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Storms bring flooding, outages

Officials urged motorists to use caution and avoid flooded roadways after storms brought heavy rain, hail, and outages that left more than 23,000 without power.

Cody Ross belted a three-run home run in the third inning, and then did it again one inning later.

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Red Sox cruise as Ross, Doubront dominate

Cody Ross hit two three-run home runs, and Felix Doubront gave up one run in six innings as the Red Sox rolled.

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The rebel bombing killed three top officials, including a brother-in-law to President Bashar Assad, and could represent a turning point in the conflict.

Surgery offers no advantage for early prostate cancer, study finds

The study found that men in their 60s with early-stage prostate cancer who had surgery didn’t live significantly longer than those whose cancers were monitored.

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SHIFTBoston attempts to light up Copley Square

They are projects that may never be completed, but they offer a fascinating glimpse into what Copley Square could look like with a modern, illuminated make-over.

The Crystal Sun chandelier by Robert Levit, Rodolphe el-Khoury, and Lindsay Hochman of Toronto, Ontario from the firm Khoury Levit Fong.

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The Crystal Sun chandelier by Robert Levit, Rodolphe el-Khoury, and Lindsay Hochman of Toronto from the firm Khoury Levit Fong.

A rendering of a project for Copley Square called Urban Aurora, by Jessica Colangelo, David Alf, Charles Sharpless, and Sara Schonour of Architecture and Lighting Design.

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A rendering of a project for Copley Square called Urban Aurora, by Jessica Colangelo, David Alf, Charles Sharpless, and Sara Schonour of Architecture and Lighting Design.

Entry for the Glow Boston competition from Vlad Simionescu & Asociatii Arhitecti. This project is called the Golden Rectangle.

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Entry for the Glow Boston competition from Vlad Simionescu & Asociatii Arhitecti. This project is called the Golden Rectangle.

Christian Bale as Batman.

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Epic ‘Dark Knight Rises’ is majestic

Christopher Nolan brings his Batman trilogy to a close with an almost completely satisfying crash.

Opinion | Making Health Care Affordable

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The shift of many employers from HMOs to PPOs continues the unfair practice of paying hospitals wildly different prices, writes Eric Beyer of Tufts Medical Center.

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BOOK REVIEW

‘A Million Heavens’ by John Brandon

The story details interwoven tales of a bunch of “vigilers” keeping watch in the parking lot of a hospital where a young coma victim resides.