NightSide With Dan Rea

President Donald Trump is expected to personally greet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews when he arrives in Washington next week for a three-day visit. The gesture comes ahead of a summit where the two leaders are expected to discuss trade, tariffs, and other tensions between the U.S. and China. Dan talked with Prof. Greg Stoller, senior lecturer in strategy and innovation at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, about what the upcoming meeting could mean for U.S.-China relations.

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Boston’s Logan Airport is looking for a new voice, and the winner could be you! The airport is holding a contest to find someone with an authentic Boston accent to record its public announcements, bringing a little local flavor to travelers arriving and departing the city. John Raftery, Chief Marketing Officer of Massport, shared the details of the contest, and Dan wanted to see if you have what it takes to say “Welcome to Boston” like a true Bostonian!

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Continued conversation about how backlash is growing over Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore was removed from the remaining U.S. dates following his pro-Palestinian comments at a recent concert. Sheeran says the decision was made by tour promoters and venues, not by him, but the controversy continues as other opening acts pull out in solidarity with Macklemore. Celebrities and politicians have weighed in, and Dan took another look at the controversy surrounding the tour.

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Continued conversation about how Flock cameras are in operation in many communities across Massachusetts, helping police track stolen cars and identify vehicles connected to crimes. Just recently, Automatic License Plate Recognition technology assisted in the investigation of a road rage attack on a 74-year-old on the Cape, highlighting its potential as an investigative tool. Critics raise concerns about privacy, surveillance, and how long license plate data is stored. 

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Backlash is growing over Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore was removed from the remaining U.S. dates following his pro-Palestinian comments at a recent concert. Sheeran says the decision was made by tour promoters and venues, not by him, but the controversy continues as other opening acts pull out in solidarity with Macklemore. Celebrities and politicians have weighed in, and Dan took another look at the controversy surrounding the tour.

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Flock cameras are in operation in many communities across Massachusetts, helping police track stolen cars and identify vehicles connected to crimes. Just recently, Automatic License Plate Recognition technology assisted in the investigation of a road rage attack on a 74-year-old on the Cape, highlighting its potential as an investigative tool. Critics raise concerns about privacy, surveillance, and how long license plate data is stored. Dan took a closer look at the pros and cons of this technology.

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Micah Q. Jones is running for Congress in Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District, pitching himself as a veteran, attorney, husband and father who wants to bring more accountability to Washington. He says his priorities include lowering costs, expanding housing and economic opportunity, strengthening energy reliability and national security, and supporting measures like congressional term limits and a ban on congressional stock trading. Jones also says he wants to work across party lines and focus on issues where Democrats and Republicans can find common ground.

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Continued conversation about how AI is raising new questions about where it's headed. A former Anthropic researcher has quit over fears that AI companies are racing toward self-improving systems that could eventually escape human control, while other industry leaders are calling for a slowdown and outlining the need for regulation. 

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Artificial intelligence is back in the headlines as warnings from the people building it raise new questions about where the technology is headed. A former Anthropic researcher has quit over fears that AI companies are racing toward self-improving systems that could eventually escape human control, while other industry leaders are calling for a slowdown and outlining the need for regulation. Dan talked with Dr. Neil Thompson, Director of the FutureTech research project at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, about the power of AI and its future.

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Continued conversation about how a registered sex offender is accused of secretly recording children at Boston’s Frog Pond and is facing dozens of new charges after police allegedly found videos of children changing clothes and using the playground. Prosecutors say the 60-year-old man used camera-equipped sunglasses and his cellphone to record children, and investigators found more than 40 videos on his devices. The disturbing case raises questions about how to protect children from predators in busy public places.

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A registered sex offender accused of secretly recording children at Boston’s Frog Pond is facing dozens of new charges after police allegedly found videos of children changing clothes and using the playground. Prosecutors say the 60-year-old man used camera-equipped sunglasses and his cellphone to record children, and investigators found more than 40 videos on his devices. The disturbing case raises questions about how to protect children from predators in busy public places.

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