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<v Speaker 1>This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Fifty

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<v Speaker 1>six degrees in Boston at four o'clock. The news brought

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<v Speaker 1>to you by the Good Feet Store, improving people's lives

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<v Speaker 1>two feet at a time. Good afternoon on Ben Parker.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's what's happening. A day of remembrance in Maine. One

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<v Speaker 1>year since eighteen people were killed at two different locations

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<v Speaker 1>in Lewiston when a gunman opened fire. Maine's Governor, Janet

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<v Speaker 1>Mills spoke earlier today on Facebook.

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<v Speaker 2>On this somber day, as we continue down the long

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<v Speaker 2>and difficult road of recovery, let us remind ourselves that

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<v Speaker 2>we are not alone, that we are Lewiston strong, and

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<v Speaker 2>that we will continue to heal together. May God bless you,

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<v Speaker 2>May God bless the memories of those we lost, and

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<v Speaker 2>may God bless the State.

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<v Speaker 1>Of Maine, the city of Lewiston, and the surrounding community

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<v Speaker 1>will come together this evening to honor and remember the

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<v Speaker 1>victims lost in the Lewiston mass shooting. The service starts

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<v Speaker 1>at six tonight. More star Power on the campaign trail

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<v Speaker 1>for Vice President Kamala Harris Texas well, actually it is

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<v Speaker 1>Texas and tonight Beyonce takes the political stage.

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<v Speaker 3>Texas is not a battleground state, but Vice President Harris

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<v Speaker 3>is heading there today for an event focused on reproductive healthcare.

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<v Speaker 3>Her campaign says the goal is to put a national

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<v Speaker 3>spotlight on the state's strict abortion ban, calling it ground

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<v Speaker 3>zero in the fight for reproductive rights. In addition to Beyonce,

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<v Speaker 3>Harris will be joined by women and men who will

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<v Speaker 3>share their personal stories of how they were impacted by

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<v Speaker 3>the Texas abortion laws. The Vice President will continue her

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<v Speaker 3>criticism of former President Donald Trump on this issue, blaming

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<v Speaker 3>him for appointing the three Supreme Court justices that led

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<v Speaker 3>to the doms decision overturning Roe v. Wade Karen Travers

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<v Speaker 3>ABC News Washington.

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<v Speaker 1>Meantime, former President Donald Trump campaigning in Texas today as

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<v Speaker 1>well attacking Vice President Harris on the border issue during

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<v Speaker 1>an event in Austin.

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<v Speaker 2>Over the past four years, this state has become Kamala

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<v Speaker 2>staging ground to import her army of migrant gangs and

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<v Speaker 2>criminals into every state.

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<v Speaker 1>The former president Flann sit down with Joe Rogan for

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<v Speaker 1>Rogan's megapopular podcast, using the platform to try to reach

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<v Speaker 1>young men. Student loan forgiveness is back on the table

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<v Speaker 1>at the White House. Question is will it go anywhere?

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<v Speaker 1>This time?

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<v Speaker 4>The Biden administration hopes the third time will be the charm.

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<v Speaker 4>It's making a third attempt at student loan cancelation, this

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<v Speaker 4>time for Americans who face steep medical bills, childcare costs,

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<v Speaker 4>and other kinds of financial hardship that prevent them from

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<v Speaker 4>repaying student loans. President Joe Biden has faced repeated legal

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<v Speaker 4>challenges from Republicans over the issue of student loan forgiveness.

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<v Speaker 4>Jim Chrysula SIBS News.

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<v Speaker 1>Much of the Orange Line will be shutting down for

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<v Speaker 1>a week starting tomorrow the Oak Grove to Ruggles. Riders

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<v Speaker 1>can pick up shuttle buses or the Green Line in spots,

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<v Speaker 1>but blue is also available. Blue Bikes and Blue Cross

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<v Speaker 1>Blue Shield of Massachusetts, along with the City of Boston,

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<v Speaker 1>offering blue bike unlock codes to provide people with an

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<v Speaker 1>alternate method of transportation. As we check the four AWE

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<v Speaker 1>thee ACCU weather forecast, we've got clear to partly cloudy

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<v Speaker 1>skies coming in for tonight, Temperatures mainly in the forties,

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<v Speaker 1>probably around forty in the coolest suburbs. Breezy tomorrow there'll

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<v Speaker 1>be some sun there'll be some clouds, Temperatures will be

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<v Speaker 1>in the mid sixties, and we do that wildfire threat

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<v Speaker 1>with those winds route as well as the dry brush

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<v Speaker 1>conditions that we have around these parts. Mainly clear, brisk

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<v Speaker 1>Tomorrow night forty two in the city mid thirties and

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<v Speaker 1>some of the inland suburbs only in the mid to

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<v Speaker 1>upper fifties. Under sunny skies on Sunday. More sunshine on Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>Not much warmth though fifty will do it for the

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<v Speaker 1>high temperature. It does look like we'll get back into

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<v Speaker 1>some warmth, maybe into the seventies by the middle part

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<v Speaker 1>of next week. Right now fifty six degrees in Boston.

