Lawmakers avert federal shutdown
The US Senate passed spending legislation in a bipartisan deal to avoid a threatened government shutdown and halt a feud over aid to victims of natural disasters.
Legislation overhauls Bay State alimony law
The duration of alimony will be capped and judges will have more flexibility on approving payments under a new law.
Massachusetts community colleges to get $20 million
The federal government will give the funds to 15 colleges to increase their workforce training programs in industries facing a shortage of technically skilled employees.
Iran, South Asia worst for city air pollution, health group says
Cities in the US and Canada had the least air pollution, according to the first global survey by the World Health Organization.
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ORIOLES 6, RED SOX 3
Playoff race is tied as Red Sox lose again
The reeling Red Sox lost and the Rays won, putting them side-by-side in the wild-card chase.
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Yale Rep's 'Three Sisters' sparkles in its melancholy
This production at Yale Repertory Theatre reminds us that few writers have ever seen into the human soul with more acuity and understanding than Chekhov.
“We’ve basically resolved this issue. It means we no longer have to fight over 2011 funding.”
Senator Harry Reid
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
Ex-probation chief O’Brien arraigned
The court slated a pretrial hearing for Nov.2 and a trial for Sept. 24, 2012, on charges John O’Brien traded political donations in exchange for a job for his wife.
Business
Production woes weigh on Genzyme parent
Five months after Sanofi completed its $20.1 billion takeover, supply disruptions for a pair of drugs to treat rare genetic disorders continue to dog Genzyme's new owner.
Nation
Despite past support, GOP now skeptical of payroll tax cut
Extending the payroll tax cut is an idea that had once garnered bipartisan support but this year has received a tepid reception from many Republicans.
World
2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls go online
Some of the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls went online for the first time today in a project launched by Israel’s national museum and Google.
Sports
ORIOLES 6, RED SOX 3
Playoff race is tied as Red Sox lose again
The reeling Red Sox lost and the Rays won, putting them side-by-side in the wild-card chase.
Health and wellness
G Force
Memories that last a lifetime
James L. McGaugh, a memory researcher at the University of California Irvine, is studying people who have incredible recall for the details of their lives.
Arts
Music Review
Life is good for all parties at festival
Year two of the Life is good Festival, which played out Saturday and yesterday at Prowse Farm, simply raised the bar in every way.
Opinion
“[Elizabeth] Warren doesn’t have to win this race - or even the primary - to gain victory, overall.”
Joanna Weiss
Ideas
“Could it be true, Pinker wondered, that humans had actually become less violent with time, as opposed to more? And if so, how had we done it?”
Leon Neyfakh, on Steven Pinker’s new book about violence in history