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State's largest health insurer cutting costs

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-776068.mp3MA – Health insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts is trying to…

Alan Chartock...In Conversation with David Brancaccio

Host Alan Chartock is joined by journalist and author David Brancaccio of Marketplace. His new documentary , which is being shown tonight at The Linda, is…

This courtroom sketch depicts defense lawyer Kevin Downing questioning of Rick Gates, as former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort (bottom front left) listens.

Rick Gates, Battered In Cross-Examination, Ends Testimony In Paul Manafort Trial

Rick Gates took the stand for the third straight day on Wednesday. He testified about money he embezzled and about an extramarital affair he carried on a decade ago.

Sports Report: Spurs Over Heat in Game 3

NBA:In the NBA finals, San Antonio topped Miami 111-92, giving the Spurs a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 is tomorrow in Miami.The New York Knicks have…

A review of the year's best pop music with critic KEN TUCKER

2: A review of the year's best pop music with critic KEN TUCKER. He'll talk with Terry about his favorites and why: (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE REST OF THE SHOW)Top Ten Albums:1) "Odelay" by Beck2) "Black Eye" by Fluffy3) "Sheryl Crow" by Sheryl Crow4) "Diary of a Mod Housewife" by Amy Ribgy5) "House of Music" by Tony, Toni6) "Spirit" by Willie Nelson7) "First Band on the Moon" by The Cardigans8) "Just When We're Thinking It's Over" by the Cox Family9) "Grown Man" by Loudon Wainwright, III10) "Call the Doctor" by Sleater Kinney

View of a damaged classroom in a school in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 2, 2017, after Hurricane Maria ripped through the island. Maria set off a years-long stretch of interrupted schooling for Puerto Rico's children.

In the 6th-largest U.S. district, natural disasters have disrupted schooling for years

Puerto Rico, the nation's sixth-largest school district, is in crisis. It's both uniquely vulnerable to natural disasters and unusually ill-equipped to help children recover from them.

"Lechon," or roasted pig, is often served at Philippine festivities, especially during Christmas and New Year's celebrations.

Luck Be A Lentil Tonight! What The World Eats To Welcome The New Year

From Italy to Japan to the Philippines, people will hope for happiness, health and wealth as they sit down to a New Year's meal. Sometimes that last wish is expressed as actual money in the food.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed the next steps with House Democrats on a conference call Friday. Many in her caucus are pushing to vote on impeaching President Trump next week.

House Democrats Weigh Impeachment As They Urge Trump's Removal

More than half of House Democrats back articles of impeachment and are pressing leaders to reconvene next week to vote on them. Leaders warn if the president isn't removed they will proceed.

Oil down, Grenada's national dish, is a melting pot of its cultural history. This hearty stew is made of local veggies, salted meat and aromatic spices. It's a dish prepared cookout-style at social gatherings, where everyone brings something to put into the pot.

This Hearty Stew Is A One-Pot Lesson In Grenada's History

Just about every ingredient in oil down reflects Grenada's cultural melting pot: from the callaloo greens cultivated by early Amerindians inhabitants to the turmeric brought by South Asian immigrants.

The Media Project #1580 - Alan, Rosemary, Rex, Ira

(Airs 09/12/21 @ 6 p.m. & 09/13/21 @ 3 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock, Former Times Union Editor Rex Smith, Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Alan, Rosemary, Rex, and Ira talk about media coverage of Covid-19 and the drug Ivermectin, and much more.

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