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Missouri Rep. fights to save GOP Senate bid

Republicans turned against Representative Todd Akin after his comments that women are able to prevent pregnancies in cases of ‘‘legitimate rape.’’

Bob McClure, left, spoke with pitcher Junichi Tazawa as teammates Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Will Middlebrooks, and Dustin Pedroia looked on in the ninth inning of a game against the Blue Jays July 21.

Red Sox fire pitching coach Bob McClure

McClure and manager Bobby Valentine had a chilly relationship that only recently began to thaw.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/08/09/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/1773844986001-3979--90x90.jpg Carl Crawford to have season-ending surgery Thursday

The move has been long expected and means the outfielder could be ready to play by Opening Day next season.

In N.H., Romney and Ryan blast Obama’s health law

Speaking before some 3,000 attendees at a Town Hall-style event, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan said the Republican ticket would be more likely to put Medicare on sounder footing.

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Patriots come up short at Gillette Stadium

The Patriots gave the night off to Tom Brady, Wes Welker and many other starters in the team’s second preseason game.

Brian Hoyer looked downfield as the Eagles’ Darryl Tapp took aim.

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Brian Hoyer looked downfield as the Eagles’ Darryl Tapp took aim.

Deion Branch tried to shake Kurt Coleman after a catch in the first quarter.

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Deion Branch tried to shake Kurt Coleman after a catch in the first quarter.

Michael Vick looked for an open man in the first quarter.

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Michael Vick looked for an open man in the first quarter.

Ryan Mallett of the Patriots felt pressure from Phillip Hunt.

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Ryan Mallett of the Patriots felt pressure from Phillip Hunt.

Michael Vick was escorted off the field in the first quarter with a rib injury after being sacked by Patriots linebacker Jermaine Cunningham.

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Michael Vick was escorted off the field in the first quarter with a rib injury after being sacked by Patriots linebacker Jermaine Cunningham.

Patriots tight end Alex Silvestro was brought down by the Eagles’ DeMeco Ryan in the first quarter.

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Patriots tight end Alex Silvestro was brought down by the Eagles’ DeMeco Ryan in the first quarter.

The Patriots Dont’a Hightower tackled LeSean McCoy.

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The Patriots Dont’a Hightower tackled LeSean McCoy.

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Tony Scott, signature ‘80s filmmaker

Tony Scott wasn’t the most influential or enduring filmmaker of the 1980s, but his gleaming, testosterone-driven movies set a standard.

‘‘She died peacefully in her sleep with a smile on her face,’’ her longtime manager, Milton Suchin, told The Associated Press.

Humorist Phyllis Diller dies at 95

Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, died Monday morning in Los Angeles.

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Bridging the science gap

When scientists are cut off from the broader culture, both sides are impoverished.

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Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine and Kelly Shoppach never saw eye to eye.

In Red Sox blame game, there are no winners

Kelly Shoppach said he didn’t start the texting campaign against manager Bobby Valentine, but who cares? The ex-Sox catcher isn’t that important.

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Tony Scott was known for his hyper-kinetic action and editing on such films as his most recent, the runaway train thriller ‘‘Unstoppable,’’ starring regular collaborator Denzel Washington.

Director Tony Scott dies in apparent suicide

Scott, director of such Hollywood hits as ‘‘Top Gun’’ and ‘‘Beverly Hills Cop II,’’ died Sunday after jumping from a Los Angeles County bridge, authorities said.