Cape Cod lifestyle in Quincy

This free-standing single-family is part of a Nantucket-like condo development in Quincy's Marina Bay neighborhood. The four-bedroom house at 12 Hutchinson Lane is in the 18-acre Chapman's Reach planned community, one of 152 single-families and townhouses...

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New look for Lexus GS

After a model year on the sidelines, Lexus has redesigned and reintroduced the 2013 GS350 to the marketplace and its arrival has the Audi A6, BMW 535 and Mercedes E class shuffling over to make room. Pacific Rim cars have rapidly closed the gap on the...

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Name game for Tommy

Plans to memorialize outgoing Mayor Thomas M. Menino's contributions to Boston have yet to begin, but city leaders have some suggestions — including renaming the concrete jungle that is City Hall Plaza. "I like the idea … plant some grass, and some...

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NKorean propaganda mill serves up soft side of Kim

SEOUL, South Korea — The outside world focuses on the messages of doom and gloom from North Korea: bombastic threats of nuclear war, fantasy videos of U.S. cities in flames, digitally altered photos of leader Kim Jong Un guiding military drills. But...

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Wal-Mart mulls letting customers deliver packages

Wal-Mart's race against Amazon.com for speedier shipping is making it consider asking customers to deliver packages to online buyers. Shoppers at the world's largest retailer could sign up to drop off packages for online customers who live on their...

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City employees can benefit from tax laws

Tax season is upon us, and the Herald's TaxSmart experts are here every Friday to help. Today, Joy Child of Alexander, Aronson, Finning & Co. discusses potential tax benefits for city employees. I am a teacher in the Boston Public Schools system....

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Tax credits vital to conversions

Affordable housing is crucial to society because it ensures that families with limited economic means have a place to live. Either new structures can be built or older buildings can be renovated to increase the affordable housing stock. "Preserving...

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Cyprus sends rumbles through shaky banking system

FRANKFURT, Germany — This week's deal to rescue Cyprus and its banks from financial collapse has renewed fears about Europe's shaky financial system and where trouble might next appear. Many banks across Europe have been struggling for more than three...

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The Ticker

Airline merger approved AMR Corp., the bankrupt parent of American Airlines, has received court approval to merge with US Airways Group Inc. and create the world's largest airline. But one clause in the merger agreement, a nearly $20 million severance...

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Groundbreaking set at former Herald site

The Boston Herald's former longtime South End headquarters will be feted next month before crews start demolition for its next life as the "Ink Block," a 471-unit apartment complex anchored by a Whole Foods supermarket. Newton-based National Development's...

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'Journey' sweeps Game Developers Choice Awards

SAN FRANCISCO — "Journey" arrived on top at the Game Developers Choice Awards. The artsy video game developed by thatgamecompany swept the 13th annual ceremony Wednesday with six wins, including game of the year and the innovation award. "Journey" was...

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Sporting News partners with digital video provider

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sporting News will add online highlight clips as part of a new business deal. Parent company American City Business Journals and digital video provider Perform will work together on Sporting News Media in the United States and Canada....

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Hot Wheels: BMW unveils new diesel 3-Series sedan

NEW YORK — BMW is giving fans of its 3-Series more room and better gas mileage in two important variations of the small luxury sports sedan that it's rolling out at the New York International Auto Show this week. On Wednesday, the German automaker will...

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N.E. groups receive awards for energy efficiency

BOSTON — Eight New England organizations have been given awards for making contributions to protecting the environment through energy efficiency. The Energy Star Partner of the Year awards are given each year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

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Google picks 8,000 winners of 'Glass' contest

SAN FRANCISCO — Google has picked out 8,000 people who will be given a chance to don a pair of Internet-connected glasses and make a fashion statement likely to be envied by gadget-loving geeks around the world. The pool selected by Google won a contest...

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Cyprus uncertainty keeps markets in check

LONDON — Sentiment in the world's markets remained fragile Wednesday as investors awaited the details of the capital controls Cyprus is expected to introduce when its banks reopen. The country's banks, which have been closed for the best part of two...

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Yahoo buys startup run by 17-year-old entrepreneur

SAN FRANCISCO — A London startup owned by a 17-year-old entrepreneur has Yahoo as a buyer. The teenager was seeking an easier way to read news stories and other content on the smaller screens of smartphones, so he built an app for that. The deal announced...

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Foe: Menino serves up ‘leftovers’

Mayoral candidate John R. Connolly and Future Boston Alliance founder Greg Selkoe yesterday blasted Mayor Thomas M. Menino's plans for the city as too little, too late. "I agree largely with the vision, but where was it 10 years ago?" Connolly told...

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Study: Mass. life science initiative creating jobs

BOSTON — Midway through Massachusetts' ambitious 10-year, $1 billion life science initiative, the state is already reaping benefits. That's the finding of a new study by Northeastern University economists Barry Bluestone and Alan Clayton-Matthews. ...

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GM in next phase of hoped for Buick revival

NEW YORK — Stop me if you've heard this one before: There's this famous car brand whose average driver is more familiar with Social Security than social media. General Motors Co. will make another attempt to get Buick to appeal to younger buyers with...

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Sandusky interview to air on NBC's 'Today' show

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — An interview with Jerry Sandusky is expected to be aired on NBC's "Today" show, a rare instance of the former Penn State assistant football coach giving his own side of the story. The network said the Monday morning broadcast will...

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EU finance ministers approve Cyprus bailout deal

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus' Parliament president says a deal reached for his country to raise billions in order to qualify for an international bailout is a "painful one" for the island nation's people and a defeat for European solidarity. Yiannakis Omirou...

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Ford India apologizes over Berlusconi bondage ad

MUMBAI, India — The Indian unit of Ford Motor Co. has apologized for advertisements decried as demeaning to women, including one depicting Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi with a trio of bound women in the trunk of a car. A Ford India...

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Cyprus bailout deal prompts investors relief

LONDON — Investors breathed a sigh of relief Monday after Cyprus clinched a bailout deal with international creditors that will prevent it becoming the first country to ditch the euro — a prospect that could have worsened the crisis afflicting Europe's...

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App gives more than ‘likes’

A new app launching in Boston April 3 aims to help businesses boost sales by offering customers rewards for promoting them on social media. Socii (pronounced so-she) was founded last year by three Boston-area college grads who noticed how companies...

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Former workers find new life in industry

There is life beyond the ashes of Curt Schilling's 38 Studios, as seven former employees of the imploded Rhode Island gaming company came to PAX East yesterday to talk about the new studios they've started. Featured on a panel at the video gaming convention,...

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EU chief to try to get last-minute Cyprus deal

BRUSSELS — A top European official will chair a high-level meeting on Cyprus on Sunday afternoon in a last-ditch effort to seal a deal before finance ministers decide whether the country gets a 10 billion euro bailout loan to save it from bankruptcy....

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Police: No hazardous material at Berezovsky site

LONDON — British police say experts found no hazardous materials in their search of the property where self-exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky's body was found. Berezovsky, a 67-year-old onetime Kremlin kingmaker who fled to Britain after a bitter...

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