So how do you restart your life after something like that? www.wbur.org/news/2026/03...
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'I feel like an alien': A man restarts his life after 30 years in prison
Robert Francis is one of 210 people given a second chance after the state's highest court ruled that those under 21 can’t be sentenced to life without parole. Over the past six months, he has navigate...
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Dan Guzman @dgquovadimus.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Hope you can take 4 minutes today to *listen* to this great story by my colleague Steph Brown. #olympics #figureskating #TeamUSA
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WBUR @wbur.org · 19/02/2026
Six members of the Skating Club of Boston died in a January 2025 plane crash. One year later, families and friends gathered to watch as fellow club skaters took to the ice at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
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A year after tragedy, the Skating Club of Boston has something to cheer for at the Winter Olympics
Six members of the Skating Club of Boston died in a January 2025 plane crash. One year later, families and friends gathered to watch as fellow club skaters took to the ice at the 2026 Winter Olympics ...
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Beth Healy @bethhealy.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The Kirk followers last night on Boston Common + protesters www.wbur.org/news/2025/09... @wbur.org @stephaniembrown.bsky.social Rachell Sanchez-Smith Jesse Costa
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Charlie Kirk fans hold vigil in front of State House
Hundreds gathered in front of the State House for a vigil to mourn Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing activist assassinated last week.
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Beth Healy @bethhealy.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
‘The very institutions that glue our society together are melting in front of our eyes. Our institutions are under attack’ — George Pappas, a judge who was fired from Chelmsford Immigration Court @wbur.org Lisa Mullins @stephaniembrown.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...
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Fired immigration judges say court system is under attack
“The very institutions that glue our society together are melting in front of our eyes. Our institutions are under attack,” said George Pappas, a judge who was fired this month from the Chelmsford Imm...
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Lynn Jolicoeur @lynnjolicoeur.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
"I'm still in shock. I know that there have been political issues around Harvard in recent weeks, but antibiotic resistance isn't one of them." My conversation with Harvard microbiologist @baym.lol, one of many researchers there who just lost millions in fed. grants. www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
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Antibiotic research at Harvard lab threatened by federal funding cuts
Microbiologist Michael Baym studies antibiotic resistance at Harvard Medical School. He lost millions in federal funding this week.
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WBUR @wbur.org · 29/04/2025
The Mass. Medication Abortion Access Project, or The MAP, runs a website offering medication by mail to people living in states that restrict abortion. In their view, they are fulfilling a basic health care need amid a fierce national debate and legal uncertainty.
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In Mass., volunteers pack thousands of abortion pills destined for states with bans
Huddled around a small conference table in Greater Boston, volunteers form an ad hoc assembly line to slip hundreds of pills into padded envelopes. It's not an illegal drug operation, at least not her...
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WBUR @wbur.org · 17/04/2025
Commentary: The 250th anniversary couldn't come at a better time to remind people it's OK to have different beliefs, Concord Minute Men captain Carl Sweeney told WBUR's Cloe Axelson. But you need to talk, he said, and when push came to shove our forefathers stood up for their beliefs.
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'By Power and Pride': A Minuteman for life
The 250th anniversary couldn't come at a better time to remind people it's OK to have different beliefs, Carl Sweeney, captain of the Concord Minute Men, told WBUR's Cloe Axelson. But you need to talk...
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Beth Healy @bethhealy.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Youre gonna want to hear this. @dropkickmurphys.com on Trump. @wbur.org @simonfrios.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...
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'This is a class war': The Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey on Trump, immigration and Boston
"The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never say that 'no one else is welcome.' That is what America...
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Beth Healy @bethhealy.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
A hard road back from tragedy for the Skating Club of Boston - lovely listen and inspiration here from @wbur.org @stephaniembrown.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...
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Boston-based figure skaters prepare for world stage as their community grapples with tragedy
Two skaters based at The Skating Club of Boston are preparing for the biggest competition of their partnership: the World Figure Skating Championships. The skating club recently lost six members of it...
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