Davis eyes security deals with Sox, Globe

Former Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis is in talks with Red Sox principal owner John Henry to provide security for the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Globe, a spokeswoman confirmed. Henry and Davis have not yet hammered out a final deal, said...

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Going the preowned route a smart move

Americans typically buy about 15 million to 16 million new cars each year. But it's only a fraction of the nation's used-car sales, which, save for a few down years after the 2008 recession, usually surpass 40 million annually. "If you think about it,"...

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Savin Hill rebuild has flair to spare

This Savin Hill property, redone in 2010, has been transformed into a stylish home with high-end finishes and design flair. Carved out of an 1859 former carriage house, 62 Grampian Way is a legal two-family, with a three-­level two-bedroom unit as well...

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AG gets partners deal delay

A judge has again delayed a hearing on the state's controversial settlement with Partners Healthcare over its merger with three smaller hospitals after Attorney General Martha Coakley asked for more time to renegotiate the pact, as a health panel warned...

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BRA blasted for failing to collect rents

The BRA and one of its affiliates — owed a combined $5.6 million in outstanding rent as of April, according to a recent audit — were criticized yesterday as lenient landlords that are far too "cozy" with the businesses that lease space from the agencies....

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Cutting-edge condos dock in Eastie

An unlikely team of a developer and a contractor from Revere and a Harvard-trained architect is bringing cutting-edge lofts to the East Boston waterfront. The Marginal Street Lofts, which are adjacent to the Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina in Jeffries...

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Sepia in on ground floor of red-hot condo market

With 60 percent of its condos sold before shovels hit the ground yesterday, the 83-unit Sepia at Ink Block project on the former site of the Boston Herald has timed the city's hot real estate market well. "When we decided to build 83 luxury condos there,...

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Dow hits 2nd record close in July

The Dow Jones industrial average surged to its second record close this month as major stock indexes rebounded yesterday. The Dow added 77.52 points to close at 17,138.20. Its previous record high was 17,068.65, set July 3. Investors had lots of market-moving...

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Asia stocks surrender gains before earnings, data

SEOUL, South Korea — Asia's major stock markets abandoned earlier modest gains, trading mostly lower on Thursday ahead of the release of U.S. economic data and corporate earnings reports. Most of the region's markets finished in negative territory or...

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Asia stocks lukewarm after China growth report

TOKYO — Asian stock markets were lukewarm Wednesday after China met expectations of solid but unspectacular growth in the second quarter. The world's second-largest economy expanded 7.5 percent over a year earlier in the April-June quarter, picking...

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China growth edges up in possible sign of recovery

BEIJING — China's economic growth edged up in the latest quarter and more than 7 million new jobs were created in the first half of the year, easing pressure on communist leaders as they try to prevent a precipitous slowdown in the world's second-largest...

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Naver says Line messenger app mulls IPO

SEOUL, South Korea — Line Corp., the operator of a popular mobile messaging app, has submitted an IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange but might also seek a New York listing, its parent company Naver Corp. said Wednesday. Naver, South Korea's...

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Federal Reserve's Yellen giving Congress good news

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen will have some good news to tell Congress this week about the health of the labor market. But lawmakers will likely press her to provide more information on just how the central bank intends to react...

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Study: US Alzheimer's rate seems to be dropping

The rate of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is falling in the United States and some other rich countries — good news about an epidemic that is still growing simply because more people are living to an old age, new studies show. An American...

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FCC receives more than 677,000 comments on net neutrality proposal

The FCC has collected more than a half million comments on its latest proposal to establish rules of the road for the Internet, with a deadline on Tuesday for weighing in on how or if the agency should adopt regulations prohibiting Internet providers...

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Samsung suspends China supplier over child labor

SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. said it has suspended business ties with a Chinese supplier that allegedly hired children. The South Korean company, which is the world's biggest smartphone maker, said in its blog Monday that it had found...

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China indicts US, British corporate investigators

BEIJING — Chinese authorities have indicted British and American investigators hired by GlaxoSmithKline on charges of illegally obtaining and selling private information, state media reported Monday, as the Briton blamed the pharmaceutical company for...

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Singapore ad backfires thanks to Germany Cup run

SINGAPORE — An ad campaign warning of the perils of gambling that began as just another bland public service announcement by Singapore's government has turned into fodder for international mockery, and left authorities scrambling after Germany's World...

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Quincy lures tech firms

Quincy is throwing its hat into the Massachusetts technology ring, trying to lure growing high tech and life sciences companies — and the coveted jobs they bring with them — to the City of Presidents. "We've really been working hard to put the pieces...

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Co. creates machine shop in a box

A MassChallenge finalist founded in a Somerville community work center says it's created the world's first hybrid 3D printer they've dubbed a "machine shop in a box." The Mebotics Microfactory combines the best of two types of manufacturing machine:...

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Voltage to the starter is key to non-starting Focus

I found a 2003 Ford Focus with 30,000 miles for my daughter's transportation needs for a few years. After driving to a destination, the engine refuses to turn over unless you wait 20-30 minutes. This only happens in summertime and it simply "clicks"...

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