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Health
Gov. Healey takes emergency action to block effort to suspend abortion law
The Massachusetts governor's executive action blocks efforts to suspend the law while its opponents move a referendum toward the 2028 ballot.
WBUR2026/11/06
Politics
Jurors listen as prosecutor, Farwell attorney tell very different stories about Birchmore's death
WBUR2026/11/06
Entertainment
Women who fought back take center stage in ‘The Wash,’ ‘1972’ and ‘The Getaway Driver’
WBUR2026/11/06
Entertainment
Global Arts Live opens its first permanent space in Kendall Square
WBUR2026/11/06
Entertainment
Boston post-hardcore band Fiddlehead finds a way forward
WBUR2026/11/05

Politics
Family of cyclist killed in Mission Hill pleads for action to improve Boston street safety
The family of Louisa Gag, the Boston transportation planner killed by a truck while riding her bike in Mission Hill in July, spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday.
WBUR2026/11/04
Entertainment
5 things to do this weekend, including 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and the return of Snowport
Plus, the Boston Jewish Film Festival and Arlington Open Studios.
WBUR2026/11/04
Entertainment
Martin McDonagh's 'Wild Horse Nine' is both secondhand and first-rate
Structurally, the film is for all intents and purposes a remake of the director’s first feature, “In Bruges.” Starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell, McDonagh is once again tagging along with two professional killers on an exotic…
WBUR2026/11/04
Politics
Question 4: Mass. voters pass Election Day voter registration
The new law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2028, meaning voter-hopefuls who miss that 10-day window can be the first to try to register on an Election Day on Super Tuesday.
WBUR2026/11/04
Politics
Question 3: Mass. voters opt to keep partisan state primaries
Supporters of the ballot question had urged voters to back a swap to what are called "all-party" primaries or "top-two" primaries as a solution to Massachusetts' dearth of competitive elections.
WBUR2026/11/04
Politics
What the phrase ‘Heritage American’ gets wrong
The phrase "Heritage Americans" invokes blood-and-soil nationalism and Christian supremacy. “If the impulse to take pride in ancestors who played a role in founding and building our nation is natural and legitimate — and I believe it is —…
WBUR2026/11/03

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