Trump, Putin Meet | G-20 Summit Protests | Kinder Colleges? | 'Back To The Future' Remake Efforts

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( Friday, July 7, 2017 | [Today's Weather]( [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( [What Putin Wants From His G-20 Meeting With President Trump]( The two presidents are meeting today, and the world will be looking for clues to the future of the fraught U.S.-Russian relationship. "Putin needs the meeting more than Trump," says one Russia expert. - [Trump Is Less Convinced About Russian Hacking Than His Intelligence Chiefs Are]( - [Hamburg Protests Turn Violent Ahead Of G-20 Summit]( From Our Underwriter Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst [What's this?]( [Michele Equale]( [Doctor on computer]( ['I went to school part-time. I had one child and gave birth to another while getting my degree.']( [Find out why more medical doctors are getting MBAs]( WBUR thanks our underwriters for their support. [Kinder College? Some Schools Are Striving To Make Applying Less Stressful]( Some colleges are changing the applications process, trying to send the message that they want students who are less competitive and more compassionate. [Who Would Enjoy Tax Breaks Under The GOP Health Care Proposals?]( The GOP health bills would eliminate many of the taxes that help pay for coverage under Obamacare. Wealthy individuals stand to gain the most. And customers of tanning salons. [18 States Sue Betsy DeVos And Education Dept. Over Delay Of Borrower Defense Rule]( Attorneys general from Massachusetts, New York and 16 other states filed suit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her department Thursday, accusing DeVos of giving free rein to for-profit colleges by rescinding the Borrower Defense Rule. [Maine Gov. LePage Says He Misleads Media 'So They'll Write These Stupid Stories']( Maine Gov. Paul LePage suggested Thursday that his relationship with the media has deteriorated to the point that he devises ways to mislead reporters. [$10M Harvard, Children's Hospital Center To Delve Into What Made Our Brains Unique]( A new research center on brain evolution will try to find answers to that question in our genes, and its work may yield clues to disorders like autism. [Does A Newly Discovered Photo Show Amelia Earhart Survived A Crash Landing?]( It has been 80 years since Amelia Earhart vanished while trying to become the first female pilot to fly around the world, and her 1937 disappearance has become one of the great mysteries of our time. [Want To Star In A 'Back To The Future' Remake? Crowdsourced Boston Wants Your Help]( "Imagine filming a no-budget film that requires a DeLorean, a clock tower, a skateboarding teenager, and a mad scientist," organizers write. [Open Source: Walden And the Natural World of Transcendentalism]( In Part II of Open Source's series on Henry David Thoreau at his 200th birthday, an exploration of the outdoor Thoreau, in his pine grove, on his river and at his pond in Massachusetts. [Frida Kahlo Celebrated With An Attempt At A World Record]( Hundreds of people came together at the Dallas Museum of Art Thursday night, in an attempt to set the record for the largest gathering ever of people dressed like Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. [Opinion | The Death Penalty And Mercy: Dear Governors, Can You Spare A Pardon?]( In the mid-1900s, governors granted clemency to as many as 1 in 5 death-row inmates, writes Austin Sarat. Now, governors rarely extend such mercy. [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](