Decision expected today on Bulger testimony

As the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger nears its end, a key question will finally be answered Friday: Will the 83-year-old gangster testify on his own behalf?

Kevin Cullen

Time for an explanation

Does Whitey Bulger really think a photo of him yukking it up with pedophile priest Fred Ryan make him seem less reprehensible?

Red Sox 8, Mariners 7

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The Red Sox erased a five-run deficit for their 11th walkoff win this season, and second in as many games.

Police commissioner ‘certain’ suspect involved in brutal death

After an anguished week of intense investigation following Amy Lord’s brutal killing, authorities said Thursday that Edwin J. Alemany would be charged in her death.

Sheriff defends procedures after prisoner shoots deputy

Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian said that the suspect was restrained using handcuffs, a waist chain, and leg chains while in transit to a Boston medical facility.

RaythEON

For the latest in radar, Raytheon built a balloon

To protect Washington from attack, the Army didn’t turn to some cutting-edge technology — instead, it opted for something out of the 18th century.

Freshman US Senator Elizabeth Warren, on her way to a policy lunch Tuesday, kept walking past reporters rather than engage in an impromptu Q-&-A session — which some see as a Capitol Hill tradition.

If it’s in a Senate hallway, Elizabeth Warren rarely answers

Since entering the Senate in January, Warren has been one of the few who bucks the institution’s tradition of engaging with reporters in hallways.

Shirley Leung

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Tom Menino got one thing wrong: Saying no to Walmart. The next mayor of Boston needs to get it right.

Dan Shaughnessy

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Parcells enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend after a career in which he won two Super Bowls and rescued the Patriots from irrelevance.

Opinion

opinion | alan berger

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/berger0802-1693--90x90.jpg The Mideast gamble

What has been derided as John Kerry’s quixotic quest may instead be seen as a shrewd diplomatic maneuver.

Metro

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Volunteers from Fidelity Investments helped paint a mural on the wall at the former Marshall Elementary School.

Hundreds help reinvent Dorchester school

Thanks to a partnership between Boston and the nonprofit Unlocking Potential, Marshall Elementary School is reopening this year under new management and a new name.

Arts

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Tony and Obie award winner John Wulp is staging the world premiere of “Red Eye of Love” inside a community center on picturesque North Haven, Maine.

Tony winners stage musical on Maine island

Tony and Obie award winner John Wulp is staging the world premiere of “Red Eye of Love” inside a community center on picturesque North Haven, Maine.

Style

Diane Keaton and Woody Allen in the 1977 romantic comedy “Annie Hall.’’

Annie Hall, reluctant style icon

The runways serve as reminders of the lasting sartorial influence of the effortless and uniquely androgynous style, and this fall will be no exception.