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737 Max crash victims’ families seek $25 billion Boeing fine

That amount is “legally justified and clearly appropriate,” Paul Cassell, an attorney who represents 15 victims’ families, said in a letter sent to the DOJ on Wednesday.

Car dealers across US are crippled by a second cyberattack

On what otherwise would have been a busy US holiday for business, dealers reliant on CDK Global were unable to use its systems to complete transactions, access customer records, schedule appointments, or handle car-repair orders.

Vertex reaches pricing deal with NHS for cystic fibrosis drugs

England’s drug pricing regulator recommended the three drugs for patients with cystic fibrosis who have certain gene mutations in its final draft guidance Thursday.

Ginkgo Bioworks lays off 158 employees, with more to come

The once-fast-growing life sciences firm is slashing expenses amid financial woes.

TALKING POINTS

Davey to start at Massport in August

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Stop & Shop celebrates grand opening at Allston Yards development project

The new supermarket is central to the 1.2 million-square-foot campus on the edge of the Massachusetts Turnpike.

A running list of layoffs in the Boston-area tech sector

Dozens of companies have reduced their workforces, ranging from the regional offices of the tech giants to startups that have only been in a business a few years.

This Nantucket rental costs $100,000 a week. Yes, really.

The property comprises a six-bedroom main house and a two-bedroom guest cottage, a pool, private beach stairs, and an outdoor kitchen.


Supreme Court upholds Trump-era tax on foreign income

The justices left in place a provision of a 2017 tax law that is expected to generate $340 billion, mainly from the foreign subsidiaries of domestic corporations. It was challenged by business and anti-regulatory interests.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Boston, we have a property tax problem

Fiscal progressives should forget the fanciful notion that the city’s many strengths ensure it will remain competitive despite falling commercial property values.

US jobless claims fall to 238,000 from 10-month high, remain low by historical standards

Massachusetts reported 5,183 “advance” initial claims for unemployment insurance last week.

RI BUSINESS

Lifespan, R.I.’s largest health care system, to become Brown University Health. The deal includes millions in investments.

The rebranding will take place over the next several months, according to executives at both institutions.

Boston’s reenactors eschew comfort for authenticity in heat wave

Despite searing-high temperatures in the Boston area, living history guides on the Freedom Trail are staying in costume — more for their audience's comfort than their own.

PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

Krista Tippett says burnout is a spiritual issue. The solution? Getting quiet.

The host of the popular “On Being” podcast has tips for cultivating silence in our noisy, modern life.

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Citigroup says AI could replace more than half of jobs in banking

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Tech Lab

A statewide 911 crash? That’s not supposed to happen.

Massachusetts uses a 911 system that's based on the same technologies that power the internet. That may have been be part of the problem in Tuesday's statewide outage.