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Do You Know The Story Behind 'Do You Hear What I Hear'?
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The beloved carol is not as old as you might think, and there's more to it than meets the ear.
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Hanukkah History: Those Chocolate Coins Were Once Real Tips
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Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, starts on Tuesday night. But the flickering candles won’t be the only things shining on the table. Many families…
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Under the Radar Book Club: Alex Bernstein's 'Miserable Holiday Stories'
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It's our December pick for "Bookmarked: The Under the Radar Book Club."
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Christmas tree fires are not common, regardless of what you've heard
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Data show an average of 160 Christmas tree fires in the U.S. warrant a fire department response each year.
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All we want for Christmas is ... Spam Figgy Pudding?
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As the Thanksgiving and Christmas season returns to something like normalcy, perhaps it's time for new traditions. The mad scientists at luncheon meat…
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Ron Della Chiesa reads "The Night Before Christmas"
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On December 23, 1823, Clement Clarke Moore anonymously published "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" in the Sentinel, the local newspaper in Troy, New York, and…
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10 biographies and memoirs for the nonfiction reader in your life
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These true stories range from a "meow-moir" of a Siberian cat to an exploration of what U.S. presidents do after the White House. Check out these nonfiction reads recommended by NPR staff and critics.
on Tue, 9PM
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Christmas In Boston: From Puritan To Presents Under Pine Trees
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Christmas is about traditions, but even seemingly timeless traditions started somewhere.
on Tue, 7PM
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This Christmas Eve, GBH takes listeners on a journey through some of the most spectacular and rarely heard holiday music of all time with a legendary radio host – rock programmer Oedipus. Christmas Eve with Oedipus airs on 89.7 FM in Greater Boston and worldwide at www.wgbh.org.
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The Thieves Who Stole Christmas: Three Stories Of Real-Life 'Grinches'
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This week, Christmas gifts and decorations were swiped in Pennsylvania, Idaho and Florida.
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'May love rest gently in your broken heart': What to say to a grieving friend
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When a good friend's loved one passes away, it can be hard to find the right thing to say. NPR readers share words of comfort they've shared with others — or wish they'd heard themselves.
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Sunday Puzzle: Can you conquer this Christmas carol puzzle?
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Heather Reed of Eureka Springs, Ark., and puzzle master Will Shortz.
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The Reddit community revives the holiday spirit after popular Secret Santa events end
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Swapping presents with strangers on the internet is a favorite pastime for many Reddit users. After two popular holiday gift exchanges ended, bereft merrymakers are set on keeping the tradition going.
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Some colleges advise international students to return to campus by mid-January
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A housing glitch at Harvard taps into broader fears among international students over immigration policies and rising hostility.
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Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion's bid for Infowars
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The bidder that lost last month's auction of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' assets had complained that the process was rigged and "fatally flawed."
on Tue, 5PM
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California ports launch clean energy efforts that could be a model for Mass.
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San Pedro Bay–area ports have been ramping up clean energy efforts, pushed by years of activism from community members worried about air pollution. Environmental activists say Massport should follow suit.
on Tue, 2PM
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Monarch butterflies will get federal protections as a threatened species
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U.S. officials decided to extend protections to monarch butterflies after warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change.
on Mon, 11PM
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Lawsuit: A chatbot hinted a kid should kill his parents over screen time limits
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Two families are suing AI chatbot company Character.AI for allegedly encouraging harm after the kids became emotionally attached to the bots. One chatbot allegedly exposed them to sexualized content.
on Mon, 10PM
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'We're absolutely in panic mode': Toymakers are bracing for Trump's tariffs
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Toy companies are preparing for tariffs in the new Trump administration. Nearly all toys sold in the U.S. are imported — mostly from China.
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Memory cafés serve up joy to people living with dementia
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The informal gatherings are becoming more popular across the country.
on Mon, 8PM
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Mister Mike’s Merry Mix: Celebrating peace, harmony and weirdness this holiday season
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Mike Wilkins joins Callie Crossley to discuss the 35th year of his annual holiday playlists full of wonderfully wacky songs.
on Mon, 6PM
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Mass Health Connector extends deadline for residents who need health insurance coverage
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The deadline for Massachusetts residents to pick a health insurance plan with Health Connector is Monday, Dec. 23.
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The best movies and TV of 2024, picked for you by NPR critics
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Our critics gather together their favorite films and TV shows of 2024. You can search by genre and where you can see it.
on Sun, 8PM
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What science tells us about aging and exercise
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Getting or staying active has a wide variety of health benefits as people age. They can include everything from stronger bones to improved mental wellbeing.
on Sun, 8PM
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He ran 154 miles in 4 days to raise money for hospitalized kids — and to challenge himself
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David Filar, a 33-year-old from Worcester, wants kids spending their holidays in the hospital to have safe and fun toys.
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Here's what a second Trump presidency could mean for scientists
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The next four years may be challenging for foreign-born scientists who want to work in the United States. Foreign-born workers account for about half of the doctoral-level scientists and engineers working in the U.S., but the incoming Trump administration wants to make it harder for them to get...
