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Today in Politics, Bulletin 349. 4/14/26

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Today in Politics, Bulletin 349. 4/14/26 Ron Filipkowski Apr 14 ∙ Preview …  Trump   attacked   Pope Leo XIV  and Italian PM  Giorgia Meloni   today as he continues to burn bridges abroad and with Catholic voters in the US heading into the midterms. To Italian media Corriere: “Meloni doesn’t want to help us in this war, she doesn’t want to help us with NATO. I’m shocked by her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong. She’s very different from what I thought.” … Q - “She said your comments were unacceptable. Trump: She’s the one who is unacceptable.” … On the Pope: “He doesn’t understand and he shouldn’t be talking about war because he has no idea what’s happening.” … Politico: “Trump put Giorgia Meloni in another tight spot on Monday, but this time she hit back. The Italian PM and longtime Trump ally issued her first direct criticism of the US president since he was reelected in 2024, in an attempt to keep her traditionally Catholic voter base on side.”...

WBUR TODAY: A peek inside White Stadium construction

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  ❤️  Donate Tuesday, April 14, 2026 🌤️ Mostly sunny, with a high near 78 and a  chance of thunderstorms  in the afternoon. Good Morning Boston, It's going to be unseasonably hot today — but perhaps appropriate for Ben & Jerry's annual  Free Cone Day . Here's  a map of nearby scoop shops . But first, let's get to the news: The future of Boston’s White Stadium  is beginning to take more visible shape. Even as Massachusetts’ top court  mulls a lawsuit that could block the project , crews have been plowing ahead. The state-of-the-art, 10,000-seat stadium will be home to the  new Boston Legacy women’s soccer team  and Boston Public Schools athletics. And now, the plows are making way for cranes. After  more than a year  of demolition, drainage and foundation work, crews began the so-called “vertical construction” phase last week, building up the concrete superstructure that will serve as the backbone of the new stadium. "We kn...