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Connector extends sign-up deadline The Massachusetts Health Connector is extending until Feb. 23 the deadline to complete an application and pick a health plan. The deadline had been tomorrow, but officials pushed it off a week because heavy snowstorms...

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Redone condo leaves no stone unturned

This just redone unique North End condo is a showpiece of stone — with marble, quartz, onyx, slate, fieldstone and granite finishes, done by a developer who is also a stone supplier and refinisher. The two-level first floor/basement duplex at 6 Henchman...

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Partners income up despite insurance activity losses

Partners HealthCare Systems's operating income climbed during the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, but it continues to see losses in insurance activity. Health care provider activity brought in $67 million in operating income, and the Neighborhood...

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Cherokee Trailhawk chief in its class

With unmatched off-road capabilities and superior highway manners, the Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk blows away its competition with features and performance. With a powerful 3.2-liter V6 24-valve engine, the compact sport utility vehicle accelerates quickly...

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Boston app startup catches eye of Richard Branson

Wanderu, travel czar Richard Branson's new favorite startup, yesterday launched its free bus- and train-booking app for iPhone and iPad, with plans to debut an Android version within the next two months. The Boston startup was among three companies...

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Harvard, MIT sued by U.S. deaf group

Advocates for the deaf are suing Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, claiming discrimination over a lack of closed captioning for online courses, podcasts and other educational materials, which are exploding in popularity. "If you...

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Hot Property: New promotions try to lure renters

Sign an apartment lease and enter a raffle to win a $5,000 gift card. With nine new apartment complexes opening in Boston and Cambridge this year, competition for renters is heating up, and some buildings that opened within the past year or so and still...

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New York Times media columnist David Carr dies at 58

David Carr, the iconoclastic media columnist for the New York Times, died Thursday while working at the Times' office, according a report posted late Thursday on the Times' website. He was 58. The New York Times reported that he collapsed in The Times...

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Challenges lie ahead for new director of Mass Health Connector

Leadership changes, a board shakeup, improved communication and a better Obamacare website are all top priorities as the new executive director of the Massachusetts Health Connector tries to reform the troubled agency. "If this were climbing Mount Everest,...

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John R. Lakian hit with fraud charges

John R. Lakian, who made unsuccessful bids for the Republican nomination for Massachusetts governor in the 1980s and for U.S. Senate nearly a decade later,­ is accused of scheming to defraud investors and banks of millions of dollars, according to federal...

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South Bay Center owner plans nearby mixed-use project

The owner of South Bay Center has plans for a large mixed-use project that would include a hotel, movie theater and up to 500 units of multi­family housing next to the Dorchester shopping center. The "town center" project proposed by retail real estate...

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CBS '60 Minutes' correspondent Bob Simon dies in car crash

NEW YORK — Longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon, who covered riots, Academy Award-nominated movies and wars and was held captive for more than a month in Iraq two decades ago, died in a car crash on Wednesday. He was 73. "CBS Evening News"...

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Apple to build $850M solar farm Apple has committed nearly $850 million to help build a solar energy farm that will generate power for its California facilities, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced yesterday. Speaking at a technology conference hosted by...

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Ten Mass. locales see big home value gains

Ten Bay State communities, including two Boston neighborhoods, saw big double-digit gains in home values in the past nine years. According to a new Top 10 list compiled by the Warren Group, which publishes Banker and Tradesman, the 10 communities are...

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Edward Davis joins firm that pinpoints indoor gunshots

Former Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis has joined a Bay State tech company that is marketing technology to summon cops and pinpoint the location of gunshots in indoor shooter situations. "Shooter Detection Systems is an extremely innovative...

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Brian Wlliams suspended from NBC News for six months

Hoping to tamp down a controversy growing around one of its best-known on-air personalities, NBC News on Tuesday suspended Brian Williams, the most-watched evening-news anchor in the U.S., from his duties as chief anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly...

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Storms dig into store sales

Three major storms in two weeks have had a financial toll on many Bay State stores, experts said, but the concern ahead is whether the snow forecast for the end of the week will cut into Valentine's Day shopping and dining. "Valentine's week is a very...

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London mayor eyes Hub tech London Mayor Boris Johnson says his city's life sciences sector is growing and encourages more members of the Boston area's highly trained workforce to consider launching or expanding their companies. Johnson visited the...

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Business Protocol: Be prepared for your face-to-face interview

First impressions count, and in a job hunt, the interview is often your first face-to-face encounter with a prospective employer. You want to hit the right tone, and that means paying attention to details. Make sure to begin with a pleasant greeting,...

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Deadline passed, Revel sale to be killed Tuesday morning

CAMDEN, N.J. — The owners of Atlantic City's Revel Casino Hotel say they will cancel a deal Tuesday morning to sell it to a Florida developer. Revel AC originally said it planned to scrap a deal to sell the shuttered casino to Glenn Straub for $95.4...

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Wynn expecting a big win

Wynn Resorts is projecting big money from its casino in Everett, telling investors the Boston-area resort will be a winner for Wynn and Massachusetts. "We are going to be responsible for $50 million a month in revenue for this state, probably another...

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Booting Up: Light shines on ‘dark Web’

The so-called dark Web — where all browsing is anonymous — is facing an unprecedented spotlight. From increasing references in pop culture, like the spy drama "State of Affairs," to renewed interest by law enforcement, expect to hear a lot about this...

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Inspector Gadget: First ASUS smartwatch clocks in merely OK

ASUS ZenWatch ($249.99, various retailers) This first smartwatch from Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS is powered by Android but appears to resemble the product images of the upcoming Apple Watch. It features the operating system Android Wear, a 1.6-inch...

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Boston startup HourlyNerd poised for growth

A Boston startup that connects businesses with freelance consultants and experts has raised nearly $8 million to extend its services to large com­panies. "There are hundreds, if not thousands, of projects that a client like General Electric is not able...

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App tracking appetite gets NIH grant

Researchers at UMass Medical School and Worcester Polytechnic Institute have received a
$2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a smartphone app that will take a bite out of overeating caused by stress. Development of the...

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EPA to help towns adapt to flooding Two Massachusetts communities have been chosen to receive help from the Environmental Protection Agency in finding ways to become more resilient to flooding. Scituate and Newburyport were chosen to receive EPA technical...

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Advocates say 150,000 need more fuel assistance due to harsh winter

Advocates for the poor are calling on state officials to provide immediate aid to approximately 150,000 low-income Massachusetts households — about one-third of them seniors — who have exhausted their fuel-assistance benefits due to one of the coldest...

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Ronan Farrow charts new course at MSNBC

The roving news correspondent worked his sources in Paris for days, with nary a chance to eat. His efforts paid off, with a couple of exclusive interviews with interesting people affected by the tragic Charlie Hebdo murders. Next he had to prepare to...

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