Singing Sonata’s praises

I find it difficult to shine a spotlight on any car in the convoluted midsize sedan market. That being said, the 2013 Hyundai Sonata should be on a sedan buyer's list of cars to test-drive when considering the offerings from Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Nissan...

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Vertex, Bristol-Myers Squibb partner on oral hepatitis C treatment

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said today it has entered into a non-exclusive agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to conduct second, all-oral studies of the former's VX-135 drug with the latter's drug, daclatasvir, for the treatment of hepatitis...

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Obama faces choice on morning-after pill limits

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill. But fighting that battle in court comes with its own set of risks. A federal judge in New York on Friday ordered the Food...

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Pork found in Ikea's moose lasagna

STOCKHOLM — Ikea says it has withdrawn 17,000 portions of moose lasagna from its home furnishings stores in Europe after traces of pork were found in a batch tested in Belgium. Ikea spokeswoman Tina Kardum said the product had only been on sale for...

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Facebook seeks to reclaim edge with bold Home phone

It's not the Facebook phone or operating system that some were anticipating. But the Home service Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled yesterday for Android phones may be the best Facebook yet, experts said. Rather than seeing icons for email, maps...

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Buyers lining up for fewer homes

"Buyers, buyers everywhere, but not a home for sale" could sum up the Bay State's first-quarter housing statistics. And the 
table could be set for a wild spring housing market, especially if more sellers
leave the sidelines and 
decide to cash in. ...

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Home seller concerned about ‘3.8 percent tax’

The tax deadline is fast approaching, and the Herald's TaxSmart experts are here every Friday to help. Today, Art Ford of Sullivan Bille Group discusses the new "3.8 percent tax" on investment income. If we sell our home, will we possibly have to pay...

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Interactive ATMs lead Bank of America rebranding effort

Bank of America will roll out new interactive ATMs with video links to tellers in Boston later this month as the financial behemoth prepares to kick off a major rebranding campaign this weekend. Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America, the largest bank...

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Eyes on Facebook mobile event as company evolves

NEW YORK — Facebook is unveiling a new Android product Thursday, a move that comes as a fast-growing number of its 1.06 billion users access it on smartphones and tablet computers. Advertisers are not far behind. Though mobile ads have been a big concern...

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Arthur Frommer gets Frommer brand back from Google

NEW YORK — Travel guru Arthur Frommer said Wednesday that he has reacquired rights to his travel guidebook brand from Google, and that he intends to resume publishing Frommer guidebooks. Google acquired the Frommer brand last summer from the Wiley publishing...

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Disney lays off staff at game developer LucasArts

LOS ANGELES — Four months after acquiring "Star Wars" maker Lucasfilm, The Walt Disney Co. is shutting down video game production at subsidiary LucasArts and laying off staff as it focuses on the less-risky, less-expensive path of licensing its characters...

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Music service Rdio launches Vdio for TV, movies

LOS ANGELES — Rdio, the music streaming service started by a co-founder of Skype, is getting into video. New and current subscribers of a $10-a-month unlimited music plan from Rdio will get $25 to spend in the new digital store for video, called Vdio....

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Summit to probe poverty’s effect on learning

Several of the speakers at this Friday's early childhood summit will focus on the science of how young children learn and thrive. "There's new knowledge that's waiting to be used," said Jack P. Shonkoff, director of the Center on the Developing Child...

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Foreclosures fall as housing market springs back

A vastly improved Bay State real estate market helped foreclosures decline by nearly a third through February compared with 2012, and the downward trend is expected to continue through year's end. "The trend with falling foreclosure numbers is so strong...

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In India, dodging taxes is part of the game

NEW DELHI — In a country long defined by its poverty, it's easy now to find India's rich. They're at New Delhi's Emporio mall, where herds of chauffeur-driven Jaguars and Audis disgorge shoppers heading to the Louis Vuitton and Christian Louboutin stores....

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Japan Gas, Technip of France in Russia LNG project

TOKYO — JCG Corp., a Japanese engineering company, and French oilfield services company Technip S.A. have won a contract for a liquefied natural gas plant in central Russia, the companies said Wednesday. The consortium between JCG and Technip will provide...

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The Ticker

Local Internet retailer soaks up April Fools' fun Wayfair.com, an online retailer of home products and furnishings, announced today it has launched HydroRoom, a collection of furniture featuring sofas, armchairs and ottomans that each ship in a small...

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Students POP As pickers

This year's StoxSmart high school challenge finished with The Cliff Divers on top — marking the second year in a row that students from Josiah Quincy Upper School captured the crown. Students worked with mentors, including Suffolk Construction CEO John...

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China's manufacturing growth improves in March

BEIJING — Growth in China's manufacturing picked up in March in a potentially positive sign for the recovery in the world's second-largest economy. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said Monday that its Purchasing Managers' Index rose...

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Drug maker Novartis loses India patent battle

NEW DELHI — India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that health activists say ensures poor patients around the world will get continued access to cheap...

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Print in another dimension

Imagine that your old inkjet or laser printer could pump out three-dimensional objects on demand — kind of like those futuristic replicator devices that exist only in the world of "Star Trek." You could create something frivolous like a new pair of...

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Come on baby, eat better

Here's something to make Hub parents go gaga: an organic baby food delivery company that cuts out the hassle of cooking by bringing nutritional purees right to their doors. Purely Pears, which launches tomorrow, is the brainchild of longtime friends...

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If you have run-flat tires, you shouldn’t need a spare

I recently purchased a 2011 Toyota Sienna AWD van. It has run-flat tires and no spare. I tow a boat at times in places where it's not easy to get a flat fixed, so I want to purchase a spare to carry on trips. Because the car has all-wheel drive, should...

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India's top court to deliver Novartis judgment

NEW DELHI — A pending Supreme Court patent decision in India could reverberate throughout the pharmaceutical industry and beyond. India's Supreme Court is to rule Monday on a landmark patent case involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG. The international...

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