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Mass General Brigham Home Care clinicians clear the way for a possible strike - The clinicians have engaged in 26 bargaining sessions over the last year in their bid for their first contract.

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Wilmington-based Analog Devices to acquire Empower in $1.5 billion transaction -- Analog Devices agreed to acquire Empower Semiconductor as the need skyrockets for efficient chips to power data centers required for artificial intelligence.

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Health worker shortage will worsen with federal loan limit, 25 states say in suit -- The lawsuit comes nearly three weeks after the Education Department finalized rules that lower the amount of money graduate students can borrow from the federal government.

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Massachusetts finally banned broker fees. Why are renters still stuck paying them? -- As apartment hunting season enters full swing, the Globe identified dozens of online listings that include tenant-paid broker fees, oftentimes equivalent to one month of rent.

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The median price of a single-family home in Greater Boston surges north of $1 million (again) -- In April, the median price for a single-family home in the area hit $1,032,500, an all-time high, according to data released by the Greater Boston Association of Realtors.

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Owners of Algonquin gas pipeline, Everett LNG terminal seek more utility contracts -- Two of the main sources of natural gas for New England are approaching inflection points. The maneuvering is bound to spark more debate about the future of the fuel in the region.

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

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8 hours ago

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10 hours ago

Northeastern professor among those whose quotes were misattributed, fabricated by AI in book outlining its effects

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How Boston's World Cup organizers blew a sponsorship deal with Airbnb

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Affordable Care Act enrollment projected to plunge by 5 million as costs spike, analysis shows

11 hours ago

In a bad budget year, ex-labor leader aims to help Somerville workers — and City Hall — see eye to eye

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Higher gas prices are pinching pocketbooks. They could also undercut state revenues.

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OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed

15 hours ago

Ballot initiative that would roll back recreational weed threatens nearly $300 million in yearly taxes

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Negotiators reach a deal to end strike on Long Island commuter rail

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After private equity career, Will Thorndike bets on researchers instead of CEOs

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Edmund Phelps, who upended the way we view inflation, dies at 92

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NextEra Energy to acquire Dominion, creating a utility giant

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Boston wants to use nearly $70 million in reserve funds to plug city, BPS budget deficits

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