WASHINGTON — The government announced Friday that it will auction warrants it holds from Citigroup Inc. and two smaller banks in the first quarter of this year. It is the latest effort to recoup costs of the $700 billion financial ...

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For the third year in a row, Maryland public schools have been ranked No. 1 in the nation by Education Week magazine. Maryland’s K-12 system again achieved this top-of-the-class status with a B+ grade (87.6), edging out New York and ...

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BOSTON — The highest court in Massachusetts has ruled against U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo & Co. in a widely watched mortgage foreclosure case that could have serious implications for the nation’s largest banks. The Supreme Judicial Court on Friday ...

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BJ’s Wholesale Club, a potential takeover target, will shave hundreds of jobs and close five stores by the end of the month. The nation’s third-largest warehouse club also said Wednesday that its chief financial officer is retiring. Three stores in ...

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BOSTON, MA — In his later years on the bench of the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice John Paul Stevens was not afraid to voice his objection to a certiorari denial in the form of a written dissent or statement accompanying ...

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Dan Barber’s culinary skills have earned him a James Beard “Outstanding Chef” award. The food at his New York restaurant Blue Hill also was the centerpiece for a Manhattan date night between President Barack Obama and first ...

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BOSTON — Massachusetts utility regulators on Monday approved a 15-year power-purchase deal between the nation’s first offshore wind farm and its first customer, saying the arrangement is in the public interest and its benefits exceeds its costs. The Department of ...

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Charles Lollar wants to give Nevada Sen. Harry Reid some company on his way to the unemployment line. The Republican candidate for Congress in Maryland’s 5th District says he’s about to defeat Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, the incumbent Democrat who ...

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