At least 24 trapped in mine landslide in Nicaragua

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Rescuers worked Friday to reach at least 24 miners trapped in a gold mine landslide in northern Nicaragua. They could hear voices and presumed that all those trapped are alive, Marta Lagos, an official of the ruling Sandinista Party,...

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President Obama nominates Danny Marti as new 'piracy czar'

Danny Marti, a copyright and trademark attorney in Washignton, has been nominated as the new White House intellectual property enforcement coordinator, a position dubbed "piracy czar" because of its mission to tackle infringement. It has been more than...

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Chinese e-commerce rivals challenge Alibaba

BEIJING — China's biggest property developer, Wanda Group, and Internet giants Baidu and Tencent unveiled a new e-commerce venture Friday in a challenge to industry leader Alibaba Group ahead of its U.S. stock offering. The three companies said they...

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Glimpse behind scenes of Demoulas standoff

A fearless Arthur T. Demoulas called the Market Basket board's bluff by refusing to end an employee uprising, or pay a security deposit during grueling negotiations, until he and his sisters won total control of the 71-store grocery chain, sources told...

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Registry to hold plate
lottery in new branch MassDOT Registrar of Motor Vehicles Celia J. Blue announced the annual low number license plate lottery drawing will be held on Sept. 10 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the RMV's soon-to-open branch at 136 Blackstone...

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Victorian in Brookline a labor of love

Imagine spending almost three years turning a historic Victorian into a showpiece and then having to sell your dream house. That's what happened to the owners of 11 Chestnut Place in Brookline, an 1855-built Italianate Victorian that they transformed...

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Image experts: Uphill battle for Arthur S. Demoulas

Arthur S. Demoulas, who was cast as the villain in the Market Basket saga, made a number of missteps but faced an uphill battle to turn around public opinion in his favor, communication 
experts say. "I think Arthur S. was demonized unfairly because...

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Massachusetts to offer two-month tax amnesty

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Revenue has announced a two-month amnesty program designed to encourage the payment of delinquent taxes by individuals and businesses. The amnesty program will run from Sept. 1 through Oct. 31. It applies to...

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After Twitch, is Ustream the next billion-dollar target?

The $970 million in cash Amazon is paying to purchase Twitch isn't just good news for the founders of the company that live-streams people playing videogames. Another player that's quietly operated in the wings, Ustream, could now also benefit and find...

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NYC developer makes changes in 'poor door' design

NEW YORK — A developer and city officials say some changes have been negotiated in a plan for a so-called "poor door" for less-affluent residents of a Manhattan skyscraper. People who live in the pricey condos will still enter through the front lobby....

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