A forecast nor’easter could deliver the first major test for replacement workers hired by FairPoint Communications in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont with winds gusting to 30 mph and driving rain that could cause service disruptions as more than 1,700 workers remain on strike.

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The Finish Line Inc. said Tuesday that it has named executive Samuel Sato as president of the company and elected him to its board.

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A legal path has been cleared for hundreds of tons of landslide debris to be removed from a waterway near Coos Bay that is home to federally protected coho salmon and green sturgeon.

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At the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia, Spanx founder Sara Blakely shared how she went from selling fax machines door-to-door to running a billion-dollar hosiery business.

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Warmer water and recent storm swells are to blame for mounds of stinky kelp piling up on the sand in the upscale Southern California resort city of Laguna Beach, scientists say.

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Chance or luck does play a role, but there’s more to it.

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Microsoft has given its new CEO Satya Nadella a pay package worth $84.3 million, most of it in the form of long-term stock awards.

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If there ever comes a day I can ditch my wallet and use my phone to pay for everything, I’ll look back to my first purchase through Apple Pay: a Big Mac and medium fries for $5.44.

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More than 200,000 payment locations in the U.S. are equipped to accept so-called contactless payments, including Apple Pay.

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Teenage soccer players in San Francisco have won an off-field victory against the city’s technology workers after a videotaped confrontation gained national attention.

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