Snow-smashed Bay State 
lobbying feds for millions

The battery of snowstorms that slammed the Bay State this winter killed 25 people in less than a month and injured more than 1,500, the state revealed in its pitch to the White House for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal disaster aid. The whopping...

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Fenway Remy's: Play ball

Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill, the Fenway restaurant that abruptly closed earlier this month, is slated to reopen under new ownership and management on April 13 — the day of the Red Sox home opener against the Washington Nationals at Fenway Park....

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Liberty Mutual re-org affects 80 Mass. jobs Liberty Mutual is eliminating 1,100 field customer service positions, including 80 in Massachusetts, in its sales offices around the country, and replacing them with 1,000 customer service jobs that will be...

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Lawmakers to debate eliminating film tax credit

Lawmakers will hold what promises to be a heated and contentious hearing next week to discuss eliminating the film tax credit in favor of expanding the earned income tax credit — a move officials say would add more than $100 million to the state's economy...

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'Blackfish' star on tell-all book's shocking claims about Seaworld and its legal threats against him

SeaWorld is about to take another hit as hard as the force of a 5,000-pound orca, as a damning new tell-all book hits shelves, claiming the company is an evil, money-grubbing corporation. In the new book, "Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales,...

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House votes Suffolk Downs simulcast race extension With just days until a license is set to expire for Suffolk Downs, the House passed a bill yesterday giving the racetrack another month to simulcast races while lawmakers continue work on legislation...

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Spruce up home for spring rush

With the busy spring real estate season starting, it's time for sellers to spruce up their property. The work can go a long way toward luring potential buyers clicking through the photos that accompany online listings as well as bump up a home's selling...

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Hotel bid process seen as ripe for collusion

Massport is allowing development groups seeking to build an $800 million Seaport District hotel to team up with the same hotel partners, creating an unusual situation that critics say could be exploited and lead to collusion if a hotel chain was to share...

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Uber, insurance companies agree on bill

Ride-sharing company Uber has reached an agreement with major insurance companies on a model bill that would cover drivers anytime they are working. "It's a national agreement with a number of major insurance carriers to come together and agree on some...

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New Balance gives Boston its sole

New Balance is releasing a new running shoe with a distinctive Boston flavor just in time for next month's 119th Boston Marathon. The limited-edition Fresh Foam Zante Boston sneaker features the Boston skyline on its insole and the word "Fastah" on...

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Toyota outlines growth architecture after lull from recalls

TOYOTA, Japan — Toyota Motor Corp. is ready to ramp up its growth again, emerging from an intentional soul-searching lull brought on by its massive global recall scandal that began in 2009. The world's top-selling automaker outlined a new "architecture"...

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New law provides protection for domestic workers

A law set to take effect April 1 includes new rules for those who employ the state's estimated 67,000 domestic workers — a part of the labor force that until now has lacked some of the protections that other workers­ take for granted. "Domestic workers...

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$17M fraud penalty rocks state biotech co.

A Bay State biotech company will pay more than $17 million to settle charges that its executives lied to investors and used their money for personal expenses, including massages and leasing a BMW. "They were lying about what they had to sell, how soon...

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Smart meters come to Hub Boston will replace all 8,000 parking meters in the Hub with "next generation" smart meters. The Back Bay and Innovation District will get multispace meters, which allow more vehicles to fit in a block of spaces, the city said....

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Rates drop for summer

The price of electricity is going down this summer for National Grid cus­tomers, but rates will remain higher than a year ago — with no relief in sight. "It's a little higher than last summer," said Jake Navarro, a spokesman for National Grid. "This...

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Lowell woman sentenced for tax fraud scheme

BOSTON — A Lowell woman who helped run a family-owned temporary employment agency has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for defrauding the IRS of more than $5 million in tax revenue. Margaret Mathes sought leniency because she...

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AP Investigation: Slavery taints global supply of seafood

BENJINA, Indonesia — The Burmese slaves sat on the floor and stared through the rusty bars of their locked cage, hidden on a tiny tropical island thousands of miles from home. Just a few yards away, other workers loaded cargo ships with slave-caught...

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World stocks drift as Fed, China weakness weigh

HONG KONG — World stock markets drifted Wednesday as investor sentiment was kept in check by the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates as well as the lingering fears about China's weakening growth. KEEPING SCORE: European shares were mixed in midday...

