1 $750k bid for unwanted Alaska ferry worth $80M

PALMER, Alaska — An unwanted, $80 million ice-breaking ferry owned by an Alaska borough has only one bid to buy it, and it's for $751,000. The bid was the only entered by Friday's deadline set up by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, which has been trying...

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Patients of Oklahoma doctor line up for tests

TULSA, Okla. — Hundreds of patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon accused of unsanitary practices showed up at a health clinic Saturday, looking to find out whether they were exposed to hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS. Letters began going out...

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Print in another dimension

Imagine that your old inkjet or laser printer could pump out three-dimensional objects on demand — kind of like those futuristic replicator devices that exist only in the world of "Star Trek." You could create something frivolous like a new pair of...

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Cabbies battle app services

The taxicab and limousine industry has fired another salvo in its war on certain transportation apps by releasing a list of what its members call "rogue" services that endanger the public. The report by the Taxicab, Limousine and Paratransit Association...

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Consumer issues, 
tips forum set Members of the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation will join leaders from the Attorney General's Office, Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau to announce each agency's top...

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If you have run-flat tires, you shouldn’t need a spare

I recently purchased a 2011 Toyota Sienna AWD van. It has run-flat tires and no spare. I tow a boat at times in places where it's not easy to get a flat fixed, so I want to purchase a spare to carry on trips. Because the car has all-wheel drive, should...

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Come on baby, eat better

Here's something to make Hub parents go gaga: an organic baby food delivery company that cuts out the hassle of cooking by bringing nutritional purees right to their doors. Purely Pears, which launches tomorrow, is the brainchild of longtime friends...

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India's top court to deliver Novartis judgment

NEW DELHI — A pending Supreme Court patent decision in India could reverberate throughout the pharmaceutical industry and beyond. India's Supreme Court is to rule Monday on a landmark patent case involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG. The international...

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Study shows Shakespeare as ruthless businessman

LONDON — Hoarder, moneylender, tax dodger — it's not how we usually think of William Shakespeare. But we should, according to a group of academics who say the Bard was a ruthless businessman who grew wealthy dealing in grain during a time of famine....

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Louisville Slugger rolls out new logo, harder bats

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For baseball's Opening Day, Louisville Slugger has a new bat with a new logo. The 129-year-old baseball bat maker is hoping the new, harder bat combined with a more modern Louisville Slugger logo will let the family-owned company stay...

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