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Marcela García

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At 87, he’s still demanding answers from Boston’s schools

At 87, he’s still demanding answers from Boston’s schools

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05.10.2026 3

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At 87, he’s still demanding answers from Boston’s schools

At 87, he’s still demanding answers from Boston’s schools

“I think it’s probably true that I have attended more School Committee meetings [in Boston] than any other person alive, probably ever” said...

05.10.2026 6

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Amo la música de Bobby Pulido. ¿Debería estar en el Congreso?

Amo la música de Bobby Pulido. ¿Debería estar en el Congreso?

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02.10.2026 5

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I loved Bobby Pulido’s music. But should he be in Congress?

I loved Bobby Pulido’s music. But should he be in Congress?

Some musicians should stay on the musical stage, not the political one

02.10.2026 5

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Amo la música de Bobby Pulido. ¿Debería estar en el Congreso?

Amo la música de Bobby Pulido. ¿Debería estar en el Congreso?

Su conexión con los latinos podría llevarlo al Congreso. Una parte de mí preferiría recordarlo en el escenario.

02.10.2026 7

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Do we want 30-minute delivery? The Amazon drone debate takes flight.

Do we want 30-minute delivery? The Amazon drone debate takes flight.

Amazon wants to launch Massachusetts’ first drone delivery center in Westborough. We can’t demand ever-faster delivery, then recoil from what it...

29.09.2026 20

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Do we want 30-minute delivery? The Amazon drone debate takes flight.

Do we want 30-minute delivery? The Amazon drone debate takes flight.

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29.09.2026 20

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Inmigrantes al volante: con licencia, pero con miedo

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27.09.2026 10

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Driving while immigrant in ICE’s America

For decades, advocates fought state by state so undocumented immigrants could drive legally. Now a car is one more way ICE can find them.

27.09.2026 30

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Inmigrantes al volante: con licencia, pero con miedo

Massachusetts le abrió la puerta a muchos inmigrantes para conducir legalmente. Ahora, los operativos de ICE hacen que muchos tengan miedo de ponerse...

27.09.2026 20

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Boston’s reparations effort owes the public answers

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18.09.2026 20

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Boston sigue sin saldar cuentas con su pasado

Tras años de retrasos y una investigación inconclusa, la ciudad debe explicar qué queda de su compromiso con las reparaciones por exclavitud.

18.09.2026 20

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Boston’s reparations effort owes the public answers

What did the Tufts team actually produce over two-plus years?

18.09.2026 20

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What if the smartest thing AI does this year is help a dog?

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15.09.2026 20

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What if the smartest thing AI does this year is help a dog?

Trainers and vets are building AI that sends you back to a human faster. Local startup dogGPT is Exhibit A.

15.09.2026 20

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A Latina’s view on the systems that failed Lindsay Clancy

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11.09.2026 20

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Cómo muchas latinas procesaron el juicio de Lindsay Clancy

La familia ocupa un lugar central en la perspectiva latina del cuidado materno. El caso Clancy expone tanto los alcances como los límites de esa...

11.09.2026 10

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A Latina’s view on the systems that failed Lindsay Clancy

Who failed Lindsay Clancy more, the lack of a family-built support system or the complicated American medical system that doesn't prioritize women?

11.09.2026 20

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Felix Contreras y el poder del Tiny Desk

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10.09.2026 20

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From the (tiny) desk of NPR’s Felix Contreras

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08.09.2026 20

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Persis Yu's blueprint for challenging entrenched power on Beacon Hill

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04.09.2026 20

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Persis Yu apostó por competir. Y ganó.

La candidata de Hyde Park derrotó a un senador con más de dos décadas en Beacon Hill a fuerza de presencia, contraste y contacto directo con los...

04.09.2026 10

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Persis Yu's blueprint for challenging entrenched power on Beacon Hill

Persis Yu has paved the way on how to take on the incumbents of Mass. legislature.

