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Kraft Group seeks to expand Patriot Place

The company run by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft wants to add hundreds of housing units, several restaurants, and a hotel.

Second rape reported near Harvard campus

The attack happened late Tuesday night near the university science center, police said.

Gene DeFilippo had been with BC since 1997.

BC’s Gene DeFilippo is retiring

The athletic director, who led Boston College from the Big East to the ACC, said a recent bout with skin cancer helped him decide to leave.

Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan spoke at at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio on Wednesday.

Ryan switches gears on auto program

Paul Ryan backed a $25 billion program to help automakers proposed by the Bush administration in 2007, but now calls it ill-advised.

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Boston’s vanished New York Streets

What the strange name of a long-gone neighborhood reveals about the city’s changing ambitions.

An aerial photo taken in 1957 of the New York Streets area two years after the demolition began.

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An aerial photo taken in 1957 of the New York Streets area two years after the demolition began.

A map of Boston in 1852 shows the location of the New York Streets.

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A map of Boston in 1852 shows the location of the New York Streets.

The New York Streets neighborhood was built next to the terminal for what became the Boston & Albany Railroad.

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The New York Streets neighborhood was built next to the terminal for what became the Boston & Albany Railroad.

Troy Street, one of the New York Streets, before the area was demolished. Troy Street later became Traveler Street.

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Troy Street, one of the New York Streets, before the area was demolished. Troy Street later became Traveler Street.

Rubble of demolished buildings in the South End. in 1955. The area was redeveloped as a light industrial zone.

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Rubble of demolished buildings in 1955. The area was redeveloped as a light industrial zone.

Demolition of New York streets in progress in 1956. From left to right, Troy, Rochester, Genesee, Oswego, Oneida, and Seneca streets.

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Demolition of New York streets in progress in 1956. From left to right, Troy, Rochester, Genesee, Oswego, Oneida, and Seneca streets.

The Boston Herald-Traveler building occupied land that was formerly part of the New York streets area.

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The Boston Herald-Traveler building occupied land that was formerly part of the New York Streets area.

Current plans for the now-vacated Boston Herald site call for four new structures containing 475 apartments and shops and restaurants.

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Current plans for the now-vacated Boston Herald site call for four new structures containing 475 apartments and shops and restaurants.

An “ I Will” screen in New York’s Times Square captured attention with submissions for 9/11 Day.

Cambridge tech firm powers Times Square 9/11 project

Employees at local tech outfit Aerva Inc. will collect, screen, and transmit thousands of personal pledges.

Lewis Ware (left) leads the Lenox Hotel employees walking club on a short walk. The group takes a midday jaunt a couple times a week. “We all come back happy,” Ware says.

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14 ways to make walking part of your day

Going for a walk is easy and amazingly good for you. Here are a few suggestions for ways to painlessly incorporate it into your day.

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23 expert tips that can change your life

Improve your smile, love life, savings, and more, with advice from the experts.

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Trent Theroux trained in Narragansett Bay for a swim from Point Judith to Block Island in September to raise money for a group that advocates for spinal injury patients.

Photo gallery

Globe photos of the week, Aug. 17, 2012
You’re not special speech

‘You’re Not Special’ speech lands teacher book deal

Stages

Joe Wong’s comedy crosses language barrier

Crossword

Complete the daily puzzle online
Chief Petty Officer Select Tracy Walker helped hoist a sail aboard in preparation for Sunday’s commemoration.

USS Constitution to mark anniversary with rare voyage
Jesse LaCasse, owner of LaCasse Bats, turns trees into baseball bats at his Maine workshop.

Maine bat maker virtually a 1-man operation
“I didn’t recall the letters earlier. But they should have been handled differently, and I take responsibility for that,” Paul Ryan said in a statement in response to queries Thursday.

Paul Ryan denied he sought stimulus funds
Bruce Springsteen performs Tuesday at Fenway Park.

editorial

Jersey boy owns Beantown

Researchers take a step toward male birth control pill

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Excerpts from the Globe’s “Voices of New England” blog
Besides lifting the 6.25 percent sales tax, many retailers also offered additional discounts to further attract shoppers.

