US Senate race
In first Mass. Senate debate, Dems agree on a lot
Frontrunner Elizabeth Warren did not stumble as the six candidates faced off in their battle to challenge US Senator Scott Brown next year.
Reaction to Apple’s new iPhone is lukewarm
The new phone has a more powerful processor and a sophisticated speech control system, but some analysts and users were hoping for a bigger splash.
Christie: ‘Now is not my time’
Despite intense courtship by Republican donors and party elders, N.J. Governor Chris Christie announced today that he will not run for president.
Rains wreak havoc on North Shore
In Peabody, an estimated 100 homes were inundated with water and the flooding was so widespread that the deputy fire chief said there were “too many places to list.”
Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
Dan Shaughnessy
Silence is deafening on Yawkey Way
The tight-lipped Red Sox management needs to clarify GM Theo Epstein’s status with the team. Only then can the Sox go about rebuilding a ball club that went down in flames this season.
Rangers 4, Rays 3
Texas powers its way past Tampa
Adrian Beltre hit three home runs as the Rangers eliminated the Rays in four games.
Longy, Dudamel to join forces
The Longy School of Music is linking itself with conductor Gustavo Dudamel to develop a program inspired by Venezuela’s lauded, community music education philosophy, El Sistema.
EXCLUSIVE WEDNESDAY PREVIEW
Elevating flavored popcorn to the gourmet shelf
Hot flavors in the fancy food world have jumped across the aisle and landed in an unlikely place — the lowly popcorn bowl.
“So New Jersey, whether you like it or not, you’re stuck with me.”
N.J. Governor Chris Christie
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Columnists
Metro
Big shakeup coming at Suffolk
After a decade of explosive growth, the university is expected to drastically change its leadership by appointing 12 new members to its board tonight.
Business
Bernanke: Recovery ‘close to faltering’
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke cautioned lawmakers against budget moves that would harm a “sluggish” recovery.
Nation
Perry’s 2010 book tripping up his candidacy
Governor Rick Perry was not thinking about running for high office in November 2010, when he released “Fed Up!’’ his rip-roaring prose against Washington.
World
3 win Nobel Prize in physics for study of universe
The US-born scientists were recognized for showing that the expansion of the universe is constantly accelerating.
Sports
Eric Wilbur
Why the silence from John Henry?
Chaos reigns on Yawkey Way. Yet, the Red Sox owner remains mum. There are no votes of confidence, no apologies, and no promises to make things right.
Arts
ALBUM REVIEW | Pop
On ‘Metals,’ Feist mines bolder, brasher statements
Four years after her breakout album, Feist follows up that crossover with “Metals,’’ a mercurial record as high-minded as anything she has ever done.
Lifestyle
G Cover
It’s not easy being vegan
In theory, it’s all about health and kindness and ecology, but how many of us can actually commit to soy milk and tofu?
Opinion
“How critical community gardens are to preserving a city’s fabric is now becoming clear.”
Derrick Z. Jackson
Ideas
“To become a citizen of a nation is a choice that involves more sacrifice and pain than tearing down the sculpture of a dictator.”
Gal Beckerman, on the challenges facing some Middle Eastern countries