Boston proposal would boost gender therapy access

BOSTON — City worker health plans should cover gender reassignment surgery, two Boston city councilors proposed Monday. The plan from City Councilors-at-Large Michelle Wu and Ayanna Pressley would guarantee transgender city employees access to the surgery...

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Space station launch Monday despite dead computer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station is about to get some fresh groceries and material for an urgent repair job. An unmanned SpaceX rocket was scheduled to blast off at 4:58 p.m. Monday with more than 2 tons of supplies. NASA spent...

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World stocks recover after strong US data

LONDON — Global stock markets recovered Monday as strong economic and corporate news from the U.S. offset concerns about the crisis in Ukraine. A 1.1 percent rise in U.S. retail sales in March — the biggest in 18 months — boosted sentiment, as did better-than-expected...

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Endurance offers to buy Aspen Insurance for $3.2B

PEMBROKE, Bermuda — Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. said Monday that it is moving forward with a proposal to buy Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. for about $3.2 billion after being snubbed by the fellow insurance company. Endurance told Aspen's board...

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A gallon of gas in Massachusetts up a penny

BOSTON — The price of a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts has inched up by a penny for the second consecutive week. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that a gallon of self-serve, regular is up to an average of $3.53 per gallon. That's 11 cents...

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Boston mayor seeks tax breaks for Fenway project

BOSTON — Mayor Martin J. Walsh proposed $4.6 million in tax breaks to spark construction of a $550 million retail and residential development that would straddle the Massachusetts Turnpike near Fenway Park. A Boston Redevelopment Authority board vote...

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US stocks rise on retail sales increase

Stocks got a boost Monday from a government report showing U.S. retail sales notched their biggest increase in 18 months in March. Investors also bid up Citigroup after the bank's latest quarterly earnings beat Wall Street's expectations. A positive...

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Vidalia onion farmer back in court over ship date

SAVANNAH, Ga. — One of Georgia's most prominent Vidalia onion farmers is going back to court in an effort to stop the state agriculture commissioner from fining growers who ship the famous sweet onions before a certain date. Delbert Bland, who grows...

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GM replacing communications, human resources heads

DETROIT — General Motors is replacing the executives in charge of communications and human resources as it struggles with a string of embarrassing recalls that have led to congressional hearings and federal investigations. Communications chief Selim...

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Report projects health care costs to dip slightly

WASHINGTON — The Affordable Care Act's health insurance subsidies will cost a little less than previously thought, according to a new report released Monday. The Congressional Budget Office predicts that health insurance subsidies under the so-called...

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