Charming Colonial in Braintree makes splash

This attractive single-family Colonial in Braintree Highlands has a classic elegance with a nicely landscaped yard and an in-ground heated pool with a cabana. Built in 1998, the well-maintained three-bedroom house with a hip roof at 130 Catherine Drive...

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Kia Sorento rebuild kicks it

Well, the Koreans just keep doing the unexpected and consumers are benefiting from it. The 2014 Kia Sorento SX AWD SUV has had a mid-cycle rebuild and I think this may now be a better car than its popular brand mate the Hyundai Santa Fe for about the...

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Boston stations pull out the stops

A tension-filled day gave way to a night of celebration, relief and even revelry on the streets of Watertown as a suspected Boston Marathon bomber was apprehended and the local TV stations — WBZ, WCVB, WFXT, WHDH and NECN — tracked every moment. As...

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Experts: Mass. economy won’t sprout in spring

The Bay State could soon hit a "spring stall" when it comes to recovery and growth as federal budget cuts and European economic weakness threaten to choke off job opportunities, experts said yesterday. "I don't see a whole lot of oomph out there to...

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UMass cites Harvard flaw

News that a UMass Amherst graduate student had uncovered significant flaws in an influential paper by two eminent Harvard University economists roiled the profession this week, raising questions about the policies it influences at home and abroad. Thomas...

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The Ticker

Merrill Lynch fined $250G Merrill Lynch has been fined $250,000 in connection with improperly selling more than $39 million in unregistered securities, including auction-rate securities to two Massachusetts cooperative banks in violation of federal...

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Mexican architect Pedro Ramirez Vazquez dies at 94

MEXICO CITY — Mexican architect Pedro Ramirez Vazquez has died at the age of 94. Ramirez Vazquez designed some of Mexico's biggest landmark modernist structures, including the new Basilica of Guadalupe, the Anthropology Museum and the Azteca Stadium,...

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Yahoo adds 2 more applications to mobile arsenal

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo is taking the next step in its effort to make some of its most popular services more appealing and accessible to the growing audience connecting to the Internet on smartphones and tablets. The mobile push being orchestrated by...

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World stocks choppy as global economy wanes

BANGKOK — Global stock markets were choppy Thursday as evidence of weakness in the global economy kept many investors at bay. Markets were also cautious after disappointing U.S. corporate earnings on Wednesday, although there was some positive news...

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Social media spurs character-building acts of kindness

In the chaotic aftermath of Monday's fatal marathon bombings, Jarrett Goetz was on his way to his South End home when a friend called and asked if Goetz would give him, his girlfriend and a stranded runner they had found a ride. Goetz did, and was on...

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Asian stocks rebound as US recovery doubts ease

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday, boosted by a strong U.S. housing report and better-than-expected corporate earnings that eased doubts about the strength of the recovery in the world's No. 1 economy. U.S. builders started construction on...

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Toyota's hybrid vehicle sales pass 5 million

TOKYO — Toyota's global sales of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles have surpassed 5 million in a milestone for a technology that was initially greeted with skepticism. The Japanese automaker, which said Wednesday it had sold 5.125 million hybrid vehicles...

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Gun background check deal in jeopardy in Senate

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan proposal to expand background checks to more gun buyers seemed in jeopardy Monday as a growing number of Republican senators expressed opposition to the proposal, perhaps enough to derail it. But there was plenty of time for...

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Business leaders come together

It will take some time, but Hub business leaders were confident in the wake of yesterday's Boston Marathon blasts that the city will bounce back and that visitors will not be scared away by the cowardly attack. "It's such a devastating event to the...

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The Ticker

Thermo Fisher buys Life Tech for $13.6B Thermo Fisher Scientific will acquire Life Technologies Corp. for nearly $13.6 billion, or $76 in cash per fully diluted common share. The Waltham-based health-care equipment company will also assume Life Technologies'...

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WEEI yakker Pete Sheppard quits with flair - while on air

An outspoken stalwart of Boston's radio sports talk scene, who quit on-air Saturday night, claimed a dispute over management style — not money or a midlife meltdown — drove him to walk away from a sports fan's dream job. "I didn't want this to happen...

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No ‘home’ run for Facebook

There's nothing particularly wrong with the new Facebook Home, the social network's attempt to infiltrate the mobile market. It's just not a game-changer. To back up a bit: Part of the reason people love Android is you can customize almost everything....

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The Ticker

$13B buy eyed for Thermo Thermo Fisher Scientific is close to buying Life Technologies Corp, a genetic testing equipment maker, for nearly $13 billion, reported Reuters last night. Reuters reported that the sale price per share would be close to $75,...

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What kind of gas to use for vintage ’67 Chevy Impala

I recently bought a one-owner '67 Chevy Impala with only 73,000 miles that's in very good shape. I've started a work list for spring that includes checking the antifreeze and transmission fluid and changing the fluids that need changing. The 327 V-8...

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Going ape over new gadget for wallet

Some people have monkeys on their backs. Zootility Tools founder Nate Barr wants consumers to have monkeys in their wallets. In fact, Barr has already sold 5,000 "PocketMonkeys" worldwide to date. The stainless steel tool, which is the same size and...

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Babson holding food boot camp

Budding food entrepreneurs hungry to cook up their own businesses can learn the key ingredients during a one-day culinary boot camp at Babson College on Wednesday. Sponsored by the Wellesley-based school's Graduate Student Council, "Small Bytes and...

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