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HJ Heinz buying Kraft and building a $28 billion food giant

NEW YORK — H.J. Heinz Co. is buying Kraft Foods, creating one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world with annual revenue of about $28 billion. The Kraft Heinz Co. will own Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Mayer, Ore-Ida and large stable of other...

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US durable goods orders fell 1.4 percent in February

WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for long-lasting manufactured goods fell in February for the third time in the past four months, while a key investment category fell for a sixth month. Orders for durable goods dropped 1.4 percent in February following...

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New York Times close to content deal with Facebook

Facebook is in talks with at least half a dozen media companies including The New York Times, BuzzFeed and National Geographic to host content directly within the social media platform, instead of on their own individual websites. The Times and Facebook...

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Britain's inflation rate falls to zero

LONDON — Official data says Britain's inflation rate fell to zero last month, setting the stage for a period of falling prices first time in half a century. The Office of National Statistics said Tuesday the inflation rate was unchanged in the year...

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Looking for a job near home? Good luck, it's getting harder

WASHINGTON — Remember the Detroit man who walked 21 miles to work? James Robertson's arduous daily journey back and forth to a low-wage factory job, widely reported last month, is just an extreme version of an increasingly common problem: Finding a...

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Higher gas costs lift US consumer prices 0.2 percent

WASHINGTON — A modest rebound in gas costs and broad gains in other categories lifted consumer prices for the first time in four months, a sign inflation may be stabilizing. The consumer price index rose 0.2 percent in February, the Labor Department...

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Mercedes recalls 30,000 cars to fix rear tail lamp problem

DETROIT — Mercedes-Benz is recalling just over 30,000 CLS-Class cars in the U.S. because the LED tail lamps may not light properly on the sides. The recall covers certain 2015 CLS 400s, 2012 through 2015 CLS 550s, 2012 and 2013 CLS 63s and the 2014...

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Stocks mostly turn lower after gains in Asia

LONDON — European stocks fell and Wall Street was set for a modest open on Monday despite gains in Asian markets overnight. KEEPING SCORE: In early trading, Germany's DAX lost 1.1 percent to 11,901.03 points and France's CAC 40 shed 0.8 percent to 5,048.05....

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Researcher is making a splash

Northeastern University could help develop the first underwater smartphone or wireless router after luring a highly cited researcher who is pioneering subaquatic Wi-Fi. Tommaso Melodia, 38, came to Northeastern in August from SUNY Buffalo and brought...

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Buckle up for the innovative Swash

Swash ($499, BestBuy.com & Swash.com) Not quite a washing machine, and not quite a dry cleaner, Swash is a new product category: a device that claims to extend the life of your clothes by cutting down on the number of wash-and-dry cycles and more...

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Plainville slots parlor scheduled to open June 24

PLAINVILLE, Mass. — The first gambling facility authorized under the state's 4-year old casino legislation is scheduled to open June 24. Officials at the Plainridge Park Casino say their facility that features 1,250 slot machines will open on that date....

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Biogen Idec shortens its name to Biogen

NEW YORK — Biogen Idec Inc. is shortening its name to just Biogen as of Monday. The biotechnology company is also introducing a new corporate logo. But it will maintain "BIIB" as its ticker symbol. It said the moves reflects both its evolution and...

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Fed rate hike to have big impact

When the Federal Reserve finally raises interest rates, the ripple effect will hit everything from business investment to consumer borrowing, but that doesn't make it the wrong move, experts say. "Short-term interest rates are going to go up, and that's...

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Some slow to embrace FASTR

A new Congressional bill that would improve public access to the roughly $60 billion in research the federal government funds each year is drawing praise from researchers who say it will accelerate innovation, and criticism from some publishers who fear...

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Techies snatching up more real estate in Southern California

LOS ANGELES — Internet moguls like Amazon's Jeff Bezos aren't the only techies snatching up real estate in Southern California. While the mega rich from Silicon Valley have made headlines for their purchases of extravagant Los Angeles homes, the city...

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Icy return of boats not all its quacked up to be

The launch of the duck boats is a rite of spring, but this year even the amphibious vehicles have fallen victim to the unseasonably cold and snowy winter. Boston Duck Tours will begin its 21st season today, but with some special measures to avoid frozen...

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On 5th anniversary of health care law, no end to debate

WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act five years ago, he visualized a time when the political hyperbole would be silenced and ordinary people would see that the health care law improved their lives. The White House...

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