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WBUR TODAY: Lessons from a nixed Mass. battery project

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  ❤️ Donate Thursday, September 3, 2026 🌧️ Mostly cloudy, with showers this morning and a high near 80. Good Morning Boston, There's a promising Labor Day weekend forecast on the other side of today's rain. Danielle Noyes has the day-by-day outlook here for your barbecue planning purposes. But first, let's get to the news: Bettor beware: Massachusetts is moving to crack down on sports bettors who harass athletes. This week, the state's Gaming Commission announced it will work to ban people found harassing professional or college athletes from betting on sports in Massachusetts. The initiative is aimed at what's become a pressing issue due to social media and the explosive growth of sports betting. "We have tools at our disposal to actually make sure that if you are doing this behavior, we can actually pull you off of the apps," Jordan Maynard, the chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, told WBUR's John Bender. How it works: The Gaming Commis...

Top News | Any Trump Attack on Venezuela Would Be ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’

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  Just one day left. Only 24 hours left and Common Dreams needs your help right now to make sure we don’t come up short. Our work only exists because readers like you choose to fund it. We don’t take money from corporations or billionaires — and we never will.  Will you chip in today to help keep independent journalism alive? DONATE TO OUR FALL CAMPAIGN Friday, October 31, 2025 ■ Today's Top News  IT'S THE CONSTITUTION, STUPID!  JUST RUSSELL VOUGHT SEEING WHAT HE CAN GET AWAY WITH! Judge Blocks Trump From Requiring Proof of Citizenship on Federal Voting Form "Trump’s attempt to impose a documentary proof of citizenship requirement on the federal voter registration form is an unconstitutional power grab," said one plaintiff in the case. By Brett Wilkins A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked part of President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring proof of US citizenship on federal voter registration forms, a ruling hailed by one plaintiff in the case as “a c...