Pregnant women gain new options under health law

WASHINGTON — The health care law has opened up a new opportunity for some mothers-to-be to save on medical bills for childbirth. Lower-income women who signed up for a private policy in the new insurance exchanges will have access to additional coverage...

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Southie’s D St. to have big outdoor arts space

A no-man's-land stretch of D Street in South Boston will be transformed into an interim outdoor space that could be used for art installations, concerts, pop-up restaurants — even Major League Bocce — under a $1.1 million plan the Massachusetts Convention...

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Property of Hub Ponzi schemers will be sold off

The property of a convicted West Roxbury Ponzi schemer and his wife will be sold to recoup some of their $9.77 million in debt, the majority of which is owed to swindled clients. Steven Palladino is at MCI-Cedar Junction in Walpole after being sentenced...

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Republicans highlight jobs bills in weekly address

WASHINGTON — House Republicans say President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats should match their focus on bills designed to promote jobs. In the weekly Republican radio and Internet address, House Republicans list more than a dozen bills that have...

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Dynamic duo: The success of Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre

NEW YORK — They truly are marching to the beat of their own drum. It's as though anything Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre touches turns to gold: The dynamic duo marked epic-level success when they introduced Eminem to the music world 15 years ago, and their...

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Foreclosures soar in March

Massachusetts foreclosure petitions took a sharp year-over-year turn up in March, ending 16 consecutive months of decline in petition filings, according to The Warren Group. "The increase in percentage terms seems enormous, almost as though the flood...

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Stocks subdued as China data, Ukraine weighed

TOKYO — Global stock markets were subdued Friday, with investors weighing a fall in Chinese inflation and renewed jitters about Ukraine as pro-Russian militants pressed ahead with plans for an independence referendum. China's inflation eased in April...

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Hot Property: Boston’s priciest home hits ceiling

The most expensive listing in Boston, the $13.95 million six-level townhouse at 74 Beacon St., was renovated to reflect the look of a Victorian-era Back Bay townhouse, but one tradition, the basement kitchen, didn't make the cut. The mansion has just...

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Report: Apple on verge of buying Beats for $3.2B

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is orchestrating a $3.2 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics, the headphone maker and music streaming distributor founded by hip-hop star Dr. Dre and record producer Jimmy Iovine, according to a published report. Citing people...

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Netflix raises prices by a $1 for new subscribers

SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix is raising its Internet video prices by $1 per month for new customers and giving its current U.S. subscribers a two-year break from the higher rates. The changes mean anyone signing up for Netflix's video subscription service...

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Markets await Draghi after ECB maintains policy

LONDON — The euro slipped back below $1.39 Thursday after the European Central Bank's president, Mario Draghi, hinted that the bank may ease its monetary policy next month. Though the ECB kept interest rates unchanged, Draghi said the bank's governing...

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Stop & Shop going strong after 100 years

Stop & Shop customers can expect in-store specials and vintage product packaging starting later this month as the region's largest grocery chain marks its 100th anniversary. "It's quite a milestone," said Stop & Shop New England president Joe...

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Government says no need to park recalled GM cars

DETROIT — There's no need to tell owners of recalled General Motors small cars to stop driving them, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. In a written response to two senators who asked for such an order, Foxx said engineers with...

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State to detail plan to overhaul health website

BOSTON — Massachusetts health officials are set to offer more details on a plan to overhaul the state's hobbled health insurance website. On Monday, officials said they'll adopt a "dual-track" approach that calls for purchasing software powering health...

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Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 319K

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell 26,000 last week to 319,000, the latest sign that the job market is slowly improving. The drop follows two weeks of increases that reflected mostly temporary layoffs around the...

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Tech jitters, Ukraine weigh on world stocks

TOKYO — Jitters over the valuations of technology companies pulled stock prices lower from Tokyo to London on Wednesday. European shares got off to lackluster start, with Britain's FTSE 100 down 0.3 percent to 6,776.65. Germany's DAX edged down 0.1...

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Adidas may jettison Rockport

Germany's Adidas Group is entertaining walking orders for The Rockport Co. The athletic footwear company acknowledged yesterday that it has hired Guggenheim Partners to explore a possible sale of the 43-year-old, Canton-based shoe brand known for merging...

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Siemens CEO shakes up company to raise profits

FRANKFURT, Germany — German industrial equipment maker Siemens AG has launched a sweeping restructuring to raise disappointing profits and better compete with peers such as General Electric. The company said Wednesday it is knocking out a layer of upper...

