Pushcarts can stay, except when construction gets in way

All 28 downtown Boston pushcarts that faced a shutdown last month can continue to operate through year's end, but half of them will have to move twice due to construction in the shopping district. A construction fence this month for the restart of the...

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Jobs report has Wall St. reeling

Wall Street took one of its biggest beatings of the year yesterday, courtesy of a mediocre March jobs report that left experts divided over how well the country will fare economically moving forward. The United States added only 88,000 jobs last month,...

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South End penthouse offers awesome views

This light-filled, luxurious South End penthouse features a private wraparound deck that glows at night with programmable lighting and offers panoramic views of the city from the Financial District to Back Bay. Built as a four-story brick building in...

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Tech cos. lead startup competition for ’13

The deadline for the MassChallenge competition and accelerator passed this week, with "well over" 1,000 startups applying for spots, but the need to push back the date and the addition of an Israeli branch of the program had organizers still tabulating...

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Singing Sonata’s praises

I find it difficult to shine a spotlight on any car in the convoluted midsize sedan market. That being said, the 2013 Hyundai Sonata should be on a sedan buyer's list of cars to test-drive when considering the offerings from Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Nissan...

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Vertex, Bristol-Myers Squibb partner on oral hepatitis C treatment

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said today it has entered into a non-exclusive agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to conduct second, all-oral studies of the former's VX-135 drug with the latter's drug, daclatasvir, for the treatment of hepatitis...

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Made in Korea: Rare look at jointly run factories

There is a North Korean factory with no portraits of the country's late leaders on the walls, no North Korean flags, no hand-painted posters screaming party slogans. Everything from the tissues to the toilets comes from South Korea. Bent over bolts...

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Pork found in Ikea's moose lasagna

STOCKHOLM — Ikea says it has withdrawn 17,000 portions of moose lasagna from its home furnishings stores in Europe after traces of pork were found in a batch tested in Belgium. Ikea spokeswoman Tina Kardum said the product had only been on sale for...

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Ex-managing editor of Gainesville Sun dies at 79

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A former managing editor of The Gainesville Sun who edited a book celebrating the University of Florida's first-ever national football championship has died. Curt Pierson was 79. Family members tell the Sun (http://bit.ly/YZGpQK...

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Risk for Obama in pursuing morning-after pill case

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill. But fighting that battle in court comes with its own set of risks. A federal judge in New York on Friday ordered the Food...

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