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Where in Boston will the World Cup host its Fan Festival so fans without match tickets can watch? Take our Boston News Quiz and test your knowledge of the stories we covered this week.
The Boston News Quiz
Have you been following the news? Test your knowledge and find out how you stack up against other Boston area newshounds.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Where in Boston will the World Cup host its Fan Festival so fans without match tickets can watch? Take our Boston News Quiz and test your knowledge of the stories we covered this week.
The staffing losses include 265 teaching positions and 161 paraprofessional positions. A little more than half are the result of school closures and grade reconfigurations in fewer than 10 schools, superintendent Mary Skipper told the school committee.
Boston schools officials outline 400 staff cuts, priority investments in proposed budget
The staffing losses include 265 teaching positions and 161 paraprofessional positions. A little more than half are the result of school closures and grade reconfigurations in fewer than 10 schools, su...
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February 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The staffing losses include 265 teaching positions and 161 paraprofessional positions. A little more than half are the result of school closures and grade reconfigurations in fewer than 10 schools, superintendent Mary Skipper told the school committee.
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"2025 has been a tough year for climate action" 🌎
The annual report card shows where Massachusetts made progress on its goals, and here's where it fell short. @wbur.org #energysky www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...
The annual report card shows where Massachusetts made progress on its goals, and here's where it fell short. @wbur.org #energysky www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...
2025 was a tough year for climate progress in Mass., though there were some bright spots
The 2025 Massachusetts climate report card shows that the state made some progress in key metrics, despite losing a lot of federal support and funding.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
"2025 has been a tough year for climate action" 🌎
The annual report card shows where Massachusetts made progress on its goals, and here's where it fell short. @wbur.org #energysky www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...
The annual report card shows where Massachusetts made progress on its goals, and here's where it fell short. @wbur.org #energysky www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...
Haley House is teaming up with Massachusetts College of Art and Design and local restaurants for their largest community fundraiser. The Souper Bowl, happening this Sunday, Feb. 15 at Hibernian Hall, features 400 ceramic bowls and local soups from award-winning chefs.
‘Souper Bowl’ in Roxbury swaps footballs for bowls of soup
Haley House is teaming up with Massachusetts College of Art and Design and local restaurants for their largest community fundraiser. The Souper Bowl, happening this Sunday, Feb. 15 at Hibernian Hall, ...
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February 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Haley House is teaming up with Massachusetts College of Art and Design and local restaurants for their largest community fundraiser. The Souper Bowl, happening this Sunday, Feb. 15 at Hibernian Hall, features 400 ceramic bowls and local soups from award-winning chefs.
Though the Trump administration claims Massachusetts is a “sanctuary state,” some local police cooperate with ICE routinely. The relationships vary town by town, and departments largely decide for themselves whether to volunteer information to ICE — or even hand people over.
GOP slams Mass. for not working with ICE — but reality tells a different story
Though the Trump administration claims Massachusetts is a “sanctuary state,” some local police cooperate with ICE routinely. The relationships vary town by town, and departments largely decide for the...
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February 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Though the Trump administration claims Massachusetts is a “sanctuary state,” some local police cooperate with ICE routinely. The relationships vary town by town, and departments largely decide for themselves whether to volunteer information to ICE — or even hand people over.
Essay: "In [Dr. Robby's] graying hair, depth of caring and simmering burnout, I can see myself," writes Shannon CC Nedelka. "A lot has happened in 20 years — to both of us."
Why doctors like me appreciate 'The Pitt'
"In both his dedication and fatigue, Dr. Robby reflects our aging process as physicians, the accumulation of experience, perchance wisdom, and the struggle to maintain our humanity in the face of the ...
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February 13, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Essay: "In [Dr. Robby's] graying hair, depth of caring and simmering burnout, I can see myself," writes Shannon CC Nedelka. "A lot has happened in 20 years — to both of us."
☕️ There are many variables that factor into making a great cup of coffee. WBUR's Amelia Mason got advice and ideas on how to improve at-home brewing setups from George Howell Coffee.
How to make coffee like a pro
There are many variables that factor into making a great cup of coffee. WBUR's Amelia Mason got advice and ideas on how to improve at-home brewing setups from George Howell Coffee.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
☕️ There are many variables that factor into making a great cup of coffee. WBUR's Amelia Mason got advice and ideas on how to improve at-home brewing setups from George Howell Coffee.
🌡️ This has been Boston's coldest start to February since 2015. The city is now entering a stretch of warmer temperatures, at least compared to what they've been.
Why Boston feels so much colder than usual this winter
This has been Boston's coldest start to February since 2015. The city is now entering a stretch of warmer temperatures, at least compared to what they've been.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
🌡️ This has been Boston's coldest start to February since 2015. The city is now entering a stretch of warmer temperatures, at least compared to what they've been.
The charges stemmed from interactions between Haxhiaj and a Worcester police officer moments after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents placed a 40-year-old Brazilian woman into custody last May.
