'Selma' director calls Sony emails 'sickening and sad'

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On the same day that she became the first black woman to receive a Golden Globe nomination for best director, "Selma" filmmaker Ava DuVernay took a moment to remark on the controversial email exchange that, for some, has highlighted...

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Jeep’s built to cross the Rubicon

Since the first Jeep was made in 1941, few other vehicles have been able to excel off road quite like it. The Wrangler Rubicon X is no exception to this legacy. It is "trail rated" by the Nevada Automotive Test Center, meaning that it is ready to maneuver...

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White House: public likely 'cringed' when reading Sony e-mails

White House spokesman Josh Earnest on Friday said he thinks "a lot of people cringed a bit" when reading Amy Pascal's hacked Sony emails in which she jokes with producer Scott Rudin about President Obama's tastes in movies. Pascal apologized for the...

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Sony emails reveal failed efforts to recruit 'Lego' directors to run animation unit

Stolen emails from Sony Pictures reveal the studio tried and failed last summer to recruit Phil Lord and Chris Miller to take over its animation division. The emails from the hacked documents, obtained by Variety, show studio toppers Amy Pascal and...

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House intelligence chairman: evidence points to North Korea in Sony hack attack

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said that evidence seems to be pointing to North Korea's involvement in the hacking attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. According to the Hill, Rogers said on Friday that...

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Stocks rebound on Nov. retail sales, despite oil dip

Renewed optimism, thanks to increased retail sales, caused U.S. stocks to begin to rebound yesterday from a three-session loss streak, but waned as oil fell to a new, five-year low and efforts to block a spending bill in the House renewed worries of...

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Golden age for Netflix, Amazon

The 72nd Golden Globe Awards may be a month away, but the winners and losers have already been selected. Winners: Amazon and Netflix. Losers: Cable companies. The fact that two online streaming services have received such resounding acclaim should...

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Merger of Staples, Office Depot predicted

Activist investor Starboard Value's disclosure that it bought a 5.1 percent stake in Framingham's Staples Inc. and upped its Office Depot Inc. holding to 9.9 percent indicates the New York hedge fund will push for a merger of the two office supplies...

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Hot Property: Penthouses become highly desirable

Penthouses have always had a cachet, but it's only in the last 10 years that Boston has gone vertical enough to create a lot of them. Buildings like the Ritz- Carlton Residences, the W, 45 Province St., the Mandarin Oriental and The Clarendon put the...

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Fox News reporter dies of apparent suicide

Veteran Fox News correspondent Dominic Di-Natale, who recently reported on the riots in Ferguson, Mo., has been found dead of an apparent suicide. He was 43. Officials discovered Di-Natale's body Wednesday in Jefferson County, Co., where the international...

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Merck buy to boost Mass. biotech

Drug giant Merck is buying Lexington-based Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a whopping $9.5 billion deal a top state official said will spur growth in the Bay State's life sciences sector. "These huge, global companies continue to show an interest in...

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Renovated Huntington Ave. YMCA unveiled The Huntington Ave. YMCA, America's first Y and The YMCA of Greater Boston's flagship branch, unveiled its expanded and renovated 102-year-old building to the public yesterday. The $40 million renovation provides...

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Fenway concert OKs put on hold as neighbors push back

The Fenway Park summer concert series is filling up, with James Taylor and the Foo Fighters joining the proposed lineup — but two mystery bands have yet to 
be announced. At a hearing yesterday before Consumer Affairs and Licensing Director Patricia...

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Fed proposing big US banks boost capital cushions

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are proposing that the eight biggest U.S. banks be required to further increase the amount of capital they set aside to cushion against unexpected losses. The proposed requirements are aimed at lessening the chances of...

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Nuts! Korean flight delayed by first class spat

SEOUL, South Korea — Forget dust-ups over reclining seats in economy class. There's a new and exclusive twist on inflight anger: Nut rage in first class. A recent Korean Air Lines flight was delayed when its chairman's daughter, who was also vice president...

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Booting Up: ’Tis the season of tablets

Welcome to the first holiday season that has a tablet for everyone, whether you're a buying for a novice or dealing with a stocking-stuffer budget. Fitting in one hand and starting at $99 for the 8GB model, the Amazon Fire HD 6 has the distinction of...

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Sony's PlayStation store suffers suspected hack

TOKYO — Sony's online PlayStation store was inaccessible to users for part of Monday in the latest possible cyberattack on the electronics and entertainment company. Sony Computer Entertainment in Tokyo said Monday the problem lasted two hours but has...

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New Delhi bans Uber after alleged rape by driver

NEW DELHI — The Indian capital on Monday banned taxi-booking service Uber after a woman accused one of its drivers of raping her. Transport official Satish Mathur made the announcement as the 32-year-old suspect appeared in a New Delhi court. The court...

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Markets weighed down by Asia growth concerns

LONDON — Soft Chinese trade figures combined with news that Japan's recession is deeper than initially thought to weigh on most global stock markets on Monday. Oil prices resumed their slide, too, falling to five year lows. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe,...

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Markets weighed down by Asia growth concerns

LONDON — Soft Chinese trade figures combined with news that Japan's recession is deeper than initially thought to weigh on most global stock markets on Monday. Oil prices resumed their slide, too, falling to five year lows. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe,...

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Clearing up shifting opinions on transmission fluid

I recently purchased a 2008 Chevy Equinox with 81,000 miles. It has the non-GM Aisin AF33 five-speed transmission. The owner's manual states to use only T-IV automatic transmission fluid. I pointed this out to the shop when I had the transmission fluid...

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Merck in talks to buy Lexington's Cubist Merck & Co. is in talks to acquire Lexington-based Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc., a maker of antibiotics, in a deal valued at more than $7 billion, a person familiar with the matter said. Merck would...

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Expert: Expect more TV programming blackouts

TV viewers in Boston should get used to programming blackouts caused by showdowns between networks and cable and satellite providers, a local expert says, as CBS and TV provider Dish Network announced yesterday they had reached an agreement that ends...

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Mortgage-lending restrictions are finally easing

WASHINGTON — When it comes to buying a house, are you in the "no way I could possibly qualify" category? Not enough cash in the bank for a down payment or closing costs? Credit scores good, but not great? So much deferred student loan debt that you assume...

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NKorea denies Sony hack, calls it 'righteous deed'

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea released a statement Sunday that clearly relished a cyberattack on Sony Pictures, which is producing an upcoming film that depicts an assassination plot against Pyongyang's supreme leader. While denying responsibility...

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