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Larry Edelman | Trendlines - Another week, more proof Massachusetts is losing its edge - Another local college is closing. Texas startups just out-raised their Massachusetts counterparts for the first time. And a dozen mayors are so worried a misguided rent control measure will make it to the November ballot that they're warning approval would deepen the state's housing shortage rather than ease it.

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In Rhode Island's messy cannabis rollout, worker-owned stores have yet to materialize -- The state's requirement that some cannabis stores be owned by their workers was considered a bold move. None have opened yet.

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Trump to promote tax breaks in Las Vegas, where residents feel the pinch of high gas prices -- President Trump heads to Las Vegas to promote the tax cuts he signed into law last year, part of a push to focus on economic issues ahead of this year's elections.

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ChatGPT maker OpenAI shifts its focus to business users amid Anthropic pressure -- OpenAI executives say they will introduce a new artificial intelligence model for "high-value professional work" as the company faces heightened competition with rival Anthropic in attracting corporate customers to adopt AI assistants in their workplaces.

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What to know about the Live Nation verdict and how it could affect ticket prices -- A jury on Wednesday ruled that Live Nation, parent of Ticketmaster, has been running a harmful monopoly over large venues across the US.

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TALKING POINTS - Yale committee backs curbing legacy admissions, laptops in class - Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

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Brockton Hospital resumes ambulance service after cyber incident -- The hospital took its information systems offline as a precaution after suspicious activity appeared on part of its network last week.

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Students at Berklee College of Music pay up to $85,000 to attend. Some say the school's AI classes are a waste of money.

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VTDigger helped save local journalism in Vermont. Now it's fighting to stabilize after its own bad news.

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Faneuil Hall kickstarted downtown Boston once before. Can it do so again?

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Pierre Terjanian is leading the MFA into a new era -- Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city's business community to talk career paths, accomplishments, and visions for Boston's future.

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8 days ago

SBIR program is reupped with Trump's signature, after six months of closure

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Feds give New England utilities an extra year to repay $1.5 billion

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Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues

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Americans are getting more money in their tax refunds this year

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FDA to weigh easing limits on unproven peptides favored by RFK Jr. and other MAHA figures

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This Boston neighborhood is seeing the biggest Airbnb surge ahead of the World Cup

14 hours ago

BBC will cut up to 2,000 jobs to reduce costs by about 10 percent

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Rent control is on track to reach the November ballot. A dozen Mass. mayors say it would worsen the housing crisis.

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Two of Rhode Island's public colleges now want to arm campus police

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Brown University plans permanent campus memorial to honor students killed in shooting

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Maine lawmakers pass nation's first statewide ban on large data centers

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EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry

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Boston law firm taking on Trump just landed the former ambassador to Hungary

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Boston's first recreational cannabis shop abruptly closes after six years

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Why many Americans are turning to AI for health advice, according to recent polls

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