It’s a Whole new story at 
old Herald site

Whole Foods Market debuted its newest Boston store in the South End yesterday — its second largest in the region and considered a flagship for its North Atlantic division — and co-CEO Walter Robb sees room in the Hub for another of its size. "We've...

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SpaceX launches for NASA, no luck with rocket landing at sea

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX pulled off another successful launch of supplies to the International Space Station on Saturday, but its revolutionary attempt to land the leftover booster on an ocean barge fared less well. The company's billionaire founder...

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Stylish townhouse resides 
in Somerville

This stylishly designed four-level contemporary townhouse between Davis and Teele squares in Somerville comes with a number of smart-home-enabled features. An apps package lets you use your mobile device to control the unit's fireplace, lighting, built-in...

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Jaguar sedan’s power doesn’t pounce

The 2015 Jaguar XF Sport delivers a highly refined driving experience worthy of its price. Built to compete with the Audi A6, BMW 5 series, and Mercedes-Benz E-Class vehicles, the Jaguar XF is an excellent choice for those who want to stand out from...

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Massachusetts investment adviser, companies charged by SEC

BOSTON — Officials with the Securities and Exchange Commission say they've charged a Massachusetts investment adviser and his companies on allegations they misappropriated at least $16 million belonging to a fund managed by some of the defendants. The...

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Report: Natural gas prices to spike in Mass.

Bay Staters will be paying "spiking" prices for natural gas for the next four years thanks to insufficient supply, according to a new report released by the state. "From 2015 through 2019, electric generators have insufficient supply of natural gas,...

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Reebok stands by UFC fighter in rehab

Reebok is sticking by Jon Jones, its newly signed Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter, who has entered a drug treatment facility after testing positive for the primary metabolite of cocaine. "We commend Jon for taking the necessary steps to address...

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Harvard, Brigham partner up on Ebola drug

A Canadian pharmaceutical company is partnering with Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital to develop an oral drug that blocks the Ebola virus and could be tested on humans as early as this year, according to researchers and the company's...

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The Ticker

Dun & Bradstreet buys NetProspex for $125M Dun & Bradstreet, the world's leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, announced yesterday it has acquired NetProspex, a Waltham-based company offering contact data and...

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Markey: Honda fines a ‘warning’

Reforms are "urgently needed" to prevent more auto deaths, U.S. Sen. Edward Markey said yesterday after Honda was hit with a record $70 million in fines for not reporting to regulators 1,729 complaints that its vehicles caused deaths and injuries. "This...

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Employment lags in some Bay State cities

The job market in Massachusetts is slowly and steadily improving, but some parts of the state are being left behind, according to new federal data. The unemployment rate for the Lawrence-Methuen metropolitan area was nearly twice as high as the Boston-Cambridge-­Quincy...

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The Ticker

Dunkin' plans to open 
1,400 stores in China Dunkin' Donuts has struck a deal to open more than 1,400 locations in China over the next 20 years. Parent company Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., which is based in Canton and owns Baskin Robbins, yesterday said...

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FBI director: Sony hacker sloppiness helped establish North Korea link

FBI director James Comey, expressing "very high confidence" that North Korea was behind the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, on Wednesday revealed more details of how the bureau established the link to Pyongyang. "The Guardians of Peace would...

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Utility pullout leaves Cape Wind becalmed

The Cape Wind energy project could be "dead" because it now stands to lose a critical $150 million federal loan guarantee needed to install 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound after two utilities nixed their contracts with the company, said an energy...

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Realty queen Teresa Giudice heads to the Big House and drops price on her house

Monday "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice simultaneously surrendered to the authorities to serve her 15-month sentence for bankruptcy fraud in a Danbury, CT, minimum security Federal prison and slashed the asking price of her flashy...

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Health Connector to feel disconnect

The impending departure of Health Connector Executive Director Jean Yang signals a coming tidal wave of change — but one that could face strong resistance from a board still filled with members hand-picked by Gov. Deval Patrick — once Republican Charlie...

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5 categories set to grow consumer electronics biz to record levels in 2015

The consumer electronics industry is expected to enjoy a record year of sales in 2015, driven by a handful of categories, according to projections by the Consumer Electronics Assn. The industry could generate an all-time high of $223.2 billion in the...

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Watch Chris Evans star in Chinese 'Call of Duty Online' campaign

Chris Evans is promoting the launch of Activision Blizzard's "Call of Duty Online" in China by starring in a three-minute live action commercial for the videogame maker. Evans, who already suits up as Captain America in Marvel Studios' superhero films,...

