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Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

‘We believe it’s time for Carlson to go’: Anti-Defamation League calls on Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson

The Anti-Defamation League on Friday called for the resignation of Fox News host Tucker Carlson in the wake of comments he made that appeared to defend the white supremacist “replacement theory” — a far-right extension of a colonialist theory that white people around the world are being replaced by nonwhite people.

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‘We believe it’s time for Carlson to go’: Anti-Defamation League calls on Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson

The Anti-Defamation League on Friday called for the resignation of Fox News host Tucker Carlson in the wake of comments he made that appeared to defend the white supremacist “replacement theory” — a far-right extension of a colonialist theory that white people around the world are being replaced by nonwhite people.

After Amazon: Labor tries to regroup in wake of Alabama loss

Despite the strongest public support and the most sympathetic president in years, the American labor movement just suffered a stinging defeat -- again.

Employers face steep new fee increase to keep state’s unemployment insurance fund solvent

The business groups want state officials to use some of the billions in federal stimulus funds coming to Massachusetts to partially offset the costs of this increase.
Union organizers drummed up support outside the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., last month.

Amazon defeated the biggest union push in the company’s history, raising questions for labor advocates nationally

Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama overwhelmingly voted against unionization, and while the union said it plans to file an objection, the failed effort could have a chilling effect on the labor movement, with workers less willing to take the risk of organizing if they think it might not pay off.
A demonstrator holds a sign during a RWDSU protest outside the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Bessemer, Alabama.

Amazon warehouse workers reject union bid in Alabama

After months of aggressive campaigning from both sides, 1,798 warehouse workers ultimately rejected the union while 738 voted in favor of it, according to the National Labor Relations Board, which is overseeing the process.
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The latest on COVID-19 vaccine front-runners

A number of drug companies and labs are looking to develop COVID-19 vaccines. Find updates on estimated efficacy, clinical trial timelines and dose regimens.

Diversity at work

Event planner Myriam Michel.
‘You have to embody a persona of whiteness.’ A Black event planner on standing out in a mostly white industry
Myriam Michel is the executive director of the nonprofit Healthy Waltham and the founder of M&M Elite Events.

‘Your skin is so dark’: A WCVB producer on the challenges of being a Black journalist in New England‘White, white, white. Then there’s me.’ A Black lawyer shares her experiences

Juan Lopera is vice president of marketing for public plans and corporate business diversity officer at Tufts Health Plan.
‘I felt liberated knowing I didn’t have to try to sound like a white executive’
Juan Fernando Lopera is vice president and corporate business diversity officer at Tufts Health Plan. Here, he talks about how he leveraged his ethnicity as a business asset — and finally felt comfortable in his own skin.

Shopping while Black: A Boston stylist on being followed, ignored, and discredited‘Perhaps they’d never spoken to an educated young Latina before’

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President Biden.

Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care, and housing

President Biden released his wish list for the federal budget on Friday, asking for an 8.4 percent increase in discretionary spending.

Lee Delaney, the chief executive of Westborough-based BJ’s Wholesale Club, died unexpectedly on Thursday at age 49.

BJ’s Wholesale Club CEO Lee Delaney dies unexpectedly

Delaney, 49, passed away on Thursday due to presumed natural causes, the Westborough-based chain said in a statement Friday.

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson at Rhode Island Hospital.

States will see sharp drop in Johnson & Johnson vaccine deliveries next week

Distribution of the single-shot vaccine has been inconsistent since Johnson & Johnson delivered its first batch at the beginning of March, sending 2.8 million doses across the country before dipping below 400,000 in the following weeks.

A Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Company bus.

South Shore bus service Plymouth & Brockton plans May restart

The bus company had held back even though competitor Peter Pan resumed service months ago.

Eastern chief executive Bob Rivers has made no secret of his desire to buy up smaller banks.

Eastern-Century deal could put Boston back on the banking map

Finally, a locally based retail bank with considerable heft is emerging, following Eastern’s 2020 IPO. The bank’s chief executive Bob Rivers has made no secret of his desire to make more bank acquisitions, with the next target likely to be within Eastern Massachusetts or southern New Hampshire, or in neighboring regions, such as the Worcester area.

Greg Segall, the CEO of Boston startup Alyce.

Alyce growing on heels of latest funding round

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Statistics show that driving, and thus insurance claims, decreased significantly during the pandemic.

Auto insurers profited unfairly from pandemic and should return money to consumers, AG says

In letters to the state Division of Insurance, Attorney General Maura Healey urged it to “stop” insurers from “continuing” to “overcharge” consumers.

Michael Foster of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union held a sign outside an Amazon facility where labor is trying to organize workers in Bessemer, Ala.

E-mails show that Amazon pressed the Postal Service for a mailbox, a move a union says violates labor law

The union has argued that the mailbox could lead workers to think Amazon has some role in collecting and counting ballots, which could influence their votes.

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See all the Mass. companies approved for PPP loans

A full list of the local companies and non profits that have been awarded money from the federal government’s small business loan program.
Most PPP money in Mass. went to a small number of companies What we know about PPP in the federal stimulus bill