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BU student fined $675,000
for illegal music downloads

A Boston University graduate student was ordered yesterday to pay four record labels a total of $675,000 in damages for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them online in only the second such lawsuit to go to trial. (By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff)

4 children taken from ‘ inhuman’ home

Police investigating a tip Thursday discovered a naked 5-year-old boy, covered in feces, locked in an attic where the only window was nailed shut and the temperature had climbed above 100 degrees, police said. (By Brian R. Ballou and Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff)

Ortiz, others knew they were on ‘the list’

David Ortiz said Thursday that he was “blindsided’’ by the news that he and Manny Ramírez, whose booming bats led the Red Sox to their historic 2004 World Series title, had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. (By John Powers, Globe Staff)

House OK’s more funds for ‘clunkers’

Congress scrambled yesterday to rescue the “cash for clunkers’’ program, with the House voting to inject $2 billion into the week-old promotion, which may have run out of money as consumers raced to trade in old gas-guzzlers. (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)

Dear old ‘Hahvahd’
is much more than a name

Harvard has sought for decades to protect and profit from its good name, one of the most recognizable brands in the world. (By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)

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