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TurboTax shuts off state tax return filing TurboTax, the country's most popular do-it-yourself tax preparation software, said yesterday that it has temporarily stopped processing state tax returns because of an increase in fraudulent filings. ...

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Connector czar: It’s working great

The state's Obamacare czar yesterday proclaimed the Bay State to be "a million miles ahead of" last year's disastrous health care sign-ups, announcing the state has now enrolled 325,814 Bay Staters so far. "That's a complete turnaround and, if we're...

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Judge upholds ride-share rules

A bid by taxi medallion owners to halt regulations that have legalized transportation companies including Uber and Lyft has been rejected by a federal judge. "Plaintiffs have failed to convince this court that medallion owners have a protected property...

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Audi A4 earns a high grade

The efficient 2015 Audi A4 with go-anywhere, all-wheel-drive is a solid choice for the New Englander not willing to compromise on performance or craftsmanship. Audi's quattro all-wheel-drive system intuitively sends power to the wheels with the most...

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Cambridge condo mixes style, comfort

This stylish new condo is one of three carved out of a long, narrow stucco house in North Cambridge that features a long front porch topped with private decks. The end Unit 1 at 130 Rindge Ave. is the last of the condos for sale, on the market for $975,000,...

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Data of 80M Anthem customers stolen

The computer breach at the country's second-largest insurer is the latest attack on a health care company as hackers aim their sights at valuable information found in medical records, one expert said. "Everyone in health care knows it's a problem; everyone...

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Brian Williams' self-inflicted wound helps arm NBC's critics

Brian Williams is inevitably going to be criticized by lots of couch-bound observers who have never reported from a war zone (including yours truly), but given the forces eager to pounce on any slip by the news organization he represents, he has committed...

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Staples merger to cut stores

Hundreds to as many as a thousand Staples and Office Depot store closings are expected if federal regulators sign off on the planned $6.3 billion merger of the nation's two largest office supplies chains. With about half of their combined 3,200-plus...

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Brian Williams and the lost art of the public apology

Brian Williams is sorry. The NBC anchor said so on his nightly newscast, on Facebook and in the pages of Stars and Stripes, the magazine that first unearthed his repeated lies about flying in a helicopter struck by an RPG over a decade ago in Iraq. ...

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US gains 257K jobs, unemployment rate ticks up to 5.7 pct.

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers hired at a stellar pace last month, wages rose by the most in six years, and Americans responded by streaming into the job market to find work. The Labor Department said Friday that the economy gained a seasonally adjusted...

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Staples seeks approval for Office Depot deal

Changes in the competitive landscape could pave the way for Framingham-based Staples to get a regulatory OK for its proposed $6.3 billion takeover of Office Depot — nearly two decades after the Federal Trade Commission nixed a merger of the No. 1 and...

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NBC's Brian Williams admits he told false story about Iraq expedition

The most-watched evening-news anchor on television today has acknowledged that he falsely claimed to have been on a helicopter that was shot down by enemy fire while on an NBC News reporting trip in Iraq in 2003. In fact, Brian Williams of NBC News...

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Hackers access records for millions of Anthem customers

INDIANAPOLIS — Health insurer Anthem said hackers infiltrated its computer network and gained access to personal information for "tens of millions" of customers and employees, including CEO Joseph Swedish. The nation's second-largest health insurer...

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Watch: Brian Williams tells Iraq story to David Letterman in 20

Brian Williams, who acknowledged Wednesday that he falsely claimed to have been on a helicopter that was shot down by enemy fire while on an NBC News reporting trip in Iraq in 2003, has apparently been telling the story for years. In a 2013 clip from...

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New Balance joins soccer market with Liverpool shirt deal

LIVERPOOL, England — Boston-based sportswear manufacturer New Balance is taking over as shirt supplier of Premier League club Liverpool from next season, in what the English team says is a "record-breaking" and "multi-year" deal. Liverpool is currently...

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Virgin Galactic gets back on track toward space tourism

UPHAM, N.M. — The only thing interrupting the creosote and mesquite that makes up one of New Mexico's most remote stretches of desert is a pristine runway where Virgin Galactic plans one day to launch the world's first commercial space-line. In the...

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Ink Block area to get boutique hotel

A contemporary 200-room, design-focused boutique hotel is planned for Boston's South End, next to the Ink Block project that's helping to reshape a once drab area now undergoing significant redevelopment. Newton's National Development hopes to start...

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Australia cuts interest rate to record low 2.25 percent

SYDNEY — Australia's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low of 2.25 percent on Tuesday in a bid to jolt an economy weighed down by falling commodity prices. The Reserve Bank of Australia's quarter percentage point rate cut at a...

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Coke bets on 'premium milk' to boost declining category

NEW YORK — Coke is coming out with premium milk that has more protein and less sugar than regular. And it's betting people will pay twice as much for it. The national rollout of Fairlife over the next several weeks marks Coca-Cola's entry into the milk...

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Fiat Chrysler, Nissan report big Jan. US sales jumps

DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler and Nissan each reported double-digit U.S. sales increases in January, signs that car sales didn't spin out even with a major snowstorm hitting the Northeast. Chrysler said Tuesday that its sales rose 14 percent last month to...

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Tom Brady cameos in 'Ted 2′ Super Bowl spot

"Ted 2" really took advantage of the situation in its Super Bowl XLIX spot. Universal unveiled a new clip of the sequel to 2012's "Ted," showing Mark Wahlberg and the titular Seth MacFarlene-voiced teddy making an unwanted appearance in the home of...

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Record overnight ratings for game

NEW YORK — The Super Bowl scored its highest-ever overnight ratings for New England's thrilling win over Seattle, an early indication the game may be on the way to another viewership record. The Nielsen company said Monday the game had a 49.7 rating...

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Super Bowl ads: The best, the worst, the movies and NBC

Super Bowl advertising is almost invariably overrated, which doesn't spare us from the impulse -- even the need -- to rate it. As usual, the hype surrounding the ads turned many into a super-bust, suggesting that the folks on Madison Avenue are either...

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US consumer spending slips in December as auto sales weaken

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer spending slipped in December, as the pace of motor vehicle sales slowed and more Americans saved their money. The Commerce Department said Monday that consumer spending fell 0.3 percent in December, compared to a 0.5 percent...

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Netflix formally announces plans to raise $1 billion more debt to fund content

Netflix officially announced Monday that it intends to offer $1 billion in long-term debt, which the company plans to use for content acquisitions and other general purposes. In reporting earnings last month, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and CFO David...

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MassChallenge starts up 2015 with lots new

MassChallenge kicks off a new season on three continents this month, with a new managing director and new workspace for startups in Boston. The accelerator and competition's programs in the Hub, Tel Aviv and its newest location — London — will accept...

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Harvard hacks for congress

A group of techies, political scientists and open government advocates are putting their heads together at a hackathon this weekend to develop new digital tools, policies and technologies to overcome the dysfunction gripping Congress. "There are about...

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Feds recall faulty airbags for second fix Drivers, bring your vehicles back to the shop for more work on faulty air bags. The government said yesterday more than 2 million Toyota, Chrysler and Honda vehicles need a second fix for air bags that...

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Spark plugs need changing, but long warmup needless

I have a 2001 PT Cruiser with 100,000 miles on it. Would you recommend a spark plug change? Also, I keep hearing that it's not good to warm up your car nowadays. Hey, when it's 20-below I really don't care if it wastes a cup of gas! They say that the...

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More millennials jumping into the mortgage market

WASHINGTON — Call them the prodigal millennials: Statistical measures and anecdotal reports suggest that young couples and singles in their late 20s and early 30s have begun making a belated entry into the home buying market, pushed by mortgage rates...

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