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Johnston, R.I., follows through on seizure of land by eminent domain, halting 250-unit affordable housing project

Town officials are facing a lawsuit alleging they abused the law to block the housing “simply because they don’t want that kind of thing in their town.”

Forever no more: Operator of mall staple Forever 21 files for bankruptcy protection

Forever 21 stores in the United States will hold liquidation sales and the website will continue to run while operations wind down.

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Mass. PR firm recommends clients scale back or phase out use of X/Twitter

John Guilfoil Public Relations ran a national survey and found the social media site isn't getting anywhere near the engagement levels it once did.

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Corporate Boston played a key role in opening new Pine Street Inn building

The grand opening of a 202-unit apartment building in Jamaica Plain last week marked a big victory for Lyndia Downie and her team and development partners.

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When did we sign up to be test subjects in Trump’s high-risk economic experiment?

If MAGA tanks the economy, ordinary folks will pay the price.

If you want this Boston apartment, you’ll have to get past this 22-year-old — and pay him thousands

Massachusetts lawmakers may put an end to the tenant-paid broker fees — typically equal to one month's rent — often required to sign a lease. We followed one broker as he spent a day earning his keep.

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How a R.I. theater is bringing Nashville to the Ocean State, thanks to Taylor Swift’s dad

The United Theatre in Westerly, R.I., has a new partnership with the legendary Bluebird Cafe in Tennessee.

TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities

At a time when legal pathways to the US have been slashed and criminal groups are raking in money from migrant smuggling, social media apps like TikTok have become an essential tool for smugglers and migrants alike.


Closing arguments set to begin in pipeline company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace

The lawsuit stems from protests in 2016 and 2017 of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline and its Missouri River crossing upstream of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation.

Fear of Trump’s tariffs ripples through France’s Champagne Region

French Champagne producers do nearly $1 billion worth of business with the United States every year. But on Friday in Épernay, the world capital of sparkling wine, the only number on anybody's lips was 200.

Trump’s policies spark wave of cancellations, US tourism faces billions in losses

Canadians are skipping trips to Disney World and music festivals. Europeans are eschewing US national parks, and Chinese travelers are vacationing in Australia instead.

Massachusetts nonprofits brace for impact of proposed cap on charitable deductions

The potential cap, which would limit how much philanthropic donors can deduct from their state taxes, adds to a climate of uncertainty amid the threat of federal funding freezes.

Left for dead, the CFPB inches back to life

The consumer bureau is emerging as a test case for the boundaries of President Trump’s power to unilaterally hobble government agencies.

DOGE plans to terminate over 2 dozen office leases for federal agencies in New England, per report

The leases targeted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency include several offices of the US Department of Labor, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the US Food and Drug Administration.

Here’s where New England’s electricity comes from, and how much is imported

The pause in exports comes as mounting tariffs complicate relations between the US and Canada, which Governor Maura Healey and Quebec Premier Francois Legault have discussed.

Wall Street rallies to its best day in months, but that’s not enough to salvage its losing week

The S&P 500 jumped 2.1 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 674 points, or 1.7 percent, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 2.6 percent.