Updates have duplex seeming brand new

This Beacon Hill duplex near the State House is newly redone, thanks to many improvements the current owners have made in the past year. The first-floor and basement Unit 47 at 47 Mount Vernon St. is one of 14 condos in two adjoining brick buildings....

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The Ticker

Rosengren: No rush for Fed to raise rates Federal Reserve officials shouldn't be in a hurry to unwind monetary stimulus because elevated slack in the U.S. job market is keeping inflation below the Fed's target, said Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren....

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Wynn eyes way in with T land

The MBTA is "aiding and abetting" Wynn Resorts' plans to develop a casino in Everett by offering to sell a combined two-acre block of land that would give the casino giant a new way to access the proposed site, allowing it to skirt using any land in...

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King-size Kia K900 takes on Euro sedans

The Kia K900 might be the first vehicle I have reviewed that I'd rather be chauffeured around in while comfortably ensconced in the back seat. The cavernous rear compartment covered in supple Napa leather was downright swanky, with ventilated seats...

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Motorola emphasizes design in circular smartwatch

NEW YORK — Motorola rolled out a circular smartwatch Friday, counting on a more traditional design to win over consumers who have so far shunned other computerized wrist devices. Smartwatches so far have had rectangular faces, a shape that has turned...

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Most fines upheld for Irene outages

The state's highest court yesterday reduced fines against two utilities for their handling of Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and a subsequent October snowstorm, but upheld the standard state regulators used to assess the companies' response to widespread...

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Tesla CEO: "Nevada is it;" $1.3B package offered

RENO, Nev. — The Biggest Little City in the World is about to get a new neighbor: the biggest lithium battery factory in the world that Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval asserted will create more than 22,000 new jobs and pump $100 billion into the state's economy...

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SiriusXM to broadcast 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'

SiriusXM announced Friday that it will start broadcasting syndicated daytime talker "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" beginning Sept. 8 along with the new season. The satellite radio provider will air the audiocast on channel 109 at 10 a.m. weekdays, with...

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NFL Now adds 2 shows, expands to Yahoo and more devices for regular-season debut

The National Football League is stocking its NFL Now online network with two new original series and has launched on five additional platforms leading up to the kickoff the 2014-15 regular season as the league hopes to super-serve fans -- and generate...

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Round up your posse, earn rewards

A local entrepreneur is offering an alternative to the likes of Groupon that aims to harness the power of each user's social-media "posse." Urposse.com launched 10 days ago, as a social media network that encourages consumers — and their friends — to...

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Michael Bloomberg to return as head of media company

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is returning to lead Bloomberg LP, the media empire he founded and which he remains its majority shareholder. The company said that Daniel Doctoroff will step aside as president and CEO of the company at the end...

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Fox to stream 101 NFL games online this season, but only to some pay-TV subscribers

Fox Sports will serve up 101 live NFL games during the 2014-15 season on the web, the first time a broadcaster is making regular-season games available streamed over the Internet -- but there are a few catches. Gridiron fans must subscribe to a participating...

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'Sleepy Hollow' marketers sorry for 'National Beheading Day' stunt

The Fox series "Sleepy Hollow" drew ire on social media Tuesday for a marketing campaign touting "National Beheading Day" on the same day the world learned terrorist group ISIS claimed to have decapitated American journalist Steven Sotloff. In a case...

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Providence Journal lays off staffers ahead of deal

The Providence Journal yesterday laid off several staffers as part of New Media Investment Group's acquisition of the paper. Metro columnist Bob Kerr of Fall River, with the Journal for more than 43 years, said he was told at least 20 people lost their...

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Apple says iCloud not breached in 'targeted' photo hack

Apple said Tuesday that certain accounts of Hollywood celebrities were compromised via a "very targeted attack" on its services -- but that neither iCloud nor Find My iPhone were breached -- and that the company was working with law enforcement officials...

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David Muir's 'journey' begins on 'ABC World News Tonight'

David Muir replaced Diane Sawyer on Labor Day, which, in news circles, qualifies as a soft launch. The question now is how much his network's rechristened "ABC World News Tonight" will tip the balance toward soft news as well. Although Muir received...

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Health costs hit $7,550 per person

Health care costs every man, woman and child in the Bay State on average a whopping $7,550 per year, according to a landmark report that also found state residents​ receiving​​ taxpayer-funded care ​account for 60 percent of the $50.5 billion total cost....

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Researchers pursue transplant options

A shortfall of thousands of organs for desperate transplant patients in Massachusetts is spurring cutting-edge research by Bay State scientists — including of genetically modified and engineered tissue. "The big motivation of the kind of research...

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Market Basket may curb expansion

Newly reinstalled CEO Arthur T. Demoulas said Market Basket could scale back its expansion plans this year as it tries to get its affairs in order after a grueling two-month battle for control over the company. "If need be, if we have to cut back on...

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British migrant rights activist faces Thai trial

BANGKOK, Thailand — A British human rights activist who investigated alleged abuses at a Thai fruit processing factory went on trial Tuesday in the first of a series of criminal lawsuits filed against him by the company. Natural Fruit Co. Ltd. is accusing...

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Keep all four tires the same size or hurt drive train

My co-worker had a flat left front tire on her 2002 Jeep Liberty. She had no spare and the service station didn't have her size. They sold her a bigger tire than the other three. I told her she would have handling issues, mileage would be affected and...

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EU threatens Russia with more sanctions

BRUSSELS — Despite tough rhetoric decrying Russia's increasing military involvement in Ukraine, European Union leaders on Sunday stopped short of imposing new sanctions against Moscow right away. Instead, the 28-nation bloc's heads of state and government...

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To Market, to Market

Market Basket's 71 locations will be back to business as usual early this week, area store directors said yesterday, as a steady stream of grateful customers returning to fill their carriages said they were happy to find fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy...

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Device opens DNA testing to masses

When Sebastian Kraves was growing up in Argentina, his grandmother gave him something transformative: "The Voyage of the Beagle," Charles Darwin's account of his voyage to the Galapagos Islands, where he made observations that led to his theory of evolution....

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