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A new report released by the New England Economic Partnership projects that unemployment in the New England states will continue to climb through the spring of next year. Full Story »

Abortion and health care are dividing some of the candidates in the race for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat. Full Story »

For most of us, the experience of going to war is impossible to grasp. A new audio-video installation at the Institute of Contemporary Art attempts to channel the chaos and confusion American soldiers feel on the ground in Iraq. Full Story »

750 people were given the H1N1 swine flu vaccine at a clinic in Uphams Corner in Dorchester. The clinics at community health centers are being held as the vaccine slowly becomes more available. Full Story »

Good news on the swine flu front: some local hospitals say emergency room visits by people with flu-like symptoms seem to have plateaued, indicating that the H1N1 virus may have reached its peak in Boston. Full Story »

A new study out of the Boston University School of Medicine finds that when the body is repeatedly deprived of foods rich in fat and sugar, that triggers a chemical reaction in the brain similar to drug addiction. Full Story »

Just 27 seconds. That's all the time MBTA Orange Line operator Charise Lewis had to stop her train. As MBTA security camera images released Friday show, Lewis had just seconds to pull the emergency brake as she headed into North Station to avoid hitting a woman who had fallen on the track. Full Story »

Martha Coakley and the three other Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate traded barbs Monday after Coakley said she would have voted against a major health care reform bill because it contained an anti-abortion amendment. Full Story »

Two Republicans and three Democrats vying to replace Sen. Edward M. Kennedy exchanged barbs over the federal stimulus, Afghanistan, and universal health care at a candidate forum Sunday night. Full Story »

Democrats Alan Khazei and Stephen Pagliuca say they would be willing to foot the bill for two statewide televised debates between the candidates angling to succeed the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Full Story »

At least one big local health insurance company is reporting a troublesome trend related to the H1N1 swine flu outbreak: The overuse of antibiotics to treat the illness. Full Story »

The acclaimed amateur choir Chorus Pro Musica kicked off its 61st season on Sunday in Boston's historic South Church, where 100 singers were lead by the choir's first female conductor. Full Story »

Google CEO Eric Schmidt joined WBUR's Tom Ashbrook at MIT on Thursday in a discussion about the next Internet. Watch the video of their conversation. Full Story »

A new national poll by the Harvard School of Public Health finds that the majority of adults who've tried to get the H1N1 swine flu vaccine for their children or themselves have been unable to do so Full Story »

A Massachusetts hedge fund manager has been arrested in the huge Galleon insider trading case, and more local businesspeople could still be charged in the alleged scheme. Full Story »

Carmen Ortiz has been confirmed as the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, becoming the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the top federal prosecutor's job in the state. Full Story »

Massachusetts is profiting from its competitive technical prowess. But the news that Evergreen Solar is moving production jobs to China is a reminder that the manufacturing future for green energy is difficult. Full Story »

As the Obama administration tries to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the town of Amherst is offering a little help. Voters in Amherst this week decided to welcome detainees from Guantanamo who are cleared of terrorism allegations. Full Story »

In his quest to succeed Edward Kennedy in the U.S. Senate, Rep. Michael Capuano is stressing his stature as a Washington insider. During an interview on the campaign trail this week, Capuano compared himself to Kennedy, while defending the value of Washington connections. Full Story »

Funeral services are being held this morning for Marine Captain Kyle Van De Giesen, killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last month. Van De Giesen was from North Attleborough, where Thursday night, thousands of people, including his daughter and pregnant widow, crowded the football field for a candlelight vigil. Full Story »

The nation's first offshore wind farm faces more delay after a Massachusetts official said two Indian tribes' claim to Nantucket Sound needed more study. Full Story »

The Rev. Thomas P. O'Malley, who served as president of two Jesuit universities, Loyola Marymount and John Carroll, has died. He was 79. Full Story »

After winning a record fifth term in office this week, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino says he is ready to take some risks. He spoke to WBUR for the first time since winning re-election. Full Story »

The City of Cambridge lost an icon this week: master storyteller Brother Blue. For more than a decade, Brother Blue and his wife Ruth produced hundreds of hours of storytelling on Cambridge Community Television. Full Story »

A unit of the state's maximum security prison in Shirley is in lockdown after an inmate assaulted four correction officers Thursday night. Full Story »