In Mass. Senate race, health care a pivotal issue

BOSTON - Massachusetts provided the blueprint for President Barack Obama's 2010 federal health care law, but in the state's contentious U.S. Senate race, the debate over that signature piece of legislation continues to loom large. Republican incumbent...

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Extended warranties often worth the money these days

I want your opinion on whether to buy an extended warranty on our 2012 Acura TSX. We just bought the car and the salesman told me, "If you plan to keep this car more than five years, you should buy the extended warranty." The cost to extend the coverage...

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The Ticker

R.E. firm at Regatta Jones Lang LaSalle has boats in the water this weekend, as the commercial real estate firm is sponsoring the "Great8" team of Olympians and world champions competing together in the Head of the Charles Regatta. The team, including...

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Startups fishing for funding dive into Shark Tank

Two days after this month's long-anticipated MassChallenge awards ceremony, Boston area startups will get another shot at winning a bundle. Six teams of entrepreneurs will dive into the first Boston Angel Shark Tank on Thursday for a bite at $100,000....

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China's new leaders face tough economic choices

BEIJING — China's economic model that delivered three decades of double-digit growth is running out of steam and the country's next leaders face tough choices to keep incomes rising. But they don't seem to have ambitious solutions. Even if they do,...

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Soyuz craft readied for space station mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A Russian-made Soyuz rocket was erected into place Sunday, ahead of the start of a mission to take a three-man crew to the International Space Station. For the first time since 1984, the manned launch will take place from Baikonur...

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Boston, Dr. Martens will see you now

Iconic British footwear brand Dr. Martens — whose clunky yellow-stitched boots and shoes have been a fashion statement for everyone from England's skinheads to decades of American college kids — will debut its first Boston store this month. Set to bow...

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Boston's Cli.pr lets users create without the complicated code

I'm generally in favor of anything that breaks barriers to entry on the Web, and locally grown Cli.pr is doing just that. The premise is two-fold. The only people who get to be creative on the Web are those with special skills such as the ability to...

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BP backs deal to swap TNK-BP for Rosneft stake

LONDON — A person familiar with the matter says that the board of U.K. energy company BP PLC has struck a deal to swap its profitable but troublesome Russian oil venture TNK-BP for a big stake in Rosneft, the Kremlin-controlled energy company. The...

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Landmark Boston restaurant closes indefinitely

BOSTON — The owners of the landmark Locke-Ober restaurant in Boston say they've closed the restaurant indefinitely, pending the sale of its building. The Boston Globe reports that news of the closing spread through online social media Saturday night....

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