In preliminary count, FairPoint strike authorized

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Unions representing FairPoint Communications workers in northern New England say preliminary vote counts suggest an overwhelming majority of members support authorizing a strike. Negotiations began in April on a contract that expires...

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Malaysia Airlines staff try to cope with disasters

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Coping with two disasters within a few months has left some Malaysia Airlines employees so shaken that they've been unable to function properly at work, a union official said Saturday. The airline suffered its second disaster...

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This catalog gives back

School fundraising drives just got a lot hipper. Close Buy, a Portland, Maine-based catalog, forgoes standard wares such as wrapping paper and popcorn to showcase pencils that turn into potted plants and old fleece jackets repurposed as tablet cases....

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Electric locks make doors hard to open if power fails

I was shocked to see a news broadcast of a man whose car caught fire and he couldn't get out because the electric door locks were inoperative. He was saved because someone was able to bend the top of the door and break the glass to pull him out. This...

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The Ticker

Amazon unveils e-book service Amazon is rolling out a new subscription service that will allow unlimited access to thousands of electronic books and audiobooks for $9.99 a month in the online giant's latest effort to attract more users. The largest...

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FX tweaks ratings model by delaying 'The Strain' numbers

FX drama "The Strain" has delivered impressive ratings since its Sunday night premiere, emerging as the biggest new cable drama in young adults this summer and perhaps the biggest ever for the network. But a bigger story is that it took FX this long...

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US Airways workers approve contract with American Airlines

FORT WORTH, Texas — US Airways mechanics and ground workers have approved a three-year contract with American Airlines. The contract, which covers 11,000 workers represented by the International Association of Machinists, includes furlough protection...

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Flight sharing set for Boston

For the harried traveler tired of spending interminable amounts of time in traffic before taking a ferry to get to the Vineyard or Nantucket, the Uber of the air could offer a new way to get away. MassChallenge finalist AirPooler, a web-based, flight-sharing...

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RJ Reynolds vows to fight $23.6B in damages

MIAMI — The nation's No. 2 cigarette maker is vowing to fight a jury verdict of $23.6 billion in punitive damages in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. executive J. Jeffery Raborn has...

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Anti-Russia sentiment running deep in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Many Malaysians are urging their government and world leaders to take a tough stance against Russia after pro-Russia rebels allegedly shot down a Malaysia Airlines jet, with some calling for economic sanctions and a boycott of...

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