Alice May Brock, a giant of a human being who touched people all over the world, left this earth on November 21, at the age of 83.
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Gov. Maura Healey granted the designation Tuesday by executive order. The tribe is the fourth in Massachusetts to receive state recognition.
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Last week, a fire devastated the Brazilian Resource Center in Hyannis. Now, the organization is trying to raise money so it can keep providing people with free health programs, after-school programs, and other social services.
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Until the other day, I’d never thought about how an animal’s diet affects the ways farmers control them. When we talk about the differences between farm animals raised on grass versus grain, we usually focus on health. But there’s also a set of relationships that’s lost when these animals follow the sound of grain in a bucket instead of grazing.
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Lobsters and other sea creatures in areas selected for offshore wind development are about to hear a whole lot of noisy construction. How might it affect them? At a local dock, Cape Cod scientists are making some very loud banging noises to find out.
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This week: No more rotary with "Cape Cod" bushes at the foot of the Bourne bridge? Could be... The state has released recommended designs for the new bridge connections. And the Herring Pond Wampanoag become the 4th tribe recognized by the Commonwealth. Also: scientists bang metal loudly to see what it does to lobsters (they have their reasons).
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Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually from industrialized countries is far short of what vulnerable nations need to better protect themselves from climate change.
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UN climate negotiations are in overtime in Azerbiajan as countries scramble to land a deal on how to finance the damages brought on by climate change. The impacts often are felt most by poor countries that have contributed the least to global warming.
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All Things Considered dives into the latest in President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet appointments.
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Pamela Hayden, the voice behind the gullible, hapless Milhouse, is retiring from The Simpsons after 35 years on the show.