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The Boston Globe / Aidan Ryan / Mar 20, 2025
“Some people — such as public sector attorney Lauren Hill, 44, of Providence — who still want to be informed but not overwhelmed, have also made comedy a large proportion of their news consumption. ‘Typically, they end the piece with: ‘And what can you do?’’ said Hill, who likes watching John Oliver and Adam Conover and supported Harris. ‘I think that’s been some of my frustration . . . here’s all this terrible news, and you can’t do anything about it.'”
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