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Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here] [ ] Thursday, May 26, 2016 The ARTery [Cat in the art installation. (Courtesy Lisa Anne Auerbach)] [Art With A Purrr-pose: Cats Take Over The Worcester Art Museum] "Meow" explores our age-old fascination with these furry creatures using a trove of works from the museum's collection. And, this project is even playing a role in finding homes for rescue cats. top News [In Historic Hiroshima Visit, Obama Pushes For Nuclear-Free World] The city is now synonymous with the deadly nuclear age that began there more than seven decades ago. [Deal Would Take Controversial Hospital Pricing Question Off Ballot] The consensus deal announced Wednesday includes more money for community hospitals -- at least $20 to $25 million a year, divided between several dozen hospitals. Modern Love: The Podcast ['How I Got To Here': A Story Of Love Beyond Looks] [(Brian Rea for The New York Times)] Katie Couric reads Leslie Lehr's Modern Love essay about learning the true depth of her relationship with her husband. Cognoscenti [The Road To Rio Is Paved With Broken Promises] By E. M. Swift On paper, Brazil's Olympic bid appeared magical. In reality, it was a mirage. It's time for the International Olympic Committee to stop bankrupting countries. cognoscenti [Investing In A Better Road Ahead For Massachusetts’ Most Vulnerable Children] By Joan Wallace Benjamin [It's time to shift our focus away from repairing broken adults to building strong children. (Annie Spratt/Unsplash)] It's time to shift our focus away from repairing broken adults to building strong children. [Commentary: Why Sanders Does Better Against Trump Than Clinton Does] By Dan Payne "It's about Clinton, not Sanders. Her negatives are high, nearly as high as Trump’s," writes Dan Payne. Listen [Why Elizabeth Warren Is An Effective Messenger For Progressive Democrats] Sen. Warren is increasingly taking on Donald Trump. She's also a prolific fundraiser and promoter of Senate Democrats who are running for election intent on regaining a majority. [Boston Wants You To Vote On Future Transportation Projects] [The city of Boston has created a ballot for the public to select the transportation projects and policies they want the city to prioritize as part of its long-term transportation planning initiative, Go Boston 2030. (Courtesy City of Boston)] The effort is part of the city's long-term planning initiative to improve transportation, which kicked off last year. [Gov. Baker Files Legislation Aimed At Capping State Employees’ Sick Time Accrual] "Sick leave is a benefit designed to offer employees a way to deal with health and family issues, not a retirement bonus," Gov. Charlie Baker said in a statement. [UMass Endowment To Divest From Direct Fossil Fuel Holdings] The decision makes UMass one of the first public universities in the U.S. to divest from fossil fuels. [Boston Woman Pleads Not Guilty In Toddler’s Death] Prosecutors say the 23-year-old Buie was the boy's sole caregiver when he was found unresponsive in his home in Roxbury the night of Jan. 31. Forecast [Memorial Day Weekend Will Be Mostly Warm -- A Few Showers Possible] The next several days will feature an active, but overall warm pattern with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. The ARTery [‘Chevalier’ — A Comedic Saga Of Middle-Aged Men And Manlihood] [Vangelis Mourikis, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Yiorgos Kendros, Sakis Rouvas, Panos Koronis and Efthymis Papadimitriou in quot;Chevalier. quot; (Courtesy Strand Releasing)] Set aboard a luxury yacht somewhere on the Aegean Sea, Athina Rachel Tsangari's latest film finds six well-to-do dudes vacationing together, leading to an alpha-male competition with increasingly absurd results. The ARTery [DG’s Recording Gambit Pays Off With Andris Nelsons And The BSO’s Second Release] This month's Deutsche Grammophon release, with Shostakovich's Symphonies No. 5, 8, 9, along with excerpts from the incidental music to "Hamlet," was recorded at Symphony Hall during the 2015-'16 season. 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