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NPR Correspondent, Boston After 30+ yrs, still doing the best job I could imagine--since my gig driving a Good Humor truck in the early 80's!

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    11 hours ago

    Chief: Our hearts go out to all families impacted. There are 10 fatalities. She identified slain Police Officer Eric Talley, who was one of the first on the scene. She calls officer's actions "heroic."

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  2. Mar 15

    Cold. But hopeful.

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  3. Mar 14

    Love this!!!

    Can’t stop watching. Can’t stop smiling.
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  4. Mar 14

    Celebrating a birthday one year ago at a lovely restaurant, and this year – – in the garage. .

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  5. Mar 12

    When Everything Changed: Your Last Normal Photos of 2020 | NPR via

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    Mar 11

    Glory day! ☀️ So nice to come out of hibernation! (And I managed to pick up some of the flora along the way...)

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  7. Mar 11

    Glory day! ☀️ So nice to come out of hibernation! (And I managed to pick up some of the flora along the way...)

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    Mar 10

    Just 6 months after Obama era rules were flipped by the Trump administration, advocates are “buckling up” for them to be flopped back by Biden administration ...

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  9. Mar 10

    Just 6 months after Obama era rules were flipped by the Trump administration, advocates are “buckling up” for them to be flopped back by Biden administration ...

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  10. Mar 10

    It’s probably not such a good sign when you find that you put the chips away in the fridge. But even worse when you can’t remember ever having done it. .

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  11. Mar 5

    ICYMI

    Please listen to this. It’s important. is amazing as always. I helped with this piece as well. It’s fantastic.
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    Mar 4

    Please listen to this. It’s important. is amazing as always. I helped with this piece as well. It’s fantastic.

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    Mar 4

    Disinformation and right-wing conspiracies are spreading faster than ever. And "de-radicalizers" or "exit counselors" — who specialize in helping people caught up in cultic ideologies to reconnect with reality — are struggling to keep up with demand.

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  14. Mar 4

    Ppl down the rabbit hole of & theories, like , believe will be reinaugurated today, & a cabal of satanic pedophiles will be arrested/executed. We listen as an “exit counselor“/ tries to help.

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  15. Mar 4

    /Exit counselors help ppl who’ve fallen down the rabbit hole of & theories, like . “Some..things...being spread abt babies being eaten & things, I don't think...are true, personally." "Um, I do!"

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    Mar 2

    This is a striking segment. listens in as an expert tries to “deprogram” someone who’s fallen into conspiracy theories:

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    Mar 3

    So grateful to for this very insightful show and to & for airing it several times!! Could us a foto. Cult Deprogramming Experts Combat Disinformation By Helping Conspiracy Theory Believers

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    Mar 2

    Experts say false conspiracy theories are spreading faster and wider than ever before – accelerated by social media, encouraged by former President Trump and weaponized in a way not seen before in American history.

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    Mar 2

    It was one year ago today ⁦⁩ held his first of 181 Coronavirus news briefings. At the time there was only one known case in Massachusetts. As of yesterday, there were 15,822 confirmed COVID related deaths in Mass.

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    Mar 2

    Disinformation has moved from far corners of the Internet into mainstream politics. Today on , we go inside the practice of deprogramming people who believe it.

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