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Mass. jobs report offers hope that worker shortage may be easing
The state added 11,900 jobs in September, up from 3,400 in the prior month, and the workforce expanded by the most since December, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development said Friday.
A Total Wine superstore could soon land on the edge of Mass and Cass. Some neighbors are wary
Total Wine says its presence at Dorchester's South Bay shopping center will fill a vacant storefront and “stabilize” a troubled area, but its critics argue the megastore will pose a threat to both their businesses and to public health.
How to figure out if any of the $29 billion in unredeemed US savings bonds belongs to you
About 80 million unredeemed US savings bonds, worth more than $29 billion, are tucked away in file folders, desk drawers, safe deposit boxes and who knows where else. Here’s how to figure out if any of them belong to you.
Lyft says 1,807 sexual assaults occurred in rides in 2019
More than 1,800 sexual assaults occurred during Lyft rides in 2019, the company said Thursday in its first-ever safety report on sexual and physical assaults, fatal crashes and other serious incidents.
Japan OKs plan to push clean energy, nuclear to cut carbon
Japan adopted a new energy policy on Friday that promotes nuclear and renewables as sources of clean energy to achieve the country’s pledge of reaching carbon neutrality in 2050.
Beijing begins offering booster shots ahead of Olympics
China’s capital Beijing has begun offering booster shots against COVID-19 four months before the city and surrounding regions are to host the Winter Olympics.
Biden open to ending filibuster for debt limit, voting rights
President Biden indicated he’d support ending the filibuster rule in the Senate to address the debt ceiling and voting-rights legislation — and possibly other items — after Republican members of the chamber used that mechanism to block bills on the two issues this month.
CDC expands booster rollout, OK’s mixing shots
Millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different company’s vaccine for that next shot, federal health officials said Thursday.