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Munch’s Make Believe Band was seen at a Chuck E. Cheese location in Hicksville, N.Y., last month

Farewell, Chuck E. Cheese animatronic band

For decades, Munch’s Make Believe Band at Chuck E. Cheese has performed for countless birthdays, end-of-season Little League parties and other celebrations. There’s been Chuck E. Cheese and Helen Henny on vocals, Mr. Munch on keys, Jasper T. Jowls on guitar, and Pasqually on drums.

Red, yellow, green ... and white? Smarter vehicles could mean big changes for the traffic light.
Researchers are exploring ways to use features in modern cars, such as GPS, to make traffic safer and more efficient.

Check out Boston’s most expensive single-family home: Back Bay mansion on market for $29.9 million
What else makes this property at 130 Commonwealth Ave. stand out? Skulls. Lots of skulls.

America’s debt tops $34 trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress
A promising start has given way to challenging political realities for supporters of a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government’s growing debt challenges.

Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
A federal judge in Texas temporarily halted a plan by the Biden administration to lower late fees on credit cards to $8 that was slated to go into effect next week.

Union dispute bubbles up at Harvard Book Store
The labor dispute comes just two months after management canceled the planned second location in the Prudential Center.

Map: Nearly 200 towns must rezone under the MBTA Communities law. Has your town complied?

A copy of The Berkeley Beacon, Emerson College's student-run newspaper, in a sidewalk newsstand on the corner of Boylston and Tremont streets.

‘You want to get it right’: As Gaza protests roil Emerson, student journalists at center of dispute

Julian Herrera took a sandwich order behind the counter at Milk Street Cafe on Friday.

Trying to find a cheap lunch downtown? Good luck.

Gen Z in Boston

In Chapter One of BoZton, we’ll touch on the burdens of soaring rent, the scramble to find an apartment, and the elusive dream of homeownership as it pertains to young people of the city.

BoZton, a video series for The Hub's Gen Zers

In Chapter One, we break down the burdens of housing for the city's Gen Z population.

Watch the trailer Can young people make it in Boston?

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Tech Power Players 50 list of 2024

Our third annual ranking highlights leaders who make New England’s technology scene vibrant and vital.

See who ranked No. 1Explore the full project

BOLD TYPES

Emily Knight, president of The Engine Accelerator, a “tough tech” incubator in Kendall Square.

Emily Knight talks 'tough tech'

Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city’s business community to talk career paths, accomplishments, and visions for Boston’s future.

Explore the full series

ON THE STREET

A heart sculpture on display near Framingham's downtown, with "welcome" written in a variety of languages.

Framingham is once again reinventing itself

The On the Street series looks at the past, present, and future of neighborhoods in Greater Boston.

Framingham’s public schools offer a pipeline for inclusionExplore the full series

Listen to Globe Opinion's new podcast, ‘Say More with Shirley Leung’

Congress Street in Boston's Financial District on July 29, 2020.

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Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick faced reporters during an NFL football news conference on Jan. 11, 2024 in Foxborough. The Nantucket Current reports that Belichick recently purchased another home on the island.

Former Patriots coach Bill Belichick buys (another) home on Nantucket

The former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick recently closed on a $4.8 million home on Fair Street, according to the Nantucket Current. 5:43 p.m.

Ginkgo Bioworks to slash labor costs, jobs

After lackluster first-quarter earnings, Ginkgo Bioworks said it will slash labor expenses by at least 25 percent, which will include an unspecified number of job cuts. 4:40 p.m.

NH BUSINESS

A for sale sign is posted in front of a home in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Home prices in New Hampshire set yet another record in April

The upward price trend continued even as more houses came on the market 2:55 p.m.

RI POLITICS

State Department of Health building at 3 Capitol Hill in Providence, R.I.

Dr. Jerome Larkin nominated as R.I. state health director

Governor Dan McKee has nominated Dr. Jerome M. Larkin as the next state health director, McKee spokeswoman Andrea Palagi confirmed to the Globe on Friday. 11:12 a.m.

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Introducing No Stupid Questions, how-to guides for navigating adult life in Boston

The first installment of this series will cover five topics: Traffic, taxes, networking, finding a neighborhood to call home, and locating trustworthy services. It launches on May 13. 10:21 a.m.

RHODE MAP

A neon sign at the Providence Brewing Company.

For Providence Brewing Company, the American Dream is within reach

The brewery, which is being revitalized by Efren Hidalgo, was recently named one of six finalists in Samuel Adams’ Brewing the American Dream program. 9:38 a.m.

US Representative Katherine Clark speaks in Washington last month.

Representative Katherine Clark unveils child care push at business event in Cambridge

After failing to move a GOP-led Congress last year to reup federal assistance for childcare centers, Clark is turning to the business community for help in making her case. 8:10 a.m.

Kore Anderson, a pediatric ER doctor at Salem Hospital, said, "We keep coming to take care of the patients and each other. But I think so many of us are so, so close all the time to saying, I’m not going to come here anymore.”

‘It feels pointless sometimes’: As hospitals grow more corporate, fed-up doctors are pushing back

Burned out and frustrated with bottom-line-oriented hospital management, doctors are starting to unionize, including at Salem Hospital. 5:50 a.m.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following a Democratic strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, on May 8.

Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires

The bipartisan bill would improve safety standards and make it easier for customers to get refunds after flights are delayed or canceled. 10:42 p.m.

TALKING POINTS

TikTok says it's going to start automatically labeling content that's made by artificial intelligence when it's uploaded from certain platforms.

TikTok to label content created with AI

Stories you may have missed from the world of business. 8:38 p.m.

Moderna chief executive Stéphane Bancel has focused solely on mRNA technology in vaccine development.

Moderna’s mRNA dreams meet reality with first post-COVID shot

The Cambridge biotech's second vaccine, for RSV, is its first chance to show the versatility of mRNA technology to more effectively treat and prevent a range of illnesses from the flu to cancer. 5:04 p.m.

Airbnb, which specializes in shared homes and vacation rentals both in urban cities and rural destinations, saw a deceleration in North American nights booked in the first quarter.

Airbnb posts biggest decline in a year on weak travel outlook

Airbnb and its rivals have been working to establish a new normal since the world emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. 4:53 p.m.

HubSpot may be an acquisition target for tech giant Google.

Is Google trying to buy HubSpot? Here’s why it might not happen.

The Cambridge firm would likely be Google’s biggest acquisition to date. But the deal would draw intense scrutiny from regulators. 4:51 p.m.

Feds have ‘significant safety concerns’ about Ford fuel leak recall and demand answers about the fix

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding information from Ford as it investigates the fix in a March 8 recall of nearly 43,000 Bronco Sport SUVs from the 2022 and 2023 model years, and Escape SUVs from 2022. 4:50 p.m.

Wynn Resorts has put on hold plans for a concert venue, poker room and sports-betting center that would be located across Broadway from the Encore Boston Harbor Casino in Everett.

Wynn halts planned $400 million casino expansion amid financial dispute with Everett

The mayor and the casino company are at odds over how much more money should be paid to the city. 10:46 a.m.

The WHOOP sign in Kenmore Square (top left). The Wayfair office location on Boylston Street (top center). The lobby of the DraftKings Back Bay offices (top right). DataRobot's office in downtown Boston (bottom left). Cambridge software company HubSpot at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (bottom center). A 3-D printer at the Desktop Metal headquarters in Burlington (bottom right). All of these Boston-area tech companies have conducted layoffs in the last six months.

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. 10:36 a.m.