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  JOHN DEATON GOES TO NURSING HOMES?  John Deaton's biggest challenge isn't Ed Markey. It's President Trump Anthony Brooks October 13, 2026 John Deaton, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, in front of his campaign bus in Stoneham. (Anthony Brooks/WBUR) John Deaton made his pitch to a handful of residents inside a Malden retirement home: He's a fan of good ideas, period. It doesn't matter if those ideas are "progressive or conservative, Democrat or Republican," he said. "If it's good for Massachusetts and America, I'll support it. If it isn't, I won't," Deaton, the Republican candidate for Senate, said to a smattering of applause. John Deaton, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, talks with a resident at Forestdale Park in Malden. (Anthony Brooks/WBUR) Deaton knows he faces an uphill fight in a state that hasn't sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate since Scott Brown won in 2010. With just a month to go until the election, p...

  REPUBLICAN SILENT AS KIDS GO HUNGRY!  BIG BEAUTIFUL DISASTER DESTROYED HEALTHCARE TO FUND TAX CUTS FOR  WEALTHY AND EXPLODED DEBT AND DEFICIT!  $40 TRILLION DEBT THAT YOUR GRANDCHILDREN WON'T BE ABLE TO PAY!  TRUMP'S ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION! As millions of kids lose SNAP food benefits, free school meals are also at risk Juliana Kim September 03, 2026 Seventh-graders sit together in the cafeteria during their lunch break at a public school in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 10, 2023. (AP) When Republican lawmakers secured cuts to the United States' largest food assistance program last year, Paige Shoemaker DeMio wasn't worried about children going hungry just at home — but at school. "Anytime we're hearing about cuts to SNAP or Medicaid, we're worried about what's going to be the domino effect of this," she says. Shoemaker DeMio is a senior policy analyst at the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank. She usually focuses on K-12 education, b...

THIS ISN'T NEW, BUT A RECENT WBUR PROGRAM MADE ME SEARCH FOR  IMAGES AND THE STORIES.... THE RECENT PROGRAM INTERVIEWED KIDS!  100 elephants arrive in Back Bay with a message of coexistence Artemisia Luk August 07, 2026 Elephant sculptures in "The Great Elephant Migration" make their way along Commonwealth Avenue Mall. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) A herd of 100 life-sized elephants has just arrived on Commonwealth Avenue Mall in Back Bay. They’ll remain there through Sept. 13 between Dartmouth and Fairfield streets. The sculptures are part of a free touring public art exhibition called The Great Elephant Migration . Since 2024, the herd has traveled across the United States, including stops in New York City; Newport, Rhode Island; Miami; and Houston. “ I had to stop because I was seeing a troop of elephants. It's amazing,” said Fenway resident Dawn Seong, who was surprised to see the sculptures during her morning walk. Sculptures of young and mature elephants made from the in...

  THIS IS A LENGTHY AND DETAILED ARTICLE ABOUT TICKS & LYME DISEASE  INCLUDING THE HISTORY AND DISCOVERY OF THE ARTHRITIS CAUSE IN  LYME, CONNECTICUT! THIS IS WHY PBS AND NPR ARE IMPORTANT! Is it safe for Americans to go into the woods today? Paige Sutherland Meghna Chakrabarti Tim Skoog June 11, 2026 In this photo made Friday, May 9, 2014, an informational card about ticks distributed by the Maine Medical Center Research Institute is seen in the woods in Freeport, Maine. State officials say ticks are back with a vengeance, meaning tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease will see no wain. No wane is expected in Lyme nationwide, either, in part because of climate change. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Health Secretary RFK Jr. doesn't think so. That's why the Trump Administration is investing millions of federal dollars to reduce Lyme disease by 25 percent by 2035. But how? Guests Thomas Mather , professor and researcher at the University of Rhode Island. He serves as dire...