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WBUR News A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.
- As McCoy Stadium comes down, an ode to PawSox summersby WBUR on April 3, 2025 at 10:32 pm
McCoy Stadium, home to the precious memories of many Southern New Englanders is coming down. Locals are mourning the demolition of the Pawtucket icon.
- Massachusetts companies fear higher costs, business declines as a result of Trump tariffs, says trade associationby WBUR on April 3, 2025 at 10:32 pm
Brooke Thomson, president & CEO of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, says some manufacturers are predicting their costs will increase by millions of dollars per year due to the higher price of importing raw materials and supply chain disruptions. Some companies report customers are already canceling projects, while employers are also slowing and freezing hiring due to the volatile economic outlook.
- Some Boston-area Jews worry Trump's university crackdowns weaponize antisemitismby WBUR on April 3, 2025 at 9:06 pm
President Trump has ramped up his attacks on the universities and students that he says have abided by growing antisemitism on campus. And that has some Jewish students and professors feeling uneasy.
- Mass. Bar Association says Trump is attacking the rule of lawby WBUR on April 3, 2025 at 1:36 pm
President of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Victoria Santoro, says President Trump's actions target American's constitutional rights.
- Next generation of concert tour and Broadway dancers train in new programby WBUR on April 3, 2025 at 12:06 pm
The commercial dance world is cutthroat, but students are learning a multitude of dance disciplines as well as audition and self-promotion skills through a Boston Conservatory at Berklee program.
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- Bruins lose to Montreal, 4-1, as skid continuesby Steve Conroy on April 4, 2025 at 1:46 am
After years of the Bruins dominating the rebuilding Montreal Canadiens, the shoe is finally on the other foot.
- Republicans moving ahead with Trump’s ‘big’ bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproarby Associated Press on April 4, 2025 at 12:06 am
The vote sets the stage for back-to-back Senate all-nighters into the weekend.
- Flower lovers and influencers flock to the tulip vistas at an iconic Dutch parkby Associated Press on April 3, 2025 at 11:58 pm
The world-famous Keukenhof garden has opened for the spring.
- Bodega cats make New Yorkers’ hearts purr, even if they violate state regulationsby Associated Press on April 3, 2025 at 11:50 pm
Some shopkeepers say the felines’ most important job is bringing in customers.
- No more cheap skirts: Trump ends tax exemption for low-value Chinese importsby Associated Press on April 3, 2025 at 11:44 pm
The tariff costs threaten the U.S. operations of companies like Shein and Temu.
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- 4/3: CBS Evening Newson April 4, 2025 at 1:59 am
Markets nosedive as fallout from Trump tariff announcement begins; Woman helps bring first hospital in 150 years to majority-Black Louisville neighborhood
- 4/3: CBS Evening News Pluson April 4, 2025 at 1:47 am
World reacts to Trump's mass tariffs; Reporter's Notebook: Senate considers extending Trump tax cuts at a heavy cost
- How other nations are reacting to Trump's sweeping new tariffson April 3, 2025 at 3:49 pm
America's global trading partners are bristling at President Trump's tariff tactics, but many also stress a desire to strike new deals with the U.S.
- Rare life-sized statues of toga-clad couple found in Pompeii tombon April 3, 2025 at 2:35 pm
The couple may have been married, and the woman appears to have been a priestess, researchers said.
- What we know about the death of Miller Gardner, Brett Gardner's sonon April 3, 2025 at 1:46 pm
Miller Gardner, the youngest son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, died at the age of 14 while on vacation with his family in Costa Rica.
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Definition: A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud. Synonyms: mountebank Word of the Day provided by TheFreeDictionary.com
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Idiom of the Daya modest proposal
An extreme, unorthodox, and often provocative or distasteful remedy to a complex problem, generally suggested humorously or satirically. (An allusion to Jonathan Swift’s 1729 essay A Modest Proposal, in which he suggests that the poor of Ireland could alleviate their woes by selling their children as food.)Idiom of the Day provided by TheFreeDictionary.com
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Today’s HolidayBill of Rights Day
The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution of 1787—referred to collectively as the Bill of Rights—were ratified on December 15, 1791. This landmark document protected American citizens from specific abuses by their government and guaranteed such basic rights as the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press. In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt designated December 15 as Bill of Rights Day and called upon Americans to observe it with appropriate patriotic ceremonies. More…Today’s Holiday provided by TheFreeDictionary.com
Quote of the DayTo produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be who have tried it.
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Word TriviaToday’s topic: nourish
alimony – From Latin alimonia, "nourishment" or "eating money," from alere, "to nourish," and mony, "result, resulting condition," it first meant "nourishment, support." More…
alumnus, alumna, alumni – Alumnus and alumna stem from Latin alere, "to nourish or be nourished," now by a university; originally alumnus was a pupil and now it is a male graduate. Alumni refers to either sex. More…
coalesce – Meaning "cause to grow together," it is from Latin co- and alere, "nourish." More…
nurture – The verb was formed after the noun, which first referred (c. 1330) to a person's training or breeding. The word can be traced back to Latin nutritus, meaning "to nourish." More…
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- Arrest logby Staff Report on April 4, 2025 at 1:50 am
The following arrests were made recently by local police departments. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Massachusetts’ privacy law prevents police from releasing information involving domestic and sexual violence arrests with the goal to protect the alleged victims.
- Thursday’s high school roundup: Will Trach tosses gem for Shawsheen against Dracutby Staff Report on April 4, 2025 at 1:07 am
The Shawsheen Tech baseball team was in good hands Thursday. Junior right-hander Will Trach tossed a six-inning gem, striking out nine and walking none, to power the Rams to a 5-0 non-league victory over visiting Dracut in Billerica. Trach only allowed two hits. Dracut also received a quality start from junior pitcher Josh Bleau. Offensively,
- The Five Minute Readby Melanie Gilbert on April 4, 2025 at 12:24 am
The Five Minute Read highlights things to do, places to go and people to know in the Greater Lowell area. Have news to share? Send it to news@lowellsun.com.
- Republicans moving ahead with Trump’s ‘big’ bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproarby Associated Press on April 4, 2025 at 12:06 am
The vote sets the stage for back-to-back Senate all-nighters into the weekend.
- Flower lovers and influencers flock to the tulip vistas at an iconic Dutch parkby Associated Press on April 3, 2025 at 11:58 pm
The world-famous Keukenhof garden has opened for the spring.