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US offers massive loan to shore up lithium supply

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Former Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin says he’s putting together investor group to buy TikTok

Mnuchin didn't provide details on who else may be included in the investor group he plans on forming or TikTok's possible valuation.

CVS pharmacy at South Boston health center to close

The company has been shutting down hundreds of stores across the country because of falling profit margins.

If White Stadium deal with professional soccer team falls apart, Mayor Wu suggests the city would spend its money elsewhere

The city would likely spend the $50 million it’s committed on other badly needed renovation projects in Boston Public Schools, Mayor Michelle Wu said.

One big reason Gen Z is still on Facebook? To save money.

For many 20-somethings who don’t have a lot of disposable income, Facebook Marketplace is a place to get deals on items they wouldn’t normally be able to afford.

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Service charges in restaurants: Equity for workers or ‘junk’ fees that should be eliminated?

President Biden has he wants to eliminate “junk” fees that are costing Americans billions each year. Most assume that he’s referring to credit card companies and ticket sellers, but regulations would also include independent restaurants.

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Can Mass. General and Brigham work as one? We’re going to find out.

The scale of Dr. Anne Klibanski’s integration proposal is sweeping and its implications are profound.

Battle of the ban: TikTok fight is just getting started

Courts may eventually have to decide whether Congress can compel ByteDance to sell TikTok, and whether the law would violate the free speech rights of millions of TikTok users.


Number of Americans filing for jobless benefits remains low in a thriving labor market

Massachusetts reported 5,064 new “advance” initial claims for unemployment insurance last week.

Salem Hospital physicians vote overwhelmingly to unionize

They are part of a growing number of doctors organizing amid concerns that the health care industry is becoming increasingly more corporate.

Elon Musk abruptly cancels ‘The Don Lemon Show’ on X after he sits for the program’s first interview

In a video posted to X, Don Lemon declared that " Elon Musk is mad at me ″ and said he will be airing his interview with the Tesla CEO on YouTube and via podcast.

‘Nothing else that has had this effect’: New treatment shrinks brain tumors in small clinical trial at Mass. General

The treatment involved a new form of CAR-T cell therapy, which extracts and reprograms a patient’s immune cells to help fight the disease.

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More R.I. TV stations face scrutiny after WPRI provides back pay for Sundays, holidays

It turns out WPRI isn’t alone in facing issues with Rhode Island wage laws.

T.J. Maxx and other retailers really need TikTok. They have remained silent on a possible ban.

The Chinese-owned app allows retailers to reach elusive Gen Z consumers, something other apps like Instagram and X can’t match.

PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

Why the crisis of men and boys is so hard to talk about

Men are less likely to go to college. Boys have higher rates of suicide and drug overdose. Richard Reeves, founder and president of the American Institute for Boys and Men, wants to get us talking and finding ways to help.

US lawmakers see TikTok as China’s tool, even as it distances itself from Beijing

Since its inception, TikTok has been intended only for non-Chinese markets, unavailable in mainland China.