House GOP demands Harvard study data

Republicans scouring for evidence of overreaching environmental regulations want to reexamine a 1993 study that linked air pollution to disease and death.

President Vladimir Putin and President Obama met in St. Petersburg but did not agree on Syria. British Prime Minister David Cameron (top left) also attended the summit.

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Obama fails to get wide support for Syria strikes

Deep divisions at the G-20 summit raised the stakes even higher for President Obama as he seeks congressional authorization.

After backlash, St. Patrick’s roast dispute is over

City Councilor Bill Linehan of South Boston and state Senator Linda Dorcena Forry of Dorchester said they agreed that Dorcena Forry should lead the festivities.

American Tower expands US footprint in $4.8 billion deal

The Boston-based company has agreed to acquire some 5,400 domestic towers in anticipation that all major wireless carriers will continue to boost their infrastructure.

2 suffer severe injuries in Arborway crash

Police still don’t know why an SUV crossed the road’s median and crashed into a pickup truck.

Mike Napoli celebrated a grand slam in the seventh inning.

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Red Sox fight back from 5-run hole

Mike Napoli’s grand slam started the comeback, and Shane Victorino’s two-run home run in the eighth inning finished it.

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A year later, this team is in a very good place

It’s no secret that 2012 was a disaster, but it’s striking to remember how much of the bad stuff happened in New York and at Yankee Stadium.

Changling Zhang, 18, of Malden, played the role of a developer during a rally for affordable housing in Chinatown.

Chinatown residents fear being pushed out

Residents are the casualties of increased property values and rents, as developers capitalize on the neighborhood’s proximity to downtown.

“I’m being penalized because the system doesn’t work,” said Brittney Reitano of North Easton, whose unemployment benefits without explanation were reduced by $380 per week.

Deadline nears for fixing unemployment system problems

Two months after its launch, the state’s unemployment benefits computer system remains a mess, unable to make proper payments to hundreds of people in need.

Robin Tarani collected eggs from the chicken coop on her property in Rutland. Tarani has trained daily for the Jimmy Fund Walk, sometimes walking several miles.

Sending a message about life, one step at a time

Robin Tarani, who lost her leg in a September 2011 crash, will become the first amputee to participate in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk.

Opinion

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Examples such as Saddam Hussein and the 1999 air campaign against Serbia show an intervention in Syria won’t be quick and simple.

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From right: Martin Mani, Brillo Babu, Arun Papineni, and Anish George work together and then watch together at Hit Wicket one Friday night in August.

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Paul Caponigro’s intensity of serenity
Attorney Michael Fee talked with his client, Aaron Hernandez, at Hernandez’s arraignment in Fall River.

Aaron Hernandez pleads not guilty
Tom Brady welcomed four new receivers - Danny Amendola, Josh Boyce, Aaron Dobson, and Kenbrell Thompkins - to the Patriots roster this season.

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Arthur T. Demoulas filed suit in Suffolk Superior Court. It is the latest legal battle over Market Basket.

Fight for control of Market Basket leads to new lawsuit

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Plenty of firefighters, but where are the fires?
Lynn and Dave Waller intend to open Graves Island to the public in some manner, possibly as an offshore inn.

Businessman bullish about lighthouse’s potential
The Notch Train, operated by New Hampshire’s Conway Scenic Railroad, delights day-trippers.

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10 vintage railroad rides in New England
Little-used Track 61, near the Convention Center in the Seaport District, which would get a train station.

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Rail link coming to fast-growing Seaport
Alfonso Soriano was tagged out by Dustin Pedroia after being picked off in the ninth inning.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox-Yankees classic rekindles the rivalry
Though off-field infractions may cause fans to raise their eyebrow, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady’s success has made fans gloss over them.

Patriots’ popularity unharmed by rocky offseason

Boston mayoral race

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The mayoral race: the candidates

Daniel F. Conley (left) stopped to chat with Bud Damato and Billy Devine in their 1951 Pontiac while campaigning in West Roxbury last week.

Daniel Conley a somber prosecutor, affable candidate

Conley, the 55-year-old Suffolk district attorney, often presides over grim press conferences, but friends say he has a quick, self-deprecating wit.

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Tight end Rob Gronkowski (left) has been practicing this week, but it will be up to Bill Belichick (right) whether he sees action Sunday.

Rob Gronkowski officially ‘doubtful’ for opener

The tight end might make the trip to Buffalo, but it’s unlikely he’ll play against the Bills.

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Police in Everett arrested Shadane Richards, 18, after a standoff that began around 10:30 a.m. Friday at a residence on Calhoun Avenue. He faces four charges in the incident.

Everett standoff ends with one arrest, no injuries

Shadane Richards, 18, faces four charges in connection with the incident, which began after police responded to a report of gunfire in a residential neighborhood.

Columnists

A sign depicting Wucko, the mascot of the 1984 Winter Olympics, hangs in disrepair on a Sarajevo building. The destroyed sign is one of the few remaining symbols of the Winter Games held there.

RENÉE LOTH

Boston’s Olympic-sized headache
A Syrian girl received treatment at a makeshift hospital in Damascus on Aug. 21. Hundreds of people flooded into hospitals that day; reports said more than 1,400 people, including hundreds of children, were killed in the alleged chemical attack.

NICHOLAS BURNS

Response is fundamental to a world of civility

Derrick Z. Jackson

Don’t force out black candidates

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The hospital lap

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Selling your phone has gotten a lot easier
Mike Napoli and the Red Sox left Fenway Park on Wednesday with a six-game lead in the AL East.

Christopher L. Gasper

This Red Sox team won’t collapse

EDWARD L. GLAESER

To fight crime in Boston, be prepared to spend more
UN chemical weapons experts visited a hospital where wounded people affected by an apparent gas attack were being treated near Damascus on Aug. 26.

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Crossing the line
This week, EMC’s Paul Dacier becomes the first general counsel to head up the Boston Bar Association in its 252-year history.

Shirley Leung

Legal talent growing, in-house

JEFF JACOBY

Where does compassion come from?
Henrik Stenson and his son, Karl, know who’s No. 1 following his triumph at TPC Boston.

Dan Shaughnessy

Henrik Stenson a worthy champion

Adrian Walker

The voter wild card

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Mayor R.T. Rybak of Minneapolis displayed an ad during his visit to a Chicago neighborhood,

Mayor’s economic pitch: Come to Minn. for wedding

Mayor R.T. Rybak of Minneapolis told gays and lesbians in Chicago they should consider holding their marriages in his city.

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A job-seeker completed an application at a career fair in Philadelphia in July.

Jobs report shows slowdown in hiring

While the unemployment rate fell to 7.3%, employers added 74,000 fewer jobs in June and July than previously thought.

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A screen print from Andy Warhol’s “Flash — November 22, 1963” (1968).

Pop provided a perfect vehicle to explore JFK assassination

Andy Warhol’s screen prints form the Pop centerpiece of “Flash – November 22, 1963, ” a 50th-anniversary exhibit about John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

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99 Bottles

Samuel Adams’ Tetravis.

A secret Sam Adams room; review of Mango Magnifico

Samuel Adams doesn’t brew much of its beer in Boston anymore, but a national craft brewery with Boston roots keeps a funky secret inside its walls.

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Attend a book signing and presentation by Qais Akbar Omar, author of the internationally acclaimed memoir.

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“Cities have become the main source of fresh thinking about how to solve the world’s problems — and mayors, more than their higher-ranking counterparts in public life, are the ones setting the course.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on the rise of mayors as a powerful political force