US to resume first beef imports from Ireland since mad cow

LONDON — The United States will permit imports of beef from Ireland, the first European Union country allowed to resume sales since the mad cow disease scare over 15 years ago, officials said Monday. Simon Coveney, Ireland's minister for agriculture,...

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Carmakers finish strong in 2014, are even better days ahead

DETROIT — Buoyed by a resurgent economy, holiday sales, cheap gasoline and a love affair with pickup trucks, Americans headed to car dealers in droves last month, pushing full-year sales to what's likely to be the highest level since 2006. Fiat Chrysler,...

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Connecticut brewery apologizes for using Gandhi on beer can

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut brewery is apologizing to Indians offended that the company is using Mohandas Gandhi's name and likeness on one of its beers. New England Brewing Co. in Woodbridge apologized over the weekend on its Facebook page for...

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Booting Up: Zipcar to tap home base

For a company founded right in our backyard, Zipcar has been surprisingly absent from spheres of Boston influence. But that may soon change. Founded in Cambridge and now located in the Innovation District, the car-sharing pioneer is looking to raise...

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Raise your home's IQ: smart gadgets take center stage at CES

LAS VEGAS — Imagine a world in which your garage door opens automatically as you pull into the driveway. The living room lights and heater turn on — perhaps the oven starts warming up, too. In the so-called "smart home," cars, appliances and other devices...

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Wynn closes on $35M purchase of Everett casino site

Wynn Resorts has finalized the $35 million purchase of its 33-acre casino site in Everett, taking the contaminated property out of the hands of owners with ties to a convicted felon and mob associate. Wynn had three months from the formal awarding of...

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Skeptical about North Korea's role in Sony hack? Don't be

If the mounting skepticism regarding North Korea's involvement in the Sony hack was expected to weaken the resolve of President Obama, that's not what happened last week. Days after the FBI reaffirmed its initial contention that North Korea was the...

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Weather service to boost its computer power for forecasting

WASHINGTON — The National Weather Service is about to boost its computing power by more than tenfold, which officials hope will translate to better forecasts. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's two supercomputers will more than triple...

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Hedge fund founder shot dead in NY apartment; son questioned

NEW YORK — A 70-year-old hedge fund founder was found shot dead inside his Manhattan apartment, and police were questioning his son, authorities said Monday. Thomas Gilbert Sr. was shot in the head at his Beekman Place residence on the East Side on...

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Massachusetts gas prices down another dime

BOSTON — The price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has dropped for the 17th consecutive week. AAA Northeast reports Monday that self-serve, regular has fell a dime per gallon in the past week to an average of $2.36. That's 42 cents lower than a...

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