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 A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.Copyright Trustees of Boston University Politics & Government
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  • 'Gilmore Girls' is more than a comfort watch

    'Gilmore Girls' is more than a comfort watch
    Dec 23 2025

    Rory Gilmore is the first television character to traverse the world as an unapologetic reader, writes Joanna Rakoff. She’s also the first small screen heroine to be celebrated, rather than mercilessly mocked for her intellectual proclivities.
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    6 mins
  • Lingering effects of tariffs have put Boston coffee sellers in a grind

    Lingering effects of tariffs have put Boston coffee sellers in a grind
    Dec 22 2025

    Local coffee businesses are trying different things to reduce the sticker shock for coffee lovers. Some have switched up blends with coffee from lower cost countries. Others have increased the costs of other goods instead.
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    4 mins
  • Wu and Mamdani campaigned hard on free transit. But it's tough to deliver on

    Wu and Mamdani campaigned hard on free transit. But it's tough to deliver on
    Dec 22 2025

    Mayor Michelle Wu was able to create three fare-free bus routes during her first term. But the money for the program is running out, and the long-term sustainability of the program is uncertain.

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    4 mins
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