After days of turmoil, US stocks regain ground

Traders worked on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday.

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China?s move to lower interest rates was cause for optimism in Europe and in the US, one investor said.

Owen Labrie during his trial on Monday.

St. Paul?s rape suspect denied having sex with girl, witness says

Owen Labrie told a detective that he had a moment of ?divine inspiration,? then abruptly left the 15-year-old girl.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Capture-8589.JPG Nearly 3 inches of rain reported in Western Mass.

Wet conditions could hit Boston later, with strong winds and storms affecting some areas.

A Green Line train pulled into Lechmere Station in Cambridge last year.

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Does cost spike mean the end of Green Line extension?

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

Mass. single-family home sales rise sharply in July

Sales rose at their swiftest pace in 10 years last month, rising 24.3 percent from the same period last year.

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Suspect Ayoub El-Khazzani watched an online video inciting radical violence minutes before the thwarted attack, officials said.

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A Boston police spokesman said the department is ?looking into? the video.

Tomato salad with sea salt-spiked feta and popped kernels of corn at Shepard Restaurant.

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dining out | devra first

Cambridge?s Shepard is setting things on fire

With Shepard, Susan Regis, one of the area?s most talented chefs, steps into the spotlight.

Thomas C. Frongillo has been paid nearly $1.3 million in Boston?s fight to overturn the license issued to Wynn Resorts for a casino in Everett.

Boston turns to costly, fierce attorney in casino fight

The city?s aggressive ? and expensive ? court strategy against the gaming commission has raised eyebrows in legal circles.

Donald Trump at the first Republican presidential debate in August.

Magazine | Perspective

The Trump spectacle is fun. But it comes at a cost.

By giving in to our impulses for pure fun, we?re entering dangerous territory.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/25/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/d6a54bf0fcf74b069e30837d30473478-d6a54bf0fcf74b069e30837d30473478-0[1]-1418--90x90.jpg People should ?chill out? on ?anchor baby? controversy, Bush says

GOP candidate Jeb Bush dismissed the controversy surrounding his use of the term during a visit to the US-Mexico border.

Ideas | the word

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/200harvardyard.jpg Where did ?Pahk the cah on Hahvahd Yahd? come from?

You can blame Harvard for this annoying Boston accent test.

Steve Herchen, a former Polaroid employee, is working to give the company?s iconic cameras and film a second life.

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Ex-Polaroid scientist believes in the thrill of instant print

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

//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.

Tom Brady has plenty of support, from both friends and foes

Some unexpected voices have backed the Patriots QB, although his critics are coming through loud and clear as well.

Alex Speier

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/25/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/170cdaa0a2cd47e08daa421f4863db20-170cdaa0a2cd47e08daa421f4863db20-0.jpg Can Joe Kelly be part of Red Sox future?

This month, Kelly has looked a lot more like the pitcher whom the Red Sox were acquiring in last season?s trade with the Cardinals.

Ground Game

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Few presidential candidates have provided policy proposals ? as voters recall harrowing personal stories.

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/25/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/runkeeper150-4705.jpg Runkeeper cuts about 30 percent of staff

CEO Jason Jacobs says the layoffs were part of a shift from attracting lots of users to wringing more revenue from those users.

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/25/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/crux150-904.jpg Boko Haram an equal opportunity terrorist group

Although the extremists target both Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, Catholics feel beseiged.