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GBH News is your home for news, distinctive storytelling, and what matters to you in Boston and beyond. #Boston, #Massachusetts, #USA

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WOW 🤩 Men's wheelchair champion Marcel Hug broke his own course record with a finish of 1:15:33! 🥇🎉

Full race results from the : https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-04-15/who-won-the-2024-boston-marathon-see-top-finishers-from-the-race

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Marcel Hug crossing the finish line at the :

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A little vintage realness courtesy of the reigning monarchs at the GBH Archives.

Nothing, and we mean nothing, stops the marathon greats.

grainy, timestamped footage of an old TV broadcast shows two men, one with a microphone, recounting a story from the 1935 Boston Marathon.

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@bwebster they used to re-enact the chariot race scene from "Ben Hur" the first friday of every month

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🌞 Good morning ! This is GBH bringing you the world from . It's 55F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles...

Which means it's a great day for a !!!!!

Today is a very special day in Boston as runners take over the streets for the city's iconic race.

See all the sights and news right here: https://www.wgbh.org/local-news/live-updates/live-updates-from-the-2024-boston-marathon

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Speaking of "American" and "going to see him up front," our friend C.J. Albertson, the self-titled "best downhill runner in the world," is entered. Albertson ran the downhills from Hopkinton to Framingham so hard in 2021 that he was out of sight of the lead pack, and even though he visibly flagged climbing through Newton, they didn't catch him until Heartbreak. Albertson is also the 50km WR holder and ran a PR 2:10 at the Olympic Trials in February.

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@flashesofpanic we do we do

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🌞 Good morning ! This is GBH bringing you the world from . It's 58F at Logan Airport and visibility is 2.5mi.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley calls the latest round of student debt relief "life-changing" as the Biden administration continues to find ways to eliminate some segments of it.

Harvard says it will resume requiring standardized tests for applicants.

On this day in 1861, the U.S. Civil War began.

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@jsit we like to retain an air of mystery

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Looking for news on the ?

@gbhnews offers wall-to-wall coverage every year.

You can see everything we have so far at the link below, and on the day of, you'll be able to see a link to our liveblog with mile-by-mile coverage. https://www.wgbh.org/tags/boston-marathon

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@lucybeahere If you are west of Hopkinton, you should be fine. Any Hopkinton exits will likely have police through midday.

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@lucybeahere Here's road closures from the Hopkinton PD: https://www.hopkintonma.gov/services___egov/boston_marathon.php

And here's the BAA advisory: https://sports.yahoo.com/2024-boston-marathon-traffic-advisory-134803956.html

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OJ Simpson, the football player who was acquitted of killing his wife in a trial that riveted the nation, has died. He was 76.

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🌞 Good morning ! This is GBH bringing you the world from . It's 46F at Logan Airport and visibility is a scant half a mile.

in 1814, Napoleon was exiled to Elba.

A memoir by Russian dissident Alexei Navalny will be published in October. Navalny, who challenged Putin, died in prison.

Next Monday is the . We spoke with Haitians who are running to support their homeland (links in replies).

run a marathon:

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"And so I will say, 'They don't have the option of quitting, and so I don't have the option of quitting,'" Bazile said. "So I'm just going to keep going and I'll get to the finish line. So, I'll be running with them, be running with my people."

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-04-10/haitians-are-running-the-boston-marathon-for-their-turmoil-plagued-homeland

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@cablespaghetti @m750 Amazing! All our coverage will be here and we will have a liveblog day of, if your people are looking for news of the day. Have the best race! https://www.wgbh.org/tags/boston-marathon

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@m750 @cablespaghetti Best of luck, @m750 ! You have our very best wishes for an optimal run.

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🌞 Good morning ! This is GBH bringing you the world from . It's 50F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

Inflation in the U.S. economy is continuing to run hot, likely delaying interest rate cuts.

Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg has been sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying during the former President's civil fraud trial.

A mountain goat that got stuck under a Kansas City bridge (!) has been rescued.

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Reporting from the path of the totality, it's GBH Curiosity Desk reporter Edgar B. Herwick III in St. Johnsbury, Vermont:

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file under: "Every dog has his day."

It's your day, Mr. Moon.

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🌞 🌚 Hello and happy Day! This is GBH bringing you the world from . It's 57F at Logan and visibility is 10mi.

Today's solar eclipse has begun over the Pacific. GBH News has reporters in the path of totality -- see link in replies 😎

After hinting that he would support a total federal abortion ban, Trump has reversed course and said it should be left to the states.

After 12 seasons, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" has ended. Did they stick the landing? You decide.

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first up a little playlist.

You all know that yr humble fediverse servant is scrupulous about alt text, but we are feeling a little under the weather here at Castle Public Media and would sincerely appreciate a cup of if you could spare one.

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We've got reporters in the path of totality in St. Johnsbury, . Here's their reporting from the scene: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-04-05/this-small-vermont-town-is-throwing-a-big-solar-eclipse-party

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@kolya BRUUUUUUUUCE

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New at Media Nation: Could Boston's two news-oriented public radio stations, @gbhnews and WBUR, merge? Plus, how the The Daily Iowan is saving local news, and Mendo Voice publisher Kate Maxwell helps local journalists prepare for an emergency. https://dankennedy.net/2024/04/04/could-bostons-two-newsy-public-radio-stations-merge-plus-local-news-tidbits/

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