The Ticker

FDA approves antibiotic from Lexington's Cubist The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a new antibiotic from Lexington-based Cubist Pharmaceuticals to treat common skin infections often acquired in the hospital. Regulators cleared...

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City wants projects more 
accessible to the disabled

The city wants to change the mindset of real estate developers "hard-wired" to comply with only "bare-minimum" federal and state accessibility mandates for people with disabilities. New development review guidelines adopted by the Boston Redevelopment...

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First nonstop Beijing flight lands in Hub

The first nonstop Hainan Airlines flight from Beijing arrived at Boston's Logan International Airport yesterday afternoon, christening a direct route expected to bolster trade and tourism between New England and China. "Business, leisure and educational...

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AG to probe CGI payments

The state will shell out an additional $35 million to developer CGI in a settlement over the disastrous Health Connector website, and Attorney General Martha Coakley has launched an investigation into the Virginia-based company, officials said yesterday....

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Presbyterians to divest as protest against Israel

DETROIT — The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Friday became the most prominent religious group in the United States to endorse divestment as a protest against Israeli policies toward Palestinians, voting to sell church stock in three companies whose...

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Soccer interactions dwarf other events on Facebook

NEW YORK — Through one week of the World Cup, Facebook has already seen more people having more interactions about the tournament on the social media site than it had for the Sochi Olympics, Super Bowl and Academy Awards combined. A total of 141 million...

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TD Garden gets growing on $70M redo

TD Garden yesterday unveiled further details of a two-year, $70 million renovation that includes digital technology and Wi-Fi enhancements, concourse and Legends Club upgrades, new menu items and a much larger pro shop. The goal is to provide a "best-in-class...

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East-meets-Gothic in Zen makeunder

The interior of the five-bedroom penthouse unit at the Burrage House mansion 
in the Back Bay, which just went on the market for 
$10.7 million, is nothing like you'd expect from the building's exterior. The imposing residence at 314 Commonwealth Ave.,...

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Kraft Foods recalls 260 cases of Velveeta

NEW YORK — Kraft said Thursday it is recalling its Velveeta cheese product from Walmart stores in as many as 12 states, mostly in the Midwest, because the cheese product lacks the proper amount of preservatives. Insufficient levels of sorbic acid has...

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Drug maker Shire rejects offer from AbbVie

LONDON — The Dublin-based drugmaker Shire said Friday it has rejected an unsolicited 27 billion-pound ($46.2 billion) offer from AbbVie Inc., arguing that it fundamentally undervalues the company and its prospects. The company said in a statement Friday...

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Lego to introduce mixed digital-physical blocks

NEW YORK — On the heels of success with "The Lego Movie," the Danish toy company is giving kids a chance to put their own blocks on the screen, with a new product line that copies their creations into phone and tablet games. The Lego Fusion line will...

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Tax break could be ticket to new Boston theater boom

Backers of proposed tax credits for live theater productions want Boston to reclaim its footing as the premiere city to stage pre-Broadway shows. The statewide tax credits were included in the House's economic development bill passed last week to help...

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Study: Use of antidepressant not direct link to birth defect

A new study has found no direct link between antidepressant use during pregnancy and one type of birth defect. The research, published in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, comes nine years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

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Rollout anticipated for new pushcart kiosks downtown

Upgrades to downtown Boston's pushcart program are slated to begin in September with a test of new mobile retail kiosks. The Downtown Boston Business Improvement District is seeking city approval to put six of the structures on the Old State House plaza,...

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Harley-Davidson introduces electric motorcycle

MILWAUKEE — Harley-Davidson will unveil its first electric motorcycle next week, and President Matt Levatich said he expects the company known for its big touring bikes and iconic brand to become a leader in developing technology and standards for electric...

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Social Security closes offices as baby boomers age

WASHINGTON — Even as millions of baby boomers approach retirement, the Social Security Administration has been closing dozens of field offices, forcing more and more seniors to seek help online instead of in person, according to a congressional report...

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Investors to seek clues from Fed on rate increase

WASHINGTON — A stay-the-course message is expected from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday after it ends a two-day policy meeting. The Fed will likely approve a fifth cut in its monthly bond purchases because the job market has steadily strengthened....

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Delta says sorry for tweet linking Ghana, giraffe

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. apologized Tuesday for a tweet meant to congratulate the U.S. soccer team for its win over Ghana but which critics said was ignorant or offensive. Delta gave the tweet the equivalent of a referee's red card: The airline...

