Aftershocks intensify in Mass. drug lab scandal

Authorities said the evidence mishandling could put felons back on the streets, inundate courts, and damage public confidence in the justice system.

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Hezbollah supporters rally against anti-Islam film

The leader of Lebanon’s powerful militant group said the US must be held accountable for the film because it was produced in America.

Mercedes Herran

Berklee College of Music opens campus in Valencia, Spain

The school’s first master’s degree program has attracted 75 students from 29 countries to an avant-garde campus in the city.

Foreclosure activity in Mass. slowed in July

Foreclosure petitions and completed foreclosures were both down around 17 percent compared to a year earlier, the Warren Group reported.

The Patriots tried to phase Wes Welker out, but now they likely need him.

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Wes Welker’s role even more in doubt

After the Patriots’ absolutely stunning — and, really, inexcusable — loss to the Cardinals, there can be no doubt: Welker was set to be phased out of the Patriots’ offense.

Romney won’t release names of donation bundlers

“Bundlers,” people who write big checks and also press their friends and associates to donate, make up a whole swath of influential Mitt Romney supporters.

iPhone 5 likely to boost data usage

Wireless carriers are reorganizing their data plans as features on the latest smartphones, including Apple Inc.’s new iPhone 5, appear likely to increase usage.

Pediatrician facing child porn charges had role at camps

Dr. Richard Keller was involved for nearly three decades with Camp Joslin in Charlton, and also served at a summer camp in the Berkshires.

Steward hires top Mass. General surgeon

Steward Health Care’s new hire is part of a strategy to win back patients who are leaving its system for routine surgical care at major Boston teaching hospitals.

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America’s first lighthouse guided vessels entering Boston Harbor from Sept. 14, 1716, and the lighthouse on Little Brewster Island was the last to be automated, in 1998.

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Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is injured when his ankle is rolled by Julian Edelman (11) after a catch by Edelman in the first quarter.

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Aaron Hernandez’s loss is crucial

Elizabeth Ives Hunter, former Cape Cod Museum of Art director, fought her ouster and then resigned.

Battles over leadership shake Cape art museum

Adrian Walker

Debates loom large in Brown-Warren race

Dance Central 3 is one of the video game creations of Harmonix Music Systems Inc., located in Cambridge.

Video game industry a bright spot in Mass.

Martha Tuff, who is enrolled in a two-year master’s degree program to become a physician assistant, conferred with a patient at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates in Cambridge.

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New law expands physician assistant role

Bloc Party singer Kele Okereke (shown in France in July) led the indie-rock band’s show Friday at the House of Blues.

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Bloc Party’s return explosive

G Force

Humans adjust to sleep

Sheila Ptak, a server at Porters Bar and Grill on Portland Street, said the NHL lockout could be a major setback for local bars because Bruins fans tend to spend more there.

Businesses fret over Bruins’ delayed start

Robert Pozen, a longtime fund industry executive, says it’s “not about the amount of hours you work, it’s about getting results.”

Tips on getting things done from a productive man

Dr. Carolyn Roy-Bornstein, a pediatrician who lives in Newburyport, has written a memoir about the accident that injured her son Neil Bornstein, now 27, and killed his girlfriend.

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A mother recounts the car crash that shook her family

Casey Chamberlain contracted anthrax in 2001 after opening a letter to Tom Brokaw while she was working at NBC.

Struggles remain for victim of anthrax attack

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Dustin Pedroia flipped his bat up after striking out in the third inning.

Red Sox can’t pull out sweep

Jon Lester, who pitched well for six-plus innings, imploded with two outs in the seventh when he allowed three runs as Boston eventually fell to the Blue Jays, 5-0.

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Bil Lewis, 60, of Cambridge said he’s nostalgic for the “wild community” of the old Occupy Boston encampment.

Dwindling Boston Occupiers remain resolute

Nearly a year after the start of the 72-day occupation of Dewey Square, the movement known for its defiance has struggled in its transition to a campless organization.

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Glen Doherty of Winchester, a former Navy Seal, was slain last week in the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Juliette Kayyem

In remembrance, a Civil War legacy

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Device deactivates phones in car

WiTricity plans to sell a kit that shows how electricity can be sent wirelessly.

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