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South Boston woman kidnapped, killed

The woman was forced to withdraw money from ATMs and was then stabbed to death, her body dumped in Hyde Park, officials said.

Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Flemmi takes dig at Bulger’s alleged role as informant

Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi said he didn’t like being called a “rat,” and “I don’t think Mr. Bulger likes it, either,” prompting Bulger to look at Flemmi.

Snowden to stay in Russian airport for now, lawyer says

A lawyer advising NSA leaker Edward Snowden says his asylum status has not been resolved and that he will continue to stay in a transit zone.

Indian principal arrested after 23 students die

The woman had fled as soon as the children began falling ill after eating contaminated lunches.

Ryan Braun did not contest the evidence in this case and the Players’ Association was not summoned for a customary appeal.

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Dan Shaughnessy

Ryan Braun deserved harsher penalty

In the pantheon of sports dirtbags, Ryan Braun goes down as one of the worst. He forever will be a baseball pariah.

Shirley Leung

Businesses watching mayoral race from sidelines

Many Boston businesses don’t want to back a losing candidate and find themselves on the wrong side of a new mayor.

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Prosecutors have begun making the case to a grand jury that Aaron Hernandez should be charged in the shooting death of two men last July.

Teri Murphy (left) and Roberta Case of Quincy watched as Brendan O’Connell created his art at the Quincy Walmart.

Artist finds inspiration in Walmart’s aisles

Brendan O’Connell paints scenes of ordinary life shown through shoppers at box stores or even through the products themselves.

Opinion

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The United States won’t have a real and comprehensive national conversation on race until white America takes the lead in that discussion.

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Senator Jack Reed (second from left) spoke about student loan rates during a news conference on Capitol Hill last month, accompanied by (left to right) senators Kay Hagan, Debbie Stabenow, Elizabeth Warren, Al Franken, and Tom Harkin.

Warren bucks her party on loan bill
Sergeant Sean P. Murphy was placed on restricted duty after a hearing at State Police headquarters Tuesday.

Ouster unlikely for leaking of photos
Passengers on a PenAir flight from Plattsburgh, N.Y., disembarked at Logan. The Alaskan airline has expanded on the East Coast, providing service to small markets.

Carrier builds vital links at Logan
Featured in the new Biogen Idec buildings will be huddle rooms that officials hope will encourage unplanned meetings.

Biogen Idec begins move to new space
Beyoncé is a singular presence, and if one of her peers in Top-40 pop works harder than she does, it does not show during her performances.

Music Review

Beyoncé proves herself worthy
Santander also plans to upgrade its ATMs, streamline its website, and introduce new products.

Santander has $200m plan to expand in US
Jessyloo Rodrigues, a farming herbalist from Providence, eats a bowl of farmers’ pot luck foods (including, below, cabbage, carrots, wood sorrel) in Dighton.

Feeding off camaraderie
Bronwyn’s Wurst Platter with sauerkraut, potatoes, bretzel, and Weihenstephaner hausbier.

dining out

Where Brooklyn meets Bavaria

Opinion | TOM KEANE

Is Boston like Detroit?
Joseph Dana watched from a traditional handmade birch canoe on the Penobscot as the Veazie Dam was breached.

End and rebirth on the river
“He’s so good at building relationships, being genuine, wanting to get to know you,” says Ronald Nored, a former star at Butler, where Ste vens coached.

Midwestern values carry Celtics’ Brad Stevens
Ben Cooper (left) of Sensible Baby, a start-up with a product that monitors the health of infants, met with Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey Monday.

Markey basks in Warren’s spotlight

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Dustin Pedroia plays the game hard, 100 miles per hour. Can he continue to do that into his mid-to-late 30s?

Why the Red Sox rewarded Dustin Pedroia

The Sox consider Pedroia their Derek Jeter, and they are giving him a somewhat risky 7-year extension so he will be the face of the franchise.

Metro

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“I don’t want to see that,” Stephen Flemmi said when presented with a photo of Deborah Hussey’s skull.

Flemmi paints Bulger as a pedophile at trial

Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi testified that he and James “Whitey” Bulger shared a weakness for teenaged girls.

Columnists

Ryan Braun did not contest the evidence in this case and the Players’ Association was not summoned for a customary appeal.

Dan Shaughnessy

Ryan Braun deserved harsher penalty
Mayor Thomas Menino toured the student-heavy apartment blocks along Commonwealth Avenue on Aug. 31, 2007, with the Inspectional Services Department.

JEFF JACOBY

Don’t trash my city

Adrian Walker

It’s time for clarity

Kevin Cullen

Trying to sort out the lowlifes

Shirley Leung

Watching mayoral race from sidelines

EDWARD L. GLAESER

In Detroit, bad policies bear bitter fruit

Adrian Walker

Give festival another go
Senator Elizabeth Warren is on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee.

Opinion | alex beam

Lots of noise from Warren but little delivery

Yvonne Abraham

Good people, good fortune
Red Sox pitcher John Lackey got a hand from David Ortiz after getting pulled from the game in the seventh.

Christopher L. Gasper

Lackey is pitching like an ace

Farah Stockman

The real marriage revolution
Amar Bose, who founded Bose Corp. in 1964, died earlier this month. He used some profits to fund research into new areas, like auto suspension.

Innovation Economy

Dr. Bose’s greatest innovation may be his company

Nation & World

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Supporters of Mohammed Morsi (pictured above) are increasingly mistrustful of the current, military-backed leadership.

Blast injures 19 as Egyptian violence widens

Eleven people have been killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted president Mohammed Morsi since Monday.

Politics

Political Notebook

Anthony Weiner stood side by side with his wife, Huma Abedin, as the two spoke in unusual detail of how the scandal has affected their very public marriage.

Anthony Weiner admits to sexting after resigning

A new scandal involving raunchy online messages has engulfed the New York City mayoral candidate.

Business

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Michael Dell upped his offer by a dime to $13.75 per share in hopes of attracting more shareholder support.

Dell founder boosts offer in takeover bid

Michael Dell upped his offer by a dime to $13.75 per share in hopes of attracting more shareholder support.

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English literature professor Terry Eagleton is one of Britain’s most prolific public intellectuals.

Are Americans stupid? Don’t be silly, says author Eagleton.

British intellectual Terry Eagleton’s new book, “Across the Pond,” is an occasionally savage roast of all things American

Food & dining

Cheap Eats

Pork dumplings at Szechuan’s Dumpling.

Good service, superb dumplings at Sichuan

An accessible, suburban spot like Szechuan’s Dumpling in Arlington is a welcome addition to any neighborhood.

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Are big blue bins bad for recycling?
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Rethinking the golden years
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The bee keepers

Ideas

“Using techniques from the past, ideas from hot-weather countries, and new findings from building design experts, we can see a surprising portrait emerge of what life might look like if we decided we could no longer afford our addiction to air conditioning.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on life without A/C