Group of Mass. economists back tax hike

Group of Mass. economists back tax hike BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to raise the state income tax rate to pay for investments in transportation and education has been endorsed by a group of more than 50 economists. The economists — who come...

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Oil falls to start week; pump price down to $3.70

NEW YORK — The price of oil fell Monday as the momentum seen at the end of last week faded. The benchmark oil contract for April delivery slipped by 55 cents to $91.40 a barrel in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil rose nearly 2...

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Fuel tank gets wedged under plane in Philadelphia

Fuel tank gets wedged under plane in Philadelphia March 11, 2013 PHILADELPHIA — A fuel tank somehow disconnected from its trailer hitch at Philadelphia International Airport, rolled onto the taxiway and got stuck under an...

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Massachusetts gas prices drop three cents

Bay State gas prices are down another three cents this week, according to AAA Southern New England. Self-serve, regular unleaded gas is currently averaging $3.69 a gallon, the same price as the national average. Local prices are up a penny over the...

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PokerStars AC bid sparks battle with older casinos

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A bid by the world's largest online poker website to buy an Atlantic City casino is touching off a battle with brick-and-mortar casinos that is getting very nasty, very quickly. The Rational Group, the parent company of PokerStars,...

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New BlackBerry coming to the US on March 22

TORONTO — BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion will launch its new touchscreen smartphone in the U.S. with AT&T on March 22. The release will come several weeks after RIM launched the much-delayed devices elsewhere. AT&T said Monday said the...

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Heart-lung machines prove safe even in the elderly

SAN FRANCISCO — One of the scariest parts of bypass surgery — having your heart stopped and going on a heart-lung machine while doctors fix your clogged arteries — is safe even in the elderly and doesn't cause mental decline as many people have feared,...

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Ex-Sen. Scott Brown takes job with law firm

Ex-Sen. Scott Brown takes job with law firm BOSTON — Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has a new job with an international law firm. Brown announced Monday that he was joining Nixon Peabody LLP as counsel in the firm's Boston office. According to a statement...

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YO! shifts into gap left by suspended Fung Wah

A new bus line jointly operated by Greyhound and Peter Pan Bus Lines is poised to fill the space left behind by recently suspended Fung Wah by offering six daily roundtrips between the Hub and New York's Chinatown neighborhood starting Thursday. YO!...

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Algeria's security forces to protect energy plants

ALGIERS, Algeria — An Algerian official says that the country's security forces will take over the job of securing the country's oil and gas sites following a spectacular terrorist attack and mass hostage-taking on a gas installation in January. An...

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