Boston OKs new farming rules

Boston officials are hoping to open up new opportunities for urban farmers by debuting city land-use regulations that make clear businesses growing fresh produce for inner city consumers are not only accepted, but welcomed. Outgoing Mayor Thomas M....

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Range Rover maintains its regal reign

Still big, burly and brawny, but always with a regal air, the 2014 Range Rover holds its spot as the aristocrat of full-sized SUVs. Battling able competitors such as the Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac Escalade and Lexus LX 570, Range Rover rules not because...

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Ariad’s stock soars after drug approved by FDA

Ariad Pharmaceuticals' stock rose 16 percent yesterday after the company announced that the Food and Drug Administration had approved revised prescribing information and other steps the FDA required to allow Ariad to resume marketing and distribution...

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Bay State’s jobless rate now higher than U.S.

The gap between state and national unemployment rates, once just under 2 percent, has been erased after the Bay State posted higher jobless numbers than the nation yesterday for the first time in six years. The state unemployment rate for November dipped...

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Robert DeLeo: We’re not changing Mass. gaming law for Wynn

House Speaker Robert DeLeo yesterday said he doesn't think Massachusetts' gaming law should be modified to suit casino operators, as Las Vegas billionaire Steve Wynn suggested this week. "When we had written the casino law ... we wanted to make sure...

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Anti-Koch activists post T bus-stop ads

Environmental activists are launching a new wave of protests against conservative billionaire and WGBH board bigwig David Koch, sponsoring ads at MBTA bus stops with his image and the station's logo calling for his ouster. "We've discovered that as...

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The Ticker

Apple taking orders for Mac Pro today Apple will start taking orders for its high-end Mac Pro desktop computer today. The computer is assembled in Austin, Texas, consistent with Apple's pledge to move manufacturing of an existing Mac line to the U.S....

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Opportunity knocks for Lego lovers

Lego enthusiasts can put their handiwork on the line to become the master model builder for the toy building brick brand's Legoland Discovery Center Boston. Applicants will vie for the full-time salaried position in multiple Lego construction rounds...

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Welcome, Facebook video ads

Facebook is set to begin testing video ads in users' news feeds today — but it's not as intrusive and annoying as it sounds. Though the ads begin playing automatically when a user comes upon them in a news feed, the audio is turned off. Sound only comes...

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B.R.A. adds huddle to end Menino era with project OKs

The Boston Redevelopment Authority is squeezing in an additional meeting Jan. 2 to approve development projects before the Menino administration comes to an end. "The lending and financing community is very confident in Boston right now, so we want...

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The Ticker

Consumer prices unchanged in Nov. The cost of living was unchanged last month as lower gas prices saved Americans money and offset price increases elsewhere, the government reported yesterday. November's unchanged inflation rate followed a 0.1...

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India central bank keeps interest rate unchanged

MUMBAI, India — India's central bank surprised many Wednesday by keeping its key interest rate unchanged despite a worrying rise in inflation, citing concerns over sluggish economic growth. The Reserve Bank of India held the benchmark rate at which...

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Google will keep robot co. in Mass.

Boston Dynamics — the maker of uncannily agile robots including Cheetah, WildCat and BigDog — is staying in Massachusetts for now after its acquisition by Google, a purchase that could draw investors to other robotics companies in the state and ultimately...

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Nonprofit to invest $20M in South End

Community Builders Inc. is planning more than $20 million in renovations to its South End properties, including 32 additional apartment units it has acquired for 
$5 million. The Hub-headquartered nonprofit housing developer, which has a 49-year history...

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Need for dementia caregivers grows as boomers age

ELMHURST, Ill. — World leaders set a goal for a cure or treatment for dementia by 2025 at the recent G8 summit in London. But for now, caregiving is among the most pressing issue for people with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. The Chicago-based...

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Tablet solution in sight

A Boston nonprofit is putting the finishing touches on the world's first affordable "tablet" for the blind, an Android-based device that is part of an innovative campaign to turn around a little-known literacy crisis among the visually impaired. "If...

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Broadcast copyright suit may go to SCOTUS

The potential for a Supreme Court case between established broadcasters and a small Internet company over copyright infringement went up last week, and could shape current and future innovation, experts said. The legal fight between major television...

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Dropcam Pro monitor remains best in the business

Dropcam Pro ($199, various retailers) The sequel to the Dropcam's original Wi-Fi video monitor offers twice as sharp viewing, a wider field of view and zoom capabilities. A two-way talk feature allows you to chat through the camera to whoever — or whatever...

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China bans shellfish imports from US West Coast

SEATTLE — China has suspended imports of shellfish from the U.S. West Coast, cutting off one of the biggest export markets for Northwest companies. KUOW public radio reports (http://bit.ly/1fe35To) that the Chinese government imposed the ban after discovering...

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Reading the tech tea leaves

Predictions are a tricky business, but I did tell you last year that 2013 would be the year that Best Buy started to go bye-bye, that wearable devices like the Jawbone Up would be huge and that Apple's stock surge would start to collapse. So I'm reading...

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Fuel assistance drying up

Community activists are urging the federal government to increase fuel assistance funding, saying 50,000 households across the Bay State who depend on the aid to heat their homes may be left out in the cold by Christmas. "We have thousands of households...

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