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--Deval Patrick has signed a bill that expands buffer zones around abortion clinics. Anyone who protests must stand at least 35 feet away from entrances and driveways to the clinic. [WBZ]

--Three men are being tried for funneling profits from charity to promoting jihad. [Boston Globe]

--The injury toll for yesterday's fire in Mattapan has risen to 16, and the 2-year-old baby rescued in the fire is in critical condition in the hospital. [Boston Globe]

--Lindsey Scherf, a successful track-and-field athlete at Harvard, was suspended from competition through next September by the United States Anti-Doping Administration. She had refused to take a drug test after a race in Australia. [Harvard Crimson]

--The BU vs. Brookline battle isn't quite over. Local property managers want to fine the naughtier students or increase private security. [BU Daily Free Press]

Official photo of Patrick from the governor's website.