Mick Jagger love letters sell for $300,000

LONDON — Jumpin' Jack Flash! A batch of love letters written by Mick Jagger to a 1960s muse have sold at auction for 187,250 pounds ($301,472). Sotheby's says a private collector bidding by phone on Wednesday snapped up the Rolling Stones frontman's...

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Honda recalls more than 800,000 minivans and SUVs

DETROIT — Honda is recalling more than 870,000 minivans and SUVs worldwide because they can roll away even though drivers have removed the keys from the ignition. The recall announced Wednesday affects older-model vehicles sold mainly in the United...

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Indy to replace entire fleet with electric, hybrid

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis wants to become the first major city to replace its entire fleet with electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in a move the mayor says is designed to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign-produced fuels, city officials said Tuesday....

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Stocks move higher on anticipation of Fed action

NEW YORK — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as investors await news on whether the Federal Reserve will announce more bond purchases to stimulate the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones industrial average is up 40 points at 13,287 shortly after the...

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Lilly plans another study for Alzheimer's drug

INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly and Co. will launch another study of its possible Alzheimer's treatment solanezumab, a move that delays a regulatory decision on a drug that flashed potential to help patients with mild cases of the fatal, mind-robbing disease....

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'Dishonored' tops a diverse year in video games

The video game universe in 2012 is a study in extremes. At one end, you have the old guard striving to produce mass-appeal blockbusters. At the other end, you have a thriving community of independent game developers scrambling to find an audience...

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Europe seeks to make progress on banking union

BRUSSELS — European finance ministers moved closer Wednesday to creating a single supervisor for banks for the 17 countries that use the euro after France and Germany patched up their differences over the issue. For months, it seemed like an agreement...

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Bankruptcy court OKs A123 Systems asset sale

Waltham-based lithium ion battery maker A123 Systems Inc. said it has received approval from U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware to sell its assets to Wanxiang America Corp. The court has also granted approval for A123 to sell its government business...

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Hub-based DraftKings to hold $250G fantasy football event

Online fantasy sports company DraftKings said today it will host a $250,000 main event on Sunday, Dec. 23 -- NFL Week 16 -- the biggest single-day open cash event in fantasy sports history. The event allows players to use their detailed research and...

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Patriots-Texans draw big TV ratings

Monday Night Football's matchup between the New England Patriots [team stats] and the Houston Texans [team stats] was the Pats' third-highest rated game of the season, according to team officials. Ratings indicate the game drew a household rating of...

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