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For nearly six months, Frank Narr’s status with Cambridge Waterfront Development Incorporated was falsified on its website, claiming he was appointed by Dorchester County.
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Two children were killed, and 18 children between the ages 6 and 15 were injured by a shooter. Middle schoolers acted heroically to protect others, a parent said.
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The Broadway musical is a living, breathing and deeply grooving homage to a bygone era of Cuban music.
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Community and culture are two guiding forces in Ruby Ibarra's music. The Filipina American rapper — and 2025 Tiny Desk Contest winner — is joined by rock legend June Millington and an all-Filipino band.
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Kehlani’s Tiny Desk invites viewers on a ride through several of their biggest hits.
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The indie band brings its authenticity and bedroom pop style to the Tiny Desk's slightly bigger space.
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NPR first wrote about the group "No Sex for Fish" in 2019 — Kenyan women out to end the practice of trading sex to a fisherman in exchange for his catch to sell. Since then they're faced tribulations.
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A report from the World Health Organization says 1 in 4 people lack access to safe water to drink. Even more don't have water for sanitation. We asked someone who grew up that way to share childhood memories.
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Nearly two dozen states have passed laws regulating how tech companies collect data from our faces, eyes and voices. It comes as Congress has yet to pass any facial recognition technology.
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The immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades will soon be empty. State officials expect the facility to have no detainees "within a few days."
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Foreign doctors have been serving as medical volunteers, but must be approved by Israel to enter Gaza. The World Health Organization says denial rates have increased by 50% since March.
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Lisa Cook is challenging the president's attempt to remove her from office based on what she says is "an unsubstantiated allegation" of mortgage fraud prior to her Senate confirmation as governor.