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MLB - Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum - Baseball's labor contract expires Dec. 1 and MLB is expected to institute a lockout, management's equivalent of a strike under federal labor law.

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Thousands drop health insurance in Mass., and picture is expected to get worse, experts say -- The shift, prompted by high costs, moves the state away from its promise of near-universal coverage.

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INNOVATION BEAT - Among Boston startups, it's an AI-mad, mad, mad, mad world - The first Boston Tech Week brought endless talk of AI for coding apps, analyzing data, and replacing some jobs.

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Wu, a longtime climate champion, lays off city's director of green infrastructure, eliminates office -- The now former director was told on Tuesday his position, and the office, are being eliminated.

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Teachers union urges schools to curb AI chatbots and screen time -- Warning that young people "are drowning in tech," the president of the American Federation of Teachers called on schools on Wednesday to stop giving digital devices such as iPads to children in prekindergarten through second grade.

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A dream, a bankruptcy, and a fateful email: Inside the collapse of Clover -- Clover rode a rising trend of health-conscious dining into a rapid expansion. But as interest in meat alternatives faded in recent years, the company was unable to maintain its lofty vision.

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9 missing after Washington paper mill tank rupture and officials say there's no hope of survivors -- Authorities said there was no hope of finding more survivors, but crews were ready to resume searching Wednesday for those who went missing following Tuesday's tank failure.

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Boston still runs on Dunkin'. But a new coffee culture is taking hold.

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Why are millions of dollars flowing through a two-person Lexington news outlet? A look at the newsroom's unorthodox business.

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Early cancer detection is key to survival, and for area hospitals it's an increasing focus

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Breaktime's Connor Schoen talks tackling youth homelessness -- Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city's business community to talk career paths, accomplishments, and visions for Boston's future.

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Explore the 2025 Tech Power Players list -- The Globe's fourth annual list of the most influential people in tech shows an innovation scene ready for a comeback.

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New York and New Jersey are investigating FIFA's ticket practices as World Cup prices soar

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9 missing after Washington paper mill tank implosion and officials say there's no hope of survivors

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Popular Open Newbury Street events will be scaled back this summer, Mayor Wu says

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Fenway pizza joint Woody's to close after nearly three decades: 'It was a labor of love'

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Health insurers again propose double-digit premium increases

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Iranians are back online after a monthslong shutdown but still face heavy restrictions

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Zelensky asks Trump for more US air defense help against Russian missile attacks, Kyiv says

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'60 Minutes' journalist who accused CBS of political meddling loses her deal

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For the next six months, Boston's iconic CITGO sign is going dark

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One in six Americans who had COVID-19 developed long COVID, Mass General Brigham study says

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New England governors ask federal regulators to reject proposed electricity profit increase

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Wu 'disagreed' with striking Harvard union's decision to picket commencement ceremony, canceled her speech anyway

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Supreme Court rejects Meta's appeal in Vermont social media addiction case

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Female doctors are quitting medicine. What's driving them away?

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1 killed, 9 others missing and feared dead in Washington state chemical tank implosion

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Southern California officials lift all evacuation orders for residents near damaged chemical tank

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