Another rough day for Asian markets

China?s stock market index tumbled 7.6 percent, but there were some early gains in US futures.

Steven Syre | Boston Capital

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While the market may still go lower, it?s very unlikely stocks are going to fall off a cliff again.

A rendering of the Longwood Avenue footbridge Boston Children?s Hospital plans to build.

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Pulse of Longwood

Children?s Hospital revives plan for pedestrian bridge

Our new column takes a look at what?s going on in one of Boston?s most dynamic districts, the Longwood medical community.

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An official said the arrests of James Stumbo and Kevin Norton prevented a ?potential tragedy.?

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The witnesses said that Owen Labrie told them he had sex with the girl, undercutting his claims that the two did not have intercourse.

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One colleague called Thomas Frongillo, the lawyer who has been paid nearly $1.3 million by the city, ?very intense.?

Mary Lockett embraced her niece, Celeste Lockett, at the Macedonia Church of God in Christ in Springfield.

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Springfield church?s rebirth a model for nation

The Macedonia Church of God in Christ can serve as an example for black churches in the South who have suffered arson attacks.

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Voters want candidates to deal with drug prices

Presidential candidates ? from both parties ? are being asked about what they?d do about the high cost of prescription drugs.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_richard_mcevoy.jpg Mass. native among contractors killed in Kabul bombing

Richard McEvoy, 57, a retired US Army colonel, grew up in North Brookfield.

Harvey?s Hardware in Needham Center has three snowblowers for sale out on the sidewalk.

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Fall, winter goods arriving in stores sooner than before

The reasoning behind it: ?There are consumers that love to buy some of these items early,? one retailer said.

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T officials said they may need up to $1 billion more ? above and beyond the current $1.99 billion price tag.

The Patriots? personnel in the secondary for Week 1 may be determined by where Devin McCourty lines up.

An educated guess at the Patriots? opening roster

A number of roster positions are in play with two preseason games remaining.

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Seventeen Boston Latin students spent their summer assuming weighty duties as Ward Fellows.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/25/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/herchen-3923--90x90.jpg Former Polaroid scientist still believes in the instant print

A European company is extending the technology of Polaroid into the digital age with guidance from original Polaroid employee Stephen Herchen.

The Red Sox would have a young, exciting outfield if they can get Hanley Ramirez (left) out of left field and keep Rusney Castillo alongside Mookie Betts (middle) and Jackie Bradley Jr. (right).

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NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

Move Hanley Ramirez over, or move him out?

If Ramirez proves to be untradeable, where do the Red Sox put him next season? The team doesn?t think first base is the answer.

Love Letters

Could his online ?like? rekindle love?

A reader knows she?s not supposed to read anything into a Facebook ?like,? but obviously he knew she would see he liked an old post.

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The league argued that the judge has no basis to vacate Tom Brady?s four-game suspension on the grounds that his appeal violated the NFL?s collective bargaining agreement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/blanding081815winchester2met-8719.jpg Winchester parents eye recall of school board members

A group angry over the removal of high school principal Sean Kiley is targeting the committee?s chairwoman and vice chairman.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/9bdd9fc2c8394a69b5a5c3849f72127f-eba2e57227444bd68fbb7b6a006b33ba-0.jpg But how does Bernie Sanders win Ohio?

Since 1980, Democratic voters have faced a choice: the candidate they love versus the person they know can win.

Opinion & Ideas

Yasheng Huang

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/GettyImages-150465399.jpg The end of China?s growth model

To get out of this bind requires more economic and political reforms and less stimulus measures.

The Big Picture

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Pork chops and politics

The Iowa State Fair was a top destination this week for the vast array of presidential candidates.

BetaBoston

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The leggy kinetic sculptures are made of PVC piping, zip ties, and duct tape.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/mob150-903.jpg Alleged mob boss?s lavish funeral in Italy draws ire

Italy reacted with disgust to the funeral procession held for alleged Mafia boss Vittorio Casamonica.