Court: Public union can't make nonmembers pay fees

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions Monday, ruling that thousands of home health care workers in Illinois cannot be required to pay fees that help cover the union's costs of collective bargaining. In a 5-4 split along...

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Global stock markets struggle to make gains

SEOUL, South Korea — World stock markets were subdued on Monday as investors prepared for a busy week of economic news that will give new clues about the strength of the global recovery. In Europe, Britain's FTSE closed down 0.2 percent at 6,743.94...

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Israeli official closes Tel Aviv shops on Sabbath

JERUSALEM — Israel's interior minister said he will no longer permit Tel Aviv supermarkets to stay open on the Jewish Sabbath, drawing a chorus of criticism Monday from liberal Israelis who see the regulation as religious coercion against secular society....

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Contracts to buy US homes up sharply in May

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes shot up in May. But the pace of buying this year remains slower than in 2013, in part because of sluggish sales during winter. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that...

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GOP bucking business priorities on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON — Traditional ties between the business community and the Republican Party are fraying on Capitol Hill, where the House GOP has bucked corporate interests on a series of priorities this year, from immigration to highway funding to trade. ...

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Stocks mixed in holiday-shortened week

NEW YORK — Stocks flickered between small gains and losses on Monday as investors assessed the latest data on the housing market. The stock market is set to end June with its sixth straight quarterly advance. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's...

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Justices: Can't make employers cover contraception

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that some corporations can hold religious objections that allow them to opt out of the new health law requirement that they cover contraceptives for women. The justices' 5-4 decision is the first time that...

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GM won't limit ignition switch crash compensation

WASHINGTON — Kenneth Feinberg is prepared to pay out billions of General Motors' money to victims of crashes in GM small cars — provided they can prove the cars' ignition switches caused the crash. GM links 13 deaths to a defective ignition switch in...

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Gas up 2 cents per gallon in Massachusetts

BOSTON — Massachusetts gas prices are the highest they have been approaching the Fourth of July holiday in six years. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that the price of self-serve regular has risen 2 cents per gallon the past week to an average...

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Judge dismisses Zimmerman's lawsuit against NBC

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida judge on Monday dismissed the defamation lawsuit filed by George Zimmerman against NBC and three reporters, saying the former neighborhood watch leader failed to show the network acted with malice. Judge Debra Nelson said the...

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