Are tougher penalties against Russia to come?

WASHINGTON — U.S. penalties against a Russian bank and the Kremlin's inner circle have pinched Moscow, but their effectiveness is in doubt if the goal is to get President Vladimir Putin to roll back his forces from Crimea or prevent more land grabs....

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'20s charm abounds in Belmont home

This classic colonial in Belmont has been updated but retains much of its woodwork and charming details, such as arched doorways. Built in 1928, the five-bedroom home at 22 Adams St. lies in the town's high-end Presidential Estates subdivision. The...

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Mass. nixes hike in worker's compensation rates

BOSTON — The state insurance commissioner has approved a settlement eliminating a proposed increase in workers' compensation insurance rates. Attorney General Martha Coakley's argued against the planning increase, which would have hiked rates by an...

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Obama: Women still face outdated policies at work

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the economy hasn't caught up to the new reality that women now make up about half of the workforce. Obama says in his weekly radio and Internet address that women earn about 77 cents for every dollar men earn....

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Obamacare plans bring hefty fees for certain drugs

MIAMI — With the promise of affordable health insurance under President Barack Obama's law, many Americans with serious illnesses are finding relatively low monthly premiums and, in many cases, access to insurance for the first time. But some have been...

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Obama meets with tech executives over NSA spying

SAN FRANCISCO — Six technology executives, including Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, met with President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss National Security Agency spying in the wake of revelations...

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Wendy's rolls out mobile payment in US restaurants

NEW YORK — Wendy's is rolling out a program that lets customers pay using their smartphones, following a similar plans unveiled by Burger King this week. The Wendy's Co., based in Dublin, Ohio, has been testing the mobile payment option over the past...

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West cover Vogue magazine

NEW YORK — Kanye West's campaign to get fiancee Kim Kardashian on the cover of Vogue magazine has finally paid off. They appear in a photo by Annie Leibovitz on the April issue. The photo shows Kardashian wearing a white wedding-style dress with West's...

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Firm downplays problems at L'Wren Scott's company

NEW YORK — A public relations firm that focuses on the fashion and beauty industries is denying reports that fashion designer L'Wren Scott's company was on the verge of shutting down. The 49-year-old longtime girlfriend of Rolling Stones frontman Mick...

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Report: NSA targeted Chinese tech giant Huawei

BERLIN — U.S. intelligence agencies hacked into the email servers of Chinese tech giant Huawei five years ago, around the time concerns were growing in Washington that the telecommunications equipment manufacturer was a threat to U.S. national security,...

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