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BITTEN BY UNCERTAINTY

Many tests to diagnose Lyme, but no proof they work

Many sick people who test negative on conventional Lyme disease tests turn to unregulated procedures, which can be costly and sow confusion.

Amid glitches, GOP steps up criticism of health care law

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said the law ‘‘costs too much and it’s not working the way they promised.”

Christie drops appeal of N.J. gay marriages

Gay couples exchanged marriage vows Monday after a court ruling made the state the 14th in the nation to recognize same-sex nuptials.

In GOP, view mixed on another shutdown

Republicans tried to ease concerns Sunday about the possibility of another government shutdown in just a few months.

Freetown woman charged with abusing her 7-month-old baby

The woman will be arraigned today for allegedly causing injuries to the boy’s face and body, police said.

The Patriots’ Chris Jones (center) was flagged for a penalty that is new to this season and hadn’t yet been called in a game.

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On Football

Confusion reigns over rule that doomed Patriots

Defensive tackle Chris Jones said he didn’t realize he had committed a rule violation that ultimately cost the Patriots in the loss to the Jets.

Adrian Walker

Endorse an end to endorsing

Ask political veterans how much voters care about endorsements, and the response you get is a resounding shrug.

on baseball

Red Sox, Cardinals match up well against each other

The Red Sox will be seeing a far superior all-around team in the World Series than what they faced with the Tigers in the ALCS.

Nanny’s idea inspires a wild rice giant

When George Denny hired a 24-year-old to care for his children in 1996, the private equity investor wasn’t expecting to gain a future business partner.

Opinion

opinion | jennifer graham

Blasphemy is the new ‘wow’

The phrase “Oh my God” has become a casual exclamatory, choking out the last gasping shoots of reverence.

Globe exclusives

Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis cited the primacy of walking routes in making streets safe.

Officials fear end to a fight on crime

Jets kicker Nick Folk was pumped after putting the deciding 42-yarder through to end overtime.

Jets 30, Patriots 27 | Overtime

Jets claim OT victory

Ezekiel Jaidan of Lynn held his daughter, Ezelyn, 3, at an anticasino rally Sunday outside Most Holy Redeemer Parish in East Boston.

Casino foes raise voices in East Boston

Health

When the ‘baby blues’ are something more

Bluefin was founded in 2008 by MIT professor Deb Roy (right) and his former doctoral student Michael Fleischman.

Twitter’s TV future started in Cambridge

Album Review | Pop

Perry shows many colors on ‘Prism’

MD MAMA

Regular bedtime can help kids’ behavior

Adam Magyar’s “Urban Flow,” which is part of an exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Photography.

Photography Review

Beyond the blur, through the smoke, out of the past

Gary Young fled to a Cherokee Indian reservation in Tahlequah, Okla. He said he has no intention of coming back to Massachusetts, where a judge ordered him to pay almost $4,000 a month in alimony. He says he does not have the money.

Alimony law a ‘model’ — but is it working?

“In other jurisdictions if you do something that raises a regulator’s concerns . . . in almost every instance as long as you discontinue or disassociate it is considered a reasonable action,” said Gary Loveman, chief executive of Caesars Entertainment.

Caesars ouster puts vote in doubt

movie preview

Robert Redford sails back on screen

The market for Jacoby Ellsbury is growing.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Tigers in need of a leadoff man

Sports

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After missing the first six games, tight end Rob Gronkowski made an immediate impact for the Patriots, catching eight balls for 114 yards.

Rob Gronkowski plays well in his return to Patriots

After missing the first six games, the star tight end made an immediate impact against the Jets, catching eight balls for 114 yards.

Boston mayoral race

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Politics

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The nod from Michael Capuano, a former Somerville mayor and one of the most liberal Democratic members of Congress, could be a boon to Martin Walsh’s progressive bona fides.

Capuano to back ‘progressive’ Walsh

Rep. Michael Capuano will endorse mayoral candidate Martin Walsh on Monday, according to advisers to both politicians.

Metro

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David Scanlon, 27, of Andover, used a knitting needle to remove a flag left in memory of the Boston Marathon bombing victims.

Honoring messages of love, grief after attack

Volunteers gathered at the Arlington Street Church to commemorate the six-month anniversary of the Marathon bombings and to take down a prayer-flag memorial.