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But at a time when university endowments are under fire like never before, MIT’s big bet on its backyard feels just a bit more like a gamble than it used to.After years of seemingly limitless growth, the value of office and lab buildings in Cambridge has stalled. Citywide, rents are falling. Vacancy rates are high. Cuts to federal research funding threaten the next generation of startups.Yes, blue-chip companies still line up to rent space next door to one of the world’s preeminent research universities — and MIT’s buildings remain mostly...

The Amazon.com, Inc. BHM1 fulfillment center is seen before sunrise on March 29, 2021 in Bessemer, ... More Alabama. - Votes are set to be counted on March 29, 2021 on whether to create the first Amazon union in the United States, at a warehouse in Alabama, after a historic, five months-long David vs Goliath campaign. "I'm proud of the workers at Amazon for standing up and saying enough," said Joshua Brewer, the local president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)...