Environmental group promoting illegal fishing crackdown

A nonprofit group says its new live satellite system will help regulators deter illegal fishing, a problem federal regulators say costs more than $9 billion around the world every year. "Project Eyes on the Seas" was launched in January and uses multiple...

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Jobs galore in January

A blockbuster January jobs report — with accelerated hiring, rising wages and more people looking for work — signals a recovering economy and sets up the labor market for a strong year, economists say. "January was great, November and December were...

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Activists to press for more affordable housing options

BOSTON — Increasing the number of rental assistance vouchers and preserving existing subsidized housing units are just two of the proposals included in a report to be unveiled by affordable housing activists at the Statehouse. The On Solid Ground Coalition...

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Audi A4 earns a high grade

The efficient 2015 Audi A4 with go-anywhere, all-wheel-drive is a solid choice for the New Englander not willing to compromise on performance or craftsmanship. Audi's quattro all-wheel-drive system intuitively sends power to the wheels with the most...

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Connector czar: It’s working great

The state's Obamacare czar yesterday proclaimed the Bay State to be "a million miles ahead of" last year's disastrous health care sign-ups, announcing the state has now enrolled 325,814 Bay Staters so far. "That's a complete turnaround and, if we're...

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NBC launches internal probe on Brian Williams claims

NEW YORK — NBC News has assigned the head of its own investigative unit to look into statements that anchor Brian Williams made about his reporting in Iraq a dozen years ago, an episode that's ballooned into a full-blown credibility crisis for the network....

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The Ticker

TurboTax shuts off state tax return filing TurboTax, the country's most popular do-it-yourself tax preparation software, said yesterday that it has temporarily stopped processing state tax returns because of an increase in fraudulent filings. ...

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RadioShack to shut 43 Bay State stores

Liquidation sales started at more than 1,700 RadioShack stores yesterday, a day after the 94-year-old consumer electronics chain filed for bankruptcy protection with plans to close up to 2,100 stores, including 43 in Massachusetts. Discounts of up to...

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Judge upholds ride-share rules

A bid by taxi medallion owners to halt regulations that have legalized transportation companies including Uber and Lyft has been rejected by a federal judge. "Plaintiffs have failed to convince this court that medallion owners have a protected property...

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Cambridge condo mixes style, comfort

This stylish new condo is one of three carved out of a long, narrow stucco house in North Cambridge that features a long front porch topped with private decks. The end Unit 1 at 130 Rindge Ave. is the last of the condos for sale, on the market for $975,000,...

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