Lawmakers on left, right unite to oppose Syria strikes

An unlikely coalition is forming to challenge President Obama’s push for military action.

Candidates who launch their campaigns with Web videos don’t have to worry about interviews and can control their messages.

Baker joins flock of candidates to launch bids online

Charles Baker became the latest candidate to launch his campaign by releasing a carefully crafted Web video, with no public events or interviews with the media.

Christopher L. Gasper

Red Sox are surging down the stretch

These Red Sox have had a rebuttal for every questioning of their legitimacy. They’re sprinting for the finish line.

N.H. patients possibly exposed to fatal brain disease

Eight patients at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester may have been exposed because of contaminated equipment, officials said Wednesday.

The Brown children — Adison, Cole, and Spencer — use so many devices their mother often forgoes policing.

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Living with screens

In digital world, kids gain the upper hand

In an age of screens everywhere, some exhausted parents have stopped policing. “It’s a constant struggle and I don’t always have the energy,” said mother Whitney Brown.

John F. Barros joked with Ramikah Colimon at the Codman Square Farmers Market in Dorchester last week.

The mayoral race: The candidates

Barros believes in pathways to empowerment

How the Roxbury native arrived at this moment, as one of 12 candidates for mayor, is, in many respects, the story of America.

Some leaders and activists in Boston’s African-American community met in Roxbury to discuss the mayor’s race.

Black leaders may ask some mayoral hopefuls to bow out

Leaders from Boston’s African-American communities may ask some candidates of color to abandon their campaigns and rally behind the remaining candidates.

Tech Lab

Selling your phone has gotten easier

There are lots of trade-in options: online, at brick-and-mortar retailers, or even at a kiosk that gobbles up gadgets and spits out cash.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

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Unions are strongly supporting Martin Walsh in his bid for mayor, raising the question: What would he owe organized labor if he wins?

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Following his 2,001st career hit, a seventh-inning home run that was his second round-tripper of the night, David Ortiz obliged the cheering fans.

Red Sox blast eight home runs in rout of Tigers

The Red Sox tied their club record for home runs in a game as seven players hit homers, including two by David Ortiz and a grand slam by Will Middlebrooks.

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STAGE REVIEW

Steven DeMarco as Brick and Madeleine Lambert as Maggie in Wellfleet Harbor Actor Theater’s “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”

A declawed ‘Cat’ in Wellfleet

In her production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,’’ Elizabeth Falk — who is credited with “script redaction’’ — diminishes some of the play’s unsettling force.