04.09.2026 20

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The four races I’m watching Tuesday night

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01.09.2026 30

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The four races I’m watching Tuesday night

A powerful incumbent, a crowded open seat, a lawmaker facing federal charges, and a 41-vote rematch make these the legislative races to watch on...

01.09.2026 30

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La maternidad de Dolly Parton no necesitó hijos

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28.08.2026 20

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La maternidad de Dolly Parton no necesitó hijos

Dolly Parton demostró que la maternidad y el legado pueden tomar muchas formas.

28.08.2026 20

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On Dolly Parton, motherhood, and my diamond engagement ring

She never became a mother, and yet she mothered millions anyway — and showed the rest of us that a legacy doesn’t require descendants.

28.08.2026 20

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Will Massachusetts hold police accountable for Flock camera abuse?

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25.08.2026 40

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Will Massachusetts hold police accountable for Flock camera abuse?

Flock cameras are tracking hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts drivers. Is anyone tracking the police who misuse them?

25.08.2026 30

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The Lindsay Clancy trial has become a TikTok circus. Turn off the cameras.

Lindsay Clancy's trial is an example of how, in the era of internet sleuths, some trials should remain behind closed doors.

21.08.2026 30

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La “TikTokificación” del juicio de Lindsay Clancy

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21.08.2026 30

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La “TikTokificación” del juicio de Lindsay Clancy

El juicio de Lindsay Clancy muestra por qué ha llegado la hora de limitar las cámaras en las cortes.

21.08.2026 30

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Why is Rachael Rollins casting Michelle Wu as Boston’s Trump?

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18.08.2026 20

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Why is Rachael Rollins casting Michelle Wu as Boston’s Trump?

In the Suffolk DA’s race, Rollins is tying Kevin Hayden to the mayor to court voters frustrated with the Wu administration.

18.08.2026 30

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¿Por qué no congelé mis óvulos?

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14.08.2026 30

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¿Por qué no congelé mis óvulos?

AOC dice que congelar sus óvulos le da más control sobre su vida. Mi experiencia con la infertilidad me enseñó hasta dónde llega — y dónde...

14.08.2026 30

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AOC is freezing her eggs. I didn’t — and I don’t regret it.

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14.08.2026 30

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AOC is freezing her eggs. I didn’t — and I don’t regret it.

Freezing eggs can expand a woman’s options. But it can’t give her control over the one thing she wants most: her reproductive future.

14.08.2026 30

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The truth about the ICE law Healey just signed

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11.08.2026 30

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The truth about the ICE law Healey just signed

What the PROTECT Act actually does — and doesn’t do.

11.08.2026 30

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El Paso y la historia ignorada en Estados Unidos

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07.08.2026 30

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El Paso is the country’s overlooked immigration anchor

Jazmine Ulloa, a former Boston Globe reporter, discusses her new book about how El Paso, not Ellis Island, is the country's true immigration gateway.

07.08.2026 20

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El Paso y la historia ignorada en Estados Unidos

En su libro, la periodista Jazmine Ulloa explica por qué la historia migratoria de Estados Unidos no comienza en Ellis Island, sino en la frontera...

07.08.2026 30

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The border lesson Trump misses in Ceuta, Spain

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03.08.2026 30

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The border lesson Trump misses in Ceuta, Spain

Trump seized on a brief migration surge in Spain to warn of an “invasion” at America’s southern border. The reality is far more complicated.

03.08.2026 30

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Por qué no puedo ver “La Odisea”

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01.08.2026 30

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Por qué no puedo ver “La Odisea”

El destino de Argos, el perro de Ulises, me obliga a enfrentar algo que intento no mirar de frente: el duelo anticipado por Santo, mi labrador de casi...

01.08.2026 30

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Everybody is watching ‘The Odyssey.’ I can’t.

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31.07.2026 30

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Everybody is watching ‘The Odyssey.’ I can’t.

Christopher Nolan’s epic confronts me with Argos, Odysseus’s faithful dog — and with the anticipatory grief of losing my nearly 13-year-old lab.

31.07.2026 30

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