Potent groups take sides on bipartisan House Medicare plan

WASHINGTON — A budding bipartisan deal to shelter physicians from Medicare cuts, championed by the House's two top leaders, is drawing powerful allies including the American Medical Association and a rainbow of conservative and liberal groups. House...

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Marty Walsh, mayors to focus on finance

Mayor Martin J. Walsh will join mayors from around the country tomorrow to discuss wage inequality and financial literacy as City Hall says nearly half of Bostonians would struggle to live above the poverty line for three months after a job loss or significant...

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Lisa Colagrossi, WABC-TV reporter, dies of brain hemorrhage at 49

Lisa Colagrossi, a reporter for ABC's flagship New York station, died Friday following a brain hemorrhage suffered while she was returning to the station after covering a house fire in Queens. She was 49. WABC-TV colleagues were stunned by her death....

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Milton offers mix of town, country

It can be hard to believe that the beauty and tranquility of the country is a mere half-hour's drive from the bustle of Boston, but for proof, you need look no further than this renovated farmhouse nestled in the Blue Hills of Milton. Built in 1838...

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Events celebrate start of maple syrup season

BOSTON — It's yet another welcome sign of spring: The start of the local maple syrup season. The Massachusetts Maple Producers Association is celebrating its annual Maple Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Sugarhouses around the state are holding open...

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Hotel builder changing up plans again

The company behind a proposed hotel in Boston's Theatre District has again switched its development strategy, this time reverting to plans for a microhotel, with increases in the number of rooms and the building's height. Amherst Media Investors now...

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Chrysler 300 a real head-turner

A bold grille, brawny proportions and plenty of chrome combine to give the 2015 Chrysler 300 a distinguished appearance. All-wheel-drive gives the big American sedan an intrepid personality while the 300's interior is luxurious and roomy. Chrysler offers...

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Icy return of boats not all its quacked up to be

The launch of the duck boats is a rite of spring, but this year even the amphibious vehicles have fallen victim to the unseasonably cold and snowy winter. Boston Duck Tours will begin its 21st season today, but with some special measures to avoid frozen...

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The Ticker

Fracking reg draws criticismThe Obama administration said yesterday it is requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, the first major federal regulation of the controversial...

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Paris hit by air pollution spike, halves cars on roads

PARIS — Paris will cut the number of cars on the road in half beginning Monday and is making public transit free to combat a spike in pollution that has obscured even the Eiffel Tower under a smoggy haze. The mayor's office announced Saturday that only...

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