Harvard prof: Boston.com dis driven by cash-making clicks

The Harvard professor at the center of a $4 Chinese food bill dispute reported in a series of stories posted by the Boston Globe's 
Boston.com said yesterday he believes the extensive coverage was driven by a desire for cash-producing clicks, not balance....

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Herald lights cigar over Page One pick

The Herald's Page One coverage of President Obama's easing of relations with Cuba was recognized as a Top 10 front page among hundreds reviewed by the Newseum yesterday. The page, designed by Page One Editor Paul Keaney, featured a photo of buildings...

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Weak coffee sales hurt Dunkin’ Donuts earnings

Dunkin' Brands announced weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter sales and lowered its 2015 outlook yesterday, blaming declining sales of Dunkin' Donuts' packaged coffee and continued pressure on consumers. Shares fell as much as 9.45 percent yesterday...

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Dow soars 421 points The Dow Jones industrial average had its biggest surge in three years yesterday, soaring 421 points in its second straight triple-digit gain after the Federal Reserve's reassurance that it was in no hurry to raise interest rates....

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Hot Property: Think inside the Box in Chelsea’s Flats at 22

The Flats at 22 in Chelsea's new Box District neighborhood is now leasing — and providing some relief from Boston's high apartment prices. This is developer Mitchell Properties and builder Traggorth Cos.' third apartment project in the area of former...

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Boston’s Revere Hotel gets a new owner

Boston's trendy Revere Hotel has a new owner, a little more than 2 1⁄2 years after it debuted following a $29 million transformation of an undistinguished Radisson Hotel into the luxury boutique property. Bethesda, Md.-based Pebblebrook Hotel Trust,...

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Innovation expansion urged: Four areas envisioned as new Boston ‘districts’

A task force appointed in September by Mayor Martin J. Walsh is eyeing four neighborhoods as potential innovation hubs, Boston's economic development czar said yesterday. Although its final recommendations are not due until Jan. 30, the four areas most...

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Chrysler to recall about 288K Ram pickup trucks

DETROIT — Chrysler is recalling about 288,000 older Ram pickup trucks in North America and elsewhere because the rear axle can seize or the drive shaft can fall off. The recall covers Ram 1500 pickups from the 2005 model year. Chrysler says in documents...

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Unemployment rates fell in 41 US states last month

WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell in 41 U.S. states in November and were unchanged in six more, reflecting healthy job gains across the country. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates rose in only three states: Connecticut, Louisiana,...

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FBI blames North Korea for Sony hack

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday formally accused the North Korean government of being responsible for the devastating hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment, providing the most detailed accounting to date of a hugely expensive...

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Golden age for Netflix, Amazon

The 72nd Golden Globe Awards may be a month away, but the winners and losers have already been selected. Winners: Amazon and Netflix. Losers: Cable companies. The fact that two online streaming services have received such resounding acclaim should...

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Fox News reporter dies of apparent suicide

Veteran Fox News correspondent Dominic Di-Natale, who recently reported on the riots in Ferguson, Mo., has been found dead of an apparent suicide. He was 43. Officials discovered Di-Natale's body Wednesday in Jefferson County, Co., where the international...

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House approves $1.1T bill financing government

WASHINGTON — Republicans have muscled a $1.1 trillion bill financing government agencies through the House after President Barack Obama phoned Democratic lawmakers and urged them to back the measure. The House approved the measure late Thursday by 219-206....

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Merger of Staples, Office Depot predicted

Activist investor Starboard Value's disclosure that it bought a 5.1 percent stake in Framingham's Staples Inc. and upped its Office Depot Inc. holding to 9.9 percent indicates the New York hedge fund will push for a merger of the two office supplies...

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Stocks rebound on Nov. retail sales, despite oil dip

Renewed optimism, thanks to increased retail sales, caused U.S. stocks to begin to rebound yesterday from a three-session loss streak, but waned as oil fell to a new, five-year low and efforts to block a spending bill in the House renewed worries of...

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Hearst buys 25% stake in Dreamworks Animation's Awesomenesstv for $81.25 million

Publishing company Hearst has acquired a 25% interest in AwesomenessTV, DreamWorks Animation's digital-focused media division, for $81.25 million, the companies announced Thursday. For Hearst, the deal will give it entree into the burgeoning world of...

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House approves $1.1T bill financing government

WASHINGTON — Swapping crisis for compromise, the House narrowly approved $1.1 trillion in government-wide spending Thursday night after President Barack Obama and Republicans joined forces to override Democratic complaints that the bill would also ease...

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AstraZeneca to shut Westboro plant

The closure of a massive AstraZeneca drug manufacturing facility in Westboro next year is an outlier and doesn't signal trouble in the state's booming life sciences industry, one local industry watcher said. "That particular facility and the kind of...

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Hot Property: Penthouses become highly desirable

Penthouses have always had a cachet, but it's only in the last 10 years that Boston has gone vertical enough to create a lot of them. Buildings like the Ritz- Carlton Residences, the W, 45 Province St., the Mandarin Oriental and The Clarendon put the...

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Mass. company plans Delaware medical pot clinic

WILMINGTON, Del. — A Massachusetts company is planning to open a medical marijuana clinic in Delaware next month, though doing business in the state could be tricky. Boston-based Canna Care Doctors plans to open the clinic on Jan. 17 in an industrial...

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Report says MIT ‘bursting at seams’

Demand for entrepreneurship and innovation opportunities, facilities and classes is far outpacing the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's ability to meet those needs in terms of space and programs, according to a report commissioned by the university....

