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Powering Innovation With EducationIs our education system training young Americans for an innovative future? We ask innovators and educations about the future of math and science education.MORE INNOVATION HUB 
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WGBH NEWS FOCUS: THE MBTAYou're on the platform. You're waiting for the T. You have an opinion. We read it, and understand. How Three Minutes Changed a Father's Life
BISSINGER ON THE EMILY ROONEY SHOWAuthor Buzz Bissinger talks about his new memoir, Father's Day, that chronicles a road trip he took with his special-needs son. 
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Xconomy Report: From Technology to the Tea Party
Thomas Massie started a tech company and moved West ... and then moved back to Kentucky, where he's a Tea Party darling and favored to win the Republican nomination for Congress.
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From The WGBH Vault: Jean Shepherd at Fenway Park
Jean Shepherd, New York radio icon and a diehard Chicago White Sox fan, offers up a bittersweet song of praise for Boston’s great ballpark. READ MORE After a Tragedy, Life Jackets at Camp A grieving father is calling for legislation at the Massachusetts State House aimed at preventing child drownings.
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Remembering Dorchester's Donna Summer
Before she was on the Billboard charts, she was in Boston singing in church and in high school plays. We review the legacy of disco queen Donna Summer, who died this week at 63. READ MORE Arts Ahead: Sometimes Less Is More Simple pleasures can inform the arts, from folk songs that give people hope, the pastoral scenes that inspire painters or even the those rare moments when, as parents, we get it just right.
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Presentation School Opens to Community
Shuttered in 2005 by the Boston Archdiocese, a beloved parochial school opens its doors this week as a community center. Volunteers talk about the journey.
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Facebook, Phone Home!
With the big IPO in the headlines, Mass. House Speaker Robert DeLeo put together his own sales pitch: to convince Mark Zuckerberg to move back to the Bay State. READ MORE An Affordable Home for Seniors The elderly can have a hard time finding housing in Boston, one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country. We report on a unique partnership that's making a difference.
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Bloomberg: Facebook's Saverin May Save $67 Million By Renouncing CitizenshipNews that Eduardo Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship ignited controversy from those who accused him of trying to dodge taxes and those who say it's just a symptom of a costly tax code.WORLD NEWS
EU Human Rights Court Could Be Last Stop For German Claiming CIA KidnappingKhaled El-Masri is looking for redress, after he says he was mistakenly flown to a secret prison in Afghanistan, under the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program. |
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Town's Effort To Link Fracking And Illness Falls ShortDespite residents' fears, scientists say they can't link health woes to gas wells in Dish, Texas.WORLD NEWS
Civilians Flee, Soldiers Dig In On Sudanese FrontierThe U.N. is threatening both Sudans with sanctions if they can't reverse their escalating feud.POLITICS
Latino Voters: Seen, But Will They Be Heard, In 2012?Now the fastest growing voting group, Latinos could play a key role in battleground states.ECONOMY
Is Housing Sector Getting Better? Increase In Starts May Signal It IsThere was a 2.6 percent increase in housing starts in April from March.BUSINESS
Buyers Of Hyped Skechers 'Toning Shoes' Can Get RefundsSkechers has agreed to pay $40 million to settle claims that it deceived buyers of Shape-ups shoes. |
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WGBH News Focus: The MBTA
Love it or hate it, the Mass. Bay Transportation Authority affects nearly everyone in greater Boston — and it's in crisis.
COMPLETE COVERAGEWGBH News Focus: Health Care on Trial
Last week, WGBH News shone a spotlight on the Affordable Care Act: the Supreme Court arguments and analysis, plus features and conversations illuminating the many facets of health care.
FULL WGBH NEWS COVERAGEThe State Integrity Project
When Tim Cahill was indicted on April 2, it was yet another reminder of the state's patchy record on corruption. WGBH News is exploring the risk for corruption in Massachusetts as part of a nationwide initiative.
A Local Perspective on Global Warming: Complete Series
Temperatures are increasing, weather is getting more erratic and sea levels are rising. What should we do?
Mayor Kevin White: Complete WGBH News Coverage
Former Boston mayor Kevin White died on Jan. 27, 2012 at the age of 82. We look back at his legacy over four terms of change with interviews, analysis and exclusive WGBH archival footage.
WGBH Election Central
Mitt Romney has half the delegates he needs for the GOP nomination. What will this Tuesday's races bring? Get results from The Associated Press and check out WGBH's election coverage.
READ MORESpotlight on the 2012 Mass. Senate Race
As Sen. Scott Brown officially launches his bid for re-election, WGBH News has coverage of the rally plus new interviews with his Democratic competition: Marisa DeFranco, Jim King and Elizabeth Warren — who responds to Brown's kickoff speech swipe.
WGBH ELECTION CENTRALFrom The WGBH Vault: Martin Luther King Jr.
We step into WGBH's archives to glimpse a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement with exclusive interviews from three giants: Martin Luther King Jr., James Baldwin and Malcolm X.
