Conn. university to test pot for contaminants

WEST HAVEN, Conn. — The microscope at the University of New Haven, set at 10-times magnification, shows a marijuana leaf covered with dozens of tiny bumps. It's mold, and someone, somewhere could be smoking similarly contaminated pot and not have a clue....

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Ireland sees green in growing Boston companies

Ireland's top diplomat in Boston is looking to build bridges to the Bay State's business community as a way to help get his country's economy back on track. Breandan O Caollai, the Consul General of Ireland in Boston, said local companies could be key...

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Long-term jobless to suffer

Federal benefits for the long-term unemployed in Massachusetts are set to be eliminated at the end of this month, a move community leaders and economists say will hurt those who can't find work and is not necessary for the nation's economic health. ...

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Housing recovers faster in non-judicial foreclosure states

WASHINGTON — Why have many of the local housing markets that were hit hardest during the bust — especially in California — bounced back so vigorously and quickly, with prices close to or exceeding where they were in 2005 and 2006? And why have many...

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Ex-New York Observer editor Kaplan dies at 59

NEW YORK — Peter Kaplan, the former editor of The New York Observer who hired a then-unknown Candace Bushnell to write a column called "Sex and the City," has died. He was 59. Kaplan died Friday of cancer in New York City, said his wife, Lisa Chase....

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White House: On track for health care website goal

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it will meet its self-imposed deadline of fixing the troubled health care website so that 50,000 people can log in at the same time starting late Saturday. Yet questions remain about the stability of the site,...

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White House: On track for health care website goal

WASHINGTON — As the holiday weekend draws to a close with people returning to their regular routines, the Obama administration's revamped health care website is set to be tested under increased demand. The arrival of an end of November deadline to repair...

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LeSabre shakes and rattles when it’s not on the roll

I own a 2005 Buick LeSabre with 65,000 miles on it. It has developed a vibration when stopped at a light with my foot on the brake and the transmission in drive. The vibration can be felt in the floor, brake pedal and steering wheel. Three GM dealers...

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Ex-BP engineer who deleted texts heads to trial

NEW ORLEANS — Nearly a year after energy giant BP cut a deal to a resolve a criminal investigation of its role in the nation's worst offshore oil spill, a jury is set to hear the Justice Department's case against a former company employee accused of...

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Stay classy ND: Ron Burgundy co-anchors newscast

BISMARCK, N.D. — Television viewers in Bismarck, N.D., were treated to some real class this weekend when none other than the great Ron Burgundy read them the news. Actor and comedian Will Ferrell reprised his "Anchorman" role for KXMB's Saturday night...

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