Lavish living in Lexington

With the price recently reduced by $100,000 to $1,999,000, activity is picking up for a farmhouse-inspired colonial in Lexington's sought-after Fiske Elementary School district. The new 5,750-square-foot, 13-room home boasts five to six bedrooms, five...

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Beetle convertible is fun to drive

High 80s, roof down and AC on max. Ahh — automobiling bliss. The 2013 VW Beetle convertible, with its powerful 2.0 L Turbo engine, continues a decades-long tradition by being one fun summer ride. We had the loaded $32,395 top of the line '60's edition...

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Average jobless numbers dip to record lows

An encouraging unemployment application report yesterday was cause for optimism as the four-week average for initial unemployment claims dropped to the lowest since November 2007, economists said. The four-week average, seen as a more accurate number...

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South End renovation a Royal jewel

Considering the overall need for more housing in the city of Boston, it's no surprise that the new "Royal" building under development in the city's South End neighborhood at 407-409 Shawmut Ave. is already at 50 percent under agreement in just the first...

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Group: Apps not good for teaching babies Smartphones don't make smart babies, an advocacy group declared yesterday in a complaint to the government about mobile apps that claim to help babies learn. The Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood,...

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Health insurer clarifies compounded drug policy

Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare is trying to clarify its controversial policy to no longer cover compounded drugs in response to multiple pending lawsuits and conversations with state regulators, the insurance company said. In a series of letters sent out...

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Group: Apps not good for teaching babies Smartphones don't make smart babies, an advocacy group declared yesterday in a complaint to the government about mobile apps that claim to help babies learn. The Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood,...

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Health insurer clarifies compounded drug policy

Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare is trying to clarify its controversial policy to no longer cover compounded drugs in response to multiple pending lawsuits and conversations with state regulators, the insurance company said. In a series of letters sent out...

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Doctor criticizes George W. Bush use of stent

Former President George W. Bush's decision to have a stent implanted in an artery yesterday when not in the throes of a heart attack makes him a "poster child" for misuse of the sometimes life-saving technology, according to the author of a study that...

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China fines 3 milk suppliers in price-fixing probe

BEIJING — China announced Wednesday it has fined six milk suppliers, including Mead Johnson and New Zealand's Fonterra, a total of $108 million for price-fixing after an investigation that shook the country's fast-growing dairy market. The announcement...

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Experts: Post, Globe different properties

Amazon founder Jeffrey Bezos agreed to shell out $250 million to buy The Washington Post yesterday in an abrupt and shocking acquisition coming just two days after Red Sox owner John Henry purchased The Boston Globe for a bargain $70 million — but industry...

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Australian central bank cuts rate to 2.5 percent

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a record low 2.5 percent because of slow growth and weakening commodity prices. The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision at a monthly...

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Apple losing innovative core?

Apple is in trouble on its own turf — innovative design paired with wow-inducing product releases — showing signs of critical weakness in the pending redesign of one of its signature devices, the iPad, with the iPhone in danger of following suit. The...

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Time Warner, CBS in feud Three million Time Warner Cable customers in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and other cities remained without access to CBS for a third day yesterday, after the cable provider dropped the network in a spat over fees. Time Warner...

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F-250’s check engine light keeps coming on

My 2003 Ford F-250 6-liter turbo diesel with 57,000 "babied" miles is a costly concern. For three years, the "check engine" light comes on while driving. Two-thousand miles back, the Ford dealer replaced the turbo (rebuilt) and EGR valve at a cost of...

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Nurse at botched Ohio transplant sues over firing

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A veteran nurse present during a botched kidney transplant at an Ohio hospital last summer has sued for wrongful termination. The lawsuit filed Friday in Columbus seeks $25,000 for Melanie Lemay, a nurse suspended then fired after a...

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