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South Boston priest arrested on child porn charges

A 39-year-old Roman Catholic priest was arrested for allegedly having pornographic images of children on his computer.

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Eight female Olympians were disqualified because officials said they were trying to lose matches to receive more favorable places in the field.

Two ex-students allege abuse at Beverly school

The Landmark School has launched an inquiry after two former students claimed they were groped by an administrator at the private residential school.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/08/01/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/149492396--90x90.jpg In a twist, Romney lauds Israeli health care system

The Republican raised eyebrows by praising a system that has more government control than the Obama health law.

Changing trends on Boston restaurant menus

A rundown of what’s in, out, and upcoming on Boston menus right now.

Flavor of the month: Fried chicken, most often spotted with its partner, waffles.

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Flavor of the month: Fried chicken, most often spotted with its partner, waffles.

Flavor of the month: banh mi.

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Flavor of the month: banh mi.

On the rise: Tableside guacamole.

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On the rise: Tableside guacamole.

On the rise: s’mores.

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On the rise: s’mores.

On the rise: shishito peppers.

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On the rise: shishito peppers.

Then, now, and always: burgers.

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Then, now, and always: burgers.

Pulled pork sandwich with baked beans and mac and cheese.

Bob Ryan | Travel

A smokehouse for the 99 percent

At Smokin’ With Chris in Southington, Conn., there is no dessert menu for good reason. You’re never going to need it.

Author Gore Vidal died from complications of pneumonia at age 86.

Gore Vidal, 86, celebrated writer, commentator

Vidal, whose best-selling novels and witty, acidulous essays made him one of America’s best-known authors, died Tuesday at his home in Hollywood Hills.

Josh Beckett hands the ball to manager Bobby Valentine after summoning medical personnel to the mound in the third inning. Beckett was forced to leave with a back spasm.

Dan Shaughnessy

Why the boos for the injured Josh Beckett?

It’s come to this for Beckett: He is a guy who gets booed when he comes out of a game with an injury.

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US Representative Barney Frank joined Globe subscribers for a discussion on politics.

Globe exclusives

Copies of “Imagine: How Creativity Works” at Harvard Book Store.

Jonah Lehrer’s bestseller is withdrawn

Brian McGrory

Banking on kindness at the MBTA
“It’s not a perfect bill, it’s not a comprehensive bill, but it does some good,” Governor Patrick told reporters after he toured a ­Roxbury nonprofit group that seeks to reduce youth violence.

Patrick to sign crime bill, calls it imperfect
Michael Phelps kisses his record-setting gold medal won in the 4x200 freestyle relay, giving him 19 in his Olympic career.

Bob Ryan

Phelps shows mettle, earns Olympic glory
Needham is planning a celebration for Aly Raisman (and her gold medal) when she returns home from London.

Olympian Aly Raisman inspires local gymnasts

Photos

Best images from the London Olympics
Egg in a jar: potato puree, hen-of-the-woods mushrooms, duck eggs, and crisp duck skin.

Dining out

West Bridge brings balance, invention to Kendall Square
Carter Potter’s “Negative 6 (Landscape)’’ at Howard Yezerski Gallery.

Galleries

What’s up at Boston-area art galleries
Mayor Jon Mitchell walks on New Bedford’s hurricane dike near the proposed location (in background) of a wind-energy staging facility.

New Bedford sees opportunity in wind farms
A Hopkinton home is equipped with solar panels.

Opinion | THE PODIUM

Legislature must move clean-energy economy forward
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Tech goes downtown

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Photo led to child porn network

Sports

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Red Sox 4, Tigers 1

The grounds crew was kept busy all evening, shuffling dirt around the infield between innings, but it was all for naught.

Red Sox win rainy game called after five innings

The Tigers had the bases loaded when rain halted the game in the sixth inning. But downpours kept them from getting another shot.

Metro

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Mayor Thomas M. Menino, shown on Tuesday, will undergo surgery Wednesday to fix his droopy upper eyelids.

Mayor Menino having surgery on eyelids

Mayor Menino is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday to repair drooping eyelids, a medical condition that has slowly obscured his vision.

Columnists

Lane Kiffin’s Trojans have rebounded after two years of penalties that kept them out of bowl eligibility.

Derrick Z. Jackson

Devastating penalties for Penn State? Just ask USC

Josh Beckett hands the ball to manager Bobby Valentine after summoning medical personnel to the mound in the third inning. Beckett was forced to leave with a back spasm.

Dan Shaughnessy

Why the boos for the injured Josh Beckett?

joanna weiss

‘Jeffersons’ showed Americans how to speak frankly about race

farah stockman

Can we judge leaders by how much they give?
Michael Phelps kisses his record-setting gold medal won in the 4x200 freestyle relay, giving him 19 in his Olympic career.

Bob Ryan

Phelps shows mettle, earns Olympic glory

Brian McGrory

Banking on kindness at the MBTA
US shooter Matt Emmons is married to Czech Olympic shooter Katie Emmons.

Bob Ryan

For US shooter Emmons, triumph and heartbreak

Boston Capital

Stocks, bonds paint different economic pictures

Dan Shaughnessy

Hunting for signs of hope with the Red Sox
Lebron James and the US went on an 11-0 run to open the second quarter, and things never got better for the French.

Bob Ryan

France no match for US in men’s basketball

Adrian Walker

Did the Mashpee tribe give up too much?

Innovation Economy

High-tech dress shirts

Business

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House Speaker Robert DeLeo and other supporters of the bill said they hoped it might spur other cutting-edge firms to make Massachusetts their home.

Mass. Legislature OK’s economic development bill

The state would spend millions to retrain unemployed workers under an economic development bill passed by the Legislature.

Politics

President Obama may have to tone down anticoal rhetoric for risk of alienating important blocs of voters.

Climate change takes back seat on campaign trail

Political analysts say both President Obama and presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney carry baggage