Mass. gas prices hold steady

BOSTON — Massachusetts gas prices are holding steady. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that the average cost of a gallon of self-serve regular remained the same as last week, $3.28. That's 7 cents higher than the national average for the same...

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Washington Post Co. will become Graham Holdings

NEW YORK — The Washington Post Co. is changing its name to Graham Holdings to reflect the sale of its namesake newspaper. The switch will become official on Nov. 29, and its New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol will change to "GHC" from "WPO." Washington...

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Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt up 1 percent

WASHINGTON — Foreign buyers of U.S. Treasury securities increased their holdings in September, suggesting many shrugged off budget battles in Washington to keep investing in U.S. debt. Ttotal foreign holdings rose 1 percent September to $5.65 trillion,...

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Activists: Kuwait, UAE sentences for tweets

KUWAIT CITY — Twitter users in two Gulf Arab countries received prison terms Monday, rights activist said, in the latest sign of widening crackdowns in the region on social media for posts considered offensive or against state security. The court decisions...

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Ex-banker embroiled in alleged drug scandal

LONDON — Britain's Labour Party has suspended the former chairman of Co-operative bank after a video emerged in which he is allegedly caught buying illegal drugs. Paul Flowers, a former councilor in Bradford and a Methodist minister, apologized "to...

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Colorado mine accident kills 2, injures 19

OURAY, Colo. — Authorities are trying to determine exactly what sort of accident occurred in a mine in southwestern Colorado that left two miners dead of carbon monoxide poisoning. Ouray County officials say they've ruled out an explosion and mine collapse...

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US homebuilder confidence holds steady in November

U.S. homebuilders' confidence in the housing market held steady this month, but many are worried that another fight over the federal budget could cause would-be buyers to put off home purchases. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo...

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Photographer shot at French newspaper office

PARIS — The Paris prosecutor says a lone gunman appears to be behind a shooting at a Paris newspaper office that gravely wounded a photographer, and three other attacks. Francis Molins says the gunman opened fire at the prominent daily Liberation on...

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Oregon health exchange represents biggest woe

PORTLAND, Ore. — With all the problems facing the rollout of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, nowhere is the situation worse or more surprising than in Oregon, a progressive state that has enthusiastically embraced the federal law but has...

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Fed stimulus, China reform promises buoy stocks

PARIS — Hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue to support the world's largest economy and a new reform effort in China shored up markets Monday, particularly in the U.S. where the main stock indexes broke new ground. Stocks around the world...

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