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Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here] [ ] Monday, April 25, 2016 Driving Us Crazy [The average car commuter in the region spends 64 hours a year stuck in traffic, a recent report found. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) ] [Why Greater Boston Keeps Getting Stuck In Traffic] Take a drive through Boston-area transportation history. Again and again lawmakers' solution to congestion has been construction. - [Bostonomix: WBUR’s new home for the innovation economy] [WBUR Poll: Boston-Area Residents Say Traffic Is Getting Worse, But MBTA May Be A Solution] "You would expect since most people in the area drive that you'd hear a lot about roads," said pollster Steve Koczela, "but the number one thing people said could be done to improve traffic was to improve the MBTA." [President Obama To Announce U.S. Is Sending 250 Military Personnel To Syria] The president's announcement, set to be delivered today in Germany, will bring the total number of American military personnel deployed in the country to as many as 300. [Brussels Reopens Metro Station Where Bombing Struck] Announcing that all its stations would be operating today, Brussels' transport authority used a smiley face in its tweet. [Cruz And Kasich Announce Joint Strategy To Block Trump] [Ted Cruz (center) and John Kasich shake hands while Donald Trump looks on following the CNN Republican presidential debate last month.] In a statement sent out Sunday, the Cruz campaign said it will focus resources on Indiana, "and in turn clear the path for Gov. Kasich to compete in Oregon and New Mexico." [Sanders Adviser Says Campaign May Have To 'Reevaluate' After Tuesday] Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders needs to win all remaining contests by 20-percentage points to overtake Hillary Clinton in the delegate race. [Test Out WBUR's New Beta Website] [Send us your feedback on the site ] We've built a new website that reimagines how you experience public radio, especially digital audio, no matter where you are or which device you use. Test out the new site while it's in beta, and give us your feedback at the link below. - [Send us your feedback on the site] - [Sign up for newsletter updates related to the beta] Cognoscenti [The Vast And Glittering World Inside Him: Remembering Prince] By Julie Wittes Schlack [Prince's ecstatic music breathed life into us all. The artist, pictured here in 1985, was found dead in his home on Thursday, April 21, 2016. He was 57. (AP) ] Prince's ecstatic music breathed life into us all. - [No signs Prince's death was a suicide, sheriff says] - [The ARTery: Prince was every inch a king] [Former Red Sox President Larry Lucchino To Lead The Jimmy Fund] The fund raises money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. [Child Dies After Being Struck By Ambulance In Boston] Police say the child's death appears to have been a tragic accident. [Forecast: Some Much-Needed Rain On The Way] Temperatures today will be pleasant. On Tuesday, however, highs won't get out of the 40s. Expect to see showers on both days -- which is good news for anything that grows. Review [Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' Is Defiant In The Midst Of Upheaval] [Beyoncé's new visual album, Lemonade, is out now.] The story she's telling this time, that of a woman wronged, is universal, but the way she's delivered it is a crystal-clear representation of the black female experience. - [Beyoncé surprises the world again with new visual album 'Lemonade'] Cognoscenti [Heavy Meddle: I Toil In A Sexist Hell] By Steve Almond A woman tries to figure out how to negotiate an industry awash in chauvinism. The ARTery [The Delicate, Dazzling Art Of Paper Cuts] [Beatrice Coron “CurioCity.” (Etienne Frossard photo / Courtesy Fuller Craft Museum)] Check out the stunning handcraft and intricate designs artists today are cutting from paper in a new Fuller Craft Museum exhibit. The ARTery [‘We’re Gonna Die’ At Oberon — The Grim Facts Of Life Have Never Been So Fun] [Obehi Janice in quot;We're Gonna Die. quot; (Courtesy of Evgenia Eliseeva/A.R.T.)] Young Jean Lee's controversial play is a one-woman show with musical benefits, delving into tough topics like the rejection by childhood friends and parental betrayal. 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