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Tesla Clears Antitrust Hurdle In $2.6 Billion Deal For SolarCity

The Federal Trade Commission signed off on Tesla's plan to buy the solar panel installer. CEO Elon Musk is SolarCity's chairman and its largest shareholder.

#SportsReport: No NCAA Bracket For Trump

NBA:In the NBA, Boston topped Philadelphia 116-108, Milwaukee bested Brooklyn 129-125, Oklahoma City beat the Knicks 116-105, New Orleans won against…

Demonstrators march toward the U.S. Capitol on Saturday to demand that Congress investigate the National Security Agency's mass surveillance programs.

Top Pollster Sees Evidence Of Political 'Shock Wave'

Just a few weeks ago, pollster Bill McInturff characterized the high negative ratings for Congress and the president as "ripples that will take a long time to resolve." Now, with new polling that suggests even deeper voter frustration, he says the political climate is even worse than before.

Insurrectionists climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Jan. 6 detainees say a D.C. jail is so awful that they'd like a transfer to Guantanamo

A letter signed by 34 people held on charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complains of inhumane conditions behind bars, including mold, abusive guards, bad food and filthy laundry.

Bill Owens: Confounding And Confusing Events 6/1/20

President Trump continues his elimination of Inspector Generals and effectively the oversight which they deliver. The latest firing of the Department of…

Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts, center, scores a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

WAMC Sports Report 9/26/23: Hurts throws TD, runs for another as unbeaten Eagles top Bucs 25-11

Jalen Hurts threw for one touchdown and ran for another to help the Philadelphia Eagles remain unbeaten with a 25-11 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) drives to the basket against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

WAMC Sports Report 5/16/24: Celtics top Cavaliers 113-98, advance to 3rd consecutive East finals

Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 on to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the third straight season, where they will face either the Indiana Pacers or the New York Knicks.

Lynx Sightings on the Rise in Vermont

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says sightings of Canada lynx are on the rise in the Northeast Kingdom.Officials say there were only four…

A playground full of children lies in front of the Conte Community School's concrete facade

Pittsfield Schools Seek Almost $3 Million Budget Increase For 2020

Jake McCandless became the superintendent of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts public schools in 2013. As the city of around 43,000 puts together its budget…

Journalist Richard Preston

Journalist Richard Preston is the author of the best seller The Hot Zone, about the ebola virus. His new book, The Demon in the Freezer, is about the smallpox virus and the scientists at the CDC who are working with live smallpox in order to develop a drug that could fight it -- should the virus be used in biological warfare. The smallpox virus was eradicated from humans in 1979. Now it can be found -- officially -- in two high-security freezers: one at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, and at Vector Institute in Siberia.

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