Sticker shock often follows insurance cancellation

MIAMI — Dean Griffin liked the health insurance he purchased for himself and his wife three years ago and thought he'd be able to keep the plan even after the federal Affordable Care Act took effect. But the 64-year-old recently received a letter notifying...

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Site repair: Hold that online health application

WASHINGTON — The application page of the troubled health insurance website is offline until Sunday morning. The Health and Human Services Department says a technology team will be working on HealthCare.gov, so people won't be able to apply or enroll...

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Expressway’s a parking lot

Construction on a new "MassDot Mobility Hub" is under way, with the first 235 of 432 planned parking spaces below Interstate 93 in the South End slated for substantial completion next month. The state Department of Transportation is soliciting businesses,...

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Wrangler windshield wipers have a mind of their own

I have a 2008 Jeep Wrangler that has a weird problem with the windshield wipers. When I shut the Jeep off the wipers are tucked down in the normal "park" position, yet most of the time when I return the wipers are up about a third of the way up the windshield....

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Food pantries fear EBT cuts

Local charities are bracing for a boost in requests for help now that almost half a million households in the Bay State that rely on government assistance to feed their families are getting less money thanks to the end of a federal stimulus program....

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EBay says sorry for Holocaust items on site

LONDON — Online auction site eBay has apologized after a newspaper found apparent Holocaust memorabilia, including the clothes of concentration camp victims, being offered for sale. Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper said items included shoes and a...

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Obama's health law finally gets real for America

WASHINGTON — Now is when Americans start figuring out that President Barack Obama's health care law goes beyond political talk, and really does affect them and people they know. A cranky federal website is complicating access to new coverage and some...

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French minister: journalists shot to death in Mali

PARIS — Two veteran French journalists kidnapped and killed in northern Mali were shot to death, French authorities said Sunday, as questions emerged about how the gunmen managed to carry out the attack near a town where both French troops and U.N. forces...

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Poll: Older Americans nix Social Security changes

CHICAGO — A poll shows strong opposition among older Americans to most proposals that would cut Social Security benefits. The survey by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 6 in 10 people age 50 and older oppose...

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Experts say nuclear power needed to slow warming

PITTSBURGH — Some of the world's top climate scientists say wind and solar energy won't be enough to head off extreme global warming, and they're asking environmentalists to support the development of safer nuclear power as one way to cut fossil fuel...

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