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Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( Monday, April 9, 2018 | [Today's Weather]( [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( [North Korea Ready To Talk About Denuclearization, U.S. Officials Say]( A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that Pyongyang says its nuclear weapons are on the table, but it's not clear whether that means halting or eliminating its program. - [White House Says North Korea Meeting Will Happen Only With 'Concrete' Action]( - [What Trump Needs To Know Before Talks With North Korea]( [Funding Complexities Remain For Mass. Drug Recovery High Schools]( Beacon Hill budget negotiations have turned a spotlight on the complexities of budgeting - and operating - drug recovery schools. [Russia, Syria: Israeli Jets Strike Air Base After Alleged Poison Gas Attack In Douma]( Hours after President Trump condemned an alleged poison gas attack in Syria over the weekend, Damascus said one of its air bases had come under attack, first blaming the U.S., but later Israel. [Trump Touts Pruitt's 'Great Job,' But EPA Rollbacks Have A Long Road Ahead]( Embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt has moved to reverse or weaken dozens of environmental measures. But many face a slow regulatory process, and may yet be undone. COGNOSCENTI [It's Time For A Reality Check: Hysteria About 'Open Borders' Is Just That - Hysteria]( The president is manipulating fears to deploy the National Guard until he gets his stalled border wall, writes Rich Barlow. [Transgender Runners Can Race Boston Marathon Under Identified Gender]( Transgender runners who qualify can take part in the Boston Marathon as their identified gender, according to Boston Marathon officials. [Teaching Force In Mass. Public Schools Still Overwhelmingly White]( In Massachusetts, minorities made up about 35 percent of public school enrollment in 2017. For teaching staff that number was about 8 percent, a figure that has barely moved since 2009. [Harvard Study: Clearing Your Mind Affects Your Genes And Can Lower Your Blood Pressure]( Harvard researchers pinpointed dozens of genes that operated differently in people whose blood pressure dropped after they started meditating. [Goggles In The Gallery: Some Mass. Art Museums Are Embracing Virtual Reality]( As virtual reality technology has become more accessible, more artists and art museums -- like the ICA and Mass MoCA -- are experimenting with this new, immersive medium. ONLY A GAME [A Story Of A Divided Maine Town, Somali Refugees And High School Soccer]( In 2015, the Lewiston High School boys' soccer team helped bring a divided town together. [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( WBUR, 890 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by wburtoday@wbur.org in collaboration with [Constant Contact]( [Try it free today](