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Former drug lab chemist arrested, actions detailed
Annie Dookhan arrest

Annie Dookhan sprinkled real cocaine in with a non-drug substance in order to make tests turn out positive, a prosecutor said in court at Dookhan’s arraignment.

Mass. Dems, GOP file dueling complaints on coordination

The state parties filed complaints alleging coordination between the opposing campaigns and independent political groups, which is not allowed under federal law.

Year Up internship program alum Margarita Polanco now works at Bank of New York Mellon in Everett.

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Year Up shuttles urban adults into corporate America

The program helps young people with poor job prospects get a leg up in the working world.

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Why does Fenway look so strange on Apple’s maps?

It’s not a mistake, exactly. But Apple’s new Maps app catches Fenway Park all dressed up for a rock concert, with its true identity as a ballpark hidden away.

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A high school soccer player with one leg, a view of the moon from Hingham, a spiderweb in the morning, and more.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/election.jpg How will independents factor into the Senate race?

How Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren are targeting specific voters in their attempt to win one of the country’s biggest races.

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Since the first Chinese immigrants began arriving in the 1880’s, the neighborhood has been one of the city’s most vibrant.

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Winslow Homer’s “Weatherbeaten,” the 1894 painting that gives the Portland exhibit its name, shows how the artist captured the power of the ocean.

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‘Weatherbeaten’ brings viewers close to sea
Tom Caron believes all was lost for the Sox when they lost David Ortiz.

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NESN’s Caron refused to spin bad Red Sox season
Miguel Cabrera belts his 42d round-tripper Saturday, temporarily making the AL leader in home runs, average, and RBIs

Miguel Cabrera is chasing history and Carl Yastrzemski
Favorable weather has brought predictions of bright foliage.

Vermont looks to make up for lost leaf season

Brian McGrory

A rare triumph for expertise

Beth Orton makes sweet return with ‘Sugaring Season’
NCAA president Mark Emmert shares his views.

Christopher L. Gasper

NCAA in progressive hands
Microsoft’s facility at One Cambridge Center is not set up like a typical office. Mobile workers don’t have desks. There are lockers for them to store their stuff, and they can set up at empty work stations. The phone system is also nontraditional.

Microsoft says new Cambridge center will help clients
Retired Navy reservist Tyre Nelson is a Republican but says he will most likely be voting for President Obama this election, citing concerns over veterans services.

In swing state Virginia, both sides court military vote
John Silber, pictured in 1999 in his office at Boston University.

John Silber, terrain-changing BU leader, political force, dies
Globe writer Joseph Kahn tries out a Jaguar.

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Piloting a Jaguar unleashes inner James Bond
President Obama’s policy on natural gas has drawn protests in Colorado.

Obama’s stance on natural gas carries risks

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Kevin Garnett posed for a photo at Boston Celtics Media Day.

Pierce, Garnett reflect on Allen’s departure

Paul Pierce said he was “very surprised” by Ray Allen’s decision to join the Heat, while Kevin Garnett said “I don’t have Ray’s number anymore.”

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Mattapan shooting victim Marcus Hurd tastified at the quadruple murder trial in March.

Mattapan massacre survivor said he withheld information

The testimony elicited from Marcus Hurd appeared to be a potential blow to his credibility.

Columnists

Jeff Jacoby

Working for BU’s ‘silver unicorn’

Boston Capital

Elizabeth Warren is no friend of big business

Scot Lehigh

A better way to elect a president
The statue, unveiled Sunday, is over 22 feet tall.

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Statue symbolizes Brockton’s grit, determination

Brian McGrory

A rare triumph for expertise

Juliette Kayyem

Defense industry has its own October surprise

Joan Vennochi

Why is Joe Kennedy III limiting debates?

Yvonne Abraham

Defamation suit is outrageous
Fred Lynn (left) and Dustin Pedroia made quite a pair as the celebration amid a lost season continued with the naming of the All-Fenway Park Team.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox’ contrived party is over

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iPhone 5 operating system has hangups

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Obama is the great divider

Scot Lehigh

Scott Brown’s Senate control problem

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Apple's CEO Tim Cook presented the new iPhone 5 in San Francisco, Calif.. earlier this month.

Apple’s Tim Cook ‘extremely sorry’ for subpar Maps app

The Apple CEO apologized encouraged users to try alternative apps.

Politics

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George Soros

George Soros gives $1m to super PAC backing Obama

The liberal billionaire’s contribution to Priorities USA ­Action comes as the group raised a record $10 million last month.

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An officer walked through the area as policed investigate a shooting at Accent Signage Systems on the north side of Minneapolis on Thursday.

Four killed in Minn. office shooting

Four people were also wounded when a gunman opened fire before apparently shooting himself.

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Claire Danes returns in her award-winning role as Carrie Mathison in season two of “Homeland” on Showtime.

‘Homeland’ back and as tense as ever

The Emmy-winning Showtime series hasn’t lost any ballast moving forward from the intensity of season one.

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Bruce Willis (left) is Old Joe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is his younger self in Rian Johnson’s “Looper.”

‘Looper’ messes with your head

Rian Johnson’s audacious time travel brain-twister features Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a hired assassin killing victims from the future and Bruce Willis as his older self.

“There was serious misconduct that compromised the integrity of a large number of convictions, and we need to address this as soon as possible.”

Michael Traft,  on the altered drug test results at a state lab

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Did Beatrice Munyenyezi lie to get into this country?

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“Changing a culture requires finesse, subtlety, and patience. It also requires a certain suspension of optimism about human nature.”

Leon Neyfakh on the art of crowdshifting