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The longest road | Part 1 of 3

Brave and afraid

He was an ebullient boy, quick to laugh and easy to love. And then, at 17, the shadow fell. A devastating diagnosis of mental illness. By Jenna Russell

DRAMA SERIES

Matthew Gilbert?s Emmy predictions

?Breaking Bad? is considered one of best series ever made for TV, one of the rare dramas that didn?t let up in quality throughout its run. It deserves the Emmy.

Jonathan Papelbon, who likes big-pressure situations, would be a good closer upgrade for the Tigers. But the Phillies have high trade demands.

Nick Cafardo | Sunday Baseball Notes

MLB teams running out of time to make fixes

No team is perfect. The flaws can be covered up or they can kill you.

Four women accuse Everett mayor of sexual harassment

Carlo DeMaria?s accusers include a city employee who abruptly resigned in 2012 after she said the mayor asked her for oral sex.

Bricks were in a street after a building was damaged during an earthquake in Napa, Calif.

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Injuries reported in Northern California earthquake

Dozens of injuries and widespread damage were reported in the 6.0 quake northeast of San Francisco.

James Foley poses for a photo in Boston in May 2011.

Mass for James Foley to be held in N.H.

The slain journalist will be remembered Sunday at a Mass at 2 p.m. in his hometown of Rochester, N.H.

A rendering of the Wynn casino proposed in Everett.

Christian right, political left unite in opposing casinos

The fight over gambling in Mass. has spawned an unlikely alliance.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/07/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Advance/Images/082414kidspics11.jpg What?s it like to raise kids in the city?

Globe columnist Shirley Leung misses her life in Boston. But could she really handle city living with young children?