NKorea denies Sony hack, calls it 'righteous deed'

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea released a statement Sunday that clearly relished a cyberattack on Sony Pictures, which is producing an upcoming film that depicts an assassination plot against Pyongyang's supreme leader. While denying responsibility...

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The Ticker

Merck in talks to buy Lexington's Cubist Merck & Co. is in talks to acquire Lexington-based Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc., a maker of antibiotics, in a deal valued at more than $7 billion, a person familiar with the matter said. Merck would...

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For US unemployed, job market hits a turning point

WASHINGTON — Look past the booming November job gain of 321,000 reported Friday — the best figure in three years in the strongest year for U.S. hiring since 1999. The job market has reached a new milestone on its road to full health: For the first time...

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Clearing up shifting opinions on transmission fluid

I recently purchased a 2008 Chevy Equinox with 81,000 miles. It has the non-GM Aisin AF33 five-speed transmission. The owner's manual states to use only T-IV automatic transmission fluid. I pointed this out to the shop when I had the transmission fluid...

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Holiday trees branch out

Christmas shoppers trying to keep a lid on gift-buying and contending with higher holiday meal prices don't have to worry about plunking down more money for Christmas trees this year. A strong supply has kept prices down the past few years, and that's...

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Expert: Expect more TV programming blackouts

TV viewers in Boston should get used to programming blackouts caused by showdowns between networks and cable and satellite providers, a local expert says, as CBS and TV provider Dish Network announced yesterday they had reached an agreement that ends...

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CBS, Dish Network strike deal after blackout

LOS ANGELES — Dish Network subscribers experienced a 12-hour blackout of CBS programming before the two companies made peace early Saturday, just in time for weekend football. CBS and Dish Network agreed to a new carriage contract after marathon negotiations...

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Father sues restaurant in son's choking death

GREENFIELD — A western Massachusetts Applebee's restaurant has been sued in a customer's 2011 choking death. The Greenfield Recorder reports Saturday the father of 48-year-old John Kocak alleges an Applebee's in Greenfield mishandled his son's fatal...

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Mortgage-lending restrictions are finally easing

WASHINGTON — When it comes to buying a house, are you in the "no way I could possibly qualify" category? Not enough cash in the bank for a down payment or closing costs? Credit scores good, but not great? So much deferred student loan debt that you assume...

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Newly insured struggle to find primary physicians

MIAMI — When Olivia Papa signed up for a new health plan last year, her insurance company assigned her to a primary care doctor. The relatively healthy 61-year-old didn't try to see the doctor until last month, when she and her husband both needed authorization...

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