Tax-free weekend gave sales a boost
Host Seth Rudetsky (left) and artistic director Mark Cortale produce the Broadway at the Art House series in Provincetown.

Broadway stars descend on Provincetown

Sports

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Analysis

Could trading Josh Beckett be on the Red Sox’ agenda for the offseason?

Four moves to fix the Red Sox

With the 2012 season looking bleak, Peter Abraham offers four moves that could revitalize the starting rotation for 2013.

Metro

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Pete Hegener and wife, Rachel Kuhe, are writing their own obituaries.

Self-written obituaries give many the last word

Having done all they can to dictate exactly how their funerals will go — down to playlists, menus, and off-beat hearses — many are now taking control over the story of their lives.

Columnists

Carlo Rotella

Advice for the college freshman

Joshua Green

The benefits of a nasty presidential campaign
Dwight Howard joined the Lakers after a trade from the Magic.

Christopher L. Gasper

NBA stars just say no to Boston

Yvonne Abraham

Killings strike fear in parents
Syrian residents inspect houses in Homs destroyed by what they said was heavy shelling from Bashar al-Assad forces.

Juliette Kayyem

US would own the war in Syria

joan vennochi

Should Bulger judge recuse himself?

Tech Lab

New e-mail tools manage the chaos
Bobby Valentine’s first season as Red Sox manager has been marred by an apparent lack of respect from players.

Christopher L. Gasper

It’s time to fire Bobby Valentine

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after winning the men's 100m final in London.

Opinion | Jeff Jacoby

After the Olympics: Where’s the humility?

Scot Lehigh

Websites that help sort fact from fiction

Joanna Weiss

Unbaby.me, the hipsters, and the Ryan Plan
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch (L) attend a memorial service for six people killed in an attack the day before on a Wisconsin Sikh temple on August 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin -- a temple just 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the scene of the August 5 bloodshed -- to honor the six people killed and three critically wounded in what police are calling a

Farah Stockman

A culture of hate

Business

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This screenshot shows the Uber smartphone app.

Cab drivers irate as ban against livery app reversed

The mobile car service app Uber is stirring a technology-driven battle between the area’s cabbies and hired drivers of livery sedans.

Politics

Mitt Romney said Thursday he has paid at least 13 percent of his income in federal taxes every year for the past decade.

Romney dismisses Obama request for 5-year tax disclosure

Mitt Romney previously released his 2010 tax return and has pledged to release his 2011 returns, but no others.

Nation & World

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In Shelburne, Carolyn and John Wheeler have had to supplement their cattle’s diet with hay, increasing costs.

Drought likely to push up gas, food prices

The drought that has hit much of the nation is expected to further squeeze cash-strapped US consumers.

Arts

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Classical notes

As El Fuego, Teri Kowiak (left), Dan Meyers, and Salomé Sandoval perform 16th- and 17th-century music from Spain and the New World.

Iberica 2012 Early Music Festival

“Iberica 2012” is a series of concerts that will explore music of the Spanish Baroque.

Movies

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Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones costar in “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” a romantic comedy that Jones co-wrote with Will McCormack.

‘Celeste and Jesse Forever’ as smart as it is funny

This mostly charming L.A. comedy-drama, co-written by star Rashida Jones, offers a warm, slightly blinkered insider’s eye to the city and its neighborhoods.

“In Vietnam people had skin in the game. You had angst on campuses and revolts inside of the Congress. You don’t have that here. People don’t feel affected by it.”

Retired Army colonel Joseph J. Collins,  on the war in Afghanistan

Magazine

The cover for the August 12 2012 issue

How Bain Capital is trying — reluctantly — to clean up its name
The cover for the August 5 2012 issue

Can GPS find you a mate?
The cover for the July 29 2012 issue

Connected, powerful 21st-century moms
The cover for the July 22 2012 issue

25 best burgers around Boston

Opinion

“The prospective shame of screwing up badly enough to bring dishonor to my family kept me mostly in line on the way to graduation.”

Carlo Rotella 

Ideas

“The changing ways we’ve seen summer reading — first as an indulgence, then as a vice, and now, somewhat surprisingly, as a source of pride — says a lot about our changing attitudes toward just what leisure should be.”

Craig Fehrman