Spectators watched skydivers through cameras and binoculars at Jumptown in Orange.

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Joy and sorrow for skydivers at Jumptown

In the skies above Orange, fellow skydivers were shaken, but undeterred, by the fatal plunge of a 37-year-old Mattapan man.

Market Basket vows effort to end stalemate

Family members fighting over the grocery chain have promised to try to reach a deal by the end of the week.

Pedestrians crossed at Beach Street and Harrison Avenue in Chinatown.

Most Boston pedestrian accidents go unreported

Without clear data, state efforts to make roads safer for pedestrians do not reach Boston?s streets.

Under the NFL?s hands-off policy for defenders, there will be a lot of hands raised in the end zone. Jamie Squire/Getty Images

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Fantasy football seems to be fueling penalty emphasis

There is no reason for the surge in penalties ? except to put points on the scoreboard and pile up fantasy numbers.

Police, protesters collide again

At least two people were shot and 31 were arrested as bottles and Molotov cocktails were thrown from the crowd in Ferguson, Missouri.

Law enforcement officers moved toward the crowd last night in Ferguson, Missouri.

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Law enforcement officers moved toward the crowd last night in Ferguson, Missouri.

Demonstrators gestured on West Florissant Avenue during a protest.

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Demonstrators gestured on West Florissant Avenue during a protest.

Protesters moved on a street in Ferguson, Mo., Monday night.

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Protesters moved on a street in Ferguson, Mo., Monday night.

A man was detained by police in Ferguson, Mo., Monday night.

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A man was detained by police in Ferguson, Mo., Monday night.

Protesters and police were on the streets of Ferguson, Mo., Monday night.

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Protesters and police were on the streets of Ferguson, Mo., Monday night.

State troopers watched protesters.

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State troopers watched protesters.

A demonstrator carried a flag that was upside down.

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A demonstrator carried a flag that was upside down.

Rapper Nelly was in Ferguson, Mo.

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Rapper Nelly was in Ferguson, Mo.

Protesters walked with their arms raised.

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Protesters walked with their arms raised.

According to officials during a press conference, at least six bullets struck Brown's body.

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According to officials during a press conference, at least six bullets struck Michael Brown's body.

Attorney Benjamin L. Crump talked about the autopsy report at the press conference.

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Attorney Benjamin L. Crump talked about the autopsy report at the press conference.

Attorney Daryl Parks pointed to the six locations where each bullet struck.

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Attorney Daryl Parks pointed to the six locations where each bullet struck.

Protesters split on tactics, but agree change is needed

The divisions among protesters in Ferguson, Mo., echo those in previous generations of civil rights struggles.

KEVIN CULLEN

Honoring the not so great and the not so good

Why don?t we have more statues and memorials for ordinary people who do extraordinary things?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/08/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/griffin150-9572.png Nantucket stunned by drowning of man who dived from building

Island locals were distraught over the death of Corey Griffin, a former BC hockey player who had raised $100,000 to fight ALS.

Watertown golf course again site of insider trading case

For the second time in as many months, federal authorities have charged Oakley Country Club members with insider trading.

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