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Judge narrows Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit accusing Unilever of silencing social activism

Stories you may have missed from the world of business. 7:25 p.m.

Providence’s stalled ‘Superman’ building redevelopment gets a $9.5 million boost from taxpayers

The developer, Michael K. Crossen, said he anticipates construction starting in 2027. Total city and state funds for the project now top $52 million. 6:29 p.m.

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Collegium CEO is moving the biotech firm to Boston from the suburbs

Collegium Pharmaceutical chief Vikram Karnani is the latest boss of a publicly traded company to choose Boston as its headquarters. 5:50 p.m.

Trump shuns EVs and wind power, but he’s pouring billions into batteries

Large lithium-ion batteries have become one of the rare energy technologies that both parties in Washington strongly support — though for very different reasons. 2:48 p.m.

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Quincy fintech incubator Qubic Labs seeks support after losing out on state grant

The organizers of Boston Blockchain Week are looking for more funding. 2:35 p.m.

State legislators call on WHDH-TV to resolve contract fight with photographers’ union

Station leaders and union organizers have been in negotiations for over a year after the most recent contract lapsed in July 2025. 2:24 p.m.

Washington Post ordered to rehire fired columnist

A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to rehire opinion columnist Karen Attiah, who was fired in September over her social media posts about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. 2:17 p.m.

US and Canada fall deeper into a trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse and blame is spread

Each side blamed the other for the collapse of negotiations, leading the US to impose 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods and Canada setting Sept. 8 as the start of its retaliatory penalties. 12:04 p.m.

What to know about Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods and rising tensions between once close allies

The new levies, which went into effect Saturday, are set to impact about 5% of Canada’s annual exports to the US —or $20 billion in goods 11:42 a.m.

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Trump the tariff warrior hits Canada with 50 percent tariffs. Here’s what it means for Massachusetts.

Canada is Massachusetts’ and New England’s largest trading partner. 10:49 a.m.

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BofA’s Chamberlain takes over as chair of Greater Boston Chamber, with eye on competitiveness

Miceal Chamberlain, the Massachusetts president of Bank of America, is also on Governor Maura Healey’s council seeking ways to make the state stronger economically. 8:18 a.m.

TALKING SHOP

She was supposed to retire. Instead, she opened a wallpaper store.

After a career as a social worker, Robin Krawczyk opened These Storied Walls, a Beacon Hill wallpaper boutique with a mission to give back. 5:00 a.m.

Trump’s top trade representative details offer that Canada refused

The US had offered to reduce its tariffs on steel, aluminum, and autos, and eliminate a recently imposed tariff on Canadian lumber, before negotiations suddenly collapsed, Jamieson Greer, the US trade representative, said. 10:38 a.m.

She grew up unvaccinated. Now she’s a leading voice for science — and empathy.

Immunologist Liz Marnik urges patience with people like her mother who feared shots. 6:00 a.m.

‘Nobody talks’: Fragmented mental health system under scrutiny in Clancy case

When patients move among doctors, therapists, hospitals, and medications, no one may be responsible for seeing the whole picture. 11:06 p.m.

Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games

Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint world record, on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games. 2:20 p.m.