Shutdown impact: Tourists, homebuyers hit quickly

WASHINGTON — A government shutdown would have far-reaching consequences for some, but minimal impact on others. Mail would be delivered. Social Security and Medicare benefits would continue to flow. But vacationers would be turned away from national...

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Mass. trying to mesh state health law with federal

BOSTON — Massachusetts finds itself in a unique position as states gear up to launch new insurance marketplaces under President Barack Obama's health care law. It was Massachusetts that created the blueprint for the marketplaces when it passed its landmark...

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Billionaire's daughter in NJ court in will dispute

HACKENSACK, N.J. — A bitter dispute pitting a billionaire's daughter against her late grandfather's estate is playing out in a New Jersey courtroom. The trial in Hackensack is the latest chapter in a fight between Revlon Chairman Ron Perlman's 23-year-old...

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Regulators in New England cap river herring catch

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — Regional fishery managers have adopted limits on how much river herring can be caught by huge trawlers working New England waters. Populations of alewives and blueback herring, referred to collectively as river herring, are in historically...

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Workers urged to protect hearing from farm clatter

INDIANAPOLIS — Far from the clatter of cities, the nation's farmers are assaulted every day by the earsplitting squeals of hundreds of hogs, the roar of tractors and the incessant whine of grain dryers during the fall harvest. An estimated one-third...

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Mazda recalls midsize cars to fix door latches

DETROIT — Mazda is recalling 161,400 midsize cars in the U.S. because the doors can open while they're being driven. The recall affects Mazda 6 cars from the 2009 through 2013 model years. The company says the door latch mounting screws can loosen....

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Trout habitat being restored in Maine stream

FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP, Maine — Maine's wildlife agency is restoring brook trout habitat in a stream in the Moosehead Lake area. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Plum Creek land and timber company have been working together to enhance...

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White House: GOP bill 'reckless,' 'irresponsible'

WASHINGTON — The White House says a House Republican bill that would delay a major provision of President Barack Obama's health care law is reckless and irresponsible. Obama spokesman Jay Carney also says any Republican who votes for the bill is "voting...

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Friendly’s fights slide

Two years after filing for bankruptcy, Friendly's Ice Cream continues to churn away at a tall order: reinvigorating a 78-year-old chain competing against the likes of Applebee's, Panera, IHOP and Chipotle. While analysts cite progress important to a...

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App’s the way to monitor baby

A Boston-based MassChallenge finalist is taking baby-monitoring beyond devices that record only sight or sound. The SensibleBaby SmartOne is a onesie with a front pocket containing an embedded sensor that sends a constant signal to a nearby smartphone...

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