Traditional exterior hides modern home

This stylish new townhouse is one of six similar available units that's bringing a contemporary look to a traditional but highly desirable Somerville neighborhood between Davis and Teele squares. Each unit at 39-43 Elmwood St. has four levels of living...

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ReWalk Robotics to go public

The company behind a revolutionary $69,500 exoskeleton that lets paralyzed patients walk again is planning to go public. ReWalk Robotics, based in Israel and Marlboro, disclosed plans to raise 
$57.5 million through an initial public offering. The...

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E-coupon app ringing it up

For mobile commerce to be successful, consumers — not the merchants — have to be the driving force, and one of the few companies that has figured that out is our own Waltham-based e-Coupons service SavingStar, which is announcing a huge expansion on...

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New group helps artists brush up biz skills

A new hub for artists trying to mix their creativity with business savvy is holding its annual Marketplace tomorrow in Somerville. Jessica Burko, a mixed-media artist, photographer and founder and director of Boston Handmade, is holding the event from...

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Wine lovers raise a glass to direct shipping law

BOSTON — Whether it's pinot noir, merlot, chardonnay or cabernet sauvignon, wine lovers in Massachusetts will soon be able to have some of their favorite bottles shipped straight from the vineyards to their homes. A provision in the new state budget...

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Gov. Patrick signs compound pharmacy regulation measure

Two years after a deadly nationwide meningitis outbreak linked to a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday signed a law he said would address a "gray area" between state and federal oversight of the pharmacies. The measure...

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FairPoint unions begin strike vote meetings Friday

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Nearly 2,000 union employees of telecommunications firm FairPoint in northern New England are set to begin voting on whether to authorize a strike. A meeting about the strike authorization vote is scheduled for Friday in South...

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FTC sues Amazon over in-app buys

The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon over charges that the company has not done enough to prevent children from making unauthorized in-app purchases, according to a complaint filed yesterday in federal court. The move had been expected since...

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Cape Wind wants staging option in R.I.

The developer of a planned wind farm off Cape Cod wants the option to lease land in Rhode Island for a staging and assembly area, the Quonset Development Corp. announced. Cape Wind is looking at a one-year lease option at the Quonset Business Park,...

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NHTSA probes 500K Ford cars for steering issues

NEW YORK — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it is investigating steering problems in about 500,000 Ford cars. The investigation covers 2004 to 2007 Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis and Marauder models. NHTSA says a heat shield in...

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Sun Valley: Barry Diller goes biking, Rupert Murdoch makes it a family affair

Summer camp for billionaires is back in session as media and technology barons were out in force at the Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Wednesday. UTA chairman Jim Berkus and IAC/InterActiveCorp chairman Barry Diller biked through...

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Experts see job growth for CEOs, other execs

Massachusetts executives are on track to switch jobs at a greater rate than last year as the companies prepare to emerge from their recession-induced hibernation and start expanding again, experts said. "As a general rule, when there's a lot of management...

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Mayor Walsh joins federal push for vet housing

The city's homeless veterans should all have roofs over their heads by the end of 2015, Mayor Martin J. Walsh vowed yesterday as he challenged real estate owners and landlords to help make it happen. "I don't think it's a daunting promise. I think it's...

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Aereo tries a new legal approach in effort to survive Supreme Court defeat

Following its loss at the Supreme Court last month, Aereo is pursuing a new legal strategy in an effort to keep its broadcast streaming business alive. In a letter to U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan on Wednesday, Aereo's legal team is claiming that...

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US unemployment aid applications fall to 304,000

WASHINGTON — Fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, driving down the level of applications to nearly the lowest in seven years. Weekly applications for unemployment aid dropped 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 304,000, the Labor Department...

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Website apologizes for Clooney mother-in-law story

LONDON — The British website Mail Online apologized Wednesday to George Clooney for alleging that his fiancee's mother opposed their marriage on religious grounds — a story Clooney called both wrong and irresponsible. Clooney is engaged to Beirut-born...

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Obama officials pledge to stem immigration tide

WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials defended their response to the immigration crisis on the Southwest border Wednesday and pledged to get control of the flood of unaccompanied children arriving from Central America. "We believe we will stem...

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Google picks 5 charities to create ideas for Glass

WASHINGTON — Google has chosen five charities to develop ideas using Web-connected Google Glass to enhance their work. After receiving 1,300 proposals, Google is announcing five nonprofits Wednesday that'll get a free pair of the glasses, a $25,000...

