Obama nudges Senate to extend jobless benefits

HONOLULU — President Barack Obama has told two senators proposing to extend expiring federal unemployment benefits that he plans to push Congress to do it quickly. More than 1 million Americans will lose benefits Saturday because Congress didn't extend...

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1.3 million losing unemployment benefits Saturday

WASHINGTON — More than 1 million Americans are bracing for a harrowing, post-Christmas jolt as extended federal unemployment benefits come to a sudden halt this weekend, with potentially significant implications for the recovering U.S. economy. A tense...

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Apple CEO's compensation rises slightly to $4.3M

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple CEO Timothy Cook received a compensation package valued at nearly $4.3 million this year, up slightly from 2012. Cook's pay for fiscal 2013, which ended in September, consisted of $1.4 million in salary and a bonus of $2.8...

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Mohegan Sun, Wynn advance toward big day

Two casino giants battling for the sole gaming license in eastern Massachusetts each took another step forward yesterday, days before the deadline to submit their final applications to the state Gaming Commission. Wynn Resorts received a positive suitability...

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Duplex at FP3 has airy elegance

This spectacular duplex at FP3 on Congress Street has floor-to-ceiling glass from all living areas and bedrooms, with great views of the Financial District and Fan Pier out to Boston Harbor. Built in 2006 as part of the 92-unit FP3 building designed...

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Target: Card PINs stolen

Security experts warned yesterday that even though personal identification numbers stolen from consumers' debit cards during Target Corp.'s data breach were "strongly encrypted," they still could be vulnerable to abuse. Target customers who have not...

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2014 Nissan Versa strikes right note

You know, for a little get-me-to-work-comfortably kind of car, I'll take the 2014 Nissan Versa Note SV hatchback. I ventured up Interstate 95 to southern Maine thinking the Versa would struggle on the highway, but a pleasant surprise was in store. The...

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The Ticker

Judge: Surveillance OK The heated debate over the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' telephone records fell squarely into the courts yesterday when a federal judge in Manhattan upheld the legality of the program and...

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Delta says it will honor man’s tix

Delta Airlines has reversed its decision — after repeated Herald inquiries — to deny a man planning a family vacation to Disneyland the rock-bottom fare he booked through Orbitz on Thursday due to a systemwide web glitch that also offered $68 Hub-to-Hawaii...

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Health law to put calorie info on vending machines

CONCORD, N.H. — Vending machines will display calorie counts for each item along with the cost under new labeling regulations required under the federal health care overhaul law. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to release final rules early...

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