Bye-bye beetle? Massachusetts is close to eradicating an invasive bug.
The Asian longhorned beetle can munch on trees until it kills them. The state has spent nearly two decades surveying over 8 million trees for the destructive insect.

Josh Kraft calls for Benjamin Netanyahu’s exit
Kraft's family has a long track record of pro-Jewish and pro-Israel philanthropy.
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Judge to block Trump administration from revoking legal status of immigrants from four countries
Judge Indira Talwani expected to issue an order temporarily protecting people in the U.S. under the CHNV parole program. -
MFA announces new leadership
Pierre Terjanian will be the 12th director in the museum’s 155-year history. -
Mass. Museum of African American History loses federal grant
The president of the state’s Museum of African American History, which has locations in Boston and on Nantucket, is worried about the president’s call to reframe history. -
GBH News Rooted puts Black intellect, culture and joy on the airwaves — and online
The latest show from GBH carries on the torch from Say Brother and Basic Black. -
Mariano: House budget pitch won’t raise taxes on Bay Staters
The House speaker said his chamber will focus on the state’s “affordability crisis” in their budget proposal.
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Scratch & Win
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College Uncovered
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What Is Owed?
Boston has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. -
The Big Dig
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’

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