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Maria Camila Vasco shares the story of how she built her company Uvida, Boston’s first zero-waste store, while still an undergrad at UMass Boston. (Produced by Anush Elbakyan/Globe Staff, Reporting by Janelle Nanos/Globe Staff, Edited by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Camera: Shelby Lum/Globe Staff, Lucie McCormick/Special to the Globe)
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Beyond Walls has put up dozens of murals throughout downtown Lynn in an effort to reimagine the city's image. (Shelby Lum/Globe Staff)
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The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts some of the most prominent federal prosecutors’ offices around the country last year, the Justice Department said Friday.

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Workers at the office of cybersecurity firm Rapid7, near North Station, shortly after it opened in 2019. The company said it is still aiming to bring its 800 local employees back to the office, at least three days per week, in October.

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Dr. Stephanie Graff is the new director of breast oncology at the Lifespan Cancer Institute.

Could Rhode Island become the next cancer research hub?

With plans to apply for a NCI designation, a partnership between Brown University and local hospitals could attract funding and patients to the greater Providence area.

J&J cleared of responsibility in woman’s talc-cancer case

A Illinois jury found that Johnson & Johnson isn't responsible for the cancer that killed a woman whose family blamed the illness on the company's talc-based powders.

In this March 14, 2020 file photo, Royal Caribbean International cruise ship docked at PortMiami in Miami.

Six people test positive for COVID-19 after Caribbean cruise

Six passengers who sailed on a Royal Caribbean ship tested positive for COVID-19 near the end of their cruise and were immediately quarantined, the company said Friday.

US regulators step up scrutiny of IPO hopefuls from China

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the move Friday after Beijing said it would step up its supervision of Chinese companies listed overseas, including reviews of their cybersecurity.