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FedEx 4Q profit rises on growth in ground shipping

DALLAS — FedEx Corp. says its quarterly profit rose as growth in online shopping gave its ground-shipping business a lift. The earnings of $2.46 per share beat Wall Street's forecast by a dime. Revenue also topped expectations. Its shares rose 4 percent...

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Sustainable energy hub for Asia launched

MANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank and two U.N. agencies launched a hub Wednesday to mobilize investments and innovation to bring clean energy to the Asia Pacific region, where more than 600 million people lack electricity and 1.8 billion...

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Rights groups say UK conducts mass cyber-snooping

LONDON — Britain's top counterterrorism official says the country's espionage rules allow its electronic spy agency to routinely intercept online communications between Britons who use U.S.-based platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google. A witness...

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Toby Keith's bar in Syracuse owes $250K in taxes

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York location of country music star Toby Keith's chain of restaurants owes more than a quarter-million dollars in sales taxes to the state. The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports (http://bit.ly/1uAeH9r ) that a tax warrant filed...

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Russian journalist killed in eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW — A Russian journalist for a Russian state-owned TV channel died Tuesday in eastern Ukraine after being wounded by mortar fire, the Rossiya 24 network said. Correspondent Igor Kornelyuk, 37, died during surgery in a hospital after being wounded...

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US consumer prices rise 0.4 percent in May

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices increased in May by the largest amount in more than a year as the cost of food and gasoline showed big gains and airline fares jumped by the largest amount in 15 years. The consumer price index rose 0.4 percent in May,...

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US home building declined 6.5 percent in May

WASHINGTON — The pace of U.S home construction slipped in May with many Americans still struggling to afford new houses. Builders started work at a seasonally adjusted annual rate on 1.01 million homes last month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday....

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Police: Indian factory workers kill CEO in dispute

KOLKATA, India — An angry mob of Indian workers wielding iron rods and stones beat the CEO of a jute factory to death in a dispute over increasing their working hours, police said Monday after arresting six workers. The suspects — two detained Monday...

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Medtronic to buy Irish medical-device manufacturer

U.S. medical device manufacturer Medtronic has agreed to buy Ireland-based competitor Covidien for $42.9 billion in cash and stock. The combined company would have its executive offices in Dublin, where it could benefit from Ireland's lower corporate...

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Alibaba gives more business details ahead of IPO

NEW YORK — Alibaba is pulling back the curtain a little bit more, providing more information about its partnership structure and financials ahead of its planned initial public offering. China's biggest e-commerce company filed for an initial public...

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China premier in UK visit to boost trade ties

LONDON — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is visiting Britain for a trip that includes an unusual meeting with Queen Elizabeth II and talks aimed at boosting fragile diplomatic relations. The three-day visit is expected to focus on trade and investment cooperation...

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Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt increase

WASHINGTON — Foreign buyers of U.S. Treasury securities increased their holdings in April to another record high even though China cut back on its holdings for a third straight month. The Treasury Department says total foreign holdings rose 0.2 percent...

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The Ticker

New Hub flagship for Liberty Travel Liberty Travel's new Boston flagship location will open this week. Called the Boston Travel Center, the three-floor, 10,000-plus square-foot space on Washington Street in Downtown Crossing is anchored by Liberty...

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Should new Mustang tires go on the front or back?

I have a 2011 Mustang GT 5.0-liter with 36,000 miles. It has the Brembo brake package and Goodyear F1 tires on it. I'm ready to replace the worn rear tires again with the new OE Goodyears. Last time I replaced the rear tires, I placed the new tires on...

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Youth get sage advice at Hub site

For six years, Jared Chung was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, the elite adviser to many of the world's most influential businesses and institutions, but his true passion was moonlighting as an adviser to low-income kids. "I saw that disadvantaged...

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Boston connects to Beijing

New direct air service between Boston and China starts Friday, the latest in a string of nonstop international flights landed by Logan International Airport and perhaps the biggest coup to date. "Of all the international flights, this is probably the...

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Supreme Court has 17 cases to decide by June's end

WASHINGTON — It's crunch time at the Supreme Court, where the justices are racing to issue opinions in 17 cases over the next two weeks. The religious rights of corporations, the speech rights of abortion protesters and the privacy rights of people...

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