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Also: Texas sheriff to investigate flight of migrants to Martha's Vineyard; how to help Puerto Rico [Donate ❤️]( [View in Browser](  September 20, 2022 ☁️ Cloudy, with a high near 66 and isolated showers. Good Morning Boston, More than a third of Puerto Rico remains without power and [two-thirds are without clean water]( following Hurricane Fiona's landfall Sunday. If you're looking for ways to help, here's a [list of organizations involved in the recovery effort]( that are asking for assistance. To local news: - Republican Geoff Diehl has called the 2020 election "[rigged]( "[highly suspicious]( and "[stolen from Trump]( But what about this fall's election in Massachusetts? Will the gubernatorial nominee accept defeat if voters elect Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey? - When asked by the New York Times if he would agree to the outcome of the November election, Diehl’s spokeswoman, Peggy Rose, replied “no comment,” leading the paper to include him in [an article Sunday about six Donald Trump-backed GOP candidates who won't promise to accept this year’s results](. - It's also elicited a swift blowback from Healey's campaign, accusing Diehl of adopting Trump's "playbook of lies" and "laying the groundwork to cast doubt on the results of our election." - Diehl shot back in a statement Monday calling it "ridiculous and preposterous to ask any candidate ... to blindly accept the results of an election that hasn’t even happened yet." Diehl added that he plans to "seek resolution" to any "problems with the voting process" he could effect the outcome, but only through "legally-accepted means." (You can read [his full statement, as GBH News first reported, here]( - Zoom out: Massachusetts is required to conduct post-election audit to check that ballots were accurately counted. In 2020, the audit [found "minimal" tabulation errors](. At the national level, dozens of courts and government officials — [including Trump’s own former attorney general]( — have rejected the ex-president's claims that the election was in anyway rigged. Still, calling the election stolen has become something of [a litmus test]( among Republican politicians, signaling their allegiance to Trump and GOP base voters. (Diehl himself [once dismissed the idea the 2020 election was stolen]( right up [until the day before Trump endorsed him]( - The monthlong Orange Line closure [may be over]( but some street changes in Boston made during the shutdown are here to stay. Mayor Michelle Wu announced this morning that certain infrastructure changes that "improved traffic flow or public safety" will be kept permanently. - The changes include a new Silver Line stop in Chinatown and bus lanes in the Copley Square area. You can read [the full list here](. - While the city will remove the [pop-up Boylston Street bike lane]( next week, they plan to [permanently reinstall it in the spring](. - An adult in the Boston Public Schools community [has tested positive for monkeypox]( but officials are stressing that it's not something to get too alarmed about. While anyone can get the disease, it mostly spreads through "[close and sustained intimate contact]( - That means “skin to skin” or “skin to mouth” contact with monkeypox rash, sores or scabs — like sexual contact, touching, hugging, massaging or kissing. BPS officials say the general risk to the community remains very low. - Out of an abundance of caution, Wu said the city has offered the monkeypox vaccine to anyone who "might have been even a little bit in contact." Officials aren't identifying the school or even saying if the adult is a staff member. But if you haven't already gotten specific communication, your school community is not impacted. - PSA: State officials are launching a call center today for residents with questions about the plan to send out nearly $3 billion in tax refunds this fall. Just call 877-677-9727 any weekday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - It may also be worth checking out the state's [online refund estimator and FAQ page]( for answers on everything from joint filers (you'll get a single, combined refund) to filing extensions (get it in by Oct. 17 if you want a refund). P.S.— In-person tickets for [tonight's WBUR CitySpace event with Nina Totenberg]( may be sold out — but you can still tune and hear the famed NPR legal affairs correspondent talk about her nearly 50-year friendship with the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg from the comfort of your home. [Virtual tickets]( are just $5 — and free for WBUR members. Nik DeCosta-Klipa Editor, Newsletters [Follow](  Support the news  The Rundown [5 years on, failures from Hurricane Maria loom large as Puerto Rico responds to Fiona]( The U.S. response to Maria was widely seen as wholly inadequate. As the island marks the anniversary of the Category 4 storm, the destruction caused by Fiona has emerged as a test of lessons learned. [Read more.]