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Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

The justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal FDA's approval of the medication, mifepristone, and the FDA's subsequent actions to ease access to it.

Cannabis can set sail to the Vineyard and Nantucket, after all

A new rule will make it possible to move cannabis to and from Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, easing worries of a marijuana shortage on the islands.

Minimum wage hike for tipped employees on track to hit Mass. ballots after court ruling

The Supreme Judicial Court turned aside a challenge brought by the head of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association and others.

Supreme Court rules California man can’t trademark ‘Trump too small’

The justices upheld the government's decision to deny a trademark to a man seeking exclusive use of the phrase on T-shirts and potentially other merchandise.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Boston’s mojo ain’t working. Can Mayor Wu and business leaders get it back?

Indicators like employment and tourism have recovered from the pandemic, but the city isn’t firing on all cylinders.

COURTS

Owner of 2 safety-net hospitals in R.I. ordered to pay $17m within 10 days

If Prospect Medical Holdings fails to comply with the court order, “we will pursue all available and appropriate remedies,” said Attorney General Peter F. Neronha’s spokesman Timothy Rondeau.

Un viaje de 23 minutos por $3.52: los repartidores de comida a domicilio de Boston la tienen difícil por donde se vea

Con escasa supervisión por parte de las empresas basadas en aplicaciones, una mano de obra mayoritariamente inmigrante se desplaza por la ciudad en motonetas -suscitando preocupaciones en materia de seguridad- para satisfacer la insaciable demanda de comida para llevar.

A 23-minute ride for $3.52: Boston’s food delivery drivers are getting squeezed from all sides

With little oversight from app-based companies, a largely migrant workforce trying to make ends meet is rushing around the city — and raising safety concerns — to satisfy the insatiable demand for takeout.


Amtrak pays executives six-figure bonuses as losses continue

Fourteen Amtrak executives received more than $200,000 each in incentive bonuses last year despite the service’s poor recent financial performance and struggles with its capital improvement projects.

Innovation Economy

HubSpot has been a pillar of Boston tech for nearly 20 years. What if it gets acquired?

There are reports that the Cambridge company could be bought by Google. Here's what that would mean.

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits jumps to the highest level in 10 months

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits jumped to the highest level in 10 months last week, another possible sign that the labor market is loosening under the weight of high interest rates.

G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine as EU’s traditional powers recalibrate

A Group of Seven summit opened Thursday with agreement reached on a US proposal to back a $50 billion loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets as collateral.

WBZ announces new morning show anchors following high-profile departures of Liam Martin, Kate Merrill

The revamped program will reunite two WBZ journalists who had previously co-anchored the station’s 5:30 p.m. show.

Brian McGrory

Medical Properties Trust: A place where failure seems to pay

There may not be another group of people in the entire working world who are rewarded better to fail more spectacularly than the fortunate people atop Medical Properties Trust.

G7 leaders agree to lend Ukraine billions backed by Russia’s frozen assets. Here’s how it will work.

The leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies have agreed to engineer a $50 billion loan to help Ukraine in its fight for survival.

Senate confirms new energy regulators, extending Biden’s grip on panel that backs renewable energy

President Biden’s grip on a key federal energy commission will last beyond his first term, giving a boost to the Democrat’s push for renewable energy regardless of the election results in November.