Turkish search ends as last missing miners found

SAVASTEPE, Turkey — Turkish rescue workers have completed their search in Turkey's worst mining disaster after retrieving the bodies of the last two missing miners, the nation's energy minister said Saturday. Taner Yildiz said the death toll from the...

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Investors play it safe as doubt over economy rises

NEW YORK — Wall Street has caught a case of the jitters. Employers are hiring at their fastest pace in 2 ½ years, the economy is expected to expand by a robust 3.5 percent this quarter and corporate earnings have hit a record. But you wouldn't know...

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Government fine hardly the end of GM recall saga

DETROIT — General Motors' agreement to pay a $35 million federal fine for concealing defects in small-car ignition switches and to give the government greater oversight of its safety procedures closes one chapter of the automaker's recall saga. But it's...

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Obama to trumpet tourism at Baseball Hall of Fame

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's heading to the Baseball Hall of Fame to stress how tourism can lead to good-paying jobs. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says he'll be in Cooperstown, New York, on Thursday. Obama also is...

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Boston Celtics owners invest in skateboard league

BOSTON — There might not be many obvious similarities between high-tech electric car racing and some dude in a hoodie riding a skateboard. To Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck and his fellow investors at Causeway Media Partners, it's all about re-imagining...

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Legos ready for Assembly

More than 3 million Lego pieces went into the building of the Legoland Discovery Center Boston opening next Friday at Somerville's Assembly Row. Among Merlin Entertainments' 11 Legolands, the 44,000-square-foot attraction has the largest Miniland —...

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The Ticker

Massport OKs Logan garage space fundsThe Massachusetts Port Authority board yesterday approved a partial project budget of $20 million to fund work on adding up to 2,050 parking spaces at Logan International Airport. Massport will start construction...

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Breaking Mews: Extras! Extras!

Those looking for big-city luxury building amenities in the suburbs can now find them in a new Watertown property, with apartment prices lower than you'll pay in Boston or Cambridge. The 206-unit Watertown Mews, whose first tenants moved in yesterday,...

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FCC passes proposed rules for Web ‘fast lane’

The Federal Communications Commission yesterday voted to take the first step to set new rules that would allow Internet service providers to charge companies for faster delivery of their content. The 3-2 vote on the proposed rules governing net neutrality...

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Foes: Casino panel colluded

Casino opponents say a lawyer for the state Gaming Commission colluded with Mohegan Sun to torpedo the Hub's claim as a host community, an assertion the commissioner leading the deliberations on the Boston-area casino license called "absurd." "The idea...

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Bayer sells division to Boston Scientific

BERLIN — Germany's Bayer AG says it's selling its interventional division to the Boston Scientific Corporation for $415 million so that it can focus on growth in other areas. The Leverkusen-based company said Thursday the sale includes its AngioJet...

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Abramson replaced as NYT executive editor

NEW YORK — The New York Times on Wednesday announced that executive editor Jill Abramson is being replaced by managing editor Dean Baquet after two and a half years on the job. The company didn't give a reason for the change. Abramson and Baquet had...

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Markets muted after soft European growth figures

LONDON — A disappointing batch of economic growth figures out of Europe kept global stock markets in check Thursday as well as weighing on the euro. Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, said the economy of the 18 countries that share the euro saw economic...

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Report: Mass. hospital profitability up last year

BOSTON — A new report says the overall profitability of Massachusetts hospitals improved last year, but 11 of the 64 still lost money. The 2013 fiscal year report released Wednesday by the Center for Health Information and Analysis said the total margin...

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Mass. unemployment rate down, state loses jobs

BOSTON — The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped in April but the state is also reporting a net loss of jobs during the month. The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development said the unemployment rate fell to 6 percent from 6.3 percent...

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US stocks open lower; Deere sinks

NEW YORK — Stocks are opening lower, a day after the market hit all-time highs. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell two points, or 0.1 percent, to 1,894 in the first few minutes of trading Wednesday. The S&P 500 traded above 1,900 for the first...

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List of fatal mine disasters in recent years

A list of some recent fatal mine disasters around the world: — 2013: 83 workers are buried by a massive landslide at a gold mining site in a mountainous area of Tibet, east of Lhasa, according to Chinese state media. — 2012: At least 60 people dead...

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Britain's economy returning to normal

LONDON — The Bank of England dampened expectations Wednesday that interest rates in the U.K. will be raised imminently as Governor Mark Carney said the country's economy has only begun heading back to normal. While unveiling the bank's quarterly economic...

