Land Rover inherits fleet’s style, power

Renowned for trekking the African Sahara, climbing the Scottish Highlands and working the acreage, Land Rover now easily tames city streets. Having driven and reviewed its big brothers, the LR4 and Range Rover Sport, I found the 2013 LR2 to be a handsome...

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Administrator opens probe of spill claims lawyer

NEW ORLEANS — For months, BP has complained that a Louisiana attorney who is administering its settlement with tens of thousands of Gulf Coast businesses and residents has made decisions that expose the company to what could be billions of dollars in...

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Voters in Mass. city weigh in on Wynn casino plan

EVERETT, Mass. — Voters in Everett will be deciding whether to give the green light to Steve Wynn's plan to build a $1.2 billion casino in the city. Wynn, a Las Vegas casino operator, signed a host community agreement with city officials that calls...

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Snowden charged with espionage, theft in NSA case

WASHINGTON — Edward Snowden, the former government contractor who says he revealed that the National Security Agency collects Americans' phone records and Internet data from U.S. communication companies, now faces charges of espionage and theft of government...

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Burger King delivery service now in Boston

You no longer have to leave the couch or cubicle to get a Whopper and fries thanks to a new program rolling out over the next few weeks. Burger King yesterday announced an expansion of its delivery service, BK Delivers, to Boston. The fast food restaurant...

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Apple chases rivals with reboot

Apple's soon-to-be-released new operating system for iPhone plays it safe — so safe it isn't likely to pose any threat to rival Android and Windows. It's called iOS 7, and it's coming to mobile devices near you this fall. Right now it's in beta, or...

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Tokyo court backs Apple against Samsung on patent

TOKYO — Apple Inc. has won a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co. in a Japanese court, one of dozens of legal battles around the world between the technology giants. The Tokyo District Court issued a partial verdict Friday in...

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New England better on primary care than most of US

PLAINFIELD, Vt. — Ronald Pitkin, 84, remembers the day in the early 1960s when his brother Belmont got a gash in his leg while the two were cutting firewood. They went to the office of the town physician, Dr. Frank Corson. Corson worked alone, and Pitkin...

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Icing on cake: ’EEI brass back stunt

WEEI-FM's brass is standing by their hosts despite an X-rated stunt, saying the sports talk station won't discipline yakkers Mike "Mut" Mutnansky and Lou Merloni for sending a porn­ographic cake with the words "Welcome to Boston" to a Chicago sports...

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Cyber attacks costing businesses billions

Cyber attacks are a growing threat and are costing businesses billions of dollars each year, according to the head of a Cambridge company that delivers nearly a third of global Web traffic. At the Xconomy summit on innovation, technology and entrepreneurship...

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Ben Bernanke: Bond buys could end next year

The Federal Reserve ended weeks of speculation yesterday as it said there would be no immediate changes to the central bank's bond-buying program, but it left open the door for a future slowdown in the purchases that have helped keep interest rates low....

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AP buys stake in live video service Bambuser

NEW YORK — The Associated Press said Thursday that it has bought a minority stake in the live video service Bambuser, boosting its ability to acquire and distribute video collected by people who have witnessed news events. Financial terms were not disclosed....

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State considers offering computing center to businesses

Massachusetts is considering allowing small manufacturers to use computers at the Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke to help make parts for larger manufacturers, state officials said yesterday. The plan, which is still in the conceptual...

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Dish won't submit revised bid for Sprint

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's Softbank. Dish said...

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Japan's trade deficit climbs to $10.5B in May

TOKYO — Japan's trade deficit rose nearly 10 percent in May to 993.9 billion yen (nearly $10.5 billion), highlighting the challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces in revitalizing manufacturing as industries increasingly shift production offshore. Rising...

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TripAdvisor purchases GateGuru for undisclosed sum

NEWTON — Online travel review company TripAdvisor has purchased GateGuru, a mobile app that provides flight and airport information. Financial terms were not disclosed. TripAdvisor Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Kaufer said in a statement on Wednesday...

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Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue

WASHINGTON — A new report suggests a recent slowdown in medical costs that was once considered just a pause may be developing into a trend. That's seen as good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees. Accounting and...

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Thrifty says offer of free rental car was mistake

DALLAS — Thrifty Car Rental says it's sorry, but many customers who were offered a free one-day rental won't be getting that after all. The company says the offer was intended for a select group of top customers but was sent accidentally to many other...

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Chrysler expected to formally refuse Jeep recall

DETROIT — Chrysler is expected to file papers Tuesday explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs. The U.S. government asked Chrysler earlier this month to recall Grand Cherokees and Libertys because the position of the fuel tank leaves...

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Facebook CEO meets SKorean president

SEOUL, South Korea — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has met South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Seoul to discuss ways to stimulate entrepreneurship and venture firms in Asia's fourth-largest economy. Park's office said Zuckerberg assured the South...

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