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Etsy pop-up shop returning to Newbury St. A group of local artists who sell their jewelry, photography, glassware and other work on Etsy, the online handmade marketplace, will open a Newbury Street pop-up shop May 30. The temporary Newbury Handmade...

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Victims’ lawyer blasts GM, FEDS

A Texas lawyer representing the families of more than 60 people killed and 600 seriously injured in accidents allegedly caused by faulty ignition switches in General Motors vehicles criticized the automaker and the federal regulatory agency that fined...

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Home Smart: By the banks of the river Charles

This Dover home sits high above the Charles River and takes full advantage of the views from a living room, sunroom, bedroom and outdoor rear decks. While the 1953 clapboard home has a blocky-looking exterior, the home's interior was completely renovated...

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Riots in Vietnam leave 1 Chinese dead, 90 injured

HANOI, Vietnam — A 1,000-strong mob stormed a Taiwanese steel mill in Vietnam overnight, killing at least one Chinese worker and injuring 90, Taiwan's ambassador said Thursday, the first deadly incident in a wave of anti-China protests prompted by Beijing's...

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Abramson replaced as NYT executive editor

NEW YORK — The New York Times on Wednesday announced that executive editor Jill Abramson is being replaced by managing editor Dean Baquet after two and a half years on the job. The company didn't give a reason for the change. Abramson and Baquet had...

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Global stocks weak ahead of European growth data

SEOUL, South Korea — Global stock markets were mostly lower Thursday ahead of quarterly European growth figures that investors hope will show a strengthening economic recovery. European stocks turned lower after briefly trading in positive territory....

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Asian stocks gain after S&P 500 breaks 1,900 mark

TOKYO — Asian shares moved higher Wednesday after the S&P 500 hit a record high, but Japan's benchmark fell as investors locked in profits from recent gains. The Nikkei 225 stock index lost 0.3 percent to 14,388.68 after a 2 percent jump the day...

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Samsung apologizes to cancer-stricken chip workers

SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. has apologized to chip factory workers who suffered from leukemia and other cancers and is promising compensation. Samsung vice chairman Kwon Oh-hyun said Wednesday that Samsung will compensate the workers...

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Massachusetts wants more solar energy projects

BOSTON — The Patrick administration is hoping to encourage the growth of solar energy projects on landfills, "brownfield" sites, and residential rooftops in Massachusetts. The initiative is part of a larger program designed to reach 1,600 megawatts...

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Site is mother’s little helper

A locally grown social network for moms is rapidly expanding as about 20,000 mothers have been matched up with new friends on Mom Meet Mom (mommeetmom.com). "Our goal would be that no mom — whether it's a new mom, a mom of a teen or a mom of a child...

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Feds seek prison for rural Washington pot growers

SPOKANE, Wash. — The green-cross storefronts of medical marijuana dispensaries are common in much of Washington, and the state is plowing ahead with licensing people to grow and sell recreational pot to adults. But a federal trial scheduled to begin...

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Cape expects hot summer

The Cape Cod summer season is heating up, with rental property prices seeing the largest year-over-year increases in nearly 20 years, according to a company that matches vacationers with 
homeowners. Summer bookings are up 5.1 percent from last year...

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Foreign buyers snap up homes

Home buyers in the Greater Boston area increasingly are finding themselves competing with foreigners willing to pay top dollar in today's tight real estate market. Michael DiMella, managing partner at Charlesgate Realty Group in Boston, said his firm...

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Startup something of a Mystery

A Boston startup is trying to bring a little mystery to people's lives, one package at a time. "We're thinking about how can we shake up consumers' lives in a fun way that they're actually looking forward to" said Joe Breed, co-founder, president and...

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Ford Focus’ interior acts like it’s a haunted house

I have a 2004 Ford Focus. When my car sits in the garage for a couple of days some of the dash lights and dome lights will stay on and there's a beep, even with no key in the ignition. I start the car, the beep stops and the dome light goes out but the...

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