They save lives, but they can't buy a house. First responders hit by Cape and Islands housing crisis
Gabriella Parker, an Orleans firefighter and paramedic, talks about the difficulty first responders face trying to find housing on the Cape and Islands. And local fire chiefs say the cost of housing makes staffing a challenge. Part 1 of a two-part series.
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Teixeira is scheduled to sit in an Article 32 hearing, a military proceeding similar to a preliminary hearing.
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This is about crows. Or rather, this is about a crow. I stress the singular, because if there’s any lesson in the incident I’m about to relate, it’s to caution us against generalizing about other animal species. We’re all too quick to talk or write about “owls” or “woodcocks” or “whales,” as though each one we encounter is totally representative of all owls, woodcocks and whales, and that individuality is purely a human trait.
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Patients say they’re just learning about the change after the retail and technology giant bought One Medical last year.
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Live jazz will return to the restaurant, which operated for almost 40 years until the pandemic shuttered it.
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The town’s fire district on Wednesday night unanimously approved spending $1.2 million to design a fire station big enough to accommodate population growth over the next 50 years.
The Point
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This week: If-and-when we get new Bourne and Sagamore bridges, how will they connect to local roads? We’ve got details on what's being considered. And, there’s a new dust-up on the pilgrim nuclear decommissioning panel. Also: PFAS chemicals, likely from Joint Base Cape Cod, are being found in fish and shellfish.
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Mental health experts discuss cognitive processes.
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The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague announced that he will seek arrest warrants for top leaders from both Israel and Hamas.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst about how as the war with Russia drags on, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's approval rating has dropped.
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Senate Democrats are calling for the chamber to re-vote on a bipartisan border bill to send a message about border priorities in the election.
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South Africa's constitutional court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma, one of the most divisive political figures in the country, is not allowed to participate in next week's election.