Red Sox, Dodgers near on blockbuster trade

The teams are close on a deal that would send Adrian Gonzalez and Josh Beckett to Los Angeles. Carl Crawford and Nick Punto would also be involved.

red sox 4, royals 3

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Friday night’s 4-3 win snapped the Red Sox’ four-game skid and capped a day of persistent trade talk.

Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S III, right, and Apple's iPhone 4S were displayed Friday at a mobile phone shop in Seoul, South Korea.

Samsung ordered to pay Apple $1.05b in patent case

A jury found that Samsung infringed on six of seven Apple patents for mobile devices in a ruling that could have broad implications for the industry. An appeal is expected.

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A laid-off clothing designer fatally shot an executive at his former company outside the historic landmark before being killed in a chaotic showdown with police Friday.

Obama campaign denounces Mitt Romney’s birther joke

The reaction came after Romney appeared to joke about the debunked claims regarding President Obama’s citizenship.

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The Equal Rites Awards

As the anniversary of the passage of women’s suffrage is celebrated on Aug. 26, Ellen Goodman names those she believes have done the most to slow down women’s progress.

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The Ms-Adventures in Advertising Award goes to makeup giants Cover Girl and L'Oreal.

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The Patriarch of the Year Award goes to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

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The Mommy Wars Re-Ignition Prize goes, with regret, to Democratic lobbyist and consultant Hilary Rosen.

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The Male-Practice Award goes to Republican bankroller Foster Friess.

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The (Half ) Blind Justice Award goes to Afghanistan.

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The Battle of the Sexes Badge goes to former Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum.

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‘Pregnancy pact,’ the musical

In their first professional effort, a local composer and lyricist dramatized the 2008 story of teenage girls who supposedly agreed to get pregnant and raise their children together.

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Squam Science Center a hidden gem

Right off Route 93, the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center offers animals, nature trails, and myriad other utterly effective child-distraction devices.

Preston Decker, a staff member of Charles River Canoe and Kayak, stowed a customer's paddle as the last kayaks come in for the day.

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10 last-minute summer suggestions

Don’t let the season go without a fight. Make the most of the handful of precious weekends that remain before the autumnal equinox.

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Private railroads and horse-drawn streetcar companies served the transportation needs of Boston and outlying towns for decades before the MBTA accepted its first token.

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Beatrice Munyenyezi has lived in New Hampshire since 1998, raising three daughters on her own.

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Did Beatrice Munyenyezi lie to get into this country?
“Lake View” by William Wegman is part of the “Hello Nature” exhibit at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

Art Review

‘William Wegman: Hello Nature’ a dog and irony show
Members of the Joffrey Ballet perform choreographer Edwaard Liang’s “Age of Innocence” at Jacob’s Pillow.

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A witty, sincere, and technically superior night at Jacob’s Pillow

Trent Theroux trained for his 13-mile swim from Point Judith to Block Island, which he will attempt in September.

R.I. man to swim for others, right where his life nearly ended
Adaliz Rodriguez was struggling financially until a coach from a unique program at The Neighborhood Developers in Chelsea helped her learn new skills.

Nonprofit coaches clients to independence
“We have some friends who can really wail,” says Beirut’s Ben Lanz. “It’s a happy situation, with everyone giddy to be playing.”

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Beirut settles in

Elie Wiesel’s latest book, “Hostage,” is set in both the mid-’70s and during World War II.

Book Review

‘Hostage: A Novel’ by Elie Wiesel

editorial

Obama has been too slow to name federal judges
Leroy McPherson (center) and others huddled after a Teen Police Academy workout.

Police, teens bond at academy

Abortion uproar may hurt GOP bid for Senate control
From left, Jackie Liu, Maddy McAlpine, and Sophia Gerner went shopping before the new school year.

Teens hold off on back-to-school shopping

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Buccaneers 30, patriots 28

Tom Brady called a play Friday night.

Patriots can’t complete comeback

Tom Brady played until the fourth quarter, and backup Ryan Mallett finished the night with two touchdowns as the Patriots fell to 1-2 in the preseason.

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Firefighters battled a hot spot during a three-alarm fire on Columbia Street in Cambridge Thursday.

Cambridge police rescue 3 from blaze

Six police officers rushed into a burning, smoke-filled building Thursday and rescued three people.

Columnists

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Big-box stores are in big trouble
Jackie, Sue, and Lynn as seen in “49 Up,” a 2005 British film that is part of a decades-long series of documentaries.

Joan Wickersham

A study of class captures shape, sweep of real lives

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox left picking up the pieces

SCOT LEHIGH

The GOP’s big tent collapses

Joan Vennochi

Romney made Mass. his stepping stone
Chinese police stand guard at an anti-Japanese protest outside the Japanese consulate in Shanghai last week.

Edward L. Glaeser

Putting China at ease

Tech lab

Samsung’s new Galaxy shoots for iPad, misses

It was a long night on Tuesday for Scott Podsednik, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Cody Ross (left to right) as the Red Sox lost again.

christopher l. gasper

It’s all over for the Red Sox

Scot Lehigh

A familiar face stirs the pot in Maine

Jeff Jacoby

Stingy liberals

Derrick Z. Jackson

Paul Ryan’s red meat in D.C., green jobs at home
Dustin Pedroia went 1 for 5 against the Angels in another demoralizing 5-3 loss as the Red Sox dropped five games under .500.

Dan Shaughnessy

Dustin Pedroia gives his side of the story

Business

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Fannie, Freddie warned to follow Mass. loan law

Under a new state law, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must offer reasonable modifications to avoid foreclosing on some delinquent borrowers.

Politics

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Mitt Romney greeted supporters Thursday in Hobbs, N.M.

Slight gains for Mitt Romney, poll shows

Romney has made slight overall gains in recent weeks, a new poll shows.

Nation & World

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Anders Behring Breivik was jailed for a maximum term on Friday when judges declared him sane enough to answer for the murder of 77 people last year.

Norwegian killer sentenced to 21 years

The sentencing denied prosecutors the insanity ruling they hoped would show that his massacre of 77 people was the work of a madman.

Arts

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Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent view themselves as a “mom and pop” band, and one that can play both loud and soft.

Shovels & Rope find new life after murder ballads

The husband-and-wife pair Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst are no acoustic, singer-songwriter duo.

Movies

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Robert Pattinson plays Eric Packer, a super rich businessman in search of a haircut in the film version of Don DeLillo’s “Cosmopolis.”

‘Cosmopolis’: When Robert Pattinson wants his hair cut

In search of a haircut, an impossibly rich young man riding in an impossibly elaborate limo tries to cross an impossibly congested Manhattan.

Living Longer, Living Better

Health

JoyceMor, a sleep technologist at Sleep Health Centers in Weymouth, prepares Talia Yourell of Weymouth for a sleep study.

For aging baby boomers, sleep gets harder to come by

As we age, medical conditions can make a good night’s rest elusive. But there are steps we can take.

“This is about people learning to live their lives in a different way, in a way that makes sense.”

Ann Houston,  executive director of Neighborhood Developers

Magazine

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Can a Woburn company’s flying car someday be a fix for traffic?
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The man who nourished Boston’s literary scene
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Can GPS find you a mate?
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Connected, powerful 21st-century moms

Opinion

“On abortion, [Mitt] Romney has been a weather vane, not a lighthouse.”

Scot Lehigh 

Ideas

“If the bill becomes law, the identities of people who die in Massachusetts--notably those who, like Bill Cosby, have built up bankable personas over the course of their lives--will become pieces of property that continue to exist long after they do.”

 Leon Neyfakh