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2 days ago | 
wbsm.com | Barry Richard
If the adage "a picture is worth a thousand words" is true, a selfie might help doctors gain important information about your health that could save your life. Ah, the wonders of artificial intelligence, or AI. Amazing new research here in Massachusetts could be a breakthrough in helping doctors diagnose illnesses before it's too late.
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3 days ago | 
wbsm.com | Barry Richard
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3 days ago | 
wbsm.com | Barry Richard
Although relations between the United States and Canada may be a bit icy right now, the hard feelings may thaw quickly when Canada's famed Cactus Club Cafe chain opens its newest location, the first in the United States, in Boston's Back Bay. Founded in 1988 in North Vancouver, British Columbia by a pair of waiters, the Cactus Club Cafe has 33 locations throughout Canada.
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6 days ago | 
wbsm.com | Barry Richard
Boston Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu's public feud with Trump Administration border czar Tom Homan over illegal immigrants might sink a lesser public official. However, Boston is a blue city in one of the bluest states in the nation. The spat makes Wu a folk hero, a legend to many who despise Trump and support open borders. MAGA is not popular in Boston, Massachusetts and Wu understands that. Wu openly flaunts Boston's sanctuary city status, rubbing Homan's nose in her open defiance.
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1 week ago | 
wbsm.com | Barry Richard
Rhode Island's first female governor, Gina Raimondo, is considering running for President of the United States in 2028. Should she enter the race, Raimondo would join what is expected to be a crowded field of Democrats vying for their party's nomination to challenge whomever the Republicans select to succeed Donald Trump, who cannot legally seek another term.
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1 week ago | 
wbsm.com | Barry Richard
Massachusetts has 351 communities, 50 cities and 301 towns. The Massachusetts Municipal Association says, "There are numerous variations of local government structure" in Massachusetts. "Most towns (263) operate with an Open Town Meeting where any voter is permitted to attend and vote on legislative matters: budgets, bylaws, zoning, etc.," according to the MMA.
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1 week ago | 
wbsm.com | Barry Richard
Has our love affair with the Massachusetts Lottery withered? Rhode Islanders appear to be losing lottery fever as well. Recent reports continue to show sagging lottery sales in both states. When casino gaming was only on the drawing board, some feared legalized gaming halls might provide stiff competition to the lottery in both states and perhaps even threaten their existence. The Massachusetts and Rhode Island lotteries are watching their profits continue to shrink.
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1 week ago | 
wbsm.com | Barry Richard
Massachusetts is failing miserably in addressing the housing affordability crisis. Only Rhode Island scores worse than the Bay State in the Realtor.com "Grading the States: Affordability & Homebuilding Report Cards" issued last month. Realtor.com said Massachusetts and Rhode Island were among seven states to receive failing grades in its assessment of which states are addressing housing affordability issues.
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1 week ago | 
wbsm.com | Barry Richard
Another COVID-era policy has gone the way of the face mask, social distancing and mandatory vaxxing. The federal government is again targeting those scofflaws who borrowed money for college but have refused to pay it back. When businesses closed and paychecks dwindled for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education paused efforts to collect unpaid student loans. Defaulters, beware; the piper must and will be paid.
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1 week ago | 
wbsm.com | Barry Richard
Elections have consequences, and for some Democrats in the Massachusetts Legislature, Donald Trump's return to the White House may mean abandoning or reworking some climate change mandates and initiatives. State House News Service reported that Braintree Representative Mark Cusack, who heads the Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, conceded as much during a recent House debate.