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Woman sues over use of her school photo on novelty flask

SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico woman is suing a novelty products maker over a flask that includes her likeness and the phrase, "I'm going to be the most popular girl in rehab." The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://goo.gl/j8MdZk) Veronica Vigil alleges...

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Al Getler named new publisher of Burlington Free Press

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Al Getler, group publisher of the North of Boston Media Group, has been named publisher of the Burlington Free Press. In taking over at the Free Press, Getler returns to Gannett Co. Inc., where he spent nearly a decade with the Newspaper...

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Mercedes-Benz debuts concept driverless car of future at CES

LAS VEGAS — The car of the future according to Mercedes-Benz is one that drives itself, has seats inside that swivel to face each other and features a computerized brain that can watch a pedestrian walk by and even offer a digital projection of a crosswalk...

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Casino spoiler: What's behind Marty Walsh's lawsuit

Arguing the Hub will bear the brunt of traffic and public safety woes from a planned Wynn casino in Everett, City Hall has filed a potential game-changing lawsuit, looking to block the state gaming panel's approval of the $1.6 billion gambling resort...

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TV makers design for streaming video to stay relevant

LAS VEGAS — Does anyone just watch TV anymore? The dramatic shift toward online and mobile viewing is driving television set makers to design as much for streaming video as for watching broadcast or cable channels. Traditional TV is far from dead, but...

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Hyundai Motor to spend $74B over 4 years on facilities, R&D

SEOUL, South Korea — Hyundai Motor Group, the world's fifth-largest automaker, said Tuesday it plans to spend 81 trillion won ($73.7 billion) over the next four years on factories, research and a new headquarters. The announcement comes after Hyundai...

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Samsung calls on a friend in Hollywood to help sell more TVs

With increased competition from Chinese brands stealing away a larger percentage of its market share, Samsung called in one of its friends in Hollywood to help make its new hardware at the Consumer Electronics Show a little more attractive. Only minutes...

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Booting Up: Zipcar to tap home base

For a company founded right in our backyard, Zipcar has been surprisingly absent from spheres of Boston influence. But that may soon change. Founded in Cambridge and now located in the Innovation District, the car-sharing pioneer is looking to raise...

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I kid you not, LG’s GizmoPal a good idea

GizmoPal by LG ($79.99 with a two-year Verizon contract) One of the first wearable devices for children, this small wristband can make and receive calls with just one button. Available in pink or blue, GizmoPal works with an accompanying app that allows...

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Hedge fund bets on Uber, Lyft

A new Boston hedge fund is betting that the rise of Uber and Lyft will mean disaster for an obscure lending company that provides loans to taxi medallion owners. HVM Capital has shorted the stock of publicly traded Medallion Financial — which uses the...

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Raise your home's IQ: smart gadgets take center stage at CES

LAS VEGAS — Imagine a world in which your garage door opens automatically as you pull into the driveway. The living room lights and heater turn on — perhaps the oven starts warming up, too. In the so-called "smart home," cars, appliances and other devices...

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Hedge fund founder, 70, slain in New York City apartment

NEW YORK — A 70-year-old hedge fund founder has been found shot dead inside his Manhattan apartment. Police say Thomas Gilbert was shot in the head at his Beekman Place residence on the East Side. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said early...

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Foundation sends posses of Hub students to college

For 60 Boston students, the road to college just got a little easier. Chosen by the Posse Foundation, these urban public school students are set to receive a full four-year scholarship, as well as a support system freshmen rarely get. "I almost literally...

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'Godzilla,' Warner Bros. lead the year's top TV ad spend for movies

In this special year-end edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by iSpot.tv, we are ranking the top 10 movies by advertising spend on TV for 2014. All told, 66 film distributors aired more than 577,000 national TV ads, at the estimated...

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Divers try to reach suspected AirAsia wreck site

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia — Divers were grappling with light rain and rolling waves Sunday as they tried to reach what is believed to be the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501, resting on the ocean floor near three other large objects. So far, only 30 bodies...

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Federal tax filers must show health insurance status for first time

Tax season is here, and the federal Affordable Care Act mandating minimum health insurance coverage nationwide brings with it what's labeled as the biggest group of changes to the U.S. tax code in 20 years. Massachusetts filers used to dealing with...

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U.S. home growth slows for 11th consecutive month

WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose in October at a slightly slower pace, as real estate sales have fallen and affordability has increasingly become a challenge for potential buyers. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index increased...

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