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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-844471.mp3Albany, NY – Greg Ward and Fred Breglia join Bob Barrett for some "green"…

A new study finds financial and health problems are the most common negative impacts of gambling. A UMass Amherst-led research team conducted a survey of…

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, who is running for a third two-year term, finished first in Tuesday's preliminary election. Morse will face businessman Francis…

In softcover fiction, Jill McCorkle's cluster of retirees faces death with humor and sorrow. In nonfiction, Lawrence Wright peeks into the world of Scientology, Simon Garfield charts a history of maps, Jonathan Cott recalls his friendship with John and Yoko, Duncan Wall spins yarns about the circus and Mark Binelli welcomes us to his Detroit.

Illinois, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania top list of Senate seats most likely to change hands — and they're all currently Republican-controlled.

Host Elissa Nadworny speaks with NPR music journalist Stephen Thompson about new albums from Feist and Black Thought.

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