House GOP demands Harvard study data

Republicans scouring for evidence of overreaching environmental regulations want to reexamine a 1993 study that linked air pollution to disease and death.

President Vladimir Putin and President Obama met in St. Petersburg but did not agree on Syria. 
British Prime Minister David Cameron (top left) also attended the summit.

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the decision on syria

Obama fails to get wide support for Syria strikes

Deep divisions at the G-20 summit raised the stakes even higher for President Obama as he seeks congressional authorization.

After backlash, St. Patrick’s roast dispute is over

City Councilor Bill Linehan of South Boston and state Senator Linda Dorcena Forry of Dorchester said they agreed that Dorcena Forry should lead the festivities.

American Tower expands US footprint in $4.8 billion deal

The Boston-based company has agreed to acquire some 5,400 domestic towers in anticipation that all major wireless carriers will continue to boost their infrastructure.

2 suffer severe injuries in Arborway crash

Police still don’t know why an SUV crossed the road’s median and crashed into a pickup truck.

Mike Napoli celebrated a grand slam in the seventh inning.

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red sox 12, yankees 8

Red Sox fight back from 5-run hole

Mike Napoli’s grand slam started the comeback, and Shane Victorino’s two-run home run in the eighth inning finished it.

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A year later, this team is in a very good place

It’s no secret that 2012 was a disaster, but it’s striking to remember how much of the bad stuff happened in New York and at Yankee Stadium.

Changling Zhang, 18, of Malden, played the role of a developer during a rally for affordable housing in Chinatown.

Chinatown residents fear being pushed out

Residents are the casualties of increased property values and rents, as developers capitalize on the neighborhood’s proximity to downtown.

“I’m being penalized because the system doesn’t work,” said Brittney Reitano of North Easton, whose unemployment benefits without explanation were reduced by $380 per week.

Deadline nears for fixing unemployment system problems

Two months after its launch, the state’s unemployment benefits computer system remains a mess, unable to make proper payments to hundreds of people in need.

Robin Tarani collected eggs from the chicken coop on her property in Rutland. Tarani has trained daily for the Jimmy Fund Walk, sometimes walking several miles.

Sending a message about life, one step at a time

Robin Tarani, who lost her leg in a September 2011 crash, will become the first amputee to participate in the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk.

Opinion

opinion | andrew j. bacevich

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/syriaoped1-0907-2175--90x90.jpg Forays into the Islamic world have had bad consequences

Examples such as Saddam Hussein and the 1999 air campaign against Serbia show an intervention in Syria won’t be quick and simple.

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A screen print from Andy Warhol’s “Flash — November 22, 1963” (1968).

Pop provided a perfect vehicle to explore JFK assassination

Andy Warhol’s screen prints form the Pop centerpiece of “Flash – November 22, 1963, ” a 50th-anniversary exhibit about John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

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Samuel Adams’ Tetravis.

A secret Sam Adams room; review of Mango Magnifico

Samuel Adams doesn’t brew much of its beer in Boston anymore, but a national craft brewery with Boston roots keeps a funky secret inside its walls.