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<v Speaker 1>It is common to see QR codes on menus, advertisements,

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<v Speaker 1>things like that, but don't be surprised if you happen

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<v Speaker 1>to see them plastered all over your local commuter rail station.

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<v Speaker 1>Wbz's and the Cold Datus explains why.

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<v Speaker 5>Using public transit can be especially complicated for people who

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<v Speaker 5>are blind or have reduced vision. Keiolus, the company that

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<v Speaker 5>runs the MBTA's commuter rail, says it's got a new

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<v Speaker 5>program to help these specialized navalenz codes that are printed

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<v Speaker 5>and mounted throughout spaces. In our case are some of

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<v Speaker 5>our commuter rail stations. That is Adam Ross from Kiolas

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<v Speaker 5>and he says these codes are essentially giant, colorful QR codes.

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<v Speaker 5>The user scans them with a special app which then

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<v Speaker 5>tells the user where they are so the user can

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<v Speaker 5>then figure out where they have to go. Ross says,

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<v Speaker 5>right now, at North Station there are hundreds of these codes.

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<v Speaker 5>You need to have a different code if the exit

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<v Speaker 5>is to Causeway Street versus Legends Way. The app is free.

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<v Speaker 5>So far you'll find the codes at North Station and

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<v Speaker 5>on parts of the newberry Port Rockport line like in Salem.

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<v Speaker 5>Ross says, though navalens could be expanding into more stations soon.

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<v Speaker 5>Nicole Davis WBZ Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Next Thursday is Halloween. So is it Halloween weekend, this

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<v Speaker 1>weekend or next weekend. Wbs's Jared Brosden went to find

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<v Speaker 1>the answer and got many.

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<v Speaker 6>Since this is the last weekend in October and Halloween

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<v Speaker 6>isn't until next Thursday, Boston University students are split on

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<v Speaker 6>which is the true hallowekend.

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<v Speaker 7>A senior and is prepping for a fun weekend a

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<v Speaker 7>hit I would say it's this weekend.

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<v Speaker 8>I think I'm going harder this weekend than next weekend.

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<v Speaker 7>Not on the same page as her friend Ashley, who's

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<v Speaker 7>a junior.

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<v Speaker 8>I would say it's the weekend after because it's a

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<v Speaker 8>Thursday when Halloween is so just makes the most sense Thursday, Friday,

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<v Speaker 8>Saturday and not this weekend. But I know many people

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<v Speaker 8>are doing both weekends.

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<v Speaker 7>I think that's personally the best way to go, double

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<v Speaker 7>up all the same song.

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<v Speaker 8>I think once it hits November, it's Thanksgiving time, you

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<v Speaker 8>don't like it's Halloween now.

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<v Speaker 6>You won't catch Divia on a costume after this weekend. So

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<v Speaker 6>will you even celebrate on Halloween Day next Thursday? Or

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<v Speaker 6>is it just once the clock strikes November first you're

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<v Speaker 6>throwing those in the closet.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm going home to vote.

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<v Speaker 7>Oh fair enough. From COMMBAF, I'm Jared Brows and to WBZ, Boston's.

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<v Speaker 1>News radio, it is Halloween until the candy's gone, then

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<v Speaker 1>maybe left of that punny Halloween activities by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>around this weekend, of course, Salem's Buzz Charlestown has Boston's

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<v Speaker 1>Wicked hunt Fest Sunday. Dozens of stores and restaurants at

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<v Speaker 1>the Prudential Centers sponsor Prue Boo trick or treating, face painting,

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<v Speaker 1>magic shows music for the kids. From eleven am to

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<v Speaker 1>one pm. You can scare up some font at Fenway

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<v Speaker 1>if you like Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice hitting the big screen tomorrow night.

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<v Speaker 1>It's part of the Red Sox and Alamo Draft Houses

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<v Speaker 1>Halloween movie Night. There's free trick or treating at the

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<v Speaker 1>park beforehand. You are now in the loop for news

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<v Speaker 1>the iHeartRadio app. I'm Ben Parker, WBZ, Boston's news radio