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Is the U.S. prepared for the next pandemic? 'Absolutely,' says former COVID czar
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The former White House COVID-19 response coordinator reflects on pandemic preparedness, past and future.
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Boston schools to roll out new multilingual programming
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It will be biggest single-year expansion of multilingual education in the city, though critics say it's not enough.
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Home hospital programs could lose Medicare and Medicaid funding without Congressional action
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Hospital-at-home programs began during the pandemic through a federal waiver allowing Medicaid and Medicare to pay for hospital-level care at patients’ homes. But the waiver is set to expire on December 31.
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NCAA president urges for federal regulations on sports gambling
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The president of the NCAA appeared on Capitol Hill Tuesday to express support for some federal regulations around sports gambling -- including a ban on a wager known as "prop bets" in college sports.
on Sat, 5PM
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About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking, a study finds
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The 35 buildings surveyed along an almost 12-mile stretch from Miami Beach to Sunny Isles Beach have sunk or settled by 0.8 to 3.1 inches, scientists found.
on Fri, 11PM
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The creator of video game 'Stardew Valley' talks its legacy and future
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The farming simulation game Stardew Valley came out eight years ago and became a sensation. Developers updated the game last month — making hundreds of changes and adding new content.
on Fri, 10PM
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'Bill of the Month': The series that dissects and slashes medical bills
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Since 2018, readers and listeners sent KFF Health News-NPR's "Bill of the Month" thousands of questionable bills. Our crowdsourced investigation paved the way for landmark legislation and highlighted cost-saving strategies for all patients
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Starbucks workers say they will begin a strike in 3 cities on Friday
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Starbucks and Starbucks Workers United said in February they had come to common ground in moving forward for the rest of the year. But the union says Starbucks has not kept its end of the commitment.
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Big Health Care is ending a terrible year. Is anyone happy with this business?
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Patients are protesting, bipartisan lawmakers are threatening regulation – and investors are selling their shares.
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Saturday is the winter solstice. Make the most of the shortest day of the year
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Saturday marks the shortest day of the year and the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. NPR has compiled plenty of expert tips for celebrating the solstice and weathering winter.
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Celebrating Community And Culture Through Kwanzaa
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The week after Christmas is typically reserved for returning gifts that didn’t work out and resting up after the holiday rush, but it’s also the time when…
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DOJ holds meeting for Worcester residents after scathing federal report on city's police department
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Justice Department officials say they will compile community feedback on how to address widespread police misconduct.
on Thu, 11PM
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The 10 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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Discover a wide range of this year's most compelling classical music, from symphonic thrill rides and soaring voices to delicate baroque suites, ambient adventures and one groove-laden masterwork.
on Thu, 9PM
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The Genius Next Door: How lizards led Martha Muñoz to an evolutionary breakthrough
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The Yale professor's groundbreaking work earned her a place in the class of 2024 MacArthur Fellows.
on Thu, 7PM
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How measles, whooping cough and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.'s watch
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With anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the nation's biggest health agency, it wouldn't take much tampering to enable vaccine-preventable diseases to make a comeback.
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Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite warnings they won't provide protection
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Critics argue that people planning to live through an atomic blast aren't focusing on the real and current dangers posed by nuclear threats.
on Thu, 5PM
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Massachusetts legislators nix overdose prevention sites in stalled opioid bill
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“It’s an act of political cowardice,” one advocate told GBH News.
on Thu, 5PM
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Testing how much metal is in your blood could help get an Alzheimer’s diagnosis
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Research from a UMass-Lowell team found that Alzheimer’s patients had certain concentrations of common elements in their blood plasma not present people who did not have dementia.
on Dec 18
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Thousands of wheelchairs are damaged on flights every year. New federal rules could prevent that.
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“You really can’t put a price tag on somebody’s independence and freedom to move,” one Massachusetts advocate said.
on Dec 18
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The bald eagle isn't actually America's national bird — but that's poised to change
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After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in. This week the House passed his bill, which now heads to Biden's desk.
on Dec 18
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Some rural Nevadans want Trump to stop the state's solar energy boom
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Backlash against massive solar energy farms drove strong rural turnout in Nevada may have helped flip the presidential vote there to Republican for the first time since 2004. But it's not a given Trump will derail President Biden's plans for more Nevada solar.
on Dec 18
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‘No! Here's what we stand for': Western Mass. college leader urges higher ed to stand up to Trump
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President-elect Donald Trump and his advisors have threatened to punish or defund colleges for their diversity programs. Mount Holyoke's president Danielle Holley wants other leaders to fight back.
on Dec 18
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State lawmakers drop supervised injection sites from compromise substance use bill
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Controversial idea was a main sticking point between Senate and House negotiators.
on Dec 18
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From an ice cream truck to cameras, how law enforcement spends money it seizes in western Mass.
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While many departments' state and federal forfeiture expenditures are related to policing, they also shelled out seized cash for everything from trophies and an ice cream truck to public-relations consulting.
on Dec 18