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The “Beat the Press” host also read a coronavirus-themed edition of her weekly list of fixations and fulminations.

Containment is critical in fighting the novel coronavirus COVID-19, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia the Director of the Special Pathogens Unit at the Boston University School of Medicine said Thursday.

In 2020, 16% of Newton voted for Bernie Sanders. Beam says that does not add up.

The Harvard professor and former Mass. education secretary discussed the decision, and why other universities have yet to take similar action.

Cleaning your technology is especially important during the spread of the coronavirus.

The former Suffolk County sheriff said she still believes Weinstein’s 23 year sentence is warranted.

BPR Full Show 6/5: Are We Protesting Enough?

Today:Ahead of Eid al-Adha, the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice holiday, we talk with the Palestinian owners of two local bakeries: Abdulla Awad of Yafa Bakery in Somerville and Sami Herbawi of Andala Coffee House in Cambridge. And, we talk with two the leaders of two New Hampshire-based aid groups for Ukraine: Alan Himmer of the Ukraine Crisis Aid Group, and Susan Mathison of the New Hampshire-based Common Man for Ukraine.

BPR Full Show 6/4: Palestinian Cafe Owners on Eid

Today:Carol Rose, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, discusses the impacts of federal immigration actions in the state -- including the detainment of an 18 year old.Lee Pelton, president and CEO of the Boston Foundation, former president of Emerson College, discusses the state of higher education.

BPR Full Show 6/03: Incompetence Takes Control