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Markets steady as Wall Street recovers its poise

LONDON — Stock markets in Europe steadied Wednesday as Wall Street opened solidly following positive earnings news from aluminum company Alcoa. The company reported better than expected results in an after-hours statement Tuesday. Alcoa traditionally...

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Medicare providers complain of duplicative audits

MIAMI — Health care companies say they're losing millions of dollars that are tied up in appeals because of increasing numbers of Medicare audits. But a new report says the rise in the often duplicative audits has failed to reduce Medicare fraud. A...

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US companies post most jobs in 7 years in May

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers advertised more jobs in May than in any month in the past seven years, a sign that this year's strong hiring trend is likely to continue. More Americans also quit their jobs, a good sign because it usually occurs when workers...

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Group urges caution on abortion clinic bill

BOSTON — An anti-abortion group is calling on lawmakers to proceed cautiously as they consider ways to strengthen security around abortion clinics. In a letter sent Tuesday to members of the House and Senate, Massachusetts Citizens for Life warned that...

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AbbVie raises its bid for Shire by about 11 pct

NEW YORK — U.S. drugmaker AbbVie has boosted its offer for Shire by 11 percent to about $51.3 billion, hoping it will be enough to pique the interest of its British counterpart. Shire, known for its rare-disease drugs, has rejected three AbbVie offers...

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Shares drift as US indexes pull back from highs

LONDON — Stock markets fell Tuesday as U.S. indexes pulled back from record highs ahead of the start of the quarterly U.S. corporate earnings reporting season. Over the coming weeks, earnings will feature large in investors' thoughts as they try to...

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US stocks slip early ahead of earnings reports

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are falling in morning trading Tuesday as investors await corporate earnings reports this week. Tech and small companies fell sharply. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped below 17,000 for the first time since crossing that...

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Stocks fall after market hit milestones

NEW YORK — Stocks were modestly lower in mid-morning trading Monday as investors looked ahead to the start of corporate earnings season. The market gave up some of its gains from late last week, which were driven partly by news of a surge in hiring last...

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Stocks slip in early trading after holiday

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are falling in early trading as investors look ahead to corporate earnings this week. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 59 points, or 0.4 percent, to 17,009 Monday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped five points,...

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Global stocks dip after US indexes hit record

LONDON — Global stock markets turned lower on Monday after key U.S. indexes hit record highs in the wake of strong job numbers last week. Stocks had rallied last week after the official U.S. jobs report showed the world's largest economy generated a...

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Germany takes aim at foreign drivers with car toll

BERLIN — Germany plans to introduce a car toll that seeks to make money off the millions of foreigners who drive through the country every year, the transport minister said Monday. Germany has a truck toll but, unlike many European countries, no car...

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TV meteorologist hurt in fireworks accident

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — A meteorologist at a Detroit-area television station has been injured in a fireworks accident in Iowa. WXYZ-TV says its chief meteorologist, Dave Rexroth, on Wednesday is to undergo surgery that will begin the process of implanting...

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17 coal miners trapped underground in west China

BEIJING — Rescuers on Sunday worked to free 17 miners trapped following a gas explosion at a coal mine in western China, the country's official news agency reported. The blast at the mine 120 kilometers (70 miles) from Urumqi, the capital of the sprawling...

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Report: Ordinary Americans caught up in data sweep

WASHINGTON — When the U.S. National Security Agency intercepted the online accounts of legally targeted foreigners over a four-year period it also collected the conversations of nine times as many ordinary Internet users, both Americans and non-Americans,...

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How to handle emergency with push-button ignition

In your column you gave advice on what to do if someone experienced a stuck throttle. With a traditional key I understand the steps you mentioned. But our next vehicle may be equipped with a push-button ignition. How would we handle an emergency situation...

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Website sells work of disabled artists

Allen Chamberland has lived on disability for the past decade, but a startup that sells the work of disabled and homeless artists might just change that one day. About three years ago, Chamberland began doing paper cuttings, intricate designs cut out...

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Nonprofits' contraceptive cases next for justices

WASHINGTON — Faith-affiliated charities, colleges and hospitals are leading the next legal dispute over religion, birth control and the health law that's likely to be resolved by the Supreme Court. The issue in more than four dozen lawsuits from religious...

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