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Folk remedy linked to baby’s high lead levels

An unusual case at Boston Children’s Hospital is prompting an alert about heavy metal poisoning from remedies found in many immigrant cultures.

Jon Lester appeared dejected as the Red Sox trailed in the seventh inning.

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Red Sox shut out by 4th-place Twins

The Red Sox fell back to .500 Thursday night as they came up with just two hits in a shutout loss to the Twins.

Les Gosule went to visit his daughter Melissa's grave at Sharon Memorial Park after the Governor signed the

Without fanfare, Patrick signs crime bill

Governor Patrick held a private ceremony to enact the controversial “three strikes” law that removes the possibility of parole for certain repeat offenders.

Kofi Annan quitting as special envoy to Syria

Annan quits Syria role, blasts UN security council

Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan delivered a blistering criticism of world powers’ failure to unite over Syria’s escalating violence.

Kayla Harrison celebrated with her coach after Thursday’s Gold-medal victory.

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For Harrison, stay on North Shore paying off in gold

Kayla Harrison, who on Thursday became the first American to win Olympic gold in judo, remains an affable friend and mentor to those who know her on the North Shore.

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An enthusiastic crowd of Needham residents gathered in the town hall to watch the gymnast compete as Raisman just missed out on a bronze medal.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/512778385--90x90.jpg In their final showdown, Phelps edges Lochte for gold

Michael Phelps added to his record Olympic medal total with gold in the 200-meter individual medley, just ahead of fellow American Ryan Lochte.

Anthony Davis, left, and Carmelo Anthony celebrated during the second half.

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US men trounce Nigeria, break records

The US set the Olympic record for points in a game and points in a half in Thursday night’s 156-73 rout of Nigeria.

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On July 31, 1973, a Delta Airlines DC-9 crashed after hitting a seawall while landing at Logan Airport, killing 89 people.

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Are gay adults doing enough to help gay teens?
“Inspirare” rises from a well head in a courtyard at Mount Holyoke College.

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‘Inspirare’ is a column of light in a center of learning
The “Big Party” event at Eastern Standard.

Turning networking into an art
The Brea, Calif. Chick-fil-A restaurant was mobbed at lunch time Wednesday.

Burlington Chick-fil-A swamped by supporters
Mitt Romney spoke in Jerusalem.

Opinion | Nicholas Burns

Mitt Romney flunks his foreign-policy tryout

editorial

Ease up on ‘Meatless Mondays’

Convention center authority to buy site for hotel

Photos

Best images from the London Olympics
An official spoke with players from China and South Korea before the teams were disqualified from the badminton doubles competition.

Outcry over badminton teams trying to throw matches
Sandy Machado, with her bounty of egg cups.

Vintage collector finds success on Etsy
Farrell as Doug Quaid with Jessica Biel as his freedom-fighter girlfriend.

friday preview | Movie Review

Total Recall is unmemorable

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Photo led to child porn network

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David Ortiz went through drills Thursday at Fenway Park.

‘Big Papi’ not yet ready to return

David Ortiz took batting practice today and did agility drills, but estimated he was still running at about half his usual speed.

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Stanley Levitt, Brookline child abuse case

Former Brookline rabbi gets 10 years probation in abuse case

Rabbi Stanley V. Levitt will not serve jail time after admitting to sexually abusing three male students in the 1970s.

Columnists

An Indian man walked past cables and exposed wires at an electricity substation in New Delhi, India, Wednesday.

Juliette Kayyem

India’s blackout a cautionary tale

Joan Vennochi

Patrick backed down on crime bill

Tech Lab

Siri’s limits leave room for competitors

Bob Ryan

Times have changed for US men’s boxing
Lane Kiffin’s Trojans have rebounded after two years of penalties that kept them out of bowl eligibility.

Derrick Z. Jackson

Devastating penalties for Penn State? Just ask USC

Michael Phelps kisses his record-setting gold medal won in the 4x200 freestyle relay, giving him 19 in his Olympic career.

Bob Ryan

Phelps shows mettle, earns Olympic glory

joanna weiss

‘Jeffersons’ showed Americans how to speak frankly about race

farah stockman

Can we judge leaders by how much they give?
Josh Beckett hands the ball to manager Bobby Valentine after summoning medical personnel to the mound in the third inning. Beckett was forced to leave with a back spasm.

Dan Shaughnessy

Why the boos for the injured Josh Beckett?

Brian McGrory

Banking on kindness at the MBTA
US shooter Matt Emmons is married to Czech Olympic shooter Katie Emmons.

Bob Ryan

For US shooter Emmons, triumph and heartbreak

Boston Capital

Stocks, bonds paint different economic pictures

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Traders and floor officials gathered at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the beginning of trading on Wednesday.

Firm blames software installation for trading glitch

Knight Capital Group said a glitch that threw trading of dozens of stocks into chaos on Wednesday will cost the company roughly $440 million.

Politics

Romney campaign defends tax plan

On Thursday, Mitt Romney advisers ripped a study that said his plan would give tax cuts to wealthy Americans while increasing the burden on the middle class.

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A man carried belongings from his shop destroyed by shelling in Aleppo.

In Syria, battle for Aleppo intensifies

UN observers in the city reported that jets fired rockets into neighborhoods and rebels commandeered tanks and other heavy weapons.

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J. Geils sues the members of the J. Geils Band

The suit is a sign the relationship between Geils and other members of the band, who announced they will tour without him, may be broken beyond repair.

Style

Bargain Bin

Long’s to host summer wedding band event

Ami Albernaz’s roundup of fashion bargains in the area in the coming days and weeks.

“You’re watching [the Raismans] thinking ‘don’t have a hernia.’ I can’t even imagine that pressure.”

Amy Nobile,  Hingham

Magazine

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Connected, powerful 21st-century moms
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25 best burgers around Boston
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12 Bostonians Changing the World
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N.Y. vs. Boston: The endgame

Opinion

“[Penn State’s] ability to talk its way out of a shutdown symbolizes college football’s never-ending cycle of arrogance.”

Derrick Z. Jackson 

Ideas

“It might seem surprising that something as dramatic as a floating neighborhood would ever be proposed in Boston, but the city had a long history of building outward to the water.”

Courtney Humphries,   on Boston’s lost island neighborhood