Ad barrage heats up in Boston’s mayoral race

Candidates are jockeying to distinguish themselves in the crowded field with just five weeks until the preliminary election.

Steve E. Abraira resigned in June amid public criticism by his deputy fire chiefs.

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Boston fire chief was on path of most resistance

According to interviews with officials inside and outside the department, Steve Abraira’s departure came after months of mounting internal acrimony.

Harold Brown is 88, and he is still doing real estate deals. He is one of the region's biggest landlords with $1.4 billion in his portfolio.

Shirley Leung

Buy or sell? Real estate guru is stumped

To real estate magnate Harold Brown, 88, the current market feels “bubbly.”

Carl Icahn (above) holds a 16 percent stake in Nuance.

Nuance plan could fend off Carl Icahn

Nuance Communications has deployed a new line of defense that could block the investor from strengthening his control over the company.

Mike Preshman (left) and Matt Manger at work at Veracode, where employees set their own vacations.

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Some firms lifting vacation limits for workers

At a growing number of companies, especially young tech firms, employees are getting unlimited time off. And incredibly, they’re not taking advantage of it.

Red Sox reliever Brayan Villarreal gave up the game-winning run with a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning.

Giants 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox bullpen can’t hold Giants

The Giants won on a bases-loaded walk in the ninth and, with the Rays beating the Orioles, the Red Sox dropped to second in the AL East.

Mandy Manocchio-Putney is seeking a marrow donor.

For some, steep odds to find a bone marrow match

The more diverse an individual’s evolutionary history is, the harder it becomes to find a match.

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A long-awaited report details the scope of former chemist Annie Dookhan’s alleged tainting of drug evidence.

Opinion

Cathy Young

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US conservatives are misguided in praising anti-gay policies in Russia.

Globe exclusives

Brett McBride worked on the shark lift with a female great white the ship’s crew named Betsy.

Researching the great white
Jamie Campbell Bower and Lily Collins in “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,” based on Cassandra Clare’s young adult novel.

Movie Review

‘Mortal Instruments’ not ‘Twilight’
Plum cake.

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Your favorite fruit desserts
In the shrimp and grits dish at Sam’s in Louis Boston, the shrimp are sauteed in whiskey, the grits spicy with jalapeno.

dining out

At Sam’s, food complements view
“½ frango no churrasco,” a half rotisserie barbecue chicken with fries and rice pilaf at J & J Restaurant & Takeout.

Cheap Eats

Portuguese fare hiding inside a market
District Attorney Marian T. Ryan vowed to look at steps to protect victims.

DA will investigate decision to release Remy

Infamous spot to get a boutique hotel
Sam and Vivian Berman moved into Five Fields in Lexington 61 years ago; their son David now lives next door.

An era fades at Five Fields

Deer ticks were blamed for 3,342 confirmed Lyme disease cases reported in Massachusetts last year.

Lyme disease figure soars
A Dunkin’ cup made of doubled-walled paper is being tested in Brookline, but critics say Starbucks and McDonald’s have done far more to help the environment.

Dunkin’ moves to replace foam cups
With a familiar wall in left, Little Fenway is the site of a night game Aug. 9. The 12th Travis Roy Wiffle Ball Tournament featured 24 teams.

Travis Roy was inspiration for Wiffle Ball event
A rehearsal with Richard Stafford (in black) for “Cats” at the North Shore Music Theatre.

North Shore’s ‘Cats’ has veteran leadership

Sports

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Ryan Dempster could return Tuesday at Fenway Park against the Orioles.

Red Sox’ Ryan Dempster suspended five games

The righthander was suspended for intentionally throwing at Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez. He was also fined $2,500.

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Residents flocked to Tewksbury Memorial High School to hear those for and against the plan. Warren Carey (above) was the first resident to speak.

Tewksbury rejects $200 million slot parlor

Tewksbury voters rejected a plan to build a 24-hour slots parlor off Route 133 near the Andover line.

Columnists

JEFF JACOBY

How to fix presidential debates
President Calvin Coolidge fished at the home of a friend in Simsburyg, Conn.

SCOT LEHIGH

New England, presidential vacationland

Adrian Walker

Remy case needs independent review
Harold Brown is 88, and he is still doing real estate deals. He is one of the region's biggest landlords with $1.4 billion in his portfolio.

Shirley Leung

Buy or sell? The guru is stumped

Dan Shaughnessy

MLB needed to suspend Dempster

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Bring back ‘happy hour’
Ho Van Lang, 41, in plaid shorts, and his 81-year-old father Ho Van Thanh, in hammock, are helped out of a forest in Vietnam where they’ve hidden since 1973.

JAMES CARROLL

A nation’s PTSD

Adrian Walker

Brown running for spotlight
Xander Bogaerts stretched before Monday’s Red Sox game in San Francisco.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox’ future arrives in Xander Bogaerts
David Ortiz got a hand from Jarrod Saltalamacchia after he hit his 24th homer this season.

Dan Shaughnessy

Proving the doubters wrong again

Yvonne Abraham

Wes was worth the wait
Florida Governor Rick Scott.

JEFF JACOBY

The Sunshine State means business

Nation & World

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With the arrest of Mohammed Badie, most of the Brotherhood’s top leaders are in prison, along with the former president, Mohammed Morsi.

Egypt arrests Islamist group’s revered leader

Security forces hunted down Mohammed Badie, 70, in a nondescript apartment where he had taken refuge.

Politics

One observer said the roster of candidates would play a role in Juliette Kayyem’s decision.

Democrat Juliette Kayyem ponders run for governor

The former Globe columnist and onetime Obama administration homeland security official appears to be moving toward a run for governor.

Business

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High-tech gas leak analyzer draws attention

A car equipped with the Picarro analyzer can search and identify natural gas leaks on the street, while driving at traffic speed.

Arts

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Book Review

‘Shorecliff’ by Ursula DeYoung

Everything about Cambridge-based Ursula DeYoung’s debut novel evokes the 1920s.

Food & dining

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At Dinette in Seattle, Melissa Nyffeler, chef and owner, serves simple foods.

Monthly supper club led to an inviting Seattle eatery

Dinette on Capitol Hill has an enchanting ambience, where you can sip rosemary cocktails by candlelight.

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Daniel Nava, the long shot
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Walter Willett’s food fight

Ideas

“Becoming overly reliant on GPS and letting our natural skills at mental mapping atrophy, new neuroscience research suggests, might actually be bad for our cognitive health.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on what GPS does to your brain