Jury finds ex-Worcester councilor Haxhiaj guilty of assaulting police officer during ICE arrest
Jurors found Etel Haxhiaj guilty on the misdemeanor charge and acquitted her on a separate charge of interfering with law enforcement after a two-day trial in Worcester District Court.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The charges stemmed from interactions between Haxhiaj and a Worcester police officer moments after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents placed a 40-year-old Brazilian woman into custody last May.
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Following the Trump administration's move to stop producing the penny last year, a top Massachusetts lawmaker is pushing to clear up confusion around how stores should round exact change on cash transactions: www.wbur.org/news/2026/02... @wbur.org
A Massachusetts lawmaker's two cents on the state's penny problem
Following the Trump administration's move to stop producing the penny last year, a top Massachusetts lawmaker is pushing to clear up confusion around how stores should round exact change on cash trans...
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February 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Following the Trump administration's move to stop producing the penny last year, a top Massachusetts lawmaker is pushing to clear up confusion around how stores should round exact change on cash transactions: www.wbur.org/news/2026/02... @wbur.org
The wife of Seamus Culleton, a 38-year-old Irish man who has lived in the Boston area for nearly 20 years, is urging federal immigration officials to release her husband after ICE agents arrested him in September.
American wife of Irish man detained by ICE asks for his release
The wife of Seamus Culleton, a 38-year-old Irish man who has lived in the Boston area for nearly 20 years, is urging federal immigration officials to release her husband after ICE agents arrested him ...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The wife of Seamus Culleton, a 38-year-old Irish man who has lived in the Boston area for nearly 20 years, is urging federal immigration officials to release her husband after ICE agents arrested him in September.
Essay: Some friends meet for lunch or long walks. Randi Stern and two of her best friends donate blood together.
"Planning friend dates around blood donation lets us keep our promises to each other — and to the strangers who receive our blood," she writes.
"Planning friend dates around blood donation lets us keep our promises to each other — and to the strangers who receive our blood," she writes.
Some friends do lunch. We donate blood
Some friends meet for lunch or long walks. Randi Stern and two of her best friends donate blood together. "Planning friend dates around blood donation lets us keep our promises to each other — and to ...
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February 12, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Essay: Some friends meet for lunch or long walks. Randi Stern and two of her best friends donate blood together.
"Planning friend dates around blood donation lets us keep our promises to each other — and to the strangers who receive our blood," she writes.
"Planning friend dates around blood donation lets us keep our promises to each other — and to the strangers who receive our blood," she writes.
“It feels as if the federal government is actually the pandemic we have to confront. With trade turbulence, social service cuts, federal grants being randomly revoked and daily threats of chaos, we really never know what the next day will bring,” said state Rep. Aaron Michlewitz.
Mass. lawmakers warn growing health care costs, ‘unhelpful’ federal government threaten state budget
Massachusetts lawmakers tasked with crafting the state’s yearly budget warned that growing health care costs and a “very unhelpful” federal government are creating challenging spending decisions and t...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:37 PM
“It feels as if the federal government is actually the pandemic we have to confront. With trade turbulence, social service cuts, federal grants being randomly revoked and daily threats of chaos, we really never know what the next day will bring,” said state Rep. Aaron Michlewitz.
Winter weather — especially when temperatures rise to allow for some melting only to drop again quickly — means many roofs in the regions could see dreaded ice dams form.
Here's what you need to know about them, including how to get rid of them:
Here's what you need to know about them, including how to get rid of them:
4 things to know about ice dams — including how to get rid of them
Winter weather — especially when temperatures rise to allow for some melting only to drop again quickly — means many roofs in the regions could see dreaded ice dams form. Here's what you need to know ...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Winter weather — especially when temperatures rise to allow for some melting only to drop again quickly — means many roofs in the regions could see dreaded ice dams form.
Here's what you need to know about them, including how to get rid of them:
Here's what you need to know about them, including how to get rid of them:
The files, found on a bygone piece of audio recording equipment, may give scientists new evidence about how humans have changed the ocean.
Oldest known whale song recordings discovered in Cape Cod archives
The files, found on a bygone piece of audio recording equipment, may give scientists new evidence about how humans have changed the ocean.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The files, found on a bygone piece of audio recording equipment, may give scientists new evidence about how humans have changed the ocean.
New Hampshire election officials and a bipartisan group of residents have accused the Trump administration of flouting the law in its demand for the state to turn over confidential voter information.
N.H. pushes back against Trump's 'unprecedented' demand for voter data
New Hampshire election officials and a bipartisan group of residents have accused the Trump administration of flouting the law in its demand for the state to turn over confidential voter information.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
New Hampshire election officials and a bipartisan group of residents have accused the Trump administration of flouting the law in its demand for the state to turn over confidential voter information.
The House is considering two bills aimed at regulating the use of AI in political advertising. One, which is expected to pass, prohibits distributing "with actual malice" AI content that could harm a candidate's reputation or mislead voters on how to vote.
