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Boston Globe - Business

Social media companies face legal reckoning over mental health harms to children - Some of the biggest players from Meta to TikTok are facing federal and state trials that seek to hold them responsible for harming children's mental health.

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TALKING POINTS - Walmart delivers another quarter of impressive sales but offers a muted outlook - Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha sisters who joined sorority as Boston college students 'come home' for conference -- "I'm coming back to Boston after being away for 30 years," said Elicia Pegues Spearman, a Wellesley College graduate and the sorority's North Atlantic Region director.

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Workplace inspections by OSHA dropped over a six-month period of 2025 -- Labor advocates worry that the Trump administration is relaxing oversight of companies and increasing the potential for serious injuries and deaths.

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NH BUSINESS - Did a networking event for women constitute sex discrimination? A Coca-Cola bottler based in N.H. disputes EEOC's claim. A business that bottles and distributes Coca-Cola products throughout New England is pushing back against the federal government's claim that it illegally discriminated against male employees by hosting a company trip exclusively for women.

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It's tax prep time. Here's what you need to know about filing this year.

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iRobot went from a pioneer in home automation to a bankruptcy fire sale. Here's how it happened.

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At Massachusetts stores, the demise of the penny is adding up to one big headache

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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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Explore the 2025 Tech Power Players list -- The Globe's fourth annual list of the most influential people in tech shows an innovation scene ready for a comeback.

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Can Boston's innovation scene get its mojo back?

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The state of Boston tech, at a glance

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Explore the Top Places to Work 2025 list -- According to employee surveys, these 175 companies have the happiest workers in the state.

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See who took the No. 1 spot on the top largest companies list

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Track grocery prices in Mass. and across the United States

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Explore rent estimates and trends all over Eastern Mass.

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Why nearly 15,000 Bostonians live in 'pharmacy deserts'

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Have a consumer problem? The Globe's Fine Print columnist wants to help.

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Listen to Globe Opinion's podcast, 'Say More with Shirley Leung'

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Without health care, the Massachusetts job market would be dead in the water

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Will Logan's air traffic control tower be replaced? Massport is making plans.

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US trade deficit declined in 2025, but gap for goods hits a record despite Trump tariffs

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FCC chairman says the agency is investigating ABC's 'The View' over equal time rule

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Uber moves to enact stricter background checks for drivers

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Veteran cable TV exec Doug Herzog to take over as Emerson College board chair

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FM acquires prominent IGT office tower in downtown Providence

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'Skincare in a can': How sardines became Gen Z's go-to budget meal

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$110m hotel coming to Boston's Seaport

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Did you get a 'discount' on your recent utility bills? Here's what it means.

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Bernie Sanders and Gavin Newsom become adversaries over push to tax California billionaires

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What to know about the social media addiction trials

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Office-to-housing conversions aim to bring 'vitality and energy to the streets'

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Moderna gets a win from the FDA, but political headwinds remain a concern for vaccine makers

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FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals

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Mark Zuckerberg says Instagram is valuable, not harmful, in landmark tech addiction trial

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