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Alleged Bulger victim Rakes dead

Stephen Rakes, who had waited for a chance to testify against James “Whitey” Bulger for decades, was found dead in Lincoln.

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Flemmi expected to testify

Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi, “Whitey” Bulger’s longtime partner, is expected to testify about murders and their relationship with the FBI.

Mass. jobless rate jumps to 7%

The state’s unemployment rate rose from 6.6% in May as 2,800 jobs were added in June — a slower pace of job growth than earlier in the year.

Nets set to introduce Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett

Pierce and Garnett are expected to officially don their Nets jerseys Thursday after the Celtics dealt them in a blockbuster trade.

Kevin Spacey in the Netflix original series

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Matthew Gilbert

With Emmy Award nominations, Netflix is in the house

The 2013 Emmy Award nominations contain a number of significant nods to Netflix shows, a new outlet that falls outside network and cable models.

Yvonne Abraham

The Rolling Stone cover image can’t hurt us

Only a pinhead would see the cover and think, ”Oh, I thought this guy was a monster, but since he looks so hot right here, I guess he’s OK.”

Towns try to stop wave of heroin overdoses

Stoughton, Brockton, and Yarmouth have had a string of overdoses lately, but no one knows why the cheap drug is so lethal right now.

Scientists hit at core of Down Syndrome

Researchers at the UMass Medical School shut down the extra chromosome that causes developmental problems in people with Down syndrome.

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LAWRENCE HARMON

Recovering addicts stand behind Walsh

State Representative Martin Walsh, who is a candidate for Boston mayor and a recovering alcoholic, has received help in his campaign from addicts, many of whom he has aided.

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Clover began with a single truck near MIT. At right is owner Ayr Muir.

Clover restaurant’s lapses preceded outbreak

Michael E. McLaughlin (right), former head of the Chelsea Housing Authority, left federal court with his lawyer, Thomas M. Hoopes, after being sentenced.

Ex-Chelsea housing chief gets three years

Kevin Cullen

My scam’s better than your scam

The Red Sox head into the post-All-Star Game portion of the season with a 2.5-game lead in the AL East.

Stage is set for Red Sox to take next step

From left: Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in “RED 2.”

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In ‘RED 2,’ aging violently

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When hippies ruled

A proposed 33-story tower at the site of the former John Hancock Hotel & Conference Center would be simpler and more slender than its predecessor.

Developers pitch new design for Back Bay tower

An artist’s rendering of a collision between two neutron stars, which generates heavy elements such as gold.

Gold born in collisions between two stars, researchers say

President Obama played the links with his longtime Chicago friend, Eric Whitaker, at Mink Meadows Golf Club.

For Obamas, Vineyard has attraction

Craft beer maker Harpoon has installed a custom-made production line that can produce 250 cans a minute at its South Boston brewery.

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The comeback can

Sen. Edward Markey was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Washington Tuesday.

Markey not on climate committee

Beth Boggs (right), her son, Christopher, and her mother, Anne Thompson, are among the longtime customers sad to see the last Brigham’s ice cream parlors closing.

Last call for Brigham’s shops

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Derek Lowe pitched for the Rangers briefly this season.

Derek Lowe leaving baseball

The ex-Red Sox pitcher, 40, was cut by the Rangers earlier this year and says he has played in his final MLB game.

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After work, head baker Aldo Parziale of Parziale’s Bakery will go home and take “a really long cold shower.”

‘They open the oven, it’s like I get slapped in the face’

For kitchen workers who spend already-hot days by the large ovens in North End bakeries, feeling the heat takes on new meaning.

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JOANNA WEISS

Small budget, big bite

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For privacy lovers, the right type of software

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The Rolling Stone cover image can’t hurt us