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HIGHER EDUCATION - Community College of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College want to arm campus police - A 2013 law allowed the state's public colleges to arm their officers, but only the University of Rhode Island has chosen to do so.

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FDA to weigh easing limits on unproven peptides favored by RFK Jr. and other MAHA figures -- The Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting this summer to consider easing restrictions on more than a half dozen peptide injections.

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HIGHER EDUCATION - Brown University plans permanent campus memorial to honor students killed in shooting - The university is also developing plans for renovating the Barus and Holley building lecture hall where the Dec. 13 shooting took place, President Christina H. Paxson wrote in a letter.

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Maine lawmakers pass nation's first statewide ban on large data centers -- The measure would block the creation of new data centers that draw more than 20 megawatts of power until the fall of 2027 and establish a mechanism to study their impact on the electrical grid.

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EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry -- Environmental advocates say the change would lead to more dangerous pollution spewing into communities, with fewer or no checks at the federal level.

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BOLD TYPES - Boston law firm taking on Trump just landed the former ambassador to Hungary - Foley Hoag has hired a prominent lawyer, David Pressman, who has been critical of President Trump.

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Boston's first recreational cannabis shop abruptly closes after six years: 'We were kind of dead in the water' -- The retailer's shuttering illustrates the struggles facing the state's efforts to help entrepreneurs from communities targeted by the war on drugs.

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Students at Berklee College of Music pay up to $85,000 to attend. Some say the school's AI classes are a waste of money.

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Faneuil Hall kickstarted downtown Boston once before. Can it do so again?

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'Crushing effects on our budgets:' A dozen Mass. mayors say they will oppose rent control ballot question

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Why many Americans are turning to AI for health advice, according to recent polls

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For the first time, startups in Texas raised more VC money than those in Massachusetts

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Attorney for suspect in attack at Sam Altman's home says he was in midst of 'mental health crisis'

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Democrats seek to overturn Trump's new rules for student loan forgiveness

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'Heartbreaking reality': Hampshire College announces transition to closure

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Trump promised tax relief, but polling shows most Americans still think they're overpaying

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7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of its stores in North America this year

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Ben & Jerry's co-founder wants the company to be independent once more

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Rhode Island College receives $1m gift for nursing school program

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