State lawmakers approved a new law allowing cities and towns to regulate the permits how they see fit. Mayor Michelle Wu said this could help the local restaurant industry.

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A Peruvian survivor of clergy sex abuse brought her public campaign for reforms to the American hometown of Pope Leo XIV on ...