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Wayfair Lays Off 550 Employees, 350 In Boston: Patch PM

Also: DEA raids North Shore office of celebrity psychiatrist | Explosions rock Newburyport chemical business | More.

Wayfair has aggressively expanded to become an industry leader, but has yet to turn a profit.
Wayfair has aggressively expanded to become an industry leader, but has yet to turn a profit. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

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Wayfair Lays Off 550 Employees, 350 In Boston

The company has yet to turn a profit after aggressively expanding in recent years.

DEA Raids North Shore Office Of Celebrity Psychiatrist

Dr. Keith Ablow has been a proponent of the controversial drug Ketamine, even mentioning it on posts on his Twitter page.

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Explosions Rock Newburyport Chemical Business

Six explosions blew a hole through the roof of PCI Synthesis in Newburyport Thursday morning.

Andover High Principal Deletes Black History Month Lunch Tweet

Principal Philip Conrad said in a follow-up email that the menu, featuring chicken, mac & cheese and greens, was designed by a student.

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MIT: Hackers Could Alter Ballots In Widely Used Voting App

The internet voting app used in pilots in West Virginia, Denver, Oregon and Utah has vulnerabilities that could see a person's vote changed.

Warren Raised $6M Since Iowa, Hasn't Discussed Dropping Out

The Massachusetts senator said she had spoken to Senate colleagues about the race and that "right now, it's wide open."

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