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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Hyundai, Kia brace for weakest growth in a decade

SEOUL, South Korea — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. are forecasting their weakest growth in yearly car sales in more than a decade as competition intensifies and the global economy slows. Hyundai Motor Group, the world's fifth...

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Sony hack hits actors in Boston

The massive Sony hack that has spurred an FBI investigation and nearly canceled the rollout of "The Interview" is hitting home with Boston actors who this week received a letter from Sony stating they may be vulnerable to identity theft. "When I received...

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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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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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'American Sniper' tops this week's TV ad spend

In this week's edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by iSpot.tv, "American Sniper" held the top ad spend position last week, with an estimated $9.8 million spent across 985 national airings on 46 networks, led by MTV and Comedy Central....

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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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Apple devices dominate at christmas

The holidays were filled with a lot of Apples lighting up for the first time. Mobile devices made by Apple accounted for 51% of the devices being activated around the world on Dec. 25, according to Yahoo-owned research firm Flurry. The iPhone 6 was...

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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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Developer serves up plan for building behind Back Bay tennis club

Developers are proposing a 10-story mixed-use, glass-faced building that would rise above a 1902 Beaux Arts building on Boston's Boylston Street, across from the Hynes Convention Center. The $40 million project by Boston-based Hamlen Co. would replace...

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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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Forecasting 2015: Digital world will smarten up

The "Internet of Things," "organic" TV and personal drones are among the high-tech items that you can expect to see in 2015. "We will see a lot more of the 'Internet of Things,' meaning smart devices that we have in our houses that can do various things...

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Pringo not for everyone, but still cute

Pringo Pocket Wi-Fi Photo Printer ($149.99, Amazon.com) With all the advancements in smartphone technology, we still haven't mastered portable printing. Enter the Pringo, by Taiwanese manufacturer Hiti. Hoping to cash in on our incessant Instagram-ing,...

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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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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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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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Hospital closes, leaves emergency room open

QUINCY — An emergency room is all that remains of a 124-year-old hospital in Quincy. After reaching an agreement with state regulators, Quincy Medical Center officially closed its doors at midnight, replaced on Saturday by the 24-hour satellite emergency...

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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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