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<v Speaker 1>This is w b Z, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.

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<v Speaker 1>He's forty one degrees in Boston at eleven o'clock. Good

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<v Speaker 1>Friday morning. I'm Madison Rodgers, and here's what's happening in

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<v Speaker 1>the Middle East. Hamas agrees to release the final living

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<v Speaker 1>American hostage held in Gaza. ABC's and S Delaquaterra has

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<v Speaker 1>more Hammas.

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<v Speaker 2>Saying it has agreed to release it Don Alexander, an

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<v Speaker 2>American Israeli soldier who has been held in Gaza for

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<v Speaker 2>seventeen months, along with the remains of four other hostages.

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<v Speaker 2>It's still unclear when the release will take place or

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<v Speaker 2>what Hamas is asking for in return. Israel and Hamas

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<v Speaker 2>have been negotiating phase two of the Gaza ceasefire that

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<v Speaker 2>began in January. And has Delaquateria ABC News at the

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<v Speaker 2>Foreign Desk.

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<v Speaker 1>We're following some breaking news right now. The Federal Department

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<v Speaker 1>of Education just opened racial discrimination investigations into dozens of

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<v Speaker 1>universities across the country, including MIT and Yale. Many of

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<v Speaker 1>the colleges are facing scrutiny over their partnerships with the

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<v Speaker 1>PhD Project, a nonprofit that helps students from underrepresented groups

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<v Speaker 1>get their degrees. This comes weeks after the Education Department

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<v Speaker 1>announced colleges could lose federal funding if they use race

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<v Speaker 1>as a deciding factor while making decisions about admissions and scholarships.

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<v Speaker 1>WBC News Radio has reached out to MIT Yale and

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<v Speaker 1>the PhD Project for comment. We will continue to bring

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<v Speaker 1>you the very latest right here and streaming on the

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<v Speaker 1>new iHeartRadio app in New York. Columbia has expelled and

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<v Speaker 1>suspended some students who took part in who took over

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<v Speaker 1>a building on campus during pro Palestinian protests last year.

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<v Speaker 1>ABC's Lindy Tuckman has more.

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<v Speaker 3>This comes after the federal government sent a letter to

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<v Speaker 3>the school demanding it make massive changes, including discipline, like this,

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<v Speaker 3>before they can be considered to receive that four hundred

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<v Speaker 3>million dollars in funding that was revoked by the Trump

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<v Speaker 3>administration over what it called the colleges in action against

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<v Speaker 3>an antisemitism.

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<v Speaker 1>The college also temporarily revoked the diplomas of some recent grads. Meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>Columbia grad student Mahmood Khalil remains in detention in Louisiana.

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<v Speaker 1>The Trump administration wants to deport him for his leading

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<v Speaker 1>role in those protests last spring. In central mass police

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<v Speaker 1>are investigating a crash between a car and a train.

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<v Speaker 1>This happened in Clinton around six am. Police say it

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<v Speaker 1>happened on the railroad tracks that cross Stirling Street at

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<v Speaker 1>Depot Square. Two people were taken to the hospital. It

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<v Speaker 1>is not clear right now how severe their injuries are.

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<v Speaker 1>In the four d a WBZ ACI weather forecast, we do

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<v Speaker 1>have some rain on the way, but hopefully it should

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<v Speaker 1>spare the weekend. The rest of this afternoon will have

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<v Speaker 1>times of sun and clouds in a high around forty

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<v Speaker 1>eight in Boston into the mid fifties, while Inland tonight

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<v Speaker 1>we dip into the upper thirties as more clouds move in. Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>we have clouds breaking for some afternoon sun. It's breezy

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<v Speaker 1>and milder, fifty five to fifty nine for the high.

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<v Speaker 1>We're up in the sixties, maybe even sixty seven degrees.

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<v Speaker 1>On Sunday, it will be mostly cloudy and windy. Things

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<v Speaker 1>take a turn Sunday nights and Monday. We're looking at

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<v Speaker 1>periods of rain that can get heavy and potentially bring

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<v Speaker 1>some flooding. There's a chance of a thunderstorm around as well,

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<v Speaker 1>Monday will be around sixty degrees for the high and

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<v Speaker 1>looking ahead, some sunshine returns for Tuesday and we'll top

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<v Speaker 1>out around fifty. Right now, it's forty five and sunny

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<v Speaker 1>in Quinsy. It's mostly sunny in Lawrence, where it's forty one.

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<v Speaker 1>Here in Boston, we'll call it partly sunny forty one

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<v Speaker 1>degrees At eleven oh five. Time is running out in

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<v Speaker 1>Washington to avert a partial government shutdown. The deadline is

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<v Speaker 1>at midnights and the decision is in the hands of

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<v Speaker 1>the Senate. ABC's Ali Picicorin looks at what a shutdown

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<v Speaker 1>could bring.

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<v Speaker 4>If the government does shut down, the federal government is

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<v Speaker 4>the one that gets to decide which employees get furloughed. Now,

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<v Speaker 4>we've seen the Trump administration be pretty comfortable laying off

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<v Speaker 4>large swaths of federal employees, and so Democrats are very

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<v Speaker 4>concerned that if the Trump administration got to have a

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<v Speaker 4>say over who they deemed no essential, it could be really,

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<v Speaker 4>really damaging to a very very large number of Americans.

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<v Speaker 1>As of right now, it's looking more likely than not

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<v Speaker 1>that a shutdown will be averted. As Senate Minority Leader

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<v Speaker 1>Chuck Schumer urges Democrats to pass that Republican bill. However,

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<v Speaker 1>there is an argument among Democrats. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley

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<v Speaker 1>among those saying they can't support it.

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<v Speaker 5>We know, as we look in history around the world

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<v Speaker 5>that an authoritarian individual needs to be fought sooner than later.

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<v Speaker 5>So it's a big mistake if we come down on

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<v Speaker 5>the side of providing votes for this Republican plan.

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<v Speaker 1>And both Massachusetts Senators At Markey and Liz Warren are

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<v Speaker 1>indicating that they'll be voting no. Health officials in Westboro

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<v Speaker 1>are warning residents to beware of bird flu after several

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<v Speaker 1>dead swans turned up near Mill Pond this week. The

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<v Speaker 1>virus continues to ravage bird populations nationwide, and it is

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<v Speaker 1>presumed to have killed the six swans. So far, there

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<v Speaker 1>have been no confirmed human cases of avian flu in

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<v Speaker 1>massave Schusetts, but Westboro Animal controls as residents should it

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<v Speaker 1>still take precautions to protect themselves. Keep yourself away from

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<v Speaker 1>any dead or sick birds, and keep your pets away

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<v Speaker 1>from them too. The search continues in an animal animal

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<v Speaker 1>abuse case out of Quinsy. I believe Eazis Chris Fama

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<v Speaker 1>has more on that.

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<v Speaker 6>Nothing new to report in Quinsy, where authority's continuing investigation

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<v Speaker 6>into alleged cases of animal abuse. The pro launched after

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<v Speaker 6>Canada geese were found dead in the city's Germantown neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 6>In some cases, residents report the dead bird's legs were

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<v Speaker 6>tied together. Quincy PDEs as, a department detective and the

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<v Speaker 6>animal control officer will work the case together. No word

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<v Speaker 6>whether or not any suspects have been identified. Canada geese

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<v Speaker 6>federally protected species. Chris fam A WBZ Boston's News Radio.

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