The world’s first modern rocket launched from a cabbage farm in Massachusetts 100 years ago
Robert Goddard is known as the father of modern rocketry, but at the time, many people mocked his ideas around space exploration.
How UMass Amherst is helping stem the shortage of air traffic controllers
Researchers are working to inspire the next generation of recruits — and hope to eventually play a role in training them, too.
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High school freshman detained in Marlborough released to aunt after judge's order
While federal lawyers previously said they were not pursuing deportation for the teen, she was handed a notice of removal order on Thursday. -
Rent control could hurt property values, local budgets long-term, report says
The real estate industry-backed report says the proposed rent limits could cost homeowners a combined $300 billion after a decade. -
ICE enforcement action leads to protest, violent clashes in South Burlington, Vermont
When the warrant came through after roughly nine hours, federal agents approached the front door with tactical gear and weapons drawn. Police wrenched away protesters blocking the entrance and agents broke down the door. -
Senate asks court opinion on whether proposed ballot questions are constitutional
One proposed ballot initiative would regulate legislative stipends, and the other would expand public access to records held by the Legislature and governor’s office. -
GBH News podcasts
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Catching The Codfather
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. -
College Uncovered
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Scratch & Win
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The Big Dig Podcast
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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