Boston City Council set to discuss regulations for rideshare cos.

The Boston City Council is diving into the controversy over rideshare companies such as Uber, scheduling a public hearing tomorrow to discuss potential regulations for the services that taxi drivers say have an unfair advantage because they don't have...

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Obama buys 17 titles at independent bookstore

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama tried to draw attention to independently owned businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, a day that is increasingly being marketed as one for deal-hungry consumers to remember to patronize these mom-and-pop outlets...

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Antigua's PM names De Niro special economic envoy

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua — The prime minister of Antigua & Barbuda has appointed actor Robert De Niro as special economic envoy of the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean. The administration of Gaston Browne said in a statement Saturday that...

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Legal loophole lets Germany spy on own citizens

BERLIN — German lawmakers probing the surveillance activities of the U.S. National Security Agency have uncovered a legal loophole that allows the country's foreign intelligence agency to spy on its own citizens. The agency, known by its German acronym...

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Cyber Monday going mobile

Record-breaking online Thanksgiving Day sales for big-box retailers Walmart and Target point to strong Cyber Monday results tomorrow, with mobile shoppers poised to overtake desktop shopping for the first time ever. The National Retail Federation forecast...

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Home equity lines of credit come back in vogue

WASHINGTON — If you're thinking about taking out a new home equity line, you're hardly alone. Credit lines tied to home equity — known as HELOCs — are one of the fastest-growing segments in the mortgage market. Volume during the first half of 2014 is...

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Justices weigh limits of free speech over Internet

WASHINGTON — Anthony Elonis claimed he was just kidding when he posted a series of graphically violent rap lyrics on Facebook about killing his estranged wife, shooting up a kindergarten class and attacking an FBI agent. But his wife didn't see it that...

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Sony's new movies leak online following hack attack

At least five new movies from Sony Pictures are being devoured on copyright-infringing file-sharing hubs online in the wake of the hack attack that hobbled the studio earlier in the week. Copies of DVD screeners of four unreleased Sony movies including...

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Thousands rally in Moscow against health care cuts

MOSCOW — At least 5,000 Russians marched through Moscow on Sunday to protest against plans to lay off thousands of doctors and close hospitals in the capital amid a flagging economy. Doctors, patients and other protesters braved the freezing cold to...

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Swiss reject plan to hoard gold, limit immigration

BERN, Switzerland — Voters in Switzerland on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected plans to protect the country's wealth by investing in gold and to drastically limit immigration or to eliminate a special tax that draws rich foreigners, according to polling...

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