Casino panel to Boston: negotiate with Wynn

The state Gaming Commission — claiming the city is "abandoning" its casino-related interests in Charlestown — said it would have its staff continue to urge Boston officials to negotiate with Wynn Resorts over how much money the city should get to mitigate...

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State agency to get most of gambling addiction $$ Three-quarters the annual spending of a public health fund aimed at gambling addiction will go to initiatives backed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health under an agreement signed yesterday...

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State threatens surveillance over liter beers

Liters of lager are an essential piece of Bavarian beer culture. They're apparently verboten in Bay State beer halls. The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission threatened to put Firebrand Saints in Cambridge under surveillance yesterday to ensure it...

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A fixer-upper for $3.4 million?

This 8,208-square-foot Chestnut Hill mansion is unlike most high-end properties you'll see in this toney neighborhood. First of all, the 1904-built home at 152 Suffolk Road was designed in Spanish Mission style, rare for this area, complete with a stucco...

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Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB to merge with German and Italian sister companies to create pay TV giant

Rupert Murdoch-controlled U.K. pay TV operator BSkyB announced deals on Friday to take control of its German and Italian sister companies to create a pan-European pay TV giant. The total value of the deals will be 5.35 billion ($9.09 billion). Murdoch's...

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Report: Google seals deal to buy Twitch for $1 billion

Google has finally clinched a deal to buy videogame-broadcasting company Twitch for $1 billion, VentureBeat reported, citing anonymous sources. Variety first reported in May that Google had reached a preliminary pact to acquire Twitch for $1 billion...

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Nigeria nabs accused $6 million Facebook fraudster

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian security forces say they have arrested a suspected internet fraudster accused of stealing nearly $6 million from people who thought were paying fees to apply for government jobs. Emmanuel Okeh, a spokesman for the Nigeria Security...

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FCC signs off on Sinclair's purchase of Allbritton stations

The FCC gave the greenlight to Sinclair Television Group's $985 million purchase of Allbritton Communications stations, after Sinclair agreed last month to divest one of the seven Allbritton outlets in order to get the deal through federal scrutiny....

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Family feud sparks revolt at grocery store chain

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — It's been called a David vs. Goliath story, a "Tale of Two Arthurs" and even the "ultimate Greek tragedy," but the characters in this drama are not Biblical or literary figures. They're grocery store owners. A workers' revolt...

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Experts ask judge to block hospital takeover

BOSTON — A petition signed by 21 antitrust experts and health economists asks a Massachusetts judge to block efforts by the state's biggest health care system to absorb three more hospitals. The Partners HealthCare System's planned takeovers of South...

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