TV blackouts aren't shutting out fans completely

LOS ANGELES — A week into the blackout of CBS programming to millions of Time Warner Cable subscribers, viewers are finding workarounds. Nancy Keiter, a graphic designer in New York, plans to watch early rounds of the PGA Championship golf tournament...

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Beetle convertible is fun to drive

High 80s, roof down and AC on max. Ahh — automobiling bliss. The 2013 VW Beetle convertible, with its powerful 2.0 L Turbo engine, continues a decades-long tradition by being one fun summer ride. We had the loaded $32,395 top of the line '60's edition...

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Obama: Time to turn the page on housing woes

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the housing market is healing, but it's time to turn the page on the "bubble-and-bust mentality" that led to the market's collapse. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama calls on Congress to let all...

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Woods Hole farm focuses on fiery peppers

FALMOUTH, Mass. — Just their menacing names alone may be enough to get some folks all hot and bothered: the devil's tongue, the ghost pepper and the Trinidad Moruga scorpion. Try taking a raw bite into one of these bad boys and that would lead to some...

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Mass. shoppers hit stores for sales tax holiday

BOSTON — Shoppers across Massachusetts are hitting the stores to take advantage of another summer tax-free weekend. The one-time tax break will apply to retail sales, but will exclude any single item priced higher than $2,500 on Saturday and Sunday....

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Futures dip, setting up US markets for a down week

NEW YORK — Stock futures are heading lower, setting up a lower week for major U.S. markets after a raft of disappointing corporate earnings and more evidence that shoppers remain tightfisted. Dow Jones industrial futures are down 42 points to 15,410....

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Suit blames Boeing for San Francisco airport crash

SAN FRANCISCO — Three San Francisco Bay Area families are suing Boeing over the deadly crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214. The San Jose Mercury News says the suits filed Thursday allege that the maker of the Boeing 777 provided inadequate training...

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Markets rise after more positive China news

LONDON — Another round of largely better than expected Chinese economic data lifted the mood in financial markets on Friday, though trading volumes were low due to the traditional summer lull. Figures showed inflation in July steady at an annual rate...

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H&M pulls headdresses from Canadian stores

TORONTO — H&M has pulled faux feather headdresses from its stores across Canada after receiving complaints the accessories are offensive to aboriginals. H&M spokeswoman Emily Scarlett says the hair pieces — patterned head bands with bright pink...

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GrubHub, Seamless complete combination

NEW YORK — Rivals Seamless and GrubHub said Friday that they have completed their combination, creating an online takeout company covering about 25,000 restaurants in 500 cities. The new company will operate under the name GrubHub Seamless, but both...

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Six of 12 small cars do well in front crash tests

DETROIT — Six of 12 small cars performed well in front-end crash tests conducted by an insurance industry group, but some popular models fared poorly in the safety evaluations. Only the two-door and four-door Honda Civic models earned the top rating...

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Chinese inaction gives technology thieves a shield

BEIJING — American prosecutors say Pangang Group aimed high. The Chinese state-owned company wanted a better process to make titanium dioxide, a white pigment used in paint, toothpaste and Oreo cookie filling. So it paid spies to steal it from industry...

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Measure of US jobless claims falls to 6-year low

WASHINGTON — A measure of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits over the past month has fallen to its lowest level in almost six years, signaling fewer layoffs. The Labor Department said Thursday that the average number of people who applied...

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GM to keep Colorado, Canyon names for new trucks

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — General Motors will keep the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon names when it rolls out redesigned midsize pickup trucks next year. The new trucks will be markedly different from the current models, with the Colorado targeted toward...

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Parents of woman crushed by tree in Calif sue PG&E

SAN FRANCISCO — The parents of a camp counselor crushed to death by a falling tree near Yosemite National Park sued Pacific Gas & Electric Co., contractors hired by the utility and the camp's arborist, saying they were negligent in inspecting the...

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George W. Bush now home after heart procedure

DALLAS — Former President George W. Bush has been discharged from a Dallas hospital a day after having a heart procedure to ease a blocked artery. Spokesman Freddy Ford says the 43rd president is "doing great" and went home Wednesday morning. Further...

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Amazon launches site for purchase of fine art

NEW YORK — Amazon.com is getting into the fine art arena. Customers can buy original and limited edition works of art from more than 150 prominent galleries and dealers via Amazon Art. The announcement came Tuesday, a day after Seattle-based Amazon.com...

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Nikkei's slide weighs on markets

LONDON — A slide in Japanese shares following a rise in the value of the yen weighed on markets Wednesday while the pound recovered its poise despite new policy guidance from the Bank of England. Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed 4 percent lower to 13,824.94...

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Freddie Mac earns $5 billion in second quarter

WASHINGTON — Freddie Mac earned $5 billion from April through June, the seventh straight profitable quarter for the mortgage giant. The second-quarter gain reported Wednesday compares with net income of $3 billion in the same period of 2012. Freddie...

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Honda to invest in engine plant, training centers

DETROIT — Honda says it will spend $215 million to expand an engine plant and build two training centers in Ohio. The investment will add about 60 jobs in the state, although 50 of them will come from other Honda operations in North America. About...

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Apple losing innovative core?

Apple is in trouble on its own turf — innovative design paired with wow-inducing product releases — showing signs of critical weakness in the pending redesign of one of its signature devices, the iPad, with the iPhone in danger of following suit. The...

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The Ticker

Time Warner, CBS in feud Three million Time Warner Cable customers in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and other cities remained without access to CBS for a third day yesterday, after the cable provider dropped the network in a spat over fees. Time Warner...

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Mass. banks accused of violating foreclosure laws

BOSTON — Attorneys for homeowners fighting to save their homes from foreclosure say many banks are still violating basic legal requirements when foreclosing on properties in Massachusetts. They say in particular lenders do not always adhere to a 2007...

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Global markets struggled despite strong US data

LONDON — Global stock markets retreated on Monday despite another strong U.S. economic report showing the service sector grew sharply last month. The Institute for Supply Management's index of service-sector growth rose to 56.0 points from 52.2 in June,...

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Mass. gas down by 2 cents per gallon

BOSTON — The cost of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has dropped 2 cents in the past week, but remains well above where it was a month ago. AAA Southern New England reports Monday self-serve, regular has dropped to an average of $3.69 per gallon. ...

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The Ticker

Apple gets U.S. reprieve for banned devices Apple can continue selling its iPhone 4 and iPad 2 3G in the United States after receiving a reprieve from an import ban won by Samsung Electronics Co. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman yesterday overturned...

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Sensor tracks the elderly

A MassChallenge finalist has developed a wearable sensing platform that it says enables the elderly to age at home safely, alerting their loved ones to any problems. Developed by a team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, QMedic's wristband...

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F-250’s check engine light keeps coming on

My 2003 Ford F-250 6-liter turbo diesel with 57,000 "babied" miles is a costly concern. For three years, the "check engine" light comes on while driving. Two-thousand miles back, the Ford dealer replaced the turbo (rebuilt) and EGR valve at a cost of...

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Nurse at botched Ohio transplant sues over firing

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A veteran nurse present during a botched kidney transplant at an Ohio hospital last summer has sued for wrongful termination. The lawsuit filed Friday in Columbus seeks $25,000 for Melanie Lemay, a nurse suspended then fired after a...

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Mass. municipal officials warn of water co. pitch

BOSTON — Municipal officials in Gloucester and Manchester-by-the-Sea say a direct-marketing mailer to residents that raises water quality issues is misleading. Gary Zafron, president of Premier Water Systems, said he does not believe the mailers are...

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