2 h. ago Hopkins Medicine ends talks with UnitedHealthcare, leaving patients scrambling

Hopkins Medicine ends talks with UnitedHealthcare, leaving patients scrambling  The Washington Post

Science

3 h. ago District of Massachusetts | Lawrence Men Charged with Manufacturing Counterfeit Pills

District of Massachusetts | Lawrence Men Charged with Manufacturing Counterfeit Pills  Department of Justice (.gov)

Events

3 h. ago Diabetes risk quadruples with use of popular natural remedy, study finds

Cannabis users showed a 2.2% diabetes rate compared to 0.6% for non-users over five years, with researchers linking marijuana to appetite and metabolism changes.

Politics

4 h. ago Housin’ at the car wash? SF pol aims to accommodate affordable residences

Housin’ at the car wash? SF pol aims to accommodate affordable residences  The Real Deal

Politics

6 h. ago AI scaling laws: Universal guide estimates how LLMs will perform based on smaller models in same family

When researchers are building large language models (LLMs), they aim to maximize performance under a particular computational and financial budget. Since training a model can amount to millions of dollars, developers need to be judicious with cost-impacting decisions about, for instance, the model architecture, optimizers, and training datasets before committing to a model.

Society

8 h. ago Paul Pierce identifies mindset that Jaylen Brown can’t afford to have playing without Jayson Tatum

"He can’t have the mindset like, I’ve got to go in and score more points because we’re losing points in Tatum." The post Paul Pierce identifies mindset that Jaylen Brown can’t afford to have playing without Jayson Tatum appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

8 h. ago ‘RushTok’ madness hits New England: Sorority TikTok craze comes for Massachusetts girls

With $5,000 rush consultants, synchronized dance videos, and spray tans, Northeast girls are buying into TikTok’s sorority obsession. The post ‘RushTok’ madness hits New England: Sorority TikTok craze comes for Massachusetts girls appeared first on Boston.com.

Events

10 h. ago Arkansas to New York: Here are the most and least affordable states in US in 2025

Arkansas to New York: Here are the most and least affordable states in US in 2025  Mint

Politics

11 h. ago California nurses decry Ice presence at hospitals: ‘Interfering with patient care’

California nurses decry Ice presence at hospitals: ‘Interfering with patient care’  The Guardian

Science

13 h. ago Primm was once an affordable casino mecca for L.A. Now it has become a ghost town

Primm was once an affordable casino mecca for L.A. Now it has become a ghost town  Los Angeles Times

Politics

14 h. ago Boston.com readers are mostly happy, but the unhappy ones have a lot of feelings

“Some people are not happy unless everyone else is as miserable as they are.” The post Boston.com readers are mostly happy, but the unhappy ones have a lot of feelings appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

20 h. ago Healey’s GOP rivals want to put the brakes on state flag change

“When I’m elected Governor, we’ll keep the Massachusetts flag and our historic motto,” an opponent to Healey wrote on X. The post Healey’s GOP rivals want to put the brakes on state flag change appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

21 h. ago FBI ‘aware’ of Anchorage health clinic data breach as hackers claim 60K patients impacted

FBI ‘aware’ of Anchorage health clinic data breach as hackers claim 60K patients impacted  Alaska's News Source

Events

27 h. ago Trump admin aims to block funds for renewable energy in Alaska villages

Trump admin aims to block funds for renewable energy in Alaska villages  Alaska Public Media

Politics

28 h. ago Article | US and UK nuclear collaboration pact aims to speed the new tech rollout for Europe

Article | US and UK nuclear collaboration pact aims to speed the new tech rollout for Europe  POLITICO Pro

Events

30 h. ago The 10 most affordable states in the US in 2025 — and the 10 least affordable

The 10 most affordable states in the US in 2025 — and the 10 least affordable  Business Insider

Politics

31 h. ago Boston? Too expensive. Quincy as well. But for many homebuyers, South Coast is just right.

MATTAPOISETT – Carolyn Simcoe was once a Bostonian, but she moved to Quincy and then with her husband to Plymouth, in search of lower rents and more space. Ultimately, though, they had to move even farther south, to Mattapoisett, to find a house that they loved and could actually afford to buy. “We moved further […] The post Boston? Too expensive. Quincy as well. But for many homebuyers, South Coast is just right. appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

32 h. ago Advancing semiconductor thermoelectrics via thickness doping

Thermoelectricity is capable of direct energy conversion between heat and electricity, promising low-grade heat harvesting and solid-state cooling for the transition to sustainable electronics. Currently, bulk Bi2Te3 polycrystalline undergoes a composite synthesis process that typically encompasses melting, ball milling, hot pressing, and spark plasma sintering, aiming to introduce a myriad of structural defects for enhanced performance.

Politics

33 h. ago What is Marshmallow Fluff? A guide to the iconic New England spread.

From its invention in Somerville to the Fluffernutter craze, here’s everything to know about the sticky-sweet New England staple. The post What is Marshmallow Fluff? A guide to the iconic New England spread. appeared first on Boston.com.

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34 h. ago Opinion: Alaska needs to change the culture of psychiatric patient mistreatment

Opinion: Alaska needs to change the culture of psychiatric patient mistreatment  Anchorage Daily News

Science