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In the fall, Harvard Square is host to thousands of students, neighbors and tourists. But this week, as violence unfolds in Israel and the Gaza Strip, the neighborhood has an unwelcome new visitor: a box truck with mounted LED screens, labeling some students "leading anti-Semites."

Cement production causes more carbon emissions than the entire European Union. For one Somerville start-up, the race is on to develop a more climate-friendly cement.

Deborah Becker speaks with Boston's MBTA board member Mary Skelton Roberts on WBUR's Morning Edition about what she hopes to achieve in this new role.

With bombs going off in the distance, Wafaa Abuzayda describes the frightening reality in Gaza and how she has been pleading for help from U.S. officials to get out.

The café has become an informal gathering place for the area's Palestinian community as Israel pummels Gaza in retaliation for Hamas' brazen attack over the weekend.

A family from Medway, Mass. went to visit relatives in Gaza about two weeks ago, before Hamas launched its deadly attack into southern Israel. They were scheduled to fly back to the United States on Friday, but are now stuck as Israeli airstrikes pummel the Gaza Strip.

The controversial idea of “engineering the ocean” to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide has been around for decades, but it's gaining renewed interest as the climate crisis worsens.

Ayman came to the U.S. from Gaza 12 years ago and has lived in Massachusetts for five years. He lives here with his wife and children, but the rest of their family members live in Gaza.

After losing beloved veterans Patrice Bergeron and David Krejčí this offseason, WBUR's Morning Edition caught up with longtime Bruins reporter Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic for a preview of what to expect from the Bruins as they enter a year of “generational change.”

In the past few weeks, authorities say a neo-Nazi group has staged more than a half-dozen demonstrations at Massachusetts hotels and motels sheltering newly arrived families. The actions have sparked questions about what more can be done to protect immigrants from hate groups.