Developers rush to build apartments

A burst of apartment construction is sweeping across Boston, with several developers proceeding with towering projects meant to tap into high demand.

An angry detour for Sox owner John Henry

Angered by what he heard on 98.5 The Sports Hub yesterday, Henry arrived uninvited at their studios and demanded to be heard on the air.

A customer tested the new iPhone 4S at the AT&T store in Boston.

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Siri is best part of iPhone 4S

The most vaunted new feature on the latest iPhone is Siri, a voice command system that responds to human speech with impressive precision.

DC Comics reboot increases violence, sex, and sales

In a rare remake in the comic book world, DC Comics relaunched popular characters like Batman and Superman with edgy storylines.

In the six weeks since the reboot began, more than 5 million copies have sold, stimulating a stagnant market.

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In the six weeks since the reboot began, more than 5 million copies have sold, stimulating a stagnant market.

Adam Greenberg hadn’t read many of the older DC comics and said the new ones would offer “a good jumping-in point for me.’’

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Adam Greenberg hadn’t read many of the older DC comics and said the new ones would offer “a good jumping-in point for me.’’

DC officials say sales are the highest in 20 years, but the changes aren’t pleasing everyone.

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DC officials say sales are the highest in 20 years, but the changes aren’t pleasing everyone.

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"Change is good sometimes," said David Irons, 22, who has read comics since he was a teenager.

Early indications are positive for DC. Justice League. It sold out in five hours and has gone through four reprints.

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Early indications are positive. The Justice League reboot sold out in five hours and has gone through four reprints.

Diane Rooney says she has never recovered from the loss of her husband, Robert, and never will.

Plymouth pays high price for foreign wars

The town of 56,000 has seen six of its own killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, among the highest death tolls in Massachusetts.

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Surgeons at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and transplant patient Richard Mangino of Revere discussed the 12-hour operation yesterday.

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For bell, sound advice

An 876-pound bell cast by Paul Revere & Sons Bell and Cannon Foundry will be installed at Old South Meeting House steeple, which has one without a bell since 1876.

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Small touches make things clear

The Newtonville Whole Foods store will be the first supermarket on the East Coast — and the second nationally — to offer Braille food labels.

Politics

GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry discussed his proposals at the US Steel plant in West Mifflin, Pa.

Perry makes first major policy speech

Seeking to reinvigorate his campaign, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry called yesterday for a major expansion of oil and gas drilling.

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Epstein talks drag on with Cubs

The Red Sox and Cubs continued to negotiate yesterday over the terms of compensation for general manager Theo Epstein, a process that is expected to last into next week.

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Stage Review

Political repression, artistic defiance

At the heart of the political satire “Speaker’s Progress” lies the notion that the act of creating theater is inherently an act of dissent.