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Annan to step down as Syria envoy

Kofi Annan has submitted his resignation as special envoy to Syria, saying he plans to step down effective Aug. 31.

Wakefield’s Harrison wins judo gold

The 22-year-old American claimed the first-ever gold medal for the US in judo.

Anticipation builds for Aly Raisman’s performance

People flocked to Needham town hall and Raisman’s grandmother woke up early as they prepared for the gymnast to compete in the all-around competition.

Patrick signs crime bill in State House ceremony

Governor Patrick held a private signing ceremony to enact a law that removes the possibility of parole for certain repeat offenders.

July 31, 1973: A rescue worker stood next to a section of Flight 723’s charred fuselage. All 89 people aboard the wrecked Delta Airlines DC-9 jet, which crashed at Boston's Logan Airport, died. In the background, other planes prepared to take off. The flight that preceded Flight 723 had made a successful approach and landed in the fog on runway 4R and the two flights that followed Flight 723, without knowledge of the accident, abandoned their approaches at the decision height because of weather. Those flights both landed safely in Providence, R.I.

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Flight 723: Boston’s worst plane crash in history

On July 31, 1973, a Delta Airlines DC-9 crashed after hitting a seawall while landing at Logan Airport. All 89 people aboard died, including the lone survivor who died months later in the hospital.

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J. Geils sues the members of the J. Geils Band

The suit is a sign the relationship between Geils and other members of the band, who announced they will tour without him, may be broken beyond repair.

Ex-headmaster’s staff say problems were known

Rodney Peterson, the Boston headmaster allowed to keep his job after assaulting his wife, was chronically absent from work and struggling with personal bankruptcy.

Burlington Chick-fil-A swamped on ‘Appreciation Day’

Hundreds jammed into the Burlington Mall’s food court Wednesday to support the chain in the wake of controversial comments by the company’s CEO.

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An official spoke with players from China and South Korea before the teams were disqualified from the badminton doubles competition.

Outcry over badminton teams trying to throw matches

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Best images from the London Olympics

Farrell as Doug Quaid with Jessica Biel as his freedom-fighter girlfriend.

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Total Recall is unmemorable

Sandy Machado, with her bounty of egg cups.

Vintage collector finds success on Etsy

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Photo led to child porn network

A seminar on Pisco pitted a Peruvian historian against a Chilean Pisco producer to try to determine the roots of the grape brandy. Pictured: Pisco sour.

5 new cocktail ideas from New Orleans

Mayor Jon Mitchell walks on New Bedford’s hurricane dike near the proposed location (in background) of a wind-energy staging facility.

New Bedford sees opportunity in wind farms

In 2000, Les Gosule reached out to lawmakers, trying to interest them in a bill that would eliminate the option of parole for certain serial offenders. “This took a lot of door walking,” he recalled Tuesday.

For father of slain woman, 13-year fight finally ends

“It’s not a perfect bill, it’s not a comprehensive bill, but it does some good,” Governor Patrick told reporters after he toured a Roxbury nonprofit group that seeks to reduce youth violence.

Patrick to sign crime bill, calls it imperfect

Pulled pork sandwich with baked beans and mac and cheese.

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A Connecticut smokehouse and more for the 99 percent

Josh Beckett hands the ball to manager Bobby Valentine after summoning medical personnel to the mound in the third inning. Beckett was forced to leave with a back spasm.

Dan Shaughnessy

Why the boos for the injured Josh Beckett?

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Tigers 7, Red Sox 5

Red Sox pitcher Aaron Cook left the game after giving up five runs to the Tigers during the fifth inning.

Red Sox allow 3 homers to Tigers, can’t finish sweep

Aaron Cook allowed five runs in the fifth inning as a close game got away from the Sox and snapped their four-game win streak.

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Andrzej J. Urbaniak, 39, a priest at Our Lady of Czestochowa in South Boston charged with possession and dissemination of child pornography, spoke with his attorney, Jeffrey Denner, right.

South Boston priest faces child porn charges

A 39-year-old Roman Catholic priest was arrested for allegedly having pornographic images of children on his computer.

Columnists

An Indian man walked past cables and exposed wires at an electricity substation in New Delhi, India, Wednesday.

Juliette Kayyem

India’s blackout a cautionary tale

Joan Vennochi

Patrick backed down on crime bill

Tech Lab

Siri’s limits leave room for competitors

Bob Ryan

Times have changed for US men’s boxing

Lane Kiffin’s Trojans have rebounded after two years of penalties that kept them out of bowl eligibility.

Derrick Z. Jackson

Devastating penalties for Penn State? Just ask USC

Michael Phelps kisses his record-setting gold medal won in the 4x200 freestyle relay, giving him 19 in his Olympic career.

Bob Ryan

Phelps shows mettle, earns Olympic glory

joanna weiss

‘Jeffersons’ showed Americans how to speak frankly about race

farah stockman

Can we judge leaders by how much they give?

Josh Beckett hands the ball to manager Bobby Valentine after summoning medical personnel to the mound in the third inning. Beckett was forced to leave with a back spasm.

Dan Shaughnessy

Why the boos for the injured Josh Beckett?

Brian McGrory

Banking on kindness at the MBTA

US shooter Matt Emmons is married to Czech Olympic shooter Katie Emmons.

Bob Ryan

For US shooter Emmons, triumph and heartbreak

Boston Capital

Stocks, bonds paint different economic pictures

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The proposed development is expected to draw pedestrian traffic, outdoor dining to a desolate area.

Apartments, hotel proposed for South End

A New Jersey developer is proposing to build an 11-story apartment tower and hotel next to the former Boston Herald headquarters.

Politics

Senate candidate Ted Cruz, a Tea Party star, and his wife, Heidi, after he defeated Texas lieutenant governor David Dewhurst in a runoff for the GOP nomination on Tuesday.

Cruz, a Tea Party favorite, wins Texas Senate primary

Ted Cruz, 41, earned the nomination Tuesday in a runoff election after more than a year of sweaty street campaigning.

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A man carried belongings from his shop destroyed by shelling in Aleppo.

In Syria, battle for Aleppo intensifies

UN observers in the city reported that jets fired rockets into neighborhoods and rebels commandeered tanks and other heavy weapons.

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Kristen Stewart apologized for her affair with director Rupert Sanders.

Coming clean ASAP

In an age of instant news, crisis management teams are telling their celebrity clients they no longer have the luxury of crafting the perfect response to a scandal.

Style

Bargain Bin

Long’s to host summer wedding band event

Ami Albernaz’s roundup of fashion bargains in the area in the coming days and weeks.

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Connected, powerful 21st-century moms

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25 best burgers around Boston

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12 Bostonians Changing the World

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N.Y. vs. Boston: The endgame

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