Mass gas prices drop another 4 cents

BOSTON — The average cost of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has dropped another 4 cents, and is now down 23 cents in the past month. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular is now selling for $3.43 per gallon. That's still...

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Families hoard cash 5 yrs after crisis

NEW YORK — They speak different languages, live in countries rich and poor, face horrible job markets and healthy ones. When it comes to money, though, they act as one: They're holding tight to their cash, driven more by a fear of losing what they have...

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NY probes rights sale of World Trade Center name

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York is expanding its probe nationwide into the 1980s sale of the rights to the World Trade Center name to a nonprofit for $10, resulting in millions of dollars in fees for use of the name in 28 states, according to an official familiar...

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Blackberry shares up on report of buyout interest

NEW YORK — Shares of BlackBerry Ltd. rose more than 4 percent Monday on a report that the company is in sale talks with a handful of companies. Reuters reported Friday that the struggling smartphone maker was holding discussions with Cisco, Google and...

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Fox anchor apologizes after Obama gaffe

NEW YORK — A Fox News Channel anchor has apologized for falsely saying that President Barack Obama had offered to pay for the operation of a museum of Muslim culture "out of his own pocket" during the government shutdown. Anchor Anna Kooiman made the...

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BP trial to focus on scientists' spill estimates

NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge was set to begin hearing three weeks of testimony Monday about how much oil made it into the ocean during the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Experts for BP and the federal government will provide U.S. District Judge Carl...

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Studies test how early in life to peek inside DNA

WASHINGTON — Little Amelia Sloan became a pioneer shortly after her birth. The healthy baby is part of a large research project outside the nation's capital that is decoding the DNA of hundreds of infants. New parents in a few other cities soon can...

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High court won't hear Argentina appeal over bonds

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina lost its first round in a crucial battle over bond payments at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. Justices refused to hear the country's appeal of a ruling that would force Argentines to pay about $1.4 billion in cash...

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Mark Cuban continues testimony at trial

DALLAS — Billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban testified Monday that he generally doesn't agree to treat as confidential any information that people tell him about investments. Cuban made the comment at his insider-trading trial to counter...

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Twitter tunes in to TV partnerships ahead of IPO

NEW YORK — People don't just watch TV anymore; they talk about it on Twitter. From the comfort of couches, they share reactions to touchdowns and nail-biting season finales — and advertisers and networks are taking note. Examples of Twitter's influence...

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