Milton offers mix of town, country

It can be hard to believe that the beauty and tranquility of the country is a mere half-hour's drive from the bustle of Boston, but for proof, you need look no further than this renovated farmhouse nestled in the Blue Hills of Milton. Built in 1838...

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Potent groups take sides on bipartisan House Medicare plan

WASHINGTON — A budding bipartisan deal to shelter physicians from Medicare cuts, championed by the House's two top leaders, is drawing powerful allies including the American Medical Association and a rainbow of conservative and liberal groups. House...

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Chrysler 300 a real head-turner

A bold grille, brawny proportions and plenty of chrome combine to give the 2015 Chrysler 300 a distinguished appearance. All-wheel-drive gives the big American sedan an intrepid personality while the 300's interior is luxurious and roomy. Chrysler offers...

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Fracking reg draws criticismThe Obama administration said yesterday it is requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, the first major federal regulation of the controversial...

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Events celebrate start of maple syrup season

BOSTON — It's yet another welcome sign of spring: The start of the local maple syrup season. The Massachusetts Maple Producers Association is celebrating its annual Maple Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Sugarhouses around the state are holding open...

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Target breach settlement on track for $10M

A Boston lawyer, whose suit against Target Corp. over its staggering 2013 data breach was consolidated into a national class-
action complaint, endorsed a 
$10 million settlement that yesterday won preliminary approval. Preston W. Leonard said the settlement...

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Snow hurts job market

Stores and restaurants have said that the record-breaking snow buried their business last month, and now there is a little more proof the latest jobs report backs up those tales of woe. The state added 800 jobs last month, but industries most affected...

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Boston firm unveils latest in ‘collaborative robots’

A Boston robotics company has unveiled the latest in what it says will be a "family" of manufacturing robots that work alongside humans. "We've always envisioned a family of smart, collaborative robots," said Jim Lawton, an executive with Rethink Robotics....

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New Bedford inks 
casino, developer dealer reach casino deal The developer of a proposed casino in southeastern Massachusetts has reached an agreement with New Bedford as the company competes for the state's final resort casino license. New York City-based...

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Hot Property: Southie church split up into 20 luxury condos

Luxury condos in the former St. Augustine's Church in South Boston have hit the market, offering buyers an opportunity to live in new, modern units amid high Victorian Gothic architecture, with soaring ceilings and arched windows. Twenty two- and three-bedroom...

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USA Today offering buyouts to 90 veteran staffers age 55 and older

USA Today will offer buyout packages to about 90 employees who are 55 and older with more than 15 years of experience across all units, its parent company Gannett announced Wednesday. The company said the buyouts are part of a cost-cutting measure in...

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Obama official: Congress should freeze its Iran penalties

WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials told a House committee on Thursday that if a nuclear deal is struck with Iran, lawmakers should leave congressionally imposed sanctions in place for years. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed...

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Obama orders 40 percent cut in government's greenhouse gases

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will order the federal government on Thursday to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases by 40 percent, as the U.S. seeks to spur other nations to get serious about climate change. Obama's executive order will also...

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Yahoo to close China operations

Yahoo is to close its last operations in China and to shed up to 300 jobs in the country, according to reports. The company said on Wednesday that it would close its research center in Beijing and shift some of those functions into its offices in the...

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State unemployment rate fell in snowy February

BOSTON — The unemployment rate in Massachusetts dropped two-tenths of a point to stand below 5 percent in February, a month in which the region was clobbered with record snowfall, the state's labor office reported Thursday. Preliminary estimates showed...

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Attorney General Maura Healey, lawmakers file e-cig regulations

Attorney General Maura Healey yesterday took the first step toward regulating e-cigarettes to keep them out of the hands of children as other lawmakers vowed to push ahead with more rules for the nicotine delivery devices. "It's very important that...

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China announces audit of state company assets abroad

BEIJING — The Cabinet agency that oversees China's biggest banks, oil producers and other government companies has announced plans to have outside auditors examine their foreign assets in a new move to tighten control over state industry. The announcement...

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Stock markets cautious as investors brace for Fed, oil drops

HONG KONG — Global stock markets were cautious before the conclusion of a key Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday, while the price of oil fell further. Chinese shares jumped to their highest level in seven years on expectations of new economic stimulus....

