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Subaru Recalls Legacy, Outback Models To Fix Brake Problem
Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Subaru Recalls Legacy, Outback Models To Fix Brake Problem

DETROIT (AP) — Subaru is recalling about 200,000 Legacy and Outback all-wheel-drive vehicles because the brake lines can rust and leak fluid.The recall affects cars from the 2005 through 2009 model years sold in 20...

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Galaxy S 4 Review: Grab-Bag Of Features That Don’t Come Together
Friday, March 15, 2013

Galaxy S 4 Review: Grab-Bag Of Features That Don’t Come Together

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More Than 180K Honda Vehicles Recalled For Problem With Brakes
Thursday, March 14, 2013

More Than 180K Honda Vehicles Recalled For Problem With Brakes

BOSTON (CBS) – A unfit occupation has make HondaÃ? to recallÃ? nearly a simple fraction of fundamental official documents worldwide.The request conceives to a greater extent 180,000 cars in the United States, conceiving the Acura RL,...

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The Money Test: How To Avoid Your Own Fiscal Cliff
Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The Money Test: How To Avoid Your Own Fiscal Cliff

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Easton Woman Says Recently Purchased iPad Is A Fake
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Easton Woman Says Recently Purchased iPad Is A Fake

BROCKTON (CBS) -�  An Easton adult female is looking for responses after the iPad she backed up a Walmart merchandisings place of business came out to be a fake.Suzanne Nevery spotsie cognize situation wevery spot erroneous every spot shortly...

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Single-Family Home Sales On Rise In Massachusetts
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Single-Family Home Sales On Rise In Massachusetts

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) � The Massachusetts Association of Realtors shows the magnitude of single-family abodes interchanged in the polity in January sprang or so 16 proportion when canvass to the yr-ago period,...

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Mass. Gas Prices Up 14 Cents In Last Week
Monday, February 04, 2013

Mass. Gas Prices Up 14 Cents In Last Week

BOSTON (AP) â�� government expenditures in Massachusetts changed sharply over the past week.Find:� unsurpassed authorities indemnifications Near YouAAA Southern New England drew Monday that the mean value modification of...

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Better Business Bureau Warns Of Online Coupon Scams
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Better Business Bureau Warns Of Online Coupon Scams

BOSTON (CBS) – We all feeling to bring through a bit touchstone and the Net supplies a shame of commercial documents and transaction on everything from frozen pizza to house decorator...

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NStar Warns Electricity Customers About ‘Green Dot’ Payment Scam
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

NStar Warns Electricity Customers About ‘Green Dot’ Payment Scam

BOSTON (CBS) – NStar issued a warning Wednesday about a growing scam that’s targeting its electricity customers.Potential thieves claiming to be from NStar have been calling people telling them their electricity...

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Mass. Homes Sales Stay Healthy In September
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Mass. Homes Sales Stay Healthy In September

BOSTON (AP) — Two organizations that track the Massachusetts real estate market say sales of single family homes remained healthy in September in part because of stabilized prices.The Massachusetts Association of...

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Barnes & Noble Says PIN Pads In 63 Stores Hacked
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Barnes & Noble Says PIN Pads In 63 Stores Hacked

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) — Barnes & Noble Inc. said Tuesday that devices used by customers to swipe credit and debit cards have been tampered with in 63 of its stores in nine states.The company warned customers to check...

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Office Perks Sparking Tension Between Older & Younger Generation Of Workers
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Office Perks Sparking Tension Between Older & Younger Generation Of Workers

BOSTON (CBS) – There is a battle brewing in many offices today, as older workers get frustrated with the demands of younger workers. An extensive coffee bar, open work spaces, and a deck with a view of Boston:...

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Apple Releases iPad Mini
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Apple Releases iPad Mini

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Apple is revealing a smaller, $329 version of its hit iPad tablet computer, with a screen that’s about two-thirds the size of the full-size model.Apple starts taking orders for the new...

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Feds Warn About Counterfeit Airbags
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Feds Warn About Counterfeit Airbags

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of motorists may be driving cars and trucks installed with dangerous counterfeit bags and they should have them replaced at their own expense, the Obama administration warned...

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FDA Recalls Certain Mini-Wheat Cereals After Metal Fragments Found
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

FDA Recalls Certain Mini-Wheat Cereals After Metal Fragments Found

BOSTON (CBS) – The Food and Drug Administration is warning that some boxes of Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal may contain metal fragments.The FDA released the recall Wednesday saying that certain boxes of the...

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Gardening With Gutner: Planting Fall Bulbs
Monday, October 08, 2012

Gardening With Gutner: Planting Fall Bulbs

BOSTON (CBS) –  Sadly another gardening season is coming to a close but one of the last plantings you can do this Fall is to plant one of your favorite spring blooming bulbs for next season’s early...

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Family Sues Trader Joe’s After Boy Gets Salmonella From Peanut Butter
Thursday, October 04, 2012

Family Sues Trader Joe’s After Boy Gets Salmonella From Peanut Butter

SOUTH GRAFTON (CBS) – The family of a four-year-old South Grafton boy who was sickened with salmonella after eating tainted peanut butter has now filed a lawsuit. The Trader Joe’s chain and Sunland, Inc.,...

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Peanut Butter Recall Expands To Approximately 100 Products
Monday, October 01, 2012

Peanut Butter Recall Expands To Approximately 100 Products

BOSTON (CBS) – A recall of nut butters continues to expand and now involves around 100 products sold at retailers such as Whole Foods, Stop and Shop and Target.The Food and Drug Administration first linked ...

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Paying With A Smartphone Can Be Safer Than Using A Credit Card
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Paying With A Smartphone Can Be Safer Than Using A Credit Card

BOSTON (CBS) – When it comes to buying your coffee, gas, or groceries, the future is now. There have never been more options to pay with a smartphone.Despite the convenience, there are many consumers who still...

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Is It OK To Flirt At Work?
Monday, September 24, 2012

Is It OK To Flirt At Work?

BOSTON (CBS) – It’s an eyebrow raising headline: flirting gets results for women.According to a new study, it can give women the upper hand when it comes to negotiations.UC Berkeley professor Laura Kray...

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