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In solidarity with @NPR, @WBUR and @cogwbur will stop posting new content to Twitter. But don’t worry – there’s plenty of ways to follow our work.

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WBUR senior correspondent and host Deb Becker remembers her unlikely friend Larry Clifford, who died in February at the age of 89. "We didn’t always agree," writes Becker, "but kindness and fairness were what mattered to Larry." https://t.co/sCsbMDXj44

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Donald Trump likes to blame blue states, including Massachusetts, for starting the gerrymandering wars, writes political scientist Austin Sarat. Unsurprisingly, he’s wrong on the facts. https://t.co/2eo8T2G4pf

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Glamour shot.

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Read more about @WBUR CEO Margaret Low’s thinking behind the decision to leave the platform.

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"There was no shortage of people who had noticed the Tsarnaev family’s radicalization. But the only available resource at the time -- law enforcement -- was (and continues to be) largely inadequate for preventive purposes."

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"The first time I watched the Boston Marathon, the runners passing by my spot at the foot of Heartbreak Hill seemed superhuman," writes Tova Mirvis.

"I could no more imagine running 26.2 miles than I could envision flying."

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We are more preoccupied with showing our outrage than genuinely trying to understand the internal workings of extremism, writes Myrieme Churchill of @parentsforpeace.

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"He was larger than life. He was just this beautiful, tall, black man. And you always knew that he was doing something important." https://t.co/JybjLstCYO

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A study of 42,000 U.S., Canadian and British college students found that the percentage of perfectionists among them doubled between 1989 and 2016, which the researchers chalked up to cultural emphasis on “competitive individualism.” https://t.co/ZGcgUx2Puw

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"Ten years after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon finish line, significant obstacles continue to hamper the public health approach to preventing extremism."

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“A song changes when it meets a band,” writes @JoannaWeiss. “It grows and moves into unexpected places, just like a friendship. And it always gets better.” https://t.co/sAK1reAHFf

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A national poll finds that a majority of Americans have felt the effects of gun violence in their personal lives. https://t.co/AS6Gf2sXzU

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"There was no shortage of people who had noticed the Tsarnaev family’s radicalization. But the only available resource at the time -- law enforcement -- was (and continues to be) largely inadequate for preventive purposes."

https://t.co/j09XEtuQro

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Massachusetts joins a handful of other states stocking up on abortion pills amid competing federal court decisions about whether they are legal. https://t.co/uTTl1p7sdP

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New England may be cold, but Virginia native @chrisrittr
found "a warmer side to the northern attitude" after moving to the region.

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We are more preoccupied with showing our outrage than genuinely trying to understand the internal workings of extremism, writes Myrieme Churchill of @parentsforpeace.

https://t.co/j09XEtvogW

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The Biden administration's proposal would make bans on transgender athletes illegal — but it would permit some restrictions at high school or college levels, NBC Out's @JoYurcaba explains.

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