EU annual budget talks collapse, in worrying sign

PARIS — Negotiations over next year's European Union budget have collapsed after a dispute between member states and the European Commission over a shortfall in the 2012 budget. The talks, which essentially ended before they began, could be a sign...

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Over rocks, other hard places

'Strong," "tough," "enduring" — just a handful of terms that describe those who serve our country as members of the armed forces. These characteristics also apply to some of the world's most rugged and capable off-road sports utility vehicles and pickup...

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Taunton pastor, author starts own publishing house

TAUNTON — Hoping to uplift readers and give an opportunity to other religious writers, a local pastor has started a Spanish-language Christian publishing house. Edna Isaac, pastor of the Casa de Adoracion based at the Pilgrim Congregational Church...

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Amazon sales-tax deal winds on

Gov. Deval Patrick, who signed a sales-tax increase back during the Great Recession, is giving peeved Massachusetts retailers another lump of coal in their stockings for the holidays. The Patrick administration has yet to reach a deal with Amazon.com...

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Official: China can meet 7.5 percent growth target

BEIJING — China's sharp economic downturn has ended after trade and consumer spending improved in October but the world's second-largest economy is not ready for a recovery and exporters face tough conditions, officials said Saturday. The economy...

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Sotheby's to sell Mick Jagger's love letters

LONDON — Handwritten letters from Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to his former lover Marsha Hunt will be auctioned in London next month. Hunt is an American-born singer who was the inspiration for the Stones' 1971 hit "Brown Sugar" and bore Jagger's...

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BBC chief: Abuse report was 'fundamentally wrong'

LONDON — BBC Director General George Entwistle says a report wrongly implicating a senior politician in child-abuse allegations should never have been broadcast. On Friday, the broadcaster apologized "unreservedly" for airing a "Newsnight" program...

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John Henry quits trading after striking out

Red Sox owner John Henry is getting out of the business that made him rich. After years of dwindling returns, the enigmatic billionaire's commodity trading firm, John W. Henry & Co., reportedly told clients it will no longer manage their money as...

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Despite size, mansion feels like home

Somehow this brick Colonial in Wayland manages to have a homey feel despite 10,500 square feet of living space. Built in 2001, 190 Old Connecticut Path has high-end finishes such as triple crown molding, paneled wainscoting and custom cherrywood built-ins....

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Spain's PM seeks end to mortgage arrears evictions

MADRID — Spain's prime minister says his government aims to fast track reforms to halt evictions related to mortgage non-payments after a woman committed suicide as bailiffs arrived to repossess her flat. The death of 53-year-old Amaia Egana, who...

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