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gbhnews, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #Fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 51F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

#Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing a $4B bill to address the state's #housing crisis.

The FBI announced that they have uncovered a ring of North Koreans working remotely for US companies in #tech and sending their pay to fund NK weapons programs.

A Savannah Georgia man got a shock in the form of a $1.4M speeding ticket. (It was an error).

gbhnews, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

poll du jour

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gbhnews, 8 months ago to fediverse

Greetings #fediverse friends — just a programming note to say that you may see me around more this weekend as our region prepares for #HurricaneLee .

Please feel free to send in questions, let me know what you're seeing, and offer streaming suggestions as I intend to stay indoors 😁

I will do my best to keep you updated with any relevant items from the newsroom. #mawx

gbhnews, 11 months ago to Massachusetts

Trying a little video on here. This one's about #housing and #rentcontrol, and a little bit about the state of politics around the Democratic Socialists of America in #Massachusetts.

What do you think? Clips yes/no?

(and of course any thoughts you have about the subject as well!)

https://youtu.be/Rko26nxXnnA

Two white men sit in a television studio, with a backdrop of the Boston skyline behind them.

gbhnews, 8 months ago to random

We’re at a cat convention for work, AMA #caturday

gbhnews, 7 months ago to fediverse

Dear #Fediverse:

Given the news in the last few days, I am encountering a lot of people who are seeking out #MentalHealth resources and #SelfCare techniques.

Can you help me add to the list? What resources do you recommend for people seeking mental health help?

How do you take care of yourself in tough times?

gbhnews, 10 months ago to news

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Thank you for being here.

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gbhnews, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 71F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

RR Auctions in #Boston will be auctioning off an Apple 1. The computer that kicked off the Apple empire is expected to sell for ~$200K.

The MBTA has agreed with unions to hike pay, benefits. The agency needs to hire many more workers to make up its workforce gap.

On this day in 1993, the U.S. Senate voted 96 to 3 to confirm Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

gbhnews, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It is 71F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi. Air quality is moderate with an AQI of 59.

The #RedSox beat the Braves last night. The team is a season-best 8 games over .500. #mlb

Mass. Auditor DiZoglio is asking for the state attorney general's support in auditing the state's legislature.

There is a severe storm risk today in New England. Stay safe & dry, folks.

Public radio & tv stations should have:

gbhnews, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to boston

🌞 Good morning! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 64F at Logan Airport and visibility is 6 mi.

Centuries after they were dug up by settlers, a new law has remains being reburied in #Illinois.

The U.S. military is asking for the public's help in locating an F-35 fighter jet that went missing over South Carolina.

A WWI-era plane crashed outside of a military history museum in Stow, MA. Pilot was unhurt.

gbhnews, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #Fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 67F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

#Boston will be host to a new womens' #soccer franchise.

#Massachusetts approves new #LGBTQ inclusive sex ed guidelines, the first update in 20 years.

Democratic governors are asking the federal government to approve work permits for asylum seekers. #immigration

gbhnews, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

🎄🎶 so you want to listen to some #holiday #music but you want to hear more than the same 5 songs: a thread

suggestions & links from us and from you below ⤵️

gbhnews, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 44F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

Well that was quick: The #Patriots have a new head coach, former player Jerod Mayo. #NFL

The Iowa Caucuses will take place this weekend. It's the first big test for GOP candidates. #Election2024

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of ancient cities in the Amazon. #histodons

gbhnews, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to fediverse

Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 66F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.

Mens' wheelchair division champ Marcel Hug shattered his own course record in the #BostonMarathon yesterday -- AFTER crashing.

#OnThisDay in 1943, scientists discovered the hallucinogenic properties of LSD.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a law used to prosecute many participants in the #Jan6 insurrection. #SCOTUS

🎟 Voucher for a green item. You choose:

gbhnews, 5 months ago to random

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anybody need some herbal tea

I hear it's good for if you want to calm down and it's soothing if you're a little hoarse after a good scream

gbhnews, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

🦃 just gonna leave these right here

https://www.wgbh.org/food/2018/11/09/julia-childs-top-5-turkey-tips #thanksgiving #turkey #cooking

gbhnews, 8 months ago to fediverse

Greetings #fediverse friends:

#HurricaneLee has transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone. Areas of #CapeCod are seeing wind gusts up to 35MPH and there's high surf all along the #NewEngland coast.

The eye of the storm is now close to #NovaScotia.

I'll pass any updates throughout the day if there's more to tell. #mawx

gbhnews, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to boston

🌞 Good morning! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston.

Lab studies show the new #COVID booster is effective against the BA.2.86 variant.

US v. Google got underway in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday. #antitrust

Former White House aide Gabe Amo came out on top of a crowded primary field in the Congressional race in #RhodeIsland.

gbhnews, 7 months ago to fediverse

Hello #fediverse.

Yesterday in #Lewiston, #Maine, a shooter killed 16 people and wounded many more. The shooter is still at large and many Maine residents in Lewiston and nearby communities are still under a shelter in place order.

We have one reporter in Lewiston and our colleagues at Maine Public are covering this story. https://www.mainepublic.org/

gbhnews, 8 months ago to boston

We've been reporting on the conditions residents of a #Boston public #housing complex are facing. Many elderly and #disabled residents have been stuck in their apartments for more than a week because they need to use the elevator to get in and out of the building.

We passed on the following message of support to the people we talked to for the story and it meant a lot to them.

Got messages of encouragement for these folks? Reply below and we will get it to them.

gbhnews, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 61F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

#Cher is releasing a Christmas album. #music

The MBTA's new Green Line Extension's problems are worse than originally reported; nearly half the tracks on the line will need to be repaired. #transit

The Biden administration announced $3.5B will go to projects designed to make the energy grid more resilient and greener.

gbhnews, 8 months ago to transit

psst

just want to hip you to something

this thing is coming from our newsroom, it was a big, huge effort

I've listened ahead and I tell you, it is really really good - we're really proud of it. Drops 6AM tomorrow but you can subscribe to the podcast now.

https://www.wgbh.org/podcasts/the-big-dig #urbanism #transit #cities #infrastructure

gbhnews, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #Fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 57F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

Mass. Gov. Maura Healey says the state's emergency shelter system will is reaching capacity and families may be placed on a wait list after Nov. 1.

The National Toy Hall of Fame is letting the public participate more in the induction process - and voting is open on 5 toys.

#Worcester mayoral candidates debated last night at GBH's studio. (Link below)

gbhnews, 9 months ago to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 67F at visibility is a scant quarter of a mile at Logan due to fog.

Residents of #Yellowknife formed long lines at the airport to evacuate as #wildfires approached the Canadian city.

In #Massachusetts, investigators solved a 20 year old cold case involving the shooting death of a 17 year old foster child.

The DOJ is recommending a sentence of 33 years for top Proud Boys leaders in #Jan6 cases.

gbhnews, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

And now for the daily poll: