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Rhode Island College receives $1m gift for nursing school program

The donation was made by the Onanian family to support students who are at risk of leaving the college’s nursing program. 11:07 a.m.

A Locus Array tower robot moves around shelves during a press tour demonstration at Locus Robotics in Wilmington on March 18.

Work in a warehouse? This robot’s coming for your job.

If it works, Locus Robotics' new system could replace thousands of “pickers,” who walk among the shelves, pulling out individual items. 11:05 a.m.

INNOVATION BEAT
Suno AI cofounder and chief executive Mikey Shulman spoke with John Werner at the Imagination in Action AI Summit at the MIT Media Lab on April 10.

AI will save us. AI will destroy us. Where’s the middle ground?

From Berklee to MIT, the debate over the impact of artificial intelligence is getting more extreme. 10:36 a.m.

Warning: Scoops ahead! Sign up for Power Play, the Globe’s newsletter focused on business and power.

Shirley Leung and Jon Chesto are joining forces to launch Power Play, a new twice-a-week newsletter that lifts the lid on how power and business really work in Massachusetts. 10:14 a.m.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
North Cambridge

Top Spots to Live in Boston and Cambridge 2026

From buzzing night life to leafy residential streets, these neighborhoods offer options for everyone.  5:30 a.m.

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The public library in Amesbury

Top Spots to Live north of Boston 2026

From a “singing” beach to a multicultural city rife with art, this region caters to lovers of nature and the creativity. 5:30 a.m.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
Canoers paddled the Charles River at the Cedariver reservation in Millis.

Top Spots to Live west of Boston 2026

Enviable schools, plenty of green space, and the breathtaking Groton Hill Music Center draw buyers to the west. 5:30 a.m.

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A child plays by a seawall in Mattapoisett.

Top Spots to Live south of Boston 2026

Head south for Cape Cod vibes (without the traffic), community spirit, and access to Boston and Providence. 5:30 a.m.


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A child plays by a seawall in Mattapoisett.

Top Spots to Live south of Boston 2026

Head south for Cape Cod vibes (without the traffic), community spirit, and access to Boston and Providence. 5:30 a.m.

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BOLD TYPES
Rob Waldron, chairman of Curriculum Associates.

‘History matters’: As 250th looms, Rob Waldron launches video contest for students

The former CEO of Curriculum Associates is bankrolling a new competition for eighth-grade social studies classes dubbed the “We Declare! Challenge.” 6:35 p.m.

TALKING POINTS
The Roblox app.

Roblox adds youth accounts amid push for social media bans

Stories you may have missed from the world of business. 6:30 p.m.

Several hospitals in Florida, California and other states — all important tenants of Medical Properties Trust Inc., the hospital landlord known as MPT — have fallen behind on payments to vendors and other creditors, court filings and other records show.

US hospitals are emerging from bankruptcy only to falter again

Several hospitals in Florida, California, and other states — all important tenants of Medical Properties Trust — have fallen behind on payments to vendors and other creditors. 5:48 p.m.

In Faneuil Hall, former Governor Deval Patrick, left, and former Governor Mitt Romney, right, shake hands before current Governor Maura Healey, during a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Massachusetts health care reform.

It’s been 20 years since Romneycare sparked near-universal health insurance coverage in Mass. Now, that status is under threat.

The landmark health care reform made Massachusetts the most insured state in the country. 5:44 p.m.

A building on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge on March 11.

The White House is rehashing the same antisemitism allegations, Harvard says

In a Monday filing, the university sought to transfer the latest Justice Department lawsuit to another judge who sided with Harvard. 4:33 p.m.

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The outside of Newport Hospital in Newport, R.I.

Newport’s birthing center is staying open, for now. But its future hinges on funding.

Newport Hospital is owned by Brown University Health, which has faced mounting financial pressure tied to its $175 million acquisition of two former Steward Health Care hospitals last year. 4:30 p.m.