CONCORD, N.H. Last call moved to 2 a.m. with community approval Bar patrons will be able to buy drinks until 2 a.m. with approval of the New Hampshire community where the bar is located under a new law. Gov. Maggie Hassan signed the law Wednesday to push back last call from 1 a.m. to 2 […]
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Online retailers warm to brick, mortar
Some owners don’t buy in to the demise of physical stores, citing benefits virtual outlets can’t offer.
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King joins in sponsoring bill to curtail Wall Street risks BOSTON – Massachusetts’ U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is trying to make good on a key campaign pledge to protect consumers from Wall Street gambles. The Democrat and three other senators, including Maine independent Angus King, on Thursday introduced a modern version of the 1933 Glass-Steagall […]
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‘Idol’ runner-up wins role on ‘Glee’
LOS ANGELES — Adam Lambert, familiar to Fox viewers as an “American Idol” runner-up, will be returning to the network this fall when he joins the cast of “Glee.” “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy announced the cast addition on Twitter on Wednesday, calling Lambert “super talented.” Murphy did not indicate whether Lambert would be a series […]
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Pet insurance growing as employee perk
Companies subsidize or discount policies as more owners look for a higher level of animal health care.
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Stock market gets boost on remarks from Bernanke
Stocks rise after the Federal Reserve chairman says the central bank will keep supporting the economy.
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Chuck Foley, inventor of Twister, dies at 82
LOS ANGELES — Chuck Foley, whose Twister party game brought shoeless strangers achingly close to one another and made even the most spirited rounds of Scrabble seem comparatively tame, has died. He was 82. The inventor, who held 97 patents, died July 1 in a care facility in St. Louis Park, Minn., family members said […]
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Singer Seeger’s wife dies at 91
BEACON, N.Y. — Toshi Seeger, folk singer Pete Seeger’s wife of 70 years and a close partner in his social and environmental activism, has died. She was 91. Longtime family friend Thom Wolke confirmed that she died Tuesday night at the couple’s home in Beacon in New York’s Hudson Valley. The cause of death was […]
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More airline flights run late this year
American Eagle has the worst on-time rate in May.
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Wheels turn toward starting bike-shares
Officials in Portland and South Portland are slowly moving toward starting bike-share programs that use little or no taxpayer money. Bike-share programs provide communal bicycles for short periods of time, sometimes for a fee and sometimes free. Advocates say they cut down on vehicle emissions and traffic, and encourage physical activity. Although they are pursuing […]