Large companies, not just startups, embrace co-working spots

Chema Luengo (left), Head of Product Development, Innovation, had a meeting with Jake Auchincloss, Product Manager, Innovation with Liberty Mutual's Solaria Innovation Lab, which has it's offices in the the Back Bay WeWork.

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Private corner offices are out; collaborative bullpens are in. And employers want amenities to attract workers. Sometimes, the corporate headquarters just doesn?t fit the bill.

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The expected start of Massachusetts recreational marijuana sales is just weeks away, but businesses are facing an array of problems.

President Donald Trump.

Trump marks special counsel anniversary by claiming FBI ?spied? on his campaign

President Trump marked the first anniversary of special counsel Robert Mueller?s investigation by repeating accusations that the FBI had a confidential informant inside his campaign.

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The former secretary of state said a growing national crisis of ethics and integrity has put American democracy at risk.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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With unemployment below 4 percent and companies unable to fill jobs, this should be a golden age for US workers. But it?s not.

BPS gym teacher to be arraigned on child sex assault charges

A Boston Public Schools gym teacher arrested on child sex assault charges is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in East Boston District Court.

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The head of a state Senate committee said she will push to subpoena other top Mount Ida College officials after they did not appear at a heated hearing Wednesday.

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A young bear that turned up in Newton was captured by authorities Wednesday night and taken to an animal hospital.

Cambridge, MA--5/14/2018-- People walk past an Ant Bicycle parked outside of the Garment District on Broadway is seen in Kendall Square. dockless bike share (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 12bikeshare Reporter:

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Seen those green dockless bikes around Boston? Officials want them gone

Boston officials are taking action against Ant Bicycle, a Cambridge startup whose sudden march is already testing the city?s governance of the fast-changing bike rental industry.

Dave Epstein

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After this week, we won?t see a sunset before 8 p.m. until the beginning of August.

Visitors gathered for a private viewing of the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17

Photos: Restored WWII bomber Memphis Belle makes public debut

The legendary aircraft rarely has looked better.

Two men played golf as an ash plume rose in the distance from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on Tuesday.

Here?s the story behind the photo of golfers who kept golfing as a volcanic ash plume rose behind them in Hawaii

It was the photo seen ?round the world ? the world of golfers, at least.

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 7: Jackie Bradley Jr. #19 of the Boston Red Sox visits the Central Park Zoo with his daughter Emerson on a team off-day on May 7, 2018 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jackie Bradley Jr.

Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images

A Red Sox photographer captured players enjoying a day off in New York

Billie Weiss followed players and coaches as they visited with family, went to the zoo, and did some sightseeing.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

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Whether during his playing days or now in the TV studio, the Celtics Legend has always been passionate about talking basketball.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/JoeBagley_17tunnel_01_met.jpg 5 facts about the abandoned T tunnel under City Hall Plaza you may get a chance to tour

Beneath the brutalist structure of Boston City Hall is a dusty, abandoned train tunnel that was once a part of America?s first subway line.

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A mystery commuter dressed as Spider-Man was spotted quite literally hanging out on an MBTA train on Wednesday.

Bottles of Harry & Meghan's Windsor Knot ale, a limited edition craft beer brewed to mark the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The regal-themed brew will be served at the sold-out Royal Wedding Viewing Party on Saturday at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston.

1,000 eggs, 500 bangers, 136 jams: A royal wedding viewing party menu by the numbers

What does it take to host a bash for 264 royal wedding fans in Boston? You might be surprised.

Britain?s Prince Harry and bride-to-be Meghan Markle.

Here?s everything you always wanted to know about the royal wedding drama (but were afraid to ask)

You know what?s much more fun to discuss than wedding logistics? Wedding drama.

Miss Conduct

Advice: Is it OK to invite someone to a bridal shower but not the wedding?

Our daughter is paying for her event, and keeping it smallish. Lots of family members aren?t invited, but I?d like to include them in the shower I?m hosting.

Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek in Jamaica.

Names

Gronk and galpal kick back in Jamaica

The Patriots party boy, who turned 29 Monday, posted a picture of himself and Camille Kostek to Instagram.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

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Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

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Michael A. Cohen

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Everything that happened this week was inevitable, predictable, and at least, in part, avoidable.

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