Pulitzer Prizes expand eligibility in 2 categories

NEW YORK — The Pulitzer Prizes have expanded eligibility for two categories. The board overseeing the journalism awards announced Monday that the Investigative Reporting and Feature Writing categories will now include many online and print magazines....

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Big Mac hurting as customers get pickier

NEW YORK — Hold the pickles, onions and special sauce. The Big Mac is becoming a victim of finicky tastes. As sales continue to slide in the U.S., McDonald's plans to expand a test that lets people build their own burgers by tapping on a touchscreen...

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Super Bowl ads: GoDaddy kicks off early-bird advertising for big game

NBC won't televise Super Bowl XLIX for more than a month, but advertisers have already commenced what has become the inevitable rush to promote their participation in the event weeks before most fans have even started working on a game-day menu. Doritos,...

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New Delhi bans Uber after alleged rape by driver

NEW DELHI — The Indian capital on Monday banned taxi-booking service Uber after a woman accused one of its drivers of raping her. Transport official Satish Mathur made the announcement as the 32-year-old suspect appeared in a New Delhi court. The court...

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Sony Playstation network reportedly was taken down by hackers again

Sony's PlayStation Network suffered an outage of several hours Sunday night, extending into early Monday morning U.S. time, with a group that previously claimed to have disabled PSN reportedly taking credit for the attack. According to Sony Computer...

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US stocks slip in morning as energy shares slump

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks inched mostly lower in morning trading on Monday as a slide in crude oil prices to a five-year low pushed energy stocks down. Investors are also weighing weak Chinese trade figures and news that Japan's recession is deeper than...

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US stocks slip in morning as energy shares slump

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks inched mostly lower in morning trading on Monday as a slide in crude oil prices to a five-year low pushed energy stocks down. Investors are also weighing weak Chinese trade figures and news that Japan's recession is deeper than...

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Death toll from GM ignition switches rises to 38

DETROIT — At least 38 people have died and 51 have been injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches. Attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM to compensate victims, updated the totals Monday. Feinberg says...

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Pioneer of video games, Simon dies at 92

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Ralph Baer, a video game pioneer who created both the precursor to "Pong" and the electronic memory game Simon and led the team that developed the first home video game console, has died. He was 92. Baer, a longtime resident of Manchester,...

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Gas in Massachusetts down 7 more cents

BOSTON — Gasoline prices in Massachusetts have now fallen each week for the past three months. AAA Southern New England said Monday that its weekly survey of gas stations in the Bay State found self-serve regular selling for an average of $2.78 cents...

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