Amid fair season, warning is issued on swine flu risks

A new strain of flu found in pigs that has infected more than 220 people nationwide is prompting health warnings for people who attend agricultural fairs.

Researchers exchanged thoughts at Cambridge’s Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, which has high hopes for a new drug to treat irritable bowel syndrome.

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Ironwood prepares drug for irritable bowel syndrome

The next potential blockbuster drug to emerge from the Boston area may target a condition that avoids the headlines, but afflicts 30 million to 40 million Americans.

Soldiers carried a flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of US Army Major Thomas E. Kennedy of West Point, N.Y., at Dover Air Force Base on Aug. 10.

Army morale declines in survey

Only a quarter of officers and enlisted soldiers believe the nation’s largest military branch is headed in the right direction — a survey response that is the lowest on record.

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WikiLeaks founder Assange appears in public

Julian Assange called on President Obama to end a so-called ‘‘witch hunt’’ against his website when he spoke at Ecuador’s Embassy in London.

A historic ship takes to the waves

As onlookers cheered, the USS Constitution sailed under its own power for the second time in 131 years, marking the 200th anniversary of the battle that earned it the nickname Old Ironsides.

The USS Constitution passed through Boston Harbor with open sails to commemorate its victory over a British frigate in 1812.

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The USS Constitution passed through Boston Harbor with open sails to commemorate its victory over a British frigate in 1812.

The ship previously sailed in 1997 to mark its 200th birthday. Before that, it last sailed in 1881.

Aram Boghosian for the Boston globe

The ship previously sailed in 1997 to mark its 200th birthday. Before that, it last sailed in 1881.

A crewmember is seen tending to a sail.

Aram Boghosian for the Boston globe

A crewmember is seen tending to a sail.

Aram Boghosian for the Boston globe

The ship fired a cannon near Castle Island. During its battle with the HMS Guerriere in 1812, the Constitution fired 24-pound balls.

The Constitution is the world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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The Constitution is the world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Sunday baseball notes

In the power game, managers have lost

When did players become softer and more sensitive? When did managers have to stop criticizing players? When did all of this happen and why?

living longer, living better

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/08/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Boghosian_19tour12_BIZ.jpg Three great N.E. destinations for scenery, food

Late summer is the perfect time for a fun roadtrip to sample New England’s scenic and culinary bounty.

 Ayn Rand, Russian-born American novelist, is shown in Manhattan with the Grand Central Terminal building in the background in 1962.

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Sex and the conservatives’ matriarch

Stanford professor Jennifer Burns calls Ayn Rand’s books “the gateway drug to life on the right.” If so, the drug is Viagra.

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Donte’ Stallworth’s spot with the Patriots isn’t guaranteed, but coach Bill Belichick says the speedster has been competitive in camp.

Donte’ Stallworth a changed man after fateful turn in 2009

Before March 14, 2009, Stallworth was known as a talented if underachieving receiver. Since that morning, he has been known far more for a car accident that left a man dead.

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Search and rescue dog Kali is specially trained to locate reptiles and amphibians. Kali was given the scent of a turtle to prepare for the search. The turtle shown is not Zeke.

Hunt for rogue pet turtle is slow going

For 31 years, Zeke and owner Debbie Young shared a laid-back lifestyle until, on July 30, the pet slipped out a screen door in Beverly and unleashed an ongoing North Shore turtle hunt.

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Brenda and Chuck Isaacson only got partial help with in vitro fertilization from their VA medical insurance.

Bill would expand fertility coverage for veterans

New legislation would specifically authorize the VA to cover in vitro fertilization and to pay for procedures now provided for some critically injured active-duty soldiers.

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Stop-motion animation holds its own

It has nothing to do with drawing and there’s often nary a computer in sight. Yet this old-school style appears to be the latest craze in feature films.

Books

‘Diaries’ by George Orwell, edited by Peter Davison

Orwell diaries reveal little of the personal in favor of chronicling his times and his experiences from farming to mining to — oh, yes — writing, too.