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Labor law expert Terri Gerstein explains why child labor violations are rising and what lawmakers can do about it.

The new Cambridge restaurant is a popular space to eat and connect, thanks in part to its welcoming owners.

Campbell talked gun safety and sports-betting ads in a Boston Public Radio interview.

An “impressive show of influential bullying power” over the last week shows Trump still holds sway over top politicians, Todd says.

Berkowitz said eliminating the additional costs of full-service restaurants helps make these products more affordable.

And here in Boston, a look at South Carolina's historic Black potters.

BPR Full Show 11/19: Yo-Yo Ma Gets A Smug Mug!

Today:Cellist Yo Yo Ma previews his sold out Celebrity Series of Boston performance is this Friday at Symphony Hall: “We the People: Celebrating Our Shared Humanity.” It will be simulcast free of charge at more than 20 venues across the state, from Cape Cod to North Adams. For more information, go to CelebritySeries.Org

BPR Full Show 11/18: Ask The Mayor November Edition

Today:Rickey McGee was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of a convenience store clerk who was killed during a robbery in the Fenway. For 28 years, McGee maintained his innocence. Behind bars, he co-founded the Harriet Tubman Project in 2021, which brings together incarcerated people fighting wrongful convictions.In October he was released from prison, and thanks to McGee’s own advocacy and the Innocence Program at the Public Defender’s Office, prosecutors officially dropped the murder case after new evidence weakened the testimony of the prosecution's main witness. McGee joined Jim and Margery in Studio 3 on Monday with his partner Jacqueline Fonseca, who works for the New England Innocence Project.

BPR Full Show 11/17: Trump Economic Storm