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WBUR TODAY: The MBTA train with beer and dogs

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  ❤️  Donate Friday, May 22, 2026 🌤️  Partly sunny, with a high near 63. ( Click here  for the full Memorial Day weekend forecast.) Good Morning Boston, It's Friday! A quick programming note: this newsletter will be off Monday for Memorial Day. We'll be back after the long weekend on Tuesday. Now, before you  rush to Dunkin' to try and snag a coffee bucket , let's get to the news: Car-free to the Cape:   The MBTA's CapeFlyer train to Cape Cod  kicks off its 13th season today , coming off a  record-breaking 2025 summer . The first 2026 train to Hyannis leaves Boston's South Station at 5:22 p.m., with roundtrips planned every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Labor Day. Kathy Jensen, the deputy administrator for the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority, touts the train as a way to avoid the stress of  summer holiday traffic and current high cost of gas  . Plus, as Jensen told WBUR's Fausto Menard, it has some perks your typical MBTA trai...

Importing the Minnesota “Somali Fraud” Playbook to Maine, With Help From Leonard Leo

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  Most Read LET'S WORK TO STOP LEONARD LEO'S HATE!  JUST ANOTHER BIGOT! THIS WEALTHY MISCREANT DOESN'T BELONG!  GO COUNT YOUR GAZILLIONS ELSEWHERE!  GOP Megadonor Leonard Leo Is Bankrolling a Website on the Warpath Against Somalis Noah Hurowitz The Maine Wire presents itself as a plucky upstart fighting for the common Mainer, but it’s fueled by powerful right-wing money men. Read More → An American Company Drilled for Oil in Kenya — and Left Behind Soaring Cancer Rates Georgia Gee, Nelly Madegwa Amoco, now part of BP, never cleaned up after its failed oil prospecting mission. Rural Kenyans are suing for a right to a clean environment. Read More → The Intercept Briefing is nominated for a Webby! The Intercept Briefing is a finalist for a 2026 Webby Award for News and Politics Podcast.  Cast your vote  before April 16, and  listen to recent episodes  by visiting our archive. VOTE NOW → Protecting freedom of the press has never been more importa...