Singing Sonata’s praises

I find it difficult to shine a spotlight on any car in the convoluted midsize sedan market. That being said, the 2013 Hyundai Sonata should be on a sedan buyer's list of cars to test-drive when considering the offerings from Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Nissan...

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Vertex, Bristol-Myers Squibb partner on oral hepatitis C treatment

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said today it has entered into a non-exclusive agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to conduct second, all-oral studies of the former's VX-135 drug with the latter's drug, daclatasvir, for the treatment of hepatitis...

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Obama faces choice on morning-after pill limits

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill. But fighting that battle in court comes with its own set of risks. A federal judge in New York on Friday ordered the Food...

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Pork found in Ikea's moose lasagna

STOCKHOLM — Ikea says it has withdrawn 17,000 portions of moose lasagna from its home furnishings stores in Europe after traces of pork were found in a batch tested in Belgium. Ikea spokeswoman Tina Kardum said the product had only been on sale for...

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Made in Korea: Rare look at jointly run factories

There is a North Korean factory with no portraits of the country's late leaders on the walls, no North Korean flags, no hand-painted posters screaming party slogans. Everything from the tissues to the toilets comes from South Korea. Bent over bolts...

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Facebook seeks to reclaim edge with bold Home phone

It's not the Facebook phone or operating system that some were anticipating. But the Home service Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled yesterday for Android phones may be the best Facebook yet, experts said. Rather than seeing icons for email, maps...

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Facebook barges into Google turf with Home

NEW YORK — Facebook Home, the new application that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into Google's turf, taking advantage of software the search giant and competitor created....

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Official: Obama proposes cuts to Social Security

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's proposed budget will call for reductions in the growth of Social Security and other benefit programs while still insisting on more taxes from the wealthy in a renewed attempt to strike a broad deficit-cutting deal...

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KFC to offer boneless chicken

NEW YORK — KFC is stripping out the bones to make it easier for people to eat its chicken. The fast-food chain is introducing fried boneless chicken chunks on April 14 as an alternative to its traditional breast, thigh and drumstick pieces. The new...

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US economy adds 88K jobs, rate drops to 7.6 pct.

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. The slowdown in job growth may signal that the economy is heading into a weak spring. The Labor Department said...

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Arthur Frommer gets Frommer brand back from Google

NEW YORK — Travel guru Arthur Frommer said Wednesday that he has reacquired rights to his travel guidebook brand from Google, and that he intends to resume publishing Frommer guidebooks. Google acquired the Frommer brand last summer from the Wiley publishing...

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Eyes on Facebook mobile event as company evolves

NEW YORK — Facebook is unveiling a new Android product Thursday, a move that comes as a fast-growing number of its 1.06 billion users access it on smartphones and tablet computers. Advertisers are not far behind. Though mobile ads have been a big concern...

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Disney lays off staff at game developer LucasArts

LOS ANGELES — Four months after acquiring "Star Wars" maker Lucasfilm, The Walt Disney Co. is shutting down video game production at subsidiary LucasArts and laying off staff as it focuses on the less-risky, less-expensive path of licensing its characters...

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Music service Rdio launches Vdio for TV, movies

LOS ANGELES — Rdio, the music streaming service started by a co-founder of Skype, is getting into video. New and current subscribers of a $10-a-month unlimited music plan from Rdio will get $25 to spend in the new digital store for video, called Vdio....

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US unemployment aid applications jump to 385,000

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose to a four-month high last week, although the increase partly reflects seasonal distortions around the spring holidays. Weekly applications increased 28,000 to a seasonally adjusted 385,000,...

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Obama to propose $100M brain mapping project

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is proposing a new investment into research to map the human brain in hopes of unlocking some of its mysteries. The president planned to propose a $100 million investment for next year during remarks Tuesday morning,...

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Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris resigns

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris has resigned following the launch of a government investigation into how the country's economy nearly collapsed last month. President Nicos Anastasiades has accepted Sarris's resignation. The...

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Grain futures fall, livestock prices mixed

CHICAGO — Grains futures fell sharply Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery dropped 23.75 cents to $6.64 a bushel; May corn fell 55.75 cents to $6.3950 a bushel; May oats fell 20 cents to $3.7625 a bushel; while May soybeans fell...

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Chrysler US sales up 5 percent in March

DETROIT — Chrysler's U.S. sales rose 5 percent in March as the company sold more cars and trucks than in any month since the Great Recession began in December of 2007. The strong numbers are another sign that Americans are buying cars in increasing...

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In India, dodging taxes is part of the game

NEW DELHI — In a country long defined by its poverty, it's easy now to find India's rich. They're at New Delhi's Emporio mall, where herds of chauffeur-driven Jaguars and Audis disgorge shoppers heading to the Louis Vuitton and Christian Louboutin stores....

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The Ticker

Consumer issues, 
tips forum set Members of the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation will join leaders from the Attorney General's Office, Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau to announce each agency's top...

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Come on baby, eat better

Here's something to make Hub parents go gaga: an organic baby food delivery company that cuts out the hassle of cooking by bringing nutritional purees right to their doors. Purely Pears, which launches tomorrow, is the brainchild of longtime friends...

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Cabbies battle app services

The taxicab and limousine industry has fired another salvo in its war on certain transportation apps by releasing a list of what its members call "rogue" services that endanger the public. The report by the Taxicab, Limousine and Paratransit Association...

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Print in another dimension

Imagine that your old inkjet or laser printer could pump out three-dimensional objects on demand — kind of like those futuristic replicator devices that exist only in the world of "Star Trek." You could create something frivolous like a new pair of...

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India's top court to deliver Novartis judgment

NEW DELHI — A pending Supreme Court patent decision in India could reverberate throughout the pharmaceutical industry and beyond. India's Supreme Court is to rule Monday on a landmark patent case involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG. The international...

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