House generates election year bill targeting AI in political sphere
The House is considering two bills aimed at regulating the use of AI in political advertising. One, which is expected to pass, prohibits distributing "with actual malice" AI content that could harm a ...
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February 11, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The House is considering two bills aimed at regulating the use of AI in political advertising. One, which is expected to pass, prohibits distributing "with actual malice" AI content that could harm a candidate's reputation or mislead voters on how to vote.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Cambridge-based Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.
Moderna says FDA refused its application for new mRNA flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Cambridge-based Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology. Moderna has requested an urgent meeting with the FD...
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February 11, 2026 at 11:42 AM
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Cambridge-based Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.
Essay: "The thing about democracy is that it depends on our ability to embrace the multitudes we contain, not to trim them," writes Evy Peña.
Bad Bunny's gift of multiplicity
"Regardless of one’s feelings about Bad Bunny, we know the backlash isn’t really about the Super Bowl halftime show," writes Evy Peña. "The real political battleground is the idea of belonging — who g...
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February 11, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Essay: "The thing about democracy is that it depends on our ability to embrace the multitudes we contain, not to trim them," writes Evy Peña.
U.S. figure skater Maxim Naumov carried the memory of his late parents with him to the Olympics on Tuesday night, delivering an emotional, heartfelt short program at the Milan Cortina Games that fulfilled a dream they had long shared together.
U.S. skater Maxim Naumov makes an emotional Olympic debut one year after losing parents in plane crash
Naumov carried the memory of his late parents with him to the Olympics on Tuesday night. Former pairs world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among the 67 people killed when American A...
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February 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
U.S. figure skater Maxim Naumov carried the memory of his late parents with him to the Olympics on Tuesday night, delivering an emotional, heartfelt short program at the Milan Cortina Games that fulfilled a dream they had long shared together.
Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler will step down Friday after three years in the role, with Salem Schools Superintendent Stephen Zrike Jr. set to take over next month.
Mass. education secretary Tutwiler to step down; Salem superintendent Zrike will take on role
Tutwiler's departure adds to the turnover in the governor's team as she splits attention between reelection plans and governing during a busy year for both policy and politics.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Massachusetts Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler will step down Friday after three years in the role, with Salem Schools Superintendent Stephen Zrike Jr. set to take over next month.
American duo Korey Dropkin (a Southborough native) and Cory Thiesse didn't win gold, but still made history today.
They became the first U.S. team to medal in Olympic mixed doubles, and Thiesse became the first American woman to medal in Olympic curling.
They became the first U.S. team to medal in Olympic mixed doubles, and Thiesse became the first American woman to medal in Olympic curling.
U.S. pair, including Mass. native Dropkin, gets silver in mixed doubles curling
Dropkin and Thiesse became the first U.S. team to medal in Olympic mixed doubles, and Thiesse is the first American woman to medal in Olympic curling.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:39 PM
American duo Korey Dropkin (a Southborough native) and Cory Thiesse didn't win gold, but still made history today.
They became the first U.S. team to medal in Olympic mixed doubles, and Thiesse became the first American woman to medal in Olympic curling.
They became the first U.S. team to medal in Olympic mixed doubles, and Thiesse became the first American woman to medal in Olympic curling.
Massachusetts Auditor Diana DiZoglio filed a lawsuit Tuesday with the state’s high court to force the Legislature to hand over financial documents as part of an audit into lawmakers' businesses.
DiZoglio takes her battle to audit the Legislature to the state's high court
Massachusetts Auditor Diana DiZoglio filed a lawsuit Tuesday with the state’s Supreme Judicial Court to force the Legislature to hand over financial documents as part of an audit into lawmakers' busin...
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February 10, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Massachusetts Auditor Diana DiZoglio filed a lawsuit Tuesday with the state’s high court to force the Legislature to hand over financial documents as part of an audit into lawmakers' businesses.
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DiZoglio takes her battle to audit the Legislature to the state's high court
Massachusetts Auditor Diana DiZoglio filed a lawsuit Tuesday with the state’s Supreme Judicial Court to force the Legislature to hand over financial documents as part of an audit into lawmakers' busin...
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February 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
State Auditor DiZoglio takes her battle to audit the Legislature to the state's high court @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social
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Boston singer-songwriter Mark Erelli has an annual tradition of writing about his own love for his wife. This year's installment is a song of gratitude with a laid-back, country-folk waltz. Listen to the exclusive premiere.
Listen: Mark Erelli aims for the perfect love song on 'Kindhearted Woman'
The acclaimed Boston singer-songwriter has an annual tradition of writing about his own love for his wife. This year's installment is a song of gratitude with a laid-back, country-folk waltz.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Boston singer-songwriter Mark Erelli has an annual tradition of writing about his own love for his wife. This year's installment is a song of gratitude with a laid-back, country-folk waltz. Listen to the exclusive premiere.