State treasurer gets $45,000 from liquor lobby
Steve Grossman took donations from those who have a financial interest in policies set by an agency he oversees, and observers say the amount is unusually large.
Hospitals push age hike for Medicare
As the deficit reduction “supercommittee’’ begins scouring ledgers for $1.2 trillion, hospital leaders plan to lobby Congress to shift the burden onto their elderly patients.
Prominent US-born Al Qaeda leader killed
Anwar al-Awlaki, who was born in New Mexico and used his fluent English and Internet savvy to influence recruits to carry out attacks in the US, was killed today in Yemen, officials said.
BostonGlobe.com will remain free until mid-October
The Boston Globe said today it will extend the free trial period until mid-October for its new subscription-only website.
Barry Chin/Globe Staff
Sources: Red Sox parting ways with Terry Francona
The Red Sox manager is meeting today with team officials, and the expected result is his departure from the organization, a source said.
Bob Ryan
Nobody falls apart like the Red Sox
Yes, you saw it. I saw it. We all saw it. We all saw history being made by the Boston Red Sox, whose 7-20 September snatched Early Vacation from the Jaws of Playoff Participation.
Brian McGrory
Better things to dwell on
Just a day after the collapse of the Boston Red Sox was complete, another sports franchise, the Celtics, swarmed a Mattapan elementary school with volunteers.
“I think they’re going to be really good next season. Next year we’re going to win the World Series.’’
Nick Karalis, 10, of Arlington
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Columnists
Metro
At mosque, suspect’s views led to ouster
Rezwan Ferdaus, of Ashland, was said to revere Al Qaeda, and criticized a Roxbury mosque’s participation in interfaith efforts and in politics.
Business
Friendly’s may file for bankruptcy
Friendly’s, the restaurant chain known for its ice cream, is considering a potential bankruptcy reorganization and sale, according to a published report.
Nation
Romney fund-raising slows
Mitt Romney plans to report he raised between $11 million and $13 million for the latest fund-raising quarter, much lower than the previous three months.
World
Syrians pelt US envoy with tomatoes
Angry supporters of Syrian President Assad’s regime hurled tomatoes and eggs at the country’s U.S. ambassador yesterday as he entered the office of an opposition figure, where he was trapped for three hours.
Sports
Righting John Lackey, Carl Crawford are key projects
GM Theo Epstein said getting the disappointing free-agent additions back on track is a “big priority” for the offseason.
Movies
Movie Review
‘50/50’ gets it half right
Frat-boy comedy about cancer has its moments but is too quick to go for coarse jokes.
Opinion
“The candidate who was considered almost comically malleable in the last campaign hasn’t suffered particularly on that score this time around.”
Scot Lehigh, on Mitt Romney
Ideas
“Could it be true, Pinker wondered, that humans had actually become less violent with time, as opposed to more? And if so, how had we done it?”
Leon Neyfakh, on Steven Pinker’s new book about violence in history