( [5 years on, failures from Hurricane Maria loom large as Puerto Rico responds to Fiona]( The U.S. response to Maria was widely seen as wholly inadequate. As the island marks the anniversary of the Category 4 storm, the destruction caused by Fiona has emerged as a test of lessons learned. [Read more.]( [How Biden's declaring the pandemic 'over' complicates efforts to fight COVID]( Biden's comments — made as officials try to convince Americans to get a new booster shot and the White House seeks $22 billion in new COVID funding — were "unfortunate," several epidemiologists said. [Read more.]( [How Biden's declaring the pandemic 'over' complicates efforts to fight COVID]( Biden's comments — made as officials try to convince Americans to get a new booster shot and the White House seeks $22 billion in new COVID funding — were "unfortunate," several epidemiologists said. [Read more.]( [A Texas sheriff will investigate DeSantis' flight of migrants to Martha's Vineyard]( The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flight that took 50 migrants to the Massachusetts island. [Read more.]( [A Texas sheriff will investigate DeSantis' flight of migrants to Martha's Vineyard]( The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flight that took 50 migrants to the Massachusetts island. [Read more.]( [Rising seas threaten Mass. South Coast and prosperous fishing port, report finds. Here are 5 takeaways]( Sea levels along the South Coast are projected to rise over two feet by 2050, creating more erosion and flooding in the 14 towns that border Narragansett Bay and Buzzards Bay. [Read more.]( [Rising seas threaten Mass. South Coast and prosperous fishing port, report finds. Here are 5 takeaways]( Sea levels along the South Coast are projected to rise over two feet by 2050, creating more erosion and flooding in the 14 towns that border Narragansett Bay and Buzzards Bay. [Read more.]( [The clock is ticking for U.N. goals to end poverty — and it doesn't look promising]( Can we end poverty, provide food for all and otherwise make Earth a better place by 2030? By all accounts, the answer is no. So then what's the point of the Sustainable Development Goals? [Read more.]( [The clock is ticking for U.N. goals to end poverty — and it doesn't look promising]( Can we end poverty, provide food for all and otherwise make Earth a better place by 2030? By all accounts, the answer is no. So then what's the point of the Sustainable Development Goals? [Read more.]( Anything Else? - Adnan Syed, the subject of the hit podcast Serial, has been released from prison after [a court overturned his murder conviction Monday](. And where better to hear about the new development than from [the new episode of Serial that just dropped this morning](. - This year could be a political watershed for women in Massachusetts — a state [that has lagged its neighbors when it comes to electing women to top offices]( despite its liberal reputation. - The Duke on the Queen: On the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis [was on Radio Boston to talk about the "extraordinary day" she visited Boston in 1976]( including a humorous slip up on the royal yacht. - Katie Peeler, a doctor at Boston Children's Hospital, [writes in this commentary]( that we're missing the bigger story in the outrage over the political stunt flying immigrants to Martha's Vineyard.  What We're Reading 📚 - A Fight Over Nantucket’s Bluff Pits Neighbor Against Neighbor ([The New York Times]( - Ken Burns’ New PBS Doc Is Devastating — and Distressingly Topical ([The Hollywood Reporter]( - On Martha’s Vineyard, even the doctors can’t afford housing anymore ([Washington Post](  Tell Me Something Good [The Orange Line is back. So are the memes. (The Boston Globe)]( Following 30 days of passengers commuting by shuttle bus, the trains started rolling again Monday.And, right on cue, so did the snarky remarks and humorous memes about the MBTA. [Read more.]( [The Orange Line is back. So are the memes. (The Boston Globe)]( Following 30 days of passengers commuting by shuttle bus, the trains started rolling again Monday.And, right on cue, so did the snarky remarks and humorous memes about the MBTA. [Read more.]( Before you go: When [that tall guy sitting next to you on the flight looks familiar](. 😎 Forward to a friend. They can sign up [here](. 📣 Give us your feedback: newsletters@wbur.org 📧 Get more WBUR stories sent to your inbox. [Check out all of our newsletter offerings.]( Support the news   Want to change how you receive these emails? Stop getting this newsletter by [updating your preferences.](  I don't want to hear from WBUR anymore. Unsubscribe from all WBUR editorial newsletters [here](.  Interested in learning more about corporate sponsorship? [Click here.]( Copyright © 2022 WBUR-FM, All rights reserved.