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NPR's Daniel Estrin discusses the latest with NPR international correspondent Carrie Kahn.

A West End resident saw a trio of ghost signs and wondered how to bring them to back to life. He tracked down a local business that one of the old signs belonged to and convinced them and the West End Museum to partner and pay sign painters to restore them.

Boston's urban gardeners and farmers agree that the city faces inequity in fresh food access. But approaches to acquiring — and stewarding — the land vary.

On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a massive spreadsheet containing a comparison of what hospitals across the country bill for the 100 most popular medical procedures. The document revealed wild disparities in pricing from hospital to hospital. Robert Siegel speaks with Princeton professor Uwe Reinhardt, who studies health care economics, about how the American hospital system evolved this way.

Trump says abortion should be left to states, the Vatican released a new document calling gender theory a "grave threat" to society.

Nicole Saphier, a breast cancer radiologist, is the president's third nominee for surgeon general. Will she get confirmed?

Healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world's most vulnerable places.

Provincetown's Womencrafts has long been a safe space for residents and tourists alike. And its role is even more important today.

President Trump vows to "protect jobs at home." Indian firms say that if there were qualified Americans, Indian nationals wouldn't be needed — that it's a trade dispute, not an immigration issue.

The vice president is leading a White House task force charged with rooting out fraud in welfare programs. Thursday's event was also a rally in support of former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who is running for Maine's 2nd Congressional District seat in November.