Romney expresses doubts on Mideast peace in video clip

In another set of controversial video clips from a May fund-raiser, Mitt Romney told a group of donors that he believed Palestinians are uninterested in peace.

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Mitt Romney talked disparagingly about nearly half the electorate in a recently released video, saying they were “dependent on government.”

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The sole survivor of the 2010 Mattapan shootings that left four dead, including a 2-year-old boy, has told police he can now identify one of the killers, a reversal of his earlier testimony.

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Obesity could rise dramatically in Mass., report warns

According to a new report, nearly half of adults in Massachusetts -- 49 percent -- are projected to be obese by 2030 if the current trajectory continues.

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Dog strollers are the latest in pet pampering

Strollers offer one way for people to get around with pets that are infirm, elderly — or just a little lazy.

April Soderstrom took her French bulldog Louis for a walk in the South End. “Sometimes people make snide remarks,” said Soderstrom.

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April Soderstrom took her French bulldog Louis for a walk in the South End. “Sometimes people make snide remarks,” said Soderstrom.

Louie has back and hip issues, so a stroller helps get him out for walks.

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Louie has back and hip issues, so a stroller helps get him out for walks.

Maureen Berry commutes from Roslindale to work in South Boston with Nicholas, her 13-year-old Yorkshire terrier, in his stroller.

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Maureen Berry commutes from Roslindale to work in South Boston with Nicholas, her 13-year-old Yorkshire terrier, in his stroller.

Berry and Nicholas enjoyed a walk at the waterfront. The 18-pound pooch is youthful, but has mobility problems.

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Berry and Nicholas enjoyed a walk at the waterfront. The 18-pound pooch is youthful, but has mobility problems.

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Apple reported more than 2 million preorders for its iPhone 5, and retailers were so inundated with requests that some customers may have to wait until October.

Boston Phoenix owner and publisher Stephen Mindich (left) and the debut issue of The Phoenix, featuring Taylor Mac, creator of “The Lily’s Revenge.’’

A hybrid rises from the old Boston Phoenix

The city’s venerable alternative weekly is disappearing this week, to be replaced by a new glossy weekly called, simply, the Phoenix.

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Patriots have more questions than answers

Everybody wants to know what’s up with Wes Welker. Are the Patriots punishing their slot receiver? Are they trying to suppress his market value?

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America’s first lighthouse guided vessels entering Boston Harbor from Sept. 14, 1716, and the lighthouse on Little Brewster Island was the last to be automated, in 1998.

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UConn officials feel the idea has merit and Notre Dame may be willing to shift a home game to Boston.

UConn-Notre Dame could play at Fenway Park

The Red Sox are actively seeking to bring college football back to Fenway, with Notre Dame potentially hosting UConn there in 2014.

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Chinese protesters shouted anti-Japan slogans outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Monday.

China-Japan dispute risks trade relationship

China and Japan’s worst diplomatic crisis since 2005 is putting at risk a trade relationship that has tripled in the past decade to more than $340 billion.

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At the MFA, comfort in the arms of an angel

“Saint Francis Supported by an Angel,” at the Museum of Fine Arts, a sweet and mystical picture, was painted by the notoriously crabby Italian painter Orazio Gentileschi in about 1600.