WGBH Occupy Boston Coverage
The Occupy movement's appearance in Boston has been one of the area's biggest stories this fall. From the beginning, WGBH News has been on the scene.
Power Struggle: The Fight Over Pilgrim Nuclear
The owners of the 39-year-old Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth have applied for a 20-year extension. Opponents question its safety, especially after its sister plant experienced explosions and likely meltdowns this year in Fukushima, Japan. In a three-part series, WGBH News reports on the controversy.
Inmates' Access To DNA Evidence: Part Two
Legislators are considering a bill that would allow inmates access to DNA evidence that was critical to their convictions. Advocates say the law can help free the innocent. Opponents believe the bill might serve to assist the guilty.INMATES' ACCESS TO DNA EVIDENCE: PART ONE
The Death of DJ Henry: Complete Coverage from WGBH News
WGBH News has been covering the shooting death of Danroy “DJ” Henry, the Pace University football player from Easton, Massachusetts, since it happened in October 2010. Since the shooting, Henry’s death has continued to stir controversy over issues of police training and race.
Facing Alzheimer's: The Caregivers' Challenge
The Alzheimer's caregivers’ story is often one of sustained stress, exhaustion and isolation. Rates of depression, poor nutrition and chronic disease among caregivers of Alzheimer's patients are higher than for non-caregivers.This week, WGBH's Sean Corcoran explores the challenges of caring for Massachusetts' more than 120,000 Alzheimers' patients.
WGBH Human Trafficking Series Wins Edward R. Murrow Award
In recent years, law enforcement officials in Rhode Island and Massachusetts have reported increases in human trafficking, and by some estimates there are around 20,000 victims brought into the United States each year.
READ MOREThe Falmouth Experience: Complete Series
Some residents of Falmouth, Mass. say they're suffering headaches, insomnia and depression because of a 400-foot tall town-owned wind turbine that began operating there last year. Most scientists say wind turbines don't cause health problems, but the experience of residents has strengthened anti-wind sentiment in the region.
WGBH Special Report: Recognizing Bruce
WGBH's Phillip Martin profiles a veteran who lived on the streets of Cambridge for 10 years -- but it's not just a story of homelessness. It is also about a man who has lived a life of both privilege and deprivation. It is a story about unheralded artistry. And it is about the acknowledgement of individuals who have grown accustomed to being invisible and unknown.
Blue Hill Avenue: If A Street Could Speak
Join WGBH's Phillip Martin for a closer look at Blue Hill Avenue, which connects Roxbury to Milton and the past to the present.Monitoring The Coastlines On Climatide
Climatide, a new blog from WGBH, WCAI and NPR's Argo Network, chronicles how global warming is changing life on Cape Cod, day by day.
READ CLIMATIDECandidates Gird For A 'Scorched Earth' Campaign
With both the economy and his own poll numbers weaker than he'd want them to be, President Obama has launched attack ads against Mitt Romney that are unusually blunt and direct for this early stage of a campaign. And Romney has responded with a few roundhouse rights of his own. - READ MORECandidates Gird For A 'Scorched Earth' Campaign
With both the economy and his own poll numbers weaker than he'd want them to be, President Obama has launched attack ads against Mitt Romney that are unusually blunt and direct for this early stage of a campaign. And Romney has responded with a few roundhouse rights of his own. - READ MOREMinority Rules: Who Gets To Claim Status As A Person Of Color?
Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren's claims of Native American heritage seem uneasy to swallow. But why? What does it take to be considered an ethnic minority, and what does the controversy say about the way we judge ethnic backgrounds? - READ MOREFour Decades After Dying In Cambodia, Soldier To Receive Medal Of Honor
More than 40 years after his actions during the Vietnam war saved the lives of his fellow soldiers, Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony. - READ MOREHow To Address France's New, Unmarried First Lady
France's new president was inaugurated Tuesday, and he's moving into the presidential palace with his longtime "companion." Host Michel Martin and the Beauty Shop ladies weigh in on political protocol when it comes to heads of state, politicians and their unmarried significant others. - READ MOREAt Trial, Serb Gen. Mladic Taunts Survivors With Throat-Cutting Gesture
Charged with 11 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, he remains defiant. - READ MORE
Post Taliban, Saad Mohseni Builds Afghan Media Empire
Morning Edition's Renee Montagne winds down her reporting from Kabul with a look at how the Afghan media landscape has changed in the decade since the fall of the Taliban. Today she sits down with Saad Mohseni, who has built up a media empire over those ten years. - READ MOREPortugal Looks Back On 1 Year Since Its Bailout
Uncertainty in Greece is rattling nerves in other European economies worried about a domino effect, if Athens were to leave the euro. Among those is Portugal. Wednesday marks one year since that country received a 103 billion dollar bailout. Reporter Lauren Frayer has more on how Portugal is faring. - READ MORE
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