Nobel prizewinner, IVF pioneer Robert Edwards dead

LONDON — Robert Edwards, a Nobel prizewinner from Britain whose pioneering in vitro fertilization research led to the first test tube baby and has since brought millions of people into the world, died Wednesday at age 87. The University of Cambridge,...

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Fidelity’s O’Hanley calls for more retirement savings

Congressional and financial leaders need to act now to address the nation's "inadequate" retirement savings system to stave off threats to America's economic strength, competitiveness and future prosperity, a top Fidelity Investments executive said today....

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LogMeIn opens new headquarters in Boston’s Innovation District

Boston-based cloud software company LogMeIn Inc. said this week it has opened the doors on its new worldwide headquarters at 320 Summer St. in the Hub's Innovation District. The 100,000-square-foot facility, a 1904 brick-and-beam warehouse that underwent...

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TripAdvisor acquires New York-based Jetsetter.com

TripAdvisor said it has acquired Jetsetter.com, a New York-based members-only private sale site for hotel bookings. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The Jetsetter brand will continue to operate out of New York City and will be incorporated...

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Minutes show Fed backs stimulus through midyear

WASHINGTON — A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers want to continue extraordinary bond purchases to help boost the economy at least through the middle of the year, according to minutes from the Fed's last meeting released Wednesday. But many members...

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Lithuania taxman uses Google Maps to find dodgers

VILNIUS, Lithuania — As soon as Google Maps Street View was rolled out in Lithuania earlier this year, tax authorities were ready. Sitting in the comfort of their own offices, inspectors used the free Internet program for a virtual cruise around the...

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Pancreatic cancer research grants worth $5M awarded

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and the American Association for Cancer Research awarded 14 grants totaling more than $5 million today to scientists throughout the country to support their research in the field of pancreatic cancer, including three...

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Brown Rudnick expands, merges with California-based law firm

Hub-based law firm Brown Rudnick LLP said it is expanding to the West Coast by combining with Rus Miliband & Smith, a commercial litigation firm based in Irvine, Calif. With an Orange County office, Brown Rudnick will have a major presence in the...

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Billions in foreclosure settlement checks in the mail

Payments to 4.2 million borrowers involved in the foreclosure crisis are scheduled to begin Friday following an agreement reached by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Board with 13 mortgage servicers, officials said....

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Quincy Medical Center nurses will hold one-day strike tomorrow

Registered nurses at Quincy Medical Center, which is owned by Cerberus-backed Steward Health Care System, will conduct a one-day strike tomorrow starting at 6 a.m. to protest what they allege to be dangerous staffing conditions at their hospital. The...

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