Brookings fellow cuts ties after Warren letter

Senator Elizabeth Warren applauded President Obama following his address to the Greater Boston Labor Council Labor Day Breakfast early this month.

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Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the think-tank after Robert Litan co-authored a study that was funded by a financial services company.

Gerry Adams spoke to party members and members of the media during the launch of the party's General Election manifesto.

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Kevin Cullen

Going after Gerry Adams was a cynical attempt at payback

Police in Northern Ireland only wanted to embarrass Adams and Sinn Fein, not hold him responsible for a brutal murder.

Westborough firm to add 1,000 jobs in big expansion

That would more than double the workforce already located at the headquarters of medical software company eClinicalWorks.

Pope Francis waved to the crowd in Philadelphia Sunday.

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O?Malley compares Francis? visit to a religious retreat

Cardinal Sean O?Malley said he hoped Pope Francis? message offered a counterpoint to the vitriolic tone of the culture wars in the United States.

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Even if Tropical Storm Joaquin is weakened once it arrives here, prepare for lots of rain in the coming days.

Local firm wins key fight in high-stakes gene patent battle

Cambridge?s Alnylam and a roster of academic institutions stand to profit from what could become one of the most significant drug innovations in a generation.

DCF takes custody of children in home where girl died

The child protection agency won?t say whether it was involved with the family prior to the 2-year-old girl?s death in Worcester Monday.

Matt Damon?s comments about an actor?s sexuality sparked controversy.

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opinion | Brandon Ambrosino

Matt Damon is right

Actors know that the way a casting director perceives them will affect their careers.

?In This Together? provides a front row seat to the powerful couple?s most vulnerable moments.

Shirley Leung

Ann Romney gets intimate in new memoir

In an age where we want our politicians to put it all out there, Romney does just that with ?In This Together.?

The nation?s richest man, Bill Gates, has $76 billion.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

How rich are the Forbes 400, really?

Those at the top of the Forbes list inhabit an even more rarefied sphere, where people count their billions by the dozen.

The I.V. Doc, which treats clients in New York City, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, is set to launch in Boston at the end of October.

I.V. Doc

An in-home IV hangover remedy? It?s coming to Boston

The I.V. Doc, which treats clients in New York City, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, is set to launch here at the end of October.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/sheldon-big-8931--90x90.jpg Stabbing victim survives to live, and sing, another day

The steel of his attacker?s knife was no match for the rich melody of Sheldon Lee?s life.

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Snowden joins Twitter and follows the NSA

Edward Snowden had more than 185,000 followers an hour after his first tweet, ?Can you hear me now??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Orsillo03.jpg NESN explains snub of Don Orsillo?s Fenway tribute

Red Sox players and fans applauded Orsillo on Sunday, but NESN?s broadcast of the game omitted the tribute.

Nick Cafardo | On Baseball

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/14/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/483690862-7502.jpg Sending Hanley Ramirez home is best for Red Sox

If there was ever a player who didn?t fit the chemistry, the approach, or the future of the Red Sox, it?s Ramirez.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/04112559[1]-1605--90x90.jpg House GOP effort to undo health law could reach Obama?s desk

This time, Republicans are using a special process that prevents Senate Democrats from blocking the legislation.

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Brady said his comments about Trump in the White House were an example of why he tries to say as little as possible in public.

The Big Picture

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Pope Francis? mission to the US

The trip by the world leader of the Roman Catholic Church included a White House visit.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/29/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/penn150-4762.jpg Big names help MIT?s Media Lab mark 30th anniversary

MIT?s Media Lab is celebrating its birthday on October 30 with a daylong symposium entitled ?Mind, Magic & Mischief.?

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Francis said that the problem is not just that the abuse happened, but that bishops have covered it up.