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The Jackpod: The times they are a-changin
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (37+ words) WBUR On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on how the growth of inequality in the U. S. is creating a new political order willing to embrace raising tax rates....
Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding 12 others
20+ hour, 24+ min ago (786+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " One of Ukraine's largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities said Sunday. Debris fell on Russia's largest airport without causing damage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr…...
Louisiana senator who voted to convict Trump loses Republican primary
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Iran and Haiti qualified for the World Cup but face U. S. travel bans, affecting fans
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Firefighter killed, 11 injured in lumber mill explosion and massive fire in Maine | WBUR News
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (293+ words) A massive fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine's midcoast region killed a firefighter and injured at least 11 other people Friday, authorities said. The firefighter was found dead at the mill, state officials said. The firefighter was part…...
After Memorial Drive shootings, questions linger on how the alleged gunman slipped through the cracks
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1251+ words) Videos of Tyler Brown allegedly slamming car windows with the butt of a rifle and spraying bullets across Memorial Drive have flooded social media this week. He looked very different at his arraignment hearing on Thursday " lying in a hospital…...
The Huntington's 'Oedipus el Rey' is a singular and sharp retelling of a Greek tragedy
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (386+ words) Every now and again, the reimagining of a classic tale reaches for and achieves singularity. That feels true of Luis Alfaro's sharp and vigorous "Oedipus el Rey," a retelling of Sophocles' tragedy "Oedipus Rex," presented by The Huntington Theatre through…...
How young people become radicalized
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (864+ words) She co-founded Parents for Peace with Melvin Bledsoe of Memphis, whose son Carlos Bledsoe became radicalized, traveled to Yemen, and then came back to America and opened fire on a U. S. military recruitment office. He killed one man and wounded another,…...
Why American low-cost airlines fail
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1795+ words) Spirit Airlines, known for cheap flights, suddenly closed earlier this month. Budget airlines seem to do fine in Europe. Why can't they survive in the U. S. ? Robert Mann, president of the aviation consulting firm R. W. Mann & Company. Former airline executive. Wouter Dewulf,…...
Kevin Warsh becomes 17th Fed chair amid rising inflation and an uncertain economy
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (59+ words) WBUR Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh's predecessor, Jay Powell, endured extreme political pressure from President Trump to lower interest rates. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Loretta Mester, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. This segment…...