Health-care fears loom large in gay marriage cases

INDIANAPOLIS — When Niki Quasney felt a piercing pain in her ribcage in March, the oncologist treating her advanced ovarian cancer told her to get to an emergency room immediately. But instead of making the short drive to a hospital near her home in...

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Heart group: E-cigarettes might help smokers quit

The American Heart Association's first policy statement on electronic cigarettes backs them as a last resort to help smokers quit. The American Cancer Society has no formal policy but quietly took a similar stance in May. Both groups express great concern...

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Mimicking the airlines, hotels get fee-happy

NEW YORK — Forget bad weather, traffic jams and kids asking, "Are we there yet?" The real headache for many travelers is a quickly-growing list of hotel surcharges, even for items they never use. Guaranteeing two queen beds or one king bed will cost...

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Sony network hit by attack, exec's flight diverted

TOKYO — Sony's PlayStation Network service for video games was unusable from Sunday until Monday afternoon after being flooded by an online attack. Separately, an American Airlines flight carrying Sony Online Entertainment President John Smedley was...

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LG bets on pricey OLED technology as future of TVs

SEOUL, South Korea — LG Electronics Inc. announced two new giant OLED TVs with ultra-high definition screens Monday, sticking with its strategy of using the exceptionally expensive OLED display technology. The South Korean company said it will ship...

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Hackers knock out PlayStation Network, divert Sony executive's plane

HONG KONG - Sony said today that its PSN Sony Entertainment Network are back online after a high profile hacking attack. Hackers also caused the diversion of a flight from Dallas to San Francisco carrying John Smedley, the president of Sony Online Entertainment....

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Whisky's worries mirror economic fears in Scotland

ISLAY, Scotland — Carl Reavey plunged his nose into the glass, inhaled the amber liquid's scent, then sipped. Slowly. It's said that Scotch tastes of the place where it is made, so Reavey's Bruichladdich Black Art single malt would offer a touch of...

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Burger King in talks to buy Tim Hortons

MIAMI — Burger King is in talks to buy doughnut chain Tim Hortons and create a new holding company headquartered in Canada, a move that could shave its tax bill. Such an overseas shift, called a tax inversion, has become increasingly popular among U.S....

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Massachusetts gas prices continue to fall

BOSTON — The price of a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts has dropped another 2 cents, and has now fallen 13 cents in the past month. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that the average cost of a gallon of self-serve, regular in the Bay State...

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TiVo targets cord-cutters with DVR that carries $180 in annual service fees

Too frugal to pay for cable TV, but still willing to fork over the dough for a super-fancy DVR? TiVo now has a product aimed at just such a niche group of cord-cutting DVR lovers: The company has announced its first antenna-only DVR, the Roamio OTA....

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