Home Showcase: Mystic views accent Charlestown duplex

This newly renovated duplex is one of two in a Charlestown row house on a hill with views of the waterfront along the Mystic River. The exterior of 100 Baldwin St. has been redone with yellow HardiePlank siding, all new Pella windows with white trim...

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U.S. slaps more sanctions on N. Korea

HONOLULU — Opening a new front in its cyber spat with North Korea, the United States slapped new sanctions yesterday on government officials and the North's defense industry in its first public act of retribution for a cyberattack against Sony. Despite...

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Redesigned Volvo safe and sound

Do you want safety, technology and outstanding performance? Throw in head-turning curb appeal and the 2015.5 Volvo XC60 R-design has it and then some. Safety features abound, and upgraded with the Technology and Blindspot packages, you have at your...

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GM recalls 92K trucks, SUVs for ignition lock defect

DETROIT — General Motors is recalling 92,221 full-size trucks and SUVs for a defect in ignition lock systems that can cause safety problems in hot conditions. Thursday's recall covers certain 2011-2012-models and certain 2007-2014-models that were repaired...

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Smart devices prey to hackers

An unprecedented boom in wearable technology and smart homes will make 2015 a year of huge rewards for American consumers — and terrifying opportunities for hackers. Did you think North Korea's hack into Sony Pictures was bad? Try a hack of your insulin...

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Hot Property: In 2015, new digs on the block

What we will see in Greater Boston residential real estate this year will be a lot like what we saw last year. Another big wave of high-end apartment complexes will open between winter and spring, including 315 apartments at the Ink Block in the South...

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Hasbro to replace penis-shaped Play-Doh toy

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It was an embarrassing Christmas for Nivea Cabrera after she was accused by her fiance's mother of letting her 5-year-old granddaughter play with a sex toy. A mortified Carbrera asked the child where she got the penis-shaped plastic...

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Business leaders bullish on 2015

After a year of strong economic growth in Boston, local business leaders tell the Herald they predict booming startups, cheap gas and steady development in 2015. Here are their forecasts: Robby Bitting, marketing director at MassChallenge, on Boston...

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State clears dispensary to grow, sell medical pot in Salem

A Massachusetts company will begin growing cannabis and selling medical marijuana from a Salem dispensary, thanks to the first certificate of registration issued by the state. The state Department of Public Health yesterday announced the clearance for...

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Workers: $1 hike in Mass. minimum wage is welcome

An estimated 280,000 Massachusetts workers — including 28,000 in Boston — will ring in the new year with a welcome addition to their paychecks. That's the number of minimum-wage earners expected to get a $1-per-hour boost in their pay starting Jan....

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Maura Healey may sue drug cos. to rein in Rx abuse

Attorney General-elect Maura Healey said she would consider taking legal action against pharmaceutical companies to help rein in prescription drug abuse that can lead to heroin addiction. Healey pointed to a lawsuit brought by Kentucky against Purdue...

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France drops its super tax on millionaires

PARIS — It was supposed to force millionaires to pay tax rates of up to 75 percent: "Cuba without the sun," as described by a critic from the banking industry. Socialist President Francois Hollande's super tax was rejected by a court, rewritten and ultimately...

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Chipotle apologizes for NY worker's police protest

NEW YORK — Two Chipotle chief executives have apologized to New York City police officers who were greeted by a restaurant employee making the "hands up, don't shoot" gesture popular with protesters. Co-Chief Executive Officers Steve Ells and Monty...

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Alert issued after likely HIV porn set infection

LOS ANGELES — California public health officials issued an alert Monday after finding "very strong evidence" that an adult film actor became infected with HIV as a result of unprotected sex on an out-of-state film shoot. The Department of Public Health...

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No health insurance? Penalties to rise in 2015

WASHINGTON — The cost of being uninsured in America is going up significantly next year for millions of people. It's the first year all taxpayers have to report to the Internal Revenue Service whether they had health insurance for the previous year,...

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Somerville program helps young adults develop skills for employment

A Somerville workforce development program has teamed up with a jobs website to match low-income young adults with local businesses. Although anyone can post or apply for one-off jobs or part-time work for free on HelpAroundTown.com, young adults age...

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Amazon quick-delivery plans threaten small stores

Bay State convenience stores could be in for a world of pain in 2015 if Amazon speeds up and expands its same-day delivery services. All signs point to Amazon vastly growing its Massachusetts footprint in the next year, and CEO Jeff Bezos has made no...

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Mayor Martin J. Walsh: ‘A ways to go’ on securing Wynn agreement

Mayor Martin J. Walsh said the city still has "a ways to go" before reaching a deal with Wynn Resorts that would clear the way for the casino giant to obtain Boston roadwork permits for its $1.6 billion gaming palace in Everett. Walsh told the Herald...

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Can Mass. casinos compete?

The state's gaming czar says local casinos are ready to weather mounting competitive pressures in New York and Connecticut in 2015, as his commission gears up to regulate its first gambling facility in Plainville and grapples with uncertainty over whether...

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Mass. skiing awaits cold

Massachusetts ski areas are awaiting this week's forecasted return of colder weather to make more snow and kick the season up a notch. Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton, which opened Nov. 21, had one of its strongest and earliest launches in...

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Short-sellers get last-minute gift with debt relief extension

WASHINGTON — For David Foster of Chicago, it was a stunning and welcome early Christmas present for him, his wife and three young children. The Senate's 11th-hour extension of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act through Dec. 31 will save Foster,...

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