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  ❤️ Donate Thursday, October 1, 2026 🌤️ Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Good Morning Boston, The Red Sox' short-lived playoff run is over, following another quiet night at the plate and bullpen meltdown against the Yankees. Sox manager Chad Tracy called last night a "frustrating" way to end after what was a "special" summer . Now, let's get to the news. As October begins, another wave of changes due to the Republican-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act is taking hold. Plus, we have some breaking news from the campaign trail in Massachusetts: The squeeze on SNAP: Beginning today, millions of Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will see their monthly benefits increase slightly to keep up with rising costs. But the amount of money states get from the federal government to administer the program is getting sliced in half, due to language in the Republican mega-law passed last year. Merrimack Valley Food Bank Assistant Direc...

  ❤️ Donate Wednesday, September 30, 2026 🌤️ Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Good Morning Boston, Today's the final day of our Fall Fundraiser. If WBUR is part of your daily routine, we're asking: will you support the journalism you depend on? Your gift today keeps us here for Boston tomorrow. Donate here . Now, to the news: Nuclear options: Leaders from all six New England states are gathering in Lowell today to discuss what role — if any — nuclear power could play in helping to meet the region's growing electricity demands. As WBUR's Miriam Wasser reports, the one-day summit will focus on advanced nuclear technology , rather than the big, traditional plants. And it includes sessions about safety and waste. "We have a regional grid, and it's important to get together with our colleagues to talk about what we're going to do as a community of states to work on our additional resource needs in the future," said Rebecca Tepper , the state's ener...