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#OnThisDay in 1919, a disaster that came to be known as The Great Molasses Flood struck Boston. A survivor tells his story:

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 49F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.

A freeze on SNAP benefits that help low-income Americans with their grocery budgets is still set to hit Nov. 1.

Affordable Care Act rates for next year have become public, showing Americans how much their health insurance costs will increase next year.

The World Series is tied 2-2 between the Blue Jays and the Dodgers. #MLB

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Madrid police busted thieves accused of stealing over 1,000 chairs from outdoor seating areas at restaurants.

Reddit filed suit against four companies that they claim illegally stole data by scraping site content to sell to AI companies.

North Carolina has adopted a Trump-backed congressional district map with the goal of gaining one US House seat for the GOP.

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Maine Gov. Janet Mills has entered the race to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, alongside oyster farmer Graham Platner.

US stocks are down as trade tensions are up with China due to Trump tariffs.

A tombstone from ancient Rome was found in a New Orleans back yard, decades after it went missing from an Italian museum.

As reproductive rights and gender-affirming care are under attack in many places in the US, Massachusetts is moving to strengthen protections for them:

https://bit.ly/41jIlZR

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Trump is threatening a federal takeover of the city of Washington DC, after a DOGE staffer was assaulted.

A number of lawmakers that fled Texas are in Massachusetts today, speaking out.

A Harvard study finds that lithium reverses brain aging, opening new approaches to treating Alzheimer's disease.

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. At 1:54PM, it was 95F and visibility was 10mi, but is is now bucketing down rain with lightning because New England ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

President Macron of France recognized a Palestinian state on Thursday.

Workers at Fenway Park are on strike ahead of tonight's Dodgers/Sox game. #MLB

The US Dep't. of Education says it will release $6B in funding they previously put on hold - much of it funds summer programs for kids.

@fulanigirl @ayilathebailey Adopt A Station will show you stations that will lose 50% or more of their funding due to CPB cuts: https://adoptastation.org/

If you'd like to see what a station near you was receiving from CPB, you can find that here. https://cpb.org/aboutcpb/financials/funding

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#ICE at immigration courts in Massachusetts: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-05-27/ice-begins-detentions-at-immigration-courts-in-boston-and-chelmsford

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In an executive order, Trump ordered the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding PBS and NPR.

National Science Foundation employees were told to 'stop awarding all funding actions until further notice' according to reports in Nature.

Trump again called to strip Harvard of its nonprofit status.

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Mass. reversed course on the closure of Pappas Hospital, which provides services to children and young adults with disabilities. #disability

21 civil servants with the US Digital Service quit rather than work with Elon Musk's DOGE team.

Apple's shareholders have rejected a proposal to scrap the company's diversity programs.

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Cambridge, MA, has ended single family zoning in an effort to increase the number of housing units.

Trump is reported to have called Vladimir Putin in order to start talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

2 trans high school students in NH are suing the Trump administration over the executive order banning trans athletes from girls' sports.

A little bird told us it was Superb Owl Day!

Here are some Superb Owls for you: https://bit.ly/4gBB3oV

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Jerod Mayo is out as head coach of the New England Patriots. #NFL.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation. #Canada

Congress certified Trump's 2024 election win without incident.

As a public service to #Boston-area residents we would like to tell you that the @frenchtoast Alert System is available here in the #fediverse.

Carry on.

pardon the brief interruption in your weekend

BUT OMG DID YOU SEE THESE?!? #NorthernLights

summoning circle hope this works

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Oh hey: our newsroom released a short #documentary today.

"Don't Judge Me" is the story of Onyx White. He went to prison at 16 and is now trying to build a life after 12 years inside.

It's all free to watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6mZ2N2qsXM

Dear #Fediverse:

Given the news in the last few days, I am encountering a lot of people who are seeking out #MentalHealth resources and #SelfCare techniques.

Can you help me add to the list? What resources do you recommend for people seeking mental health help?

How do you take care of yourself in tough times?