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Logan eyeing more direct foreign flights

With Mexico City crossed off the list, Massport is looking at adding more nonstop international flights to China, new direct service to India and Brazil, and the return of a direct connection to Milan, Italy. "Mayor (Martin J.) Walsh also wants us to...

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Panel waits on Wynn’s IRS flap

State gaming commissioners stopped short of faulting Wynn Resorts for failing to disclose an IRS request for documents a month before it won the Boston-area casino license — a probe the commission acknowledged Wynn only brought to its attention after...

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Sony hackers reveal Seth Rogen and James Franco's pay for 'The Interview'

The cyber-attack targeting Sony Pictures uncovered a few more confidential details on Wednesday in what has turned into a publicity nightmare for the entertainment company. Seth Rogen was reportedly paid $8.4 million for "The Interview," according to...

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Ringo Starr re-lists Shoot N' Starr ranch near Aspen

SELLER: Ringo StarrLOCATION: Woody Creek, COPRICE: $3,850,000SIZE: 3,192 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms YOUR MAMA'S NOTES: Two weeks ago Your Mama dissed and discussed the pretty well palatial, 200-acre-plus English country estate that Beatles...

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Fox 25 broadcasting again on Verizon after reaching agreement

Verizon and the new owner of Fox 25 have resolved the fee dispute that led to broadcast blackouts for hundreds of thousands of Bay State Verizon Fios customers, the news organization announced today. "We apologize to our viewers for any disruption that...

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Partners teams up with MedSpring Beginning early next year, patients will have access to health care at multiple walk-in clinics in eastern Massachusetts through a partnership between Partners HealthCare and MedSpring Urgent Care. The new Partners...

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East Somerville home rings with history

There are many historic homes for sale around Boston, but only one can claim to be the site of the world's first residential telephone connection. The 4.958-square-foot house at 1 Arlington St. in East Somerville, on the market for $899,000 — down from...

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Globe CEO: Smartphones great for news, but print’s better for ads

Most journalism in the years to come will be delivered on smartphones, Boston Globe CEO Mike Sheehan said yesterday, but print journalism may not be on its way out entirely. Asked what role smartphones will play in the industry's future, Sheehan said,...

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US adds 321,000 jobs, the most in nearly 3 years

WASHINGTON — A burst of U.S. hiring in November — the most in nearly three years — added 321,000 jobs and provided the latest evidence that the United States is outperforming other economies throughout the developed world. In addition, the government...

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Aereo to close Southie office, lay off 43 Streaming Internet television startup Aereo will close its South Boston office and lay off 43 employees to cut costs after a series of losses in court. Aereo said it will close its Hub engineering office...

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Aereo lays off staff in Boston, New York

Aereo, which put its service on hold after it lost a Supreme Court ruling in June, is laying off a majority of its staff, including employees in New York and Boston, although the company says that it is continuing to "chart our path forward." Several...

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Expert: Home Depot email hack may lead to ID thefts

Two months after it revealed that 56 million of its customers' debit and credit cards had been compromised, Home Depot yesterday disclosed that hackers also stole 53 million email addresses — information that, coupled with customers' financial data,...

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Good things come in small packages at North Point

A new AvalonBay Communities' apartment complex features micro-unit and larger studios carved out of a former hot dog factory in East Cambridge, with access to first-class amenities at its luxury rental tower across the street. The Avalon North Point...

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US employers add 214K jobs; rate dips to 5.8 pct.

WASHINGTON — Three days after voters registered their sourness about the U.S. economy, the government said Friday that employers added a solid 214,000 jobs in October, extending the steadiest pace of job growth in nearly 20 years. In addition, a combined...

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AG probes hospital closure plan

The Attorney General's Office is investigating whether Steward Health Care System violated the terms of a 2011 agreement when it announced yesterday that Quincy Medical Center will shut down operations by the end of the year, a spokesman said. "We have...

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Cambridge company gets orphan-drug status

The Food and Drug Administration has given Cambridge-based Merrimack Pharmaceuticals' second treatment for pancreatic cancer orphan-drug status, a designation that entitles therapies for rare diseases to tax credits and seven years of market exclusivity...

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State eyes fee hikes on beaches, rinks, parks

It's going to get more expensive to hit the beach, rent ice time and camp on state property in Massachusetts under proposed fee changes that also include new charges for other activities. The Department of Conservation and Recreation hasn't raised its...

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Foxwoods sees new mall as competition for visitors

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — Foxwoods Resort Casino says the mall it's building will ratchet up the competition for gamblers and shoppers being lured by Massachusetts. Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council that runs Foxwoods in...

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Jon Stewart sells New York City penthouse off-market

As far as we can tell, the eagle-eyed real estate gossips at The Real Deal were the first to sort out and report that Jon Stewart surreptitiously sold his suburban macmansion-sized duplex penthouse in lower Manhattan's trendy and trés pricey TriBeCa...

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Boston contest to combat rising sea levels

Boston is launching an international design competition to come up with solutions to combat rising sea levels after narrowly averting catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Sandy two years ago and two more recent powerful storms. Mayor Martin J. Walsh...

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Insurers unsure on transgender care

Four months after the state Division of Insurance put health plans on notice that denying medically necessary treatment to transgender people is prohibited sex discrimination, insurers are still grappling with what constitutes medical necessity, and...

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Federal Reserve ends bond-buying program The Federal Reserve cited an improving economy yesterday as it ended its landmark bond-buying program and pointed to gains in the job market — a key condition for an eventual interest rate hike. The Fed did...

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