Jeremy Siegel

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🌐 @shirinj.bsky.social: Could a war with Iran turn into a wider regional conflict?

🌐 Critics call Venezuela's new amnesty law mostly window dressing

🌐 @hannahchanatry.bsky.social: Lessons from Uruguay's energy transition

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It is brutal out in Boston this morning, but that isn’t stopping essential workers from braving the elements.

BMC general surgery resident Colton Yahn had a smile on his face this morning as he told me, “It’s part of the deal. We love what we do.”

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Full story for @wgbh.org on Boston's decision to extend its fare free bus program -- for now: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Boston extends fare-free bus program — for now The city will continue paying for the program through July, but after that its long-term future remains unclear.

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According to the Mayor's press release, future funding for the program is uncertain as ARPA funds will soon run out. City is discussing long-term future of the program with the T

NEW: Boston mayor @wutrain.bsky.social announces the city will extend its fare free transit program on several bus lines, says ridership on free lines has grown faster than anywhere else on the @mbta.com system

T leaders praise Gov. Healey for plan to save the agency with fair share funds — again Gov. Healey is calling for a nearly $1B cash infusion for the struggling transit agency, which will stabilize the T's budget in the short term. But advocates say a long-term fix is still needed.

It’s like déjà vu all over again.

The MBTA is staring down a budget crisis. But surplus revenue from the millionaire’s tax could be the struggling agency’s saving grace.

Those were both true statements last year. They are this year, too. But those funds will run out.

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Whoops! Some T buses still say ‘Go Patriots’ days after Super Bowl loss The transit agency said it could take up to a week to remove the programming that allows buses to display the banners.

NEW: Two days after the Patriots’ disastrous Super Bowl loss the MBTA is still running “GO PATRIOTS” banners on some buses around Boston, adding salt to the wounds of grieving New England fans

This due to a programming issue that could take a week to fix www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Inspector general to release investigation into controversial highway plaza contract The state's top investigator plans to release an "investigatory letter" within weeks, he told lawmakers on Tuesday.

The state Inspector General plans to release investigation into @massdot.bsky.social highway service plaza project within weeks, says "plenty of lessons to be learned" from the controversial deal, worth nearly $1B, which fell apart last year

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south end, boston as the snow came down Sunday

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‘Spiral of doom’: New report sounds alarm over MBTA’s financial future By summer 2027, a new report finds there won’t be enough revenue to make up the T’s budget gap.

The T is once again facing the prospect of a ‘fiscal cliff.’ Last time, the state bailed it out with millionaires tax funds.

But experts like are warning that won’t be enough in the years to come.

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that little wave drivers give after almost plowing you down in a crosswalk really makes everything ok

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🌐 Meet Venezuela's new interim president, Delcy Rodríguez

🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Winter weather disrupts travel in Europe

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: Cuba's energy crisis deepens, as Venezuelan oil supplies falter

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In China, the future of transportation is already here - The World from PRX Self-driving cars and electric vehicles tend to dominate global headlines, but some of the most consequential innovations in transportation are happening in far humbler machines. In Shenzhen, China, d...

In Shenzhen, China, driverless delivery vans, autonomous sanitation robots, surveillance drones and other experimental vehicles are already operating in public spaces, offering a view of how cities may function in the coming decades.

How did China go from auto industry nobody to producing more than 70% of the global EV supply?

In this story for @theworld.org, I trace that growth back to the early 2000s, when Apple began building the iPhone in Shenzhen, unwittingly sparking a new era of innovation theworld.org/stories/2025...

How Shenzhen, China, became the electric car capital of the world - The World from PRX China now produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s electric cars, and no city embodies that dominance more than Shenzhen, home to industry giant BYD. Once known as “The World’s Factory,” the city...

China now produces nearly three-quarters of the world’s electric cars, and no city embodies that dominance more than Shenzhen, home to industry giant BYD. Once known as “The World’s Factory,” the city of 20 million has transformed into a global hub of clean transportation and high-tech innovation.

The 664-year-old sport where anything goes YouTube video by The World News Radio

Reporter @durriethekid.bsky.social explores the tradition and cultural significance of Turkish oil wrestling. Dating back to ancient civilizations, the Kırkpınar tournament sees roughly 800 participants cover themselves in two tons of olive oil over the course of a week.

Inside China’s plan to create a new super-metropolis - The World from PRX Chinese authorities are working to transform the Pearl River Delta, the most populous region on Earth, into a powerful economic super-metropolis. The initiative seeks to connect nearly a dozen cities,...

Chinese authorities are working to transform the Pearl River Delta, the most populous region on Earth, into a powerful economic super-metropolis. The initiative seeks to connect nearly a dozen cities, including Hong Kong, through enhanced infrastructure and cooperation, to build a unified economy.

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@jersiegel.bsky.social: In China, the future of transportation is here

@ghadden.bsky.social: Neolithic conch shells could have made music

@biancahillier.bsky.social: The soccer world looks to Washington for the FIFA World Cup

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Marco Werman thinks international news is America’s secret weapon - The Boston Globe Marco Werman discusses the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.

Obviously, I'm biased -- but this conversation with @askusmer.bsky.social and @marcowerman.bsky.social is worth listening to. And, by the way, so is the @theworld.org! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/04/o...

Marco Werman thinks international news is America’s secret weapon - The Boston Globe Marco Werman discusses the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.

Host @marcowerman.bsky.social spoke to Anna Kusmer at The @bostonglobe.com about the importance of a global perspective and why he loves his public radio program at GBH.

Lessons from the world’s most thriving megacity - The World from PRX Forty years ago, Shenzhen, China, was little more than a cluster of villages, home to a few hundred thousand people. Today, it holds roughly 20 million residents and ranks among the world’s fastest-gr...

In the second of a five-part series, The World’s @jersiegel.bsky.social explores how Shenzhen has avoided the problems typically associated with megacities.

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🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: 'Jaw-dropping' pardon for former Honduras leader

🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Lessons from the world's most thriving megacity

🌐 @tibizea.bsky.social: Miss Universe: The scandal no one saw coming

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Shenzhen: The city that rewrote China’s future - The World from PRX China’s status as a global superpower was unimaginable just half a century ago. In the 1970s, the country was overwhelmingly poor, rural and technologically behind. Today, it’s a technological powerho...

China’s status as a global superpower was unimaginable just half a century ago. Today, it’s a technological powerhouse and the world’s second-largest economy. The World's @jersiegel.bsky.social travels to one city that’s become synonymous with China’s extraordinary transformation: Shenzhen.

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Shenzhen: The city that rewrote China’s future - The World from PRX China’s status as a global superpower was unimaginable just half a century ago. In the 1970s, the country was overwhelmingly poor, rural and technologically behind. Today, it’s a technological powerho...

For the past month, I've been writing a series of stories about how China isn't just shaping the future; it's living in it.

Today on @theworld.org, hear the first installment of my on-the-ground reporting from Shenzhen, a city synonymous with China's rapid growth theworld.org/stories/2025...

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🌐 Venezuela's Maduro cracks down on dissent

🌐 @joyhackel.bsky.social: A former diplomat on Ukraine peace talks

🌐 @jersiegel.bsky.social: Shenzhen: The city that rewrote China's future

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3,000 athletes from 80 countries are in Tokyo now to compete in the 2025 Deaflympic Games. These Games predate the Paralympics by decades, yet the athletes receive far less funding and support than other athletes representing their nations. My latest for @theworld.org:

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