Tech sector had the tools to fight new tax

Using Twitter and online forums, young technology executives joined with veteran business leaders to turn the political tide against the tax.

Better-off suburbs spurn call of casinos

Since the state legalized Las Vegas-style casinos in 2011, cash-flushed developers promising jobs and benefits have been voted out of more affluent towns.

Conventional killings left out of Syria debate

Is it worse for a government to kill 1,400 people by chemical weapons than to engage in a civil war in which more than 100,000 have died by guns and bombs?

Boston Red Sox players Mike Napoli (L-R), David Ortiz, and Dustin Pedroia wait at the plate to congratulate Mike Carp (R) after Carp's pinch-hit grand-slam home run during the 10th inning of their MLB American League baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Florida, September 11, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Nesius (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

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Mike Carp’s 10th-inning grand slam lifts Red Sox over Rays

It was the seventh pinch-hit home run by the Red Sox this season. So it’s not just the every-day players doing the job; the backups have done it as well.

Relatives of victims gathered at the World Trade Center site in New York Wedensday to recite the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died in the terrorist attacks Sept. 11, 2001.

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Somber ceremonies mark the pain of 9/11

Time stood still at the World Trade Center site while families wept for loved ones who perished in the terror attacks 12 years ago.

Councilor Charles C. Yancy said his under-funded dual campaign is more about people than money.

Dual bid shows Charles Yancey going his own way

Yancey, the only person to ever represent City Council District 4, was elected at the same time as Mayor Menino. Now Yancey wants his job.

Mayoral candidates (from top) Felix G. Arroyo, Charlotte Golar Richie, and Daniel F. Conley greeted senior citizens onboard the Spirit of Boston for a cruise for residents of Roxbury, Mattapan, and Dorchester Tuesday.

Mayoral candidates are courting seniors

In this Boston mayoral election with 12 candidates running for mayor, seniors are getting attention as never before.

Opinion

NICHOLAS BURNS

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President Obama is right to pursue a diplomatic solution, but it won’t be easy, and the US and Russia aren’t even close to a completed deal.

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Shirley Leung

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Like it or not, the Patriots may have to lean heavily on Stevan Ridley as a ball carrier.

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Edun was among a large number of designers to feature white and black on the runway.

New York Fashion Week provides insights
Although officially retired, Anna Sammartino likes to drop in on her daughter, Mary Ann Nagle, at Phillips Candy House in Boston, which her parents started in 1925 in Revere.

Scituate’s Anna Sammartino recalls her life at Phillips Candy
The food service at UMass-Amherst was recently rated No. 3 in the country for best campus food.

Campus dining is a big industry, especially at UMass Amherst
Joseph Ligotti, left, and Robert Jubinville have had many dealings.

A court job offer brings a state veto
Gayle Squires is using a recipe from “Jerusalem” (and notating it) to make lunch in her Cambridge kitchen for a friend.

How a Middle Eastern cookbook became a craze

Photo Gallery

Scenes from Brazil-Portugal soccer in Foxborough

Smart Cooks

Flavorful chicken tacos with chipotle cream
Wednesday’s commemorations take on a new dimension for those such as Peter Guza of North Andover, who lost his father in the 2001 World Trade Center attacks and was running in this year’s Boston Marathon when the bombs went off.

Marathon changes 9/11 memorials
Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, spoke about the new iPhone 5s in Cupertino, Calif.

Apple debuts more affordable iPhone
Farm School Student Erik Jacobs looks up from weeding a row of kale at the Farm School.

Letter From Farm School

A wet June followed by endless heat

Boston mayoral race

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The mayoral debate at the Boston Teachers Union Hall in Dorchester drew an overflow crowd Tuesday night.

Mayoral hopefuls debate charter schools

Eleven mayoral candidates pitched their ideas to overhaul the school system at the Boston Teachers Union Hall Wednesday.

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Julian Edelman caught seven passes for 79 yards and two touchdowns in sunday’s win over the Bills.

Julian Edelman evolving into Patriots’ versatile standout

With a number of key offensive teammates expected to miss the next game, Edelman could very well be counted on for some heavy lifting.

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The unidentified man who left a library with Brittany Thompson, who is missing.

Police say missing Medfield girl may be in danger

A 17-year-old developmentally delayed girl was last seen leaving the Medfield Public Library with an unidentified man.

Columnists

JOAN VENNOCHI

Menino, stop the heavy action agenda

alex beam

The Rapture People are back

John Connolly sees schools as the link to a better future

Shirley Leung

What took Deval Patrick so long to fight the tech tax?

Tech Lab

Internet video with a brain

Shirley Leung

Can Walsh be tough on unions?

Adrian Walker

A message gains traction
Charlie Baker spoke to members of the media outside of his home in Swampscott last week.

SCOT LEHIGH

A tale of two Charlies

farah stockman

Brilliant plan or Forrest Gump diplomacy?

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Money behind messages in mayor’s race
Christopher Grimes, 8, died of cancer last week. He was buried in Vermont on Monday.

Kevin Cullen

Valuing what you have

Adrian Walker

What matters in Southie

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A bomb ripped through the Benghazi branch of Libya’s Foreign Ministry, causing massive damage but no deaths.

Bomb hits Libya’s Benghazi on attack anniversary

A car bomb tore through a Libyan Foreign Ministry building in Benghazi on Wednesday, a powerful reminder of lawlessness in the North African nation.

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Renault’s Twizy electric car received attention at the Frankfurt Auto Show. Only 0.2 percent of all cars registered in Europe are hybrid or electric.

A big bet on electric vehicles

More and more automakers are coming out with electric versions of existing vehicles, or ones they have designed as electrics from the ground up.

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Stage Review

Lindsay Crouse and Johnny Lee Davenport costar in the Gloucester Stage Company’s “Driving Miss Daisy.”

This ‘Miss Daisy’ steers away from archetypes

Under the deft direction of Benny Sato Ambush, three extraordinary actors at the Gloucester Stage Company deliver delicately tuned performances.

Style

MICHAEL KORS

At New York Fashion Week, the hits keep coming

Designers like Michael Kors and Rachel Zoe were nostalgic for years past.

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

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“In 1975, there were 417 fires in Boston. Last year, there were 40. This is part of a nationwide trend, one that has begun to attract the attention of experts who say the country is overdue for a rethinking of just what fire departments are for.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on the changing role of firefighters