Dozens remain at Occupy Boston
Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis visited Dewey Square around 8 a.m., where about 40 Occupy Boston protesters remained. Some protesters applauded the muted police response during the past 24 hours.
Driven out, but still driven by their message
Dewey Square remains the same place it’s been for two months ideologically, protesters said, even after the city issued a midnight deadline for them to get out.
Video
Scenes, stories from Occupy Boston
Reactions and images from the Occupy Boston camp at Dewey Square.
Movie director charged with bogus film tax credit claims
State prosecutors allege that Daniel Adams, 50, submitted $4.7 million in inflated expenses on applications for tax credits for two movies filmed on Cape Cod.
Brian McGrory
A reason to change the channel
The latest attack ad against Elizabeth Warren is so full of absurd distortions that it should stand apart from everything else. Problem is, it fits right in.
Trainers sue women’s fitness centers over pay
Personal trainers at Healthworks are suing the Boston-based women’s fitness chain, alleging the company used “funny math’’ to avoid paying them for all hours worked.
Republican old guard takes aim at Gingrich
A wing of the Republican Party remembers Newt Gingrich as a destructive force, one who caused self-inflicted damage to the party and helped set up Democratic victories.
Scientists discover evidence of Stone Age bedding
A group including Boston University scientists analyzed the fossilized remains of what appear to be 77,000-year-old floor coverings likely used for sleeping or working.
“I don’t want to talk about our immediate plans. We see progress being made.”
Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis, on Occupy Boston
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
Clues sought in blaze that killed Worcester firefighter
Investigators were out early this morning sifting through the rubble of a tripledecker on in Worcester.
Business
Bank of America executive calls debit card fees ‘too aggressive’
Anne Finucane acknowledged yesterday that the bank’s widely criticized attempt to impose a monthly fee on debit card users “wasn’t the thing to do.’’
Politics
Republicans block Obama nominee
The battle over the future of a new financial watchdog office escalated with Senate Republicans blocking confirmation of the man President Obama named to head the office.
Nation & World
Obama backs controversial decision on morning-after pill
The president said that he didn’t want to see children be able to buy it “alongside bubble gum or batteries” in stores.
Sports
On basketball
Trade talk is sure to ruffle Rajon Rondo
Rondo has not spoken to reporters since the trade rumors surfaced, but if there is anything that has become clear during his five years in Boston, it’s his sensitivity.
Movies
Movie Review
Fassbender’s performance is spellbinding, even if ‘Shame’ is not
Run, ladies. There’s a vampire of sorts on the loose. His name is Brandon. He works in high-tech, and he wants you. All of you.
Arts
Stages
‘Eddie Coyle’ goes to the theater
When the makers of the play needed money, playwright Bill Doncaster turned to the Internet.
Diversity Boston
SPECIAL SECTION | DIVERSITY BOSTON
Black history through the lens of a smartphone
The vanished history of black people in Boston is visible again to anybody with a smartphone, thanks to a free “augmented reality’’ Black History app.
Opinion
“For all his other assets, composure is something [Mitt] Romney doesn’t always possess when the rapids get rough.”
Scot Lehigh
Ideas
Why anyone is ever selfless is a mystery that has fascinated, not to mention frustrated, scientists since Charles Darwin, who considered it a major problem for his theory of natural selection.
Leon Neyfakh