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Radio Boston spoke with an Israeli man and Palestinian woman from Greater Boston about how their friendship models what they hope to see in a divided world.

All three of the candidates Boston Mayor Michelle Wu endorsed for open City Council posts won seats yesterday. Plus, Republicans flipped a state Senate seat in central Massachusetts that had previously been held by a Democrat.

Radio Boston learns more about new research that links author Louisa May Alcott with more than a dozen titles written under a potentially previously undiscovered pseudonym.

We explore the history of clemency in Massachusetts, and how Governor Maura Healey is tackling it in her administration.

We take a look at the dynamics underpinning today's municipal elections across the commonwealth.

Radio Boston spoke with a local company that created a fake AI profile on LinkedIn and the Boston Globe reporter who discovered and wrote about it the ethics of creating AI employees and what the future of the workforce holds.

Radio Boston talks with two Boston infectious disease doctors about how to stay safe from COVID-19, RSV and the flu this fall and winter.

Infighting, resentment, and legal trouble have besieged Boston's city council over the past year and a half. Now, the council is getting a makeover. Four district seats, as well as one at-large post, are open and up for grabs in Tuesday's municipal elections.

Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission, joins Radio Boston to talk about what's next at 'Mass. and Cass' now that encampments have been removed and how her office plans to support those who used to live there.

Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern joins Radio Boston to talk about a looming government shutdown and whether compromise is possible in the House to avoid one. Plus, his calls for a ceasefire in Israel and what needs to happen next in the Middle East.