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  ❤️  Donate Thursday, March 19, 2026 🌤️  Somewhat sunny, with a high near 40. Good Morning Boston, The Federal Reserve is  holding interest rates steady , due to uncertainty over the larger economic impacts of the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran. NPR has more here on the war's latest escalation:  attacks on gas facilities in the Middle East . Now, to local news: Frustration on the streets:   A year ago, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was facing criticism for acting too quickly on street projects and announced  a more cautious approach  to new bus and bike lane construction. Now, she's hearing it from the other side. During a Boston City Council hearing Wednesday, several of Wu's allies expressed frustration that the city is moving too slowly on transportation projects — so slowly it could maybe force the city to forfeit funding. City Council President Liz Breadon said some city projects have been "indefinitely paused." After the Trump administration...

    23 September 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News We’re Not Trying to “Monetize,” We Are Trying to Survive — We get at least 3 feedback messages a day giving us advice on how to better “monetize” RSN. Which completely misses the point. We are not trying to build an empire on Wall Street … we’re trying to derail the empires that already exist there. We focus on our mission, which is social justice. The money is a necessity for the organization’s survival. Donate, please. Marc Ash • Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation!   Patience With Putin May Be Ebbing Among Friendlier Countries Patrick Wintour, Guardian UK Wintour writes: "Signs that some countries willing to tolerate Russia's invasion of Ukraine are losing patience have emerged as Turkey, India and China responded cooly to the announcement that four Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia were planning referendums on joining the Russian Federation." Turkey, India and China respon...