Craig LeMoult
Stories
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Trump budget proposal would end energy assistance program for low-income Americans
President Trump's budget proposal would completely eliminate a program that helps about 6 million low-income households heat and cool their homes. Supporters of the program hope Congress will save it.
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The Boston Marathon marks 50 years since it first included wheelchair athletes
The Boston Marathon marks the anniversary of an important tradition. It was a half-century ago that Boston became the first major marathon to include a division for wheelchair athletes.
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The popular 'hospital-at-home' effort is at stake in the federal spending battle
Started during the pandemic, hundreds of hospitals in 39 states deliver acute inpatient care in people's homes. The popular program had a five-year extension in a stopgap spending agreement that is now in doubt.
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The push to extend a waiver that allows hospitals to care for patients at home
"Hospital at home" allowed Medicare and Medicaid to pay for intense treatment of patients in their homes. It's set to expire on Dec. 31 unless Congress acts. A five-year extension is on the table.
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Wildfires in eastern U.S. put strain on fire departments
The eastern U.S. is dealing with record numbers of wildfires. It's a new problem for many communities. Fire departments are struggling to cope with a situation experts say may become the "new normal."
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Eli Dershwitz, 2023 world champion in sabre, aims to make Olympic history
At the Paris Summer Olympics, an athlete from Massachusetts could do something no other American has done before: win a gold medal in the sport of sabre. Eli Dershwitz is the reigning world champion.