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Starbucks steps into conversation about race

NEW YORK — Starbucks is joining the national conversation about race in the latest sign that corporations are trying to tie their brands to big social issues. The coffee chain known for its Frappuccinos says it will elaborate on the plans at its annual...

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New direct flights between New York and Cuba taking off

NEW YORK — New direct charter flights between New York City and Cuba are now taking off. Cuba Travel Services has started offering a weekly Tuesday charter between John F. Kennedy International Airport and Havana for people authorized by the U.S. government...

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Lawmakers weigh in on 'net neutrality'

WASHINGTON — A decision to impose tough new regulations on cable and wireless companies that provide Internet service to Americans wasn't influenced by politics, a top U.S. regulator told House lawmakers on Tuesday. Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the...

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Coffee and code: Software giant opens Silicon Valley cafe

SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley has no shortage of coffee shops where sleep-starved programmers and eager entrepreneurs sit hunched over laptop computers and talk about ideas for launching the next Google or Facebook. Now a giant tech company is opening...

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2 dead at Napa County vineyard in apparent murder-suicide

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — Two men are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in a Napa County vineyard following a bitter business dispute. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports  Tuesday that Napa County sheriff's deputies are still investigating Monday's...

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In battle for coffee pod market, it's Keurig vs. recyclables

LINCOLN, Calif. — One measure of how heated the environmental battle has become over coffee giant Keurig Green Mountain's $5 billion-a-year plastic pods is how often the company's opponents use galactic comparisons. Keurig, the single-serve coffee industry's...

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Coffee and code: Software giant opens Silicon Valley cafe

SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley has no shortage of coffee shops where sleep-starved programmers and eager entrepreneurs sit hunched over laptop computers and talk about ideas for launching the next Google or Facebook. Now a giant tech company is opening...

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US homebuilder sentiment slips in March

U.S. homebuilders are feeling slightly less confident in their sales prospects, but their overall sales outlook remains favorable. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Monday slipped to 53 this month,...

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Flawed Social Security data say 6.5M in US reach age 112

WASHINGTON — Americans are getting older, but not this old: Social Security records show that 6.5 million people in the U.S. have reached the ripe old age of 112. In reality, only few could possibly be alive. As of last fall, there were only 42 people...

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Unions in Hungary seek referendum to overturn shopping ban

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian trade unions will try to launch a referendum to overturn a new rule banning most stores from opening on Sundays. Istvan Gasko, president of the Democratic League of Independent Trade Unions, said Monday the government had...

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Factory output falls for third straight month in February

WASHINGTON — Output at U.S. factories fell for a third straight month in February, driven by a big drop in production at auto plants. The Federal Reserve said Monday that manufacturing output fell 0.2 percent in February, following a decline of 0.3...

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Obama administration: 16.4M have gained health insurance

WASHINGTON — More than 16 million Americans have gained insurance coverage as a result of President Barack Obama's health care law, the administration said Monday as the White House prepares to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the law's signing....

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UNH hosting 2nd robotics competition

DURHAM, N.H. — Nearly 2,000 high school students from teams in New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut are participating in a FIRST Robotics Competition at the University of New Hampshire this month. The competition pits teams of high school...

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BCEC expansion weighed against other needs

Boston officials yesterday weighed in on the debate over spending $1 billion to expand the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center amid a deep budget deficit and a crumbling public transit system. "In difficult economic times we have to look at every...

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Juries in the drivers' seats

Two federal lawsuits brought by a Boston labor attorney are going to trial thanks to rulings by federal judges in California last week — with vast implications for Uber and Lyft. "The judges soundly rejected the companies' arguments that they are not...

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Officials: Listeriosis not cause of 3 deaths, may be factor

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A foodborne illness linked to some Blue Bell ice cream products might have been a contributing factor in the deaths of three hospital patients in Kansas, health officials said Saturday. But listeriosis didn't cause the deaths, according...

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News outlets fight to keep Massachusetts court records open

BOSTON — Judges across Massachusetts are sealing court documents with increasing regularity, forcing news organizations and First Amendment groups into costly and time-consuming legal battles to ensure the basic workings of the judicial system remain...

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