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Boston 25 News anchor Mark Ockerbloom to depart May 15 after more than two decades at station - Ockerbloom's last appearance on-air will be May 15, Boston 25 said

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California seeks $2 million fine against State Farm over wildfire claims -- California's insurance regulator said State Farm, the state's largest insurer, systematically mishandled claims from the Los Angeles wildfires last year.

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Trump administration moves to block Minnesota climate change lawsuit against oil companies -- Minnesota's lawsuit alleges oil companies and a petroleum trade group deceived state residents about climate change.

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Beef processors in spotlight as DOJ confirms antitrust probe -- (Bloomberg) -- The US Justice Department confirmed it was investigating potential antitrust violations in the meatpacking industry amid soaring domestic beef prices and a shrinking cattle herd.

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GameStop's Cohen sees new target, big possible payday in eBay -- (Bloomberg) -- Ryan Cohen is at it again. The Canadian entrepreneur turned activist investor has been making big investments in struggling companies and trying to turn them around— with mixed results. His latest gambit is a $56 billion offer for eBay Inc., a pioneer in selling used goods online and a business nearly four times the size of Cohen's current company, GameStop Corp.

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AP, Washington Post, Reuters, and Minnesota Star Tribune among Pulitzer winners for 2025 work -- The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for scrutinizing the Trump administration's sweeping, choppy cuts and changes to federal agencies, and the Associated Press won for international reporting about surveillance.

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Trump Administration targets dismantling of weakened DEI -- (Bloomberg) -- After a remarkably successful effort to extinguish diversity, equity and inclusion programs at US employers, federal officials are stepping up their push against corporate America's remaining DEI initiatives.

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In bid to stay afloat, Roxbury's Black Market raises money, and eyebrows

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Your next roommate might be over 50. Here's why older people are increasingly sharing homes.

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It's been 20 years since Romneycare sparked near-universal health insurance coverage in Mass. Now, that status is under threat.

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Pierre Terjanian is leading the MFA into a new era -- 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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R.I. public media workers say they are unionizing

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After controversy, Rainbows Pottery Studio cancels plans for Nantucket

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After more than three decades, Charles River Labs CEO Jim Foster is retiring

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Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-blacked plan

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Mass. Taxpayers Foundation is first major business group to oppose income tax cut proposal

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Wu picks landscape architect from planning department to be Boston's new parks commissioner

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'Mind your business, ya goob': Readers rip my call for a return to the office

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