GM boosted June sales with discounts to dealers

As General Motors tackles a safety crisis, a look its numbers from June show just how intent the company is on keeping new-car sales on the rise during a record spate of safety recalls. The Detroit automaker has recalled nearly 30 million cars and trucks...

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Newspaper group faults domestic violence bill The head of a newspaper association is faulting a portion of a bill intended to overhaul the state's domestic violence laws. Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association Executive Director Robert...

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App that teaches kids 
to code is the future

A new iPad app developed by researchers at Tufts and MIT teaches children to code before they've even learned to read. It may not be as far-fetched as it sounds. ScratchJr teaches children ages 5 to 7 to program their own interactive stories and games...

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Asia stocks dip on Dow drop, China data cuts loss

HONG KONG — Most Asian stock markets dipped on Friday following a big sell-off on Wall Street but losses were limited by optimistic reports on China's economy. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.3 percent to 15,572.38 and Hong...

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SouthField offers unCommons value

The newest apartment complex in SouthField has just opened and almost half the units are already leased. The 72-unit Commons on the Green at the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station offers the amenities you'd find in a new city complex with rents...

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Whole Foods lowers sales projections; shares slip

After a series of disappointing earnings reports, executives for Whole Foods Market hoped Wednesday's quarterly numbers would win back favor from investors. But while the Austin, Texas-based natural foods grocer did beat some Wall Street expectations...

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States remind Market Basket of workers' rights

BOSTON — Massachusetts and New Hampshire officials are telling the Market Basket supermarket chain they'll be looking out for the legal rights of any workers fired in a protest over the family-owned company's leadership. Attorneys General Martha Coakley...

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Dow has worst drop since February: What happened?

The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 317 points on Thursday, wiping out its gain for the year. It was the biggest drop since February and gave the index a loss for July after five straight months of gains. Here are some questions and answers about...

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YouTube to stage worldwide live improv comedy event hosted by Epic Rap Battles' Lloyd Ahlquist

Google's YouTube will present its first-ever live interactive comedy improv event, "Off the Top," on Aug. 1 and 2 hosted by EpicLLOYD (Lloyd Ahlquist) of Epic Rap Battles of History. The event, produced from YouTube Space LA, will comprise three segments:...

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US job growth eases but tops 200K for a 6th month

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers extended their solid hiring into July by adding 209,000 jobs. It was the sixth straight month of job growth above 200,000, evidence that businesses are gradually shedding the caution that had marked the 5-year-old recovery....

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