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James Perkins Mastromarino

Washington, D.C., United States

Producer, Here and Now at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)

Editor, Join the Game at NPR

I edit @NPR's gaming section and cover games and others things for @hereandnow.

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  • 1 week ago | nhpr.org | James Perkins Mastromarino

    My first real Nightreign experience ended in both farce and tragedy. My crew of three had crushed a lumbering boss — only a miniature swordsman remained. An ally and I fell to his blade. As we crawled around, awaiting revival, we watched our last team member pummel the final foe. With micrometers left on his health bar, our minuscule opponent landed a killing blow on our friend and then waltzed away, leaving three corpses in his wake.

  • 3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | James Perkins Mastromarino |Peter O'Dowd

    House Republicans are stirring up a longstanding debate over federal public lands. Two GOP members slipped amendments into the Republican tax and spending plan last week that would allow the sale of 460,000 acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah. The federal government owns the majority of the land in both states. The provision’s proponents argue that the sales would raise money for the president’s tax cuts. But lawmakers from both parties are concerned.

  • 3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Asma Khalid |James Perkins Mastromarino

    American companies that import goods from China are running against the clock. The Trump administration reduced tariffs on China from 145% to 30%. But those lower rates are set to elapse after 90 days. “I definitely felt a sense of relief,” said Jamey Stegmaier, board game designer and president of Stonemaier Games. “There was also a sense of, why?

  • 3 weeks ago | kclu.org | Asma Khalid |James Perkins Mastromarino

    Fewer than half of Americans have at least some confidence in the government to respond to disease outbreaks, act independently, or ensure the safety of drugs and vaccines, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll. This comes as President Trump works to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization; on his first day back in office, Trump signed an executive order to start the process.

  • 3 weeks ago | wyso.org | Asma Khalid |James Perkins Mastromarino

    Fewer than half of Americans have at least some confidence in the government to respond to disease outbreaks, act independently, or ensure the safety of drugs and vaccines, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll. This comes as President Trump works to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization; on his first day back in office, Trump signed an executive order to start the process.

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