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South Station Tower project shut down for ‘safety audit’ after construction material fire on ninth floor

Firefighters rushed to the scene around 8:45 a.m. following reports of black smoke on the upper levels. The fire was reported to be knocked down.

Uxbridge sixth grade student hospitalized with burns from laptop while taking MCAS test, school officials say
An sixth-grader at Uxbridge Public Schools was taken to the hospital Tuesday after a school-owned laptop malfunctioned and burned the student’s hands during the state’s MCAS testing, school officials said.

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Tesla opens first two charging stations in Mass. that work for all EVs
The leading EV manufacturer opened two new Supercharger locations in the area, in Lynnfield and Foxborough, that are open to any brand of EV.

Seaport Therapeutics has $100 million to develop new ways to treat mental disorders
The founders of Karuna Therapeutics, the Boston biotech that was bought by Bristol Myers Squibb for $14 billion, have launched a new company.

Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to hit No. 1 on Billboard country albums chart
Beyoncé has made history once again.

The market may have finally hit a real record, but it could be a problem
Finally, the market’s gains are outpacing the ravages of inflation sufficiently to push real stock valuations close to a new peak, according to calculations by Robert J. Shiller, a Nobel laureate in economics.

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BoZton, a video series for The Hub's Gen Zers

In Chapter One, we break down the burdens of housing for the city's Gen Z population.
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Tech Power Players 50 list of 2023

Our second annual ranking spotlights leaders keeping New England’s technology scene vibrant in a challenging climate.
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Framingham is once again reinventing itself

The On the Street series looks at the past, present, and future of neighborhoods in Greater Boston.
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Here are 8 new restaurants to try near Fenway Park

Where to eat and drink this baseball season.

Lots of people bought second homes on the Cape during the pandemic. That means more short-term rentals this summer.

The Cape has nearly 18,000 short-term rentals on the market this summer, a 12 percent increase from April last year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue and the Cape Cod Commission.

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Proposed commission settlement could hurt veteran home buyers

“I don’t know where all the consumer advocates and veteran advocates are,” said Paul J. Cervone, a Lamacchia Realty agent who specializes in working with veterans. “But they should be screaming from the rooftops, because this is going to absolutely disadvantage VA buyers in the future.”

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Factorial Energy prepares for big move, as battery maker makes tracks for Methuen

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers on the Boston business scene.

‘It’s nonstop’: Striking BU grad workers struggle to balance teaching, studying, life

The Boston University grad students, who have been on strike since late March, are also university employees, which not only adds to their workload but complicates their relationship with the school.

Two years after its historic win, a divided Amazon Labor Union lurches toward a leadership election

Cracks emerged within the Amazon Labor Union ranks after it lost the votes at a second Staten Island warehouse and one in upstate New York, spurring disagreements about the group’s organizing strategy.

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Assessing the flood risk: Tips for home buyers from real estate and insurance experts

“There is a house that one of my clients is trying to buy, and I’m trying to get flood insurance on it. And it’s been denied by a lot of our carriers.”

Justice Department can reopen Realtors case, court rules

“The fact that DOJ ‘closed its investigation’ does not guarantee that the investigation would stay closed forever,” the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit wrote in a 2-1 decision. “The words ‘close’ and ‘reopen’ are unambiguously compatible.”

TALKING POINTS

Target to put cameras at self-checkouts

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Amazon debuts $400 million robotic warehouse in North Andover, biggest in the state

The nearly four-million-square-foot fulfillment center on the site of a former telephone company factory will employ 1,500 people — and thousands of robots.

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How to prevent a Steward repeat? Senators Markey and Warren push to restrict private equity in health care.

But with Congress getting little done, it will likely be up to Beacon Hill to act.

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Show me the money: The top home renovations that pay off at resale

Remodeling magazine surveys 6,000+ real estate agents on what projects capture a buyer’s fancy and cash.

Lawmakers press US regulators to scrutinize Optum plan to acquire Steward’s physicians network

“I approach this with a deeply skeptical eye,” Senator Elizabeth Warren said in an interview.

Biden administration announces $6.6 billion to ensure leading-edge microchips are built in the US

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the funding for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. means the company can expand on its existing plans for two facilities in Phoenix and add a third, newly announced production hub.

How tech giants cut corners to harvest data for AI

The companies’ actions illustrate how online information — news stories, fictional works, message board posts, Wikipedia articles, computer programs, photos, podcasts and movie clips — has increasingly become the lifeblood of the booming AI industry.

Here’s what we know about Uber and Lyft’s planned exit from Minneapolis in May

After the City Council voted to require that ride-hailing companies pay drivers a higher rate while they are within city limits, Uber and Lyft responded by saying they would stop serving the Minneapolis area when the ordinance takes effect on May 1.