Late NC businessman's Ferrari auctioned for $27M

LOS ANGELES — A rare 1967 Ferrari owned by a North Carolina orphan-turned-millionaire sold at auction for $27.5 million. The red Ferrari was one of only 10 ever built, and its single-family ownership increased interest in the sale, the Los Angeles Times...

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A look at smartest back-to-school gadgets

From handy personal assistants to laptops with double the speed of a year ago, the hottest new digital tools can take the sting out of going back to school. If you're a college student looking for a laptop: Remember Haswell. It's the code name for Intel's...

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Medical marijuana pot deadline near

People who want to open medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts have until Thursday to hand-deliver their initial application to the state Department of Public Health. "The Department has created a solid regulatory framework for this new industry,...

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California city becomes rarity: a 2 newspaper town

LONG BEACH, Calif. — The latest experiment in American journalism is a throwback: a new daily newspaper to compete against an established one in a big city. The front page of Monday's debut edition of the Long Beach Register featured stories under the...

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Al-Jazeera America prepares for Tuesday launch

NEW YORK — In a warren of offices at a former bank building near Madison Square Garden, dozens of journalists are at work on gleaming new electronic equipment, ready to turn their test runs of Al-Jazeera America into the real thing. The Qatar-based...

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Al-Jazeera America prepares for Tuesday launch

NEW YORK — In a warren of offices at a former bank building near Madison Square Garden, dozens of journalists are at work on gleaming new electronic equipment, ready to turn their test runs of Al-Jazeera America into the real thing. The Qatar-based...

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Unemployment rates rise in most US states in July

WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates rose in more than half of U.S. states in July and fewer states added jobs, echoing national data that show the job market may have lost some momentum. The Labor Department said Monday that unemployment rates increased...

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UK lawmaker arrested at anti-fracking protest

LONDON — A British lawmaker was among more than two dozen people arrested Monday at a protest against shale gas extraction in southern England. Caroline Lucas, Britain's only Green Party member in Parliament, was led away by police from a sit-in at...

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New Samsung 'Mega' phone nearly tablet-sized

NEW YORK — Smartphones are getting bigger as people use them more to watch movies and play games. A new one from Samsung is beyond big. With a screen measuring 6.3 inches diagonally, the Galaxy Mega is almost as big as a 7-inch tablet computer. The...

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Stocks move lower, despite tech advances

NEW YORK — The stock market was mostly lower Monday as worries about the recent rise in bond yields outweighed an advance in the technology sector. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 19 points, or 0.1 percent, to 15,062 shortly after noon. The...

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