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April sales surge bolsters Macy's optimism

NEW YORK — After a slow, cold winter, Macy's Inc. saw its business improve in April as the spring thaw heated up shoppers' demand for shorts and T-shirts, the department store chain said Wednesday. But Mother Nature came too late to boost the department...

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Stocks edge lower; Deere, Fossil sink

NEW YORK — Stocks edged lower in early trading Wednesday, a day after the stock market closed at a record high. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell four points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,893 in the first hour of trading. The Dow Jones...

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US businesses boosted stockpiles 0.4 pct. in March

WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses increased their stockpiles in March, and sales increased by the largest amount in 10 months. Stockpiles rose 0.4 percent after a 0.5 percent rise in February, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Sales in March jumped 1...

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AirAsia to use Interpol system to check passports

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Top Asian budget carrier AirAsia said Tuesday it will become the world's first airline to check the passports of all its passengers against Interpol's global database of 42 million stolen or lost travel documents by end of this...

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US seeks to boost small business exports

WASHINGTON — Seeking to boost exports, the Obama administration is launching a new initiative aimed at helping small- and medium-sized businesses sell their products in new markets overseas. The effort, which was being announced Tuesday by Commerce...

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Oracle asking court to reinstate $1.3B SAP verdict

SAN FRANCISCO — Business software maker Oracle Corp. on Tuesday will ask a federal appeals court to reinstate a $1.3 billion jury verdict against its biggest rival, SAP for copyright infringement. A trial judge in 2011 called the award excessive and...

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Official: 2 killed at West Virginia coal mine

WHARTON, W.Va. — State and federal officials say two workers who were trapped when the ground failed at a West Virginia mine with a history of safety violations have died. Federal and state safety agencies say the incident occurred about 8:45 p.m. Monday...

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Allergan board turns down Valeant takeover offer

IRVINE, Calif. — Botox maker Allergan formally rejected on Monday a takeover bid from Valeant Pharmaceuticals, saying that the unsolicited offer worth nearly $46 billion undervalues the company and poses a significant risk to its growth prospects. Shortly...

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Pfizer underscores UK commitments in memo

LONDON — Pfizer Inc. has sought to allay concerns over its proposed $106 billion takeover offer of AstraZeneca, insisting that its promises will be legally binding. In a memo Monday to two parliamentary committees studying its proposed takeover, the...

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German labor official urges speedy minimum wage

BERLIN — Germany's new top labor official says he will push to have the country introduce a national minimum wage quicker than planned and work to make union membership more attractive to young people. Reiner Hoffmann, 58, was elected Monday to succeed...

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Godzilla proves even giant monsters need lawyers

LOS ANGELES — He spews radioactive fire, razes cities and pummels creatures from Earth and beyond, but even Godzilla needs a good lawyer sometimes. After all, you don't survive 60 years in the movie business without taking some fights to court. For...

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US stocks rise, pushing market to record levels

NEW YORK — Stock rose on Monday, pushing U.S. market indexes to all-time highs, as investors bought some of the unloved stocks that have been slumping in recent weeks. Twenty-First Century Fox gained following reports that the company is trying to consolidate...

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Lure of London makes Britain a billionaire haven

LONDON — A new study of the super-rich finds that London has become the capital of the world's wealthiest, with more billionaires than any other city. The Sunday Times, which published the list, says London has 72 residents whose fortunes exceed 1 billion...

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Ford Focus’ interior acts like it’s a haunted house

I have a 2004 Ford Focus. When my car sits in the garage for a couple of days some of the dash lights and dome lights will stay on and there's a beep, even with no key in the ignition. I start the car, the beep stops and the dome light goes out but the...

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Startup something of a Mystery

A Boston startup is trying to bring a little mystery to people's lives, one package at a time. "We're thinking about how can we shake up consumers' lives in a fun way that they're actually looking forward to" said Joe Breed, co-founder, president and...

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Rep. Rogers hopes for 'smart debate' on radio show

WASHINGTON — Come January, you'll find Mike Rogers on the radio dial rather than on Capitol Hill. The House Intelligence Committee chairman and ex-FBI agent is quitting Congress to host a daily radio show. The Michigan Republican says he'll work on...

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Pasta maker settles false-advertising lawsuit

FARGO, N.D. — A company accused of falsely advertising the health benefits of its nationally distributed Dreamfields Pasta has agreed to pay $5 million to consumers as part of a class-action settlement. The complaint accuses Carrington, North Dakota-based...

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