The Biden administration this week published the location of eight areas to be leased for offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine, a body of water that runs from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia.
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After a few months of garbled data from the long-serving Voyager 1 spacecraft, NASA has restored communications. CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about the effort to get back in touch with the space probe.
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This week on the Local Food Report, a slaughterhouse in Westport.
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Right now, the terminal on the city’s waterfront looks mostly bare, with piles of stone and dirt. But the first deep-water berth could be finished sometime in June.
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This past weekend I was lucky enough to get in on an overnight junket to the island of Penikese, at the far end of the Elizabeths chain, courtesy of Dr. Andrew Gillis of the Marine Biological Lab and our hosts, the Penikese School.
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Amid the greys and browns of Cape Cod’s winter landscape, there is often just one burst of bright color: the poop bombs.
The Point
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News Roundup: Radioactive water evaporation called out by fed delegation; machine gun range pushbackThis week: Our congressional delegation, including Senators Markey and Warren, want to know what’s going on with radioactive water being evaporated at the Pilgrim Nuclear plant. And, we’ve got reaction to new machine gun range plans. Also: New Bedford is gearing up to be a maintenance base for offshore wind.
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NPR Stories
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Following the mayor's claims that "outside agitators" escalated protests this week at two Manhattan campuses, city officials released data saying 134 of the 282 people arrested were not students.
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Forget the saber-toothed tiger steaks: a new study published this week reveals that ancient humans also ate their veggies. NPR's Scott Simon marvels at the menu.
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Bon Jovi talks about his vocal surgery and the road to recovery. Maureen Corrigan reviews a collection of Emily Dickinson's letters. Bardugo's new novel, The Familiar, is set in 16th century Spain.
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Jerry Seinfeld has the become the latest in a string of public figures to blame "political correctness" for the death of comedy (among other societal ills). But what does the term actually refer to?
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More than 21 inches of rain fell during the five-day period that ended Friday near the city of Splendora, about 30 miles northeast of Houston, according to the National Weather Service.