WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following Beige Book on Nov. 26, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity continued to expand at a sluggish pace, as strong gains in home sales were largely offset by flat consumer spending. Manufacturers reported modest growth in sales and a reduction in tariff-related uncertainty. Firms in the nonfinancial services sector experienced slight revenue growth, and commercial real estate activity picked up sli  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Boston Removes illegal Salvadoran gang leader from United States * BOSTON ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston deported an illegal Salvadoran alien and MS-13 gang leader from the United States. Officers from ICE Boston removed Wilmer Alexi Garcia-Manzanarez from the U.S. to El Salvador Nov. 3 and turned him over to Salvadoran authorities.  more

KUOPIO, Finland, Nov. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * Cholesterol-lowering drug evolocumab significantly reduces the risk of a first cardiovascular In a large international trial, the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab reduced the risk of a first cardiovascular event among high-risk patients without a previous myocardial infarction or stroke. In Finland, the study was led by Professor Johanna Kuusisto at the University of Eastern Finland. According t  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, Nov. 26 -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: * * * Early career researchers awarded more than $2.1m ARC DECRA funding to drive future innovation Four outstanding early-career researchers from the University of Newcastle have secured more than $2.1 million in the highly competitive Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA). Their projects will strengthen Australia's research capability across engineering, envir  more