Patrick visits Occupy Boston
Governor Deval Patrick walked through the Dewey Square site for the first time today, drawing both cheers and jeers from protesters.
Violence breaks out in Italy
A protest march in Rome turned into a riot today with protesters smashing bank windows and setting fire to cars.
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Demonstrators smashed bank windows and torched cars in Rome today.
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A police van was set on fire.
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Protesters threw rocks, bottles, and incendiary devices at riot police.
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Protesters smashed bank windows.
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Around 70 people were injured, according to news reports.
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Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno blamed the violence on "a few thousand thugs."
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Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi called the violence a ‘‘worrying signal.’’
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A police officer subdued a protester at St. John Lateran square.
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In Spain, thousands marched to Madrid's Puerta del Sol plaza.
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A crowd reported to be in the thousands marched in Vancouver.
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Several hundreds more marched in Berlin, as well as other German cities.
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Demonstrators took to the streets in Miami and other US cities.
Toys ‘R’ Us to pay millions in wrongful death suit
A Colorado man whose wife died in Andover from injuries sustained on a swimming pool slide was awarded $20.6 million in damages.
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Openly gay actors working — on TV
Hollywood still operates under a don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy, but television has become a far more frank environment where openly gay actors are finding lots of work.
There is a growing indifference about seeing openly gay performers in this country, but only on the small screen. Why has this wave of openness hit TV?
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Neil Patrick Harris, right, plays the neurotic womanizer Barney on “How I Met Your Mother."
Jane Lynch of "Glee."
Actor Chris Colfer of "Glee."
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, right, of "Modern Family."
Alan Cumming of “The Good Wife’’ (he’s bisexual but in a gay marriage).
T.R. Knight, former "Grey's Anatomy" actor.
CNN anchor Don Lemon is part of a long list of openly gay anchors and hosts.
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, host of "The Rachel Maddow Show," is also a member of that list.
Andy Cohen, host of "Watch What Happens Live," seen here with guest Liam Neeson.
Nate Berkus, Oprah's celebrity designer, pictured at a home unveiling event.
John Henry took one for the team
Yesterday, the Red Sox owner finally answered direct questions and even took a little blame for the team’s disastrous season, writes Tony Massarotti.
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How religion lost the war
What if all this religious activism and faith-based politics herald not a new dominance but a passing into irrelevance?
“You never expect it to happen to you. When it does, you have to find a new reality, and that is hard to do.’’
Lisa Haglof, lost her brother Matthew Pucino in 2009
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Franklin Park Zoo closes to corral escaped zebras
The zoo reopened around 2:45 p.m. after a zebra and her foal escaped from their exhibit, forcing an evacuation and temporary closure.
Business
Foreign companies that aren’t so foreign
European firms are investing billions in Mass. and playing key roles in some of the state's leading industries, including high tech, biotechnology, and medical devices.
Politics
Perry makes first major policy speech
Seeking to reinvigorate his campaign, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry called Friday for a major expansion of oil and gas drilling.
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British defense minister resigns, scuttles inquiry
Liam Fox resigned after more than a week of headlines about his relationship with a man who appeared to have brokered access for wealthy individuals.
Sports
bruins 3, hawks 2
Bruins skate to shootout win
The Boston Bruins defeated the Chicago Hawks tonight, 3-2, after Tyler Seguin’s shootout goal.
Arts
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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.
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“As engineers, city planners, and ‘road ecologists’ are realizing, we do need roads. We just need better ones.”
Courtney Humphries, on roads of the future