🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 47F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi. Flight cuts are beginning across the US as the government shutdown continues. The Trump administration is asking an appeals court judge to block another judge's order to the administration to release SNAP food aid payments. #CambridgeMA city council welcomes its youngest-ever member: Ayah Al-Zubi is 24.

and now for the poll of the day November-related pie scheming:

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 53F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi. Democrats won big in races across the country last night, capturing the governor's chair in NJ and VA. Zohran Mamdani won the race for NYC mayor. France is moving to shut down access to fast-fashion retailer Shein online as the company opens its first store in Paris. The Supreme Court will hear arguments today on Trump's far-reaching tariffs #SCOTUS

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 55F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi. Boston's new police contract requires all officers to wear visible name tags. Trump has threatened to withhold SNAP funds until the government shutdown ends, which would directly disobey a court order. Setti Warren, former mayor of Newton, candidate for governor and Senate and director of the Kennedy Institute of Politics, died over the weekend. He was 55.

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and now for the poll of the day

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 60F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi. Madrid police busted thieves accused of stealing over 1,000 chairs from outdoor seating areas at restaurants. Reddit filed suit against four companies that they claim illegally stole data by scraping site content to sell to AI companies. North Carolina has adopted a Trump-backed congressional district map with the goal of gaining one US House seat for the GOP.

⏰ turning the clocks back

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world. It's 59F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi. The Trump administration has begun firing furloughed federal workers as an attempt to pressure Democrats to pass a spending bill without healthcare assurances. A cease-fire has begun in Gaza. MIT has refused to sign a pact with the Trump administration in exchange for funding.

And now for the poll of the day this should be a 3 day weekend for no particular reason