Supreme Court won't review W.Va. strip mine case

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a coal company fighting to reinstate a water pollution permit for a massive West Virginia strip mine. The justices say they will not disturb a federal appeals court ruling that the Environmental...

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Survey: Economists see US growth pickup this year

WASHINGTON — With the pace of U.S. economic growth seen speeding up later this year and next, many business economists expect the Federal Reserve to end its bond purchases this fall. The consensus of the economists surveyed by the National Association...

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In California, chefs fight for bare-hand contact

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the happy hour crowd poured in on a recent weeknight, the kitchen and bar staff at Hock Farm restaurant scrambled to meet the incoming orders. One used her hands to toss locally grown Romaine hearts with anchovy dressing in a...

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Health law birth control coverage before justices

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and its opponents are renewing the Supreme Court battle over President Barack Obama's health care law in a case that pits the religious rights of employers against the rights of women to the birth control of their...

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Survey: Economists see US growth pickup this year

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the pace of U.S. economic growth seen speeding up later this year and next, many business economists expect the Federal Reserve to end its bond purchases this fall or even earlier. The consensus of the 48 economists surveyed...

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Camera used on moon landing sold for $758,489

VIENNA — It was put on auction as the only camera that made it to the moon and back. And it had its price — nearly $760,000. The Hasselblad 500 sold over the weekend is described by Vienna auctioneers Galerie Westlicht as part of the equipment carried...

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US stocks are mostly higher in early trading

NEW YORK — Stocks are mostly higher in early trading on Wall Street, extending gains from the week before. Apple rose 1 percent after The Wall Street Journal reported that the company was in talks with the giant cable provider Comcast about a video-streaming...

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Many Mass. companies can't find skilled workers

BOSTON — A Massachusetts business group called for changes in the state's education system in light of a report released Monday that shows more than two-thirds of the state's employers report difficulty hiring appropriately skilled employees. Bolstering...

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Mass. gas prices up a penny per gallon

BOSTON — The cost of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has crept up by a penny since last week. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular is now selling for an average of $3.52 per gallon. That's a penny below the national average...

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US stocks edge lower as Russia tensions simmer

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are falling in morning trading Monday as tensions with Russia escalate. All 10 industry sectors in the Standard & Poor's 500 index fell, led by health care. Apple and Herbalife rose. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial...

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