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Egypt court orders Mubarak’s release, officials say

Former president Hosni Mubarak, who was overthrown in 2011 and faces a variety of charges, may soon be released, judiciary officials say.

Norfolk DA won’t face criminal charges for Milton crash

Michael Morrissey said in July that he had a medical episode and lost consciousness, leading to a multi-vehicle crash.

Mass. online benefits claim service falling short

More than six weeks after its launch, a new system for filing state unemployment claims remains riddled with problems.

Eyeing an IPO, Waltham’s Actifio takes aim at EMC

The small firm says its system will simplify costly data backups — and the big players are paying attention.

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A female reported being sexually assaulted by a driver after she tried to hail a taxi in Boston, the second such attack in two weeks.

Lisa Conn, a nurse at St. Andrew’s Hospital for more than 19 years, praised efforts to save the 105-year-old facility.

GRETA RYBUS FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

Hospital’s conversion plan unnerves rural Maine village

When St. Andrew’s Hospital closes its 24-hour emergency room in Boothbay Harbor, the nearest hospital will be 18 miles away.

Kate Abra Frederick with son Devon in Conway, N.H.

A New Hampshire mother’s fight to breast-feed

Though laws allow mothers like Kate Abra Frederick to pump milk while at work, actual breast-feeding is not protected.

Sunday night’s game started ominously for Alex Rodriguez, who was hit by a Ryan Dempster pitch in his first at-bat.

On Baseball

Plunking Alex Rodriguez didn’t make any sense

The Yankee is a circus, a distraction, and all Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster did was put him front and center once again.

Xander Bogaerts has hit .297 with an .865 OPS in 116 games for Double A Portland and Triple A Pawtucket this season.

Xander Bogaerts getting called up to Red Sox

The 20-year-old infielder will serve as a utility player who can spell shortstop Stephen Drew.

Opinion

JOHN E. SUNUNU

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The usefulness of a “shield law” for journalists is suspect — particularly when the First Amendment already offers unequivocal protection.

Globe exclusives

Brandi Dean adheres to a regimen of antibiotics to combat the effects of Lyme disease.

From Sunday’s Globe

When the ‘cure’ doesn’t end pain
“I’m a change agent. You know you’re going to take a hit,” said President Evan Dobelle, who is paid $240,920 to oversee Westfield State University.

Westfield State chief scrutinized for lavish charges

Adrian Walker

Brown running for spotlight
SNCF, Keolis’s parent company, has been criticized for late arrivals and delays on the Greater Paris commuter rail.

Bidder for rail job has much to prove

Telling the difference between smirks, smiles
John Mayer performing Saturday at the Comcast Center, where he covered a wide range of musical styles with ease.

Music Review

Mayer’s latest phase a pleasing one
The iKnow Concierge app can recommend restaurants and tourism destinations.

App lets visitors bypass concierge
“The World’s End” actors Nick Frost (left) and Simon Pegg (center) with director Edgar Wright, at the Liberty Hotel.

movies

‘World’s End’ reunites Nutty Buddies

Reflections from Residency

Can crowdsourcing find right diagnosis?
Myke Wilkerson and Brandon Allison, pictured on Revere Beach, moved their families here from Texas to start a new church.

globe magazine

On a mission to save godless Massachusetts
Elizabeth Aspenlieder as Maureen (left), David Sedgwick as Pato, and Tina Packer as Mag in “The Beauty Queen of Leenane.’’

Stage Review

Bonds of family stretched thin in ‘Leenane’
The breakfast room at Regatta House.

Nantucket properties toss out the chintz to amp up the chic

Sports

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Tom Brady was 11-for-12 in Friday’s preseason game.

Tom Brady: Knee injury reaction overblown

Brady said if his knee scare happened in a closed practice, the public likely never would have known about it, and vowed to play through the preseason.

Metro

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Candidate John F. Barros (standing at the forum), a former Boston School Committee member, has pledged to install or strengthen gay-straight alliances in all city schools.

Boston mayoral hopefuls embrace gay issues

Gay and lesbian residents — an active, sought-after voting bloc in the city — face an embarrassment of riches in the race.

Columnists

Ho Van Lang, 41, in plaid shorts, and his 81-year-old father Ho Van Thanh, in hammock, are helped out of a forest in Vietnam where they’ve hidden since 1973.

JAMES CARROLL

A nation’s PTSD

Adrian Walker

Brown running for spotlight
David Ortiz got a hand from Jarrod Saltalamacchia after he hit his 24th homer this season.

Dan Shaughnessy

Proving the doubters wrong again

Yvonne Abraham

Wes was worth the wait
Florida Governor Rick Scott.

JEFF JACOBY

The Sunshine State means business

JOANNA WEISS

For a longer school day, who sacrifices?
Tony Conigliaro sat in Sancta Maria Hospital after being hit by a pitch in 1967.

Bob Ryan

Tony Conigliaro would have been an all-time great

Innovation Economy

HubSpot looks to its second act

Beverly Beckham

I was the sun, the kids my planets

Opinion | donald k. stern

Plea deals: A necessary evil

SCOT LEHIGH

Mayoral lab debate takeaways
Jeffrey Dubuisson specializes in literature, history, and derivatives.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Translate ‘national champions’ into Latin

Nation & World

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New York Police Department officers patrolled the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn last week.

NYPD head attacks ruling on police stops

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly assailed a judge’s demand for changes to his department’s stop-and-frisk practice.

Politics

Succinct statements like these slogans appear on bumper stickers and signs created by the 12 candidates’ campaigns.

Boston mayor’s race is lacking slogans with snap

Slogans can help drive up name recognition, but none in the mayor’s race has grabbed voters’ attention.

Business

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App Smart

Sleep Cycle

Turning to your phone for better night’s sleep

If you can’t sleep, you may want to look at these sleep-aid smartphone apps for help.

Arts

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Book Review

Clinical psychologist Catherine Steiner-Adair details the threats of technology on children from infancy to young adulthood.

‘The Big Disconnect’ by Catherine Steiner-Adair

The clinical psychologist details the threats of technology on children from infancy to young adulthood.

Health and wellness

Nutrition And You!

Count calories but also watch the clock

The secret may lie in the body’s circadian rhythms, which can influence hormone release and other bodily functions.

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A story of life, death, and hope in Boston’s most troubled neighborhood.

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Read the ePaper edition

The complete print edition, in its exact layout. Browse the print edition page by page, including stories and ads.

Magazine

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Sharks Inc.
The cover for the August 11 2013 issue

Daniel Nava, the long shot
The cover for the August 4 2013 issue

The lake house
The cover for the July 28 2013 issue

Walter Willett’s food fight

Ideas

“Becoming overly reliant on GPS and letting our natural skills at mental mapping atrophy, new neuroscience research suggests, might actually be bad for our cognitive health.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on what GPS does to your brain