After chasing Jimmy Fallon on Twitter, Ford strikes ad pact with 'Tonight'

Ford Motor Co. won a heated contest among Detroit's top automakers to get "Tonight" host Jimmy Fallon to buy one of their trucks, and may have done so through an ad pact with NBCUniversal. Automakers including Ford, General Motors, Chrysler Group's...

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Connecticut moratorium stalls wind power proposal

HARTFORD, Conn. — As Connecticut moves on several fronts to diversify its supply of energy, proposals for wind power have stalled as state lawmakers struggle to reach agreement on rules for turbine locations, shadows created by spinning blades and other...

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Biden: Raising minimum wage is good for business

WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden says raising the federal minimum wage is good for business. Biden is delivering the White House's weekly radio and Internet address in place of President Barack Obama, who was traveling this week. He's urging Congress...

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Turkish court backs Twitter but site still blocked

ANKARA, Turkey — In a second ruling against Turkey's ban on Twitter, a Turkish court has overturned an order for the social media network to remove an account that accuses a former minister of corruption, reports said Saturday. Turkey last week suspended...

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EuropaCorp's 'Taken 3′ takes off with international distribs

PARIS- The third opus of EuropaCorp's mega-hit franchise, "Taken 3" has been picked up in all major territories ahead of its shooting start tomorrow. The Liam Neeson starrer has been acquired by EuropaCorp's partners in China (Fundamental), Germany...

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Health law legacy eludes Obama as changes sink in

WASHINGTON — As a roller-coaster sign-up season winds down, President Barack Obama's health care law has indeed managed to change the country. Americans are unlikely to go back to a time when people with medical problems could be denied coverage. But...

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Indictment, charges over Cape Cod oyster thefts

BARNSTABLE, Mass. — A Yarmouth man has been indicted for stealing more than $40,000 worth of oysters and equipment from oyster-farming beds in Dennis and Barnstable last summer. A Barnstable County grand jury on Friday indicted Michael Bryant on charges...

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2 more recalls push GM total to 4.8M in a month

DETROIT — General Motors announced two more recalls late Friday, bringing to 4.8 million the number of cars, trucks and SUVs the automaker has called back for repairs in the past month. The string of recalls, topped by an ignition switch problem in...

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Greece's deputy minister resigns over milk reform

ATHENS, Greece — Greek's deputy agriculture minister has resigned over a proposal to lengthen the shelf life of milk but says he will vote for an omnibus reform bill to ensure more loans by Greece's creditors. Minister Maximos Harakopoulos, who represents...

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Iraq's West Qurna-2 oil field starts production

BAGHDAD — Iraq's oil minister says Russia's Lukoil-led group has begun pumping oil from the massive West Qurna-2 oil field in southern Iraq. At a Saturday inauguration ceremony, Abdul-Karim Elaibi announced that production had started at 120,000 barrels...

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