5 factors that could sway insurance prices in 2015

Customers who bought health insurance on the overhaul's public exchanges can expect a flurry of reports about big price hikes and some decreases for 2015 as insurers finalize their rates over the next few weeks. But they shouldn't give much weight to...

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Europe's order to mute Google angers US

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Europe's moves to rein in Google — including a court ruling this month ordering the search giant to give people a say in what pops up when someone searches their name — may be seen in Brussels as striking a blow for the little...

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Lawmakers call for tighter grip on VA hospitals

WASHINGTON — The chairmen of House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees on Sunday decried long waits and backlogs at the nations VA hospitals but stopped short of calling for the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. "You've got...

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Pilgrim protesters to gather at Sagamore Bridge

BOURNE — Protesters are planning to gather near the Sagamore Bridge on Memorial Day to highlight concerns about the safety of the Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth. The protesters called the current emergency plan in the event of an accident at...

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Regulations mulled for bitcoin

State regulators in Massachusetts and others around the country are taking a close look at virtual currencies as bitcoin continues to grow in popularity. "We will be trying to come up with a model law or regulations states can use," said David Cotney,...

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Newspaper’s ‘Innovation Report’ is underwhelming, unrealistic

As a chorus of sycophants throws its collective back out to deem the leaked New York Times' Innovation Report a seminal work of genius, allow me to tell you why the 96-page document needs to be shelved like every other blue-ribbon commission production...

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India's oldest car factory shelves elite sedan

NEW DELHI — India's oldest car factory has abruptly suspended production of the hulking Ambassador sedan that has a nearly seven-decade history as the car of the Indian elite. It was unclear how long manufacturing will be on hold, but Kolkata-based...

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These cars great for ‘staycations’

The family-vacation-turned-disaster is a meme that has spawned countless horror stories, from "National Lampoon's Vacation" trips to Walley World to several sorry sequels to Baby being put in a corner to Mitt Romney's dog. What happened to this idyllic...

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Big insurance rate hikes in the future?

The wild hikes in health insurance rates that blindsided many Americans in recent years may become less frequent because of the health care overhaul. Final rates for 2015 won't be out for months, but early filings from insurers suggest price increases...

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Medicaid surge triggers cost concerns for states

WASHINGTON — From California to Rhode Island, states are confronting new concerns that their costs will rise as a result of the federal health care law. It's because of Medicaid. Before President Barack Obama's law expanded the safety-net program,...

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