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Zimmerman’s safety a concern, brother says

“He’s going to be looking over his shoulder the rest of his life,’’ Robert Zimmerman Jr. said in the wake of his brother’s acquittal.

Laurie Bent (left) dressed in light clothing to avoid tick bites during a walk with Emily Hutcheson and Bent’s dog.

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A minuscule foe, a massive public health challenge

Tick-borne Lyme disease is an epidemic in New England, but prevention efforts are scattershot, lagging far behind the need.

Researchers strive for vaccine against tick-borne diseases

Vaccines are one strategy for protecting the public, but technical challenges and public skepticism stand in the way.

Tony Stewart will be among the NASCAR stars competing in New Hampshire on Sunday, but his impact on the sport runs far deeper.

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NASCAR in New Hampshire

Tony Stewart has more than made his mark

Stewart will be among the NASCAR stars competing in New Hampshire on Sunday, but his impact on the sport runs far deeper.

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An eclectic mix at Society on High

Society on High, the latest project from restaurateur Ian Just (Les Zygomates, Sorriso), offers a place to mingle in the Financial District.

For Dustin Pedroia the dugout is “like a second home,” according to former Red Sox manager Terry Francona.

The art of being Dustin Pedroia

The Red Sox second baseman and four-time all-star savors the peaceful hours before the game.

Jenna Lockwood was hugged by her sister, Jessica, after she and Kristen Welch were denied a marriage license.

Same-sex couples in the South left out of trend

Across the South — in states where gay marriage is uniformly banned — gay men and women say they still live as second-class citizens.

The latest issue of Inspire, a magazine published by followers of Al Qaeda, depicted alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev as a revered martyr for the wider cause of Islamic terrorism. The magazine urged its readers to follow their lead.

Some radicals make heroes of Tsarnaev brothers

In the dark recesses of radical Islamic websites around the world, the suspects in the Marathon bombings are being lionized.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

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The quest for answers about what the FBI knew before the Marathon attacks should not evolve into blame-shifting.