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Mobile devices get charge from Greenway

The Rose Kennedy Greenway has become a little more tech friendly with the addition of three solar-powered charging stations for mobile devices. The stations — at Dewey Square, the carousel and Rose Wharf Plaza — have six charging ports and a hearty...

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LevelUp moves to new office, adding employees and partners

Mobile payments company LevelUp has increased its user base and headcount quickly in the past four months and has moved to a new office, the the number of active users is still lagging. "Since January, we've grown about 15 percent and in the process...

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Target CEO ouster tied to data breach, sales

Target Corp. removed 35-year company veteran Gregg Steinhafel as its CEO yesterday in the wake of last year's disastrous data breach that hit as many as 110 million customers. Analysts say the abrupt move likely also was triggered by Target's bungled...

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Boston researchers get $5.9M in grants

Fifteen Boston researchers have been awarded 
$5.9 million in American Cancer Society grants to study areas as diverse as the biological components of cancer and the emotional and psychological aspects of the disease. "It's something to be very proud...

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Bowman: Business cards say lot about you

We all meet and exchange cards at meetings, in restaurants, attending industry functions, traveling, at social events. But absently handing someone a card is a missed opportunity. The everyday practice of business card exchange is time-honored, and...

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China tightens controls on imports of baby formula

BEIJING — China has tightened controls on imports of infant formula in a move an industry official in New Zealand, a major supplier, said might block some products. The announcement coincides with an effort by Beijing to build up its dairy industry...

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Office Depot plans to close at least 400 US stores

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Office Depot is planning to close at least 400 U.S. stores, as its merger with OfficeMax resulted in an overlap of retail locations that can be consolidated. The office supply retailer had 1,900 stores in the U.S. at the end of the...

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China manufacturing shrinks for 4th month

HONG KONG — China's manufacturing contracted in April for the fourth straight month but the pace of decline was less severe, suggesting the downturn in the world's No. 2 economy is bottoming out. HSBC's purchasing managers' index released Monday ticked...

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China refuses Vietnam's call to stop oil drilling

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam demanded China stop oil drilling operations in a disputed patch of the South China Sea, saying on Monday that Beijing's decision to deploy a deep sea rig over the weekend was illegal. China dismissed the objections, saying the...

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Target CEO Steinhafel out in wake of data breach

NEW YORK — Target's massive data breach has now cost the company's CEO his job. Target announced Monday that Chairman, President and CEO Gregg Steinhafel is out nearly five months after the retailer disclosed the breach, which has hurt its reputation...

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Dunkin' Donuts readies to do battle in Europe

AMSTERDAM — The doughnut, that classic deep-fried American snack, is going forth to do battle with European national treats in their homelands: the Belgian waffle, the Austrian strudel and the Danish ... Danish. After beating a retreat in the 1990s,...

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Target CEO Steinhafel out in wake of data breach

NEW YORK — Target says Chairman and CEO Gregg Steinhafel is out, nearly five months after the retailer disclosed a massive data breach that hurt its reputation. The nation's third-largest retailer says Steinhafel has agreed to step down as the company's...

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Buffett says US firms prosper as economy improves

OMAHA, Neb. — Investor Warren Buffett says the U.S. economy continues to improve gradually, and he doesn't think any price "bubbles" are developing. Buffett told Berkshire Hathaway shareholders at the company's annual meeting Saturday that American...

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Decoding the Apple-Samsung patent dispute

LOS ANGELES — Apple and Samsung are suing each other in courts and trade offices around the world, each making claims that the other copied patented mobile device features. The companies' most-recent legal tussle all but concluded on Friday, when a...

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Westfield State U. agog over new Google technology

WESTFIELD, Mass. — It was a futuristic sight, as about a dozen students, faculty, and community members gathered around a cluster of screens on the second floor of the Ely Library at Westfield State University late last month to behold a wonder of modern...

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'Orange Is the New Black' wins GLAAD Media Award

NEW YORK — GLAAD celebrates "Orange Is the New Black." The Netflix show set in a women's prison was named outstanding comedy series at the 25th annual GLAAD Media Awards' New York ceremony. Cast members — including Laverne Cox, who won her own GLAAD...

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Debate over 38 Studios bond default to heat up

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island has shelled out the first appropriated funds for its failed investment in Curt Schilling's 38 Studios company, but the debate over whether to honor the rest of the debt is expected to ramp up in the General Assembly. ...

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