Trucking easy going with Tundra pickup

Whether slogging through snow and mud at the work site, heading out for dinner or packing up the family for a trip, the refreshed 2014 Toyota Tundra CrewMax pickup will get you there with stylish ease. Toyota continues to step up its game against the...

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Southie condo decked out in style

With skyrocketing prices all over South Boston, this renovated one-bedroom top-floor starter condo with two private decks is on the market for just $399,000. Unit 3 at 584 E. Seventh St., in the heart of the neighborhood's East Side, is one of three...

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Spacewalking astronauts turn cable guys in 1st of 3 jobs

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two space station astronauts have stepped out on a spacewalk to perform some tricky cable work. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Terry Virts floated out of their orbiting home — the International Space Station — on Saturday....

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Taunton's last silversmith declares bankruptcy

TAUNTON, Mass. — There will soon be no more silversmiths in the Silver City. Reed & Barton, the last and oldest silversmith company in Taunton will cease operations in the city later this year. Chief Executive Officer Tim Riddle confirmed Thursday...

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New England farm receipts up; Vermont, Maine lead

CONCORD, N.H. — A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report shows that New England farm cash receipts for 2013 rose 4 percent over the previous year, led by top producers in Vermont and Maine. Vermont ranked highest in cash receipts at $836 million...

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Ink Block makes mark at former Herald HQ

The Ink Block is the transformation of the 24-acre former Boston Herald building in the South End into a destination residential area, and now the first two apartment buildings in the complex have opened. They join a 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market...

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Critics: Wal-Mart wage hikes aren’t enough for workers

Wal-Mart has budged in the battle with workers over higher wages, but critics say the hourly pay increases pledged by the world's largest retailer don't go far enough. The Bentonville, Ark., company yesterday said it would raise the hourly pay of 500,000...

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Making bones at science fairs

The path to success is not paved with paper mache volcanoes — but it can wind through the science fair. It did for Randolph resident Barnas Monteith, a science fair champion in middle school and high school. Monteith took home top honors at the state,...

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The Ticker

Connector extends hours The Massachusetts Health Connector is extending hours and adding workers at its walk-in and call centers ahead of Monday's deadline to complete an application and pick a health plan. The Boston walk-in center at 133 Portland...

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Fannie Mae posts $1.3B profit in 4Q; paying $1.9B dividend

WASHINGTON — Mortgage giant Fannie Mae reported net income of $1.3 billion for the fourth quarter. That's down sharply from $6.5 billion a year earlier due largely to losses on investments used to hedge against swings in interest rates. Still, it was...

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Roof collapses weigh on firms

Snow and ice accumulating on roofs from the barrage of storms has resulted in more than 80 reports of collapsed or damaged buildings since Feb. 9, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage to businesses. Rob Norris, owner of Rockland's...

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Nonstops to Shanghai land at Logan in June

China's Hainan Airlines will start nonstop flights between Boston's Logan International Airport and Shanghai — China's major commercial center and largest financial hub — on June 20. Boston is the largest U.S.-Shanghai air travel market without nonstop...

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Pipeline would pump out more natural gas

Gov. Charlie Baker is backing a plan for a new natural gas pipeline that could deliver 1 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas to electricity suppliers and possibly lower consumer energy prices, boosting regional supplies by as much as 20 percent....

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Markets flat as Greek government issues fresh proposals

LONDON — Financial markets were flat Thursday as investors waited to see whether Greece's request to extend its financial assistance program for six months would win over its creditors in the 19-country eurozone. KEEPING SCORE: While the volatile main...

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Applications for US unemployment aid plummet to 283,000

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, a sign that a recent string of strong job gains may continue. Weekly applications for unemployment aid dropped 21,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 283,000,...

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Marty Walsh wants 1,000 new mentors for school kids

Mayor Martin J. Walsh put out a call yesterday looking for 1,000 adults — from business executives to scientists to City Hall employees — to step up and volunteer as mentors to help guide Boston school kids. "There is nothing better than helping somebody...

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Greece hopes lift global stock markets ahead of Fed minutes

LONDON — Confirmation that Greece will seek an extension of its loan agreement with its euro partners helped shore up stock markets across Europe on Wednesday. Later, traders will also comb through the minutes of the last Federal Reserve policy meeting...

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Boston researchers help 
ID key in cancer DNA

Local scientists have unlocked new information about cancer cells that could give late-stage patients hope for better, targeted treatment options down the road, according to a study published today. "If you're dealing with a tumor, and you're running...

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Orphan drugs for rare diseases soar

Treatments for rare diseases — key to the success of several Bay State companies — surged nationally last year, a trend that experts say will likely only continue. Seventeen of the 41 novel new drugs the Food and Drug Administration approved in 2014...

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US wholesale prices drop 0.8 percent in January

WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices fell by a record amount in January, led by the biggest drop in gasoline prices in six years. The Labor Department said Wednesday that its producer price index declined 0.8 percent last month, the biggest drop in a...

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Top US labor official arrives as West Coast ports back up

LOS ANGELES — The nation's top labor official flew Monday to California in an attempt to resolve a damaging contract dispute between West Coast dockworkers and their employers. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez arrived in San Francisco, where months-long...

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After lobbying push, drugmaker resubmits women's sex pill

WASHINGTON — The makers of a twice-rejected pill designed to boost female libido are resubmitting their drug to federal health regulators, following a recent lobbying blitz by politicians, women's groups and consumer advocates aimed at pushing it onto...

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Boston cathedral to lease parking lot to developer

BOSTON — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is looking to boost its income by signing a 99-year lease with a developer on a parking lot owned by the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End. The developer is transforming the parcel into a...

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American lobster: the new Chinese New Year delicacy

PORTLAND, Maine — Now on the menu in Beijing for Chinese New Year: lots and lots of American lobster. Exports of U.S. lobster to China have rocketed in the past few years, largely to satisfy the appetites of the communist country's growing middle class,...

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NY tourism website urges visitors to visit Florida instead

ITHACA, N.Y. — The tourism office of Ithaca, New York, is waving the white flag on winter and advising visitors to its website to check out the Florida Keys instead. VisitIthaca.com's home page displays Sunshine State vacation photos and provides links...

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Vehicle makers rev up tech advances

Vehicle manufacturers are embracing new technology, but things have moved so fast in the past few years, some buyers have no idea what is available. "Car shoppers are spending more time considering and evaluating the consumer electronics and technology...

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Tighter online controls in China point to wider clampdown

BEIJING — Working out of a Beijing office full of video game designers from around the world, Chinese-born Pin Wang and his startup Substantial Games should be the face of the innovative, forward-looking China that the country's leaders say they want...

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These aren’t your Grampa’s trucks

Trucks remain popular across the United States because of their durability, utility and affordability — but they've come a long way in engineering and comfort. Trucks now have a variety of sizes, passenger-carrying capability, engine choices and technological...

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Greece, creditors still far apart going into new debt talks

BRUSSELS — Greece and its European creditors began fresh talks on Monday over the country's request to ease its bailout terms, but expectations for a quick deal are low despite a fast-approaching deadline. Optimism was curbed by German Finance Minister...

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Gamblers' optimism? Casino money misses states' expectations

HARTFORD, Conn. — For anyone betting on the Northeast's casino bonanza, the odds are long on projects hitting financial expectations. In the last several states to open casinos — Ohio, Maryland and Pennsylvania — overall revenue is coming in below baseline...

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Startup makes core change to reactors

A three-person startup in the heart of Kendall Square is trying to reinvent the nuclear power plant to make it safer and more efficient with the help of $2.5 million in new venture funding. "If we can develop a new type of design that directly addresses...

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Homeowner tax breaks appear safe, for now

WASHINGTON — Tax reform is revving up again on Capitol Hill, with the heads of key committees pledging to work toward a simpler and fairer tax code, possibly one with lower tax rates. Sounds intriguing. But what might that mean for homeowners — many...

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Stored Honda CR-V picks up a bad case of rotor rust

We stored our 2013 Honda CR-V in our detached garage last winter. When we drove it last spring there was a loud grinding when the brakes were applied. The Honda dealer told us that the brake rotors had rusted over the winter and that to remove the build-up...

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Docs track patients live via mobile apps

Boston area doctors are relying more on mobile apps and social media to keep tabs on their youngest patients — giving new insight into a group whose health updates can get lost in translation, experts say. "Children use behaviors and code language at...

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Booting Up: App shows drivers the best Waze to go

Something is very wrong when Google has better traffic data than government transportation departments. That's why I applaud Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh for successfully ensuring Boston was one of 10 cities in the world selected to share and receive...

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