Bill ensures emails, photos won't die with you

WASHINGTON — When you die, should your loved ones have access to your Facebook, Yahoo and other online accounts? A group of influential lawyers says yes, unless you specify otherwise in a will. The Uniform Law Commission was expected to endorse a plan...

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Ink Block condos to break ground

Sepia Boston, the 83 condo-unit component of the massive Ink Block development on the former South End site of the Boston Herald, will break ground today, with National Development head Ted Tye and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh delivering remarks. More...

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@HiddenCash to pay for park trampled by money hunt

WHITTIER, Calif. — When the man with the Twitter handle @HiddenCash moved his scavenger hunt to Whittier, California, a thousand people trampled through Penn Park seeking free money. Now Jason Buzi, the Bay Area real estate investor behind the cash...

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Layoffs at Raytheon

Defense contractor Raytheon Co. says it is laying off employees in Massachusetts and Rhode Island after failing to secure a $915 million contract to build the U.S. Air Force's new space surveillance radar. Company spokesman Mike Doble declined to say...

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Bank of America takes $4 billion litigation hit

NEW YORK — Bank of America said Wednesday that its second-quarter earnings were hit by higher litigation expenses. The Charlotte, N.C.-based bank earned $2 billion in the second quarter after payments to preferred shareholders, compared with $3.6 billion...

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Senate bill bars employers from password access to social media

The state Senate has approved a bill barring employers or school administrators from requiring workers, job applicants or potential students from disclosing their social media user names or passwords as a condition of employment or acceptance as a student....

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Rhode Island site OKs lease option with Cape Wind

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — A wind farm planned for Nantucket Sound has gotten the OK for an option to lease land at a Rhode Island port for a possible staging and assembly area. The Providence Journal reports that the board of directors for the Quonset...

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Yahoo exec: No plans to acquire AOL

Quelling rumors that Yahoo may be interested in acquiring AOL, a Yahoo executive said it does not have plans to buy the rival Internet media company. At the Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2014 conference Tuesday, Yahoo chief development officer Jackie Reses...

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CSX optimistic long-term but predicts flat 3Q

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. officials are optimistic about the railroad's long-term results, but its third-quarter profit will likely be relatively flat. The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad discussed its second-quarter results Wednesday, one...

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US stocks rise in early trading on earnings news

Major stock indexes moved higher in morning trading Wednesday, rebounding after finishing mostly lower a day earlier. A string of second-quarter corporate earnings and deal news helped lift the market. Investors also had an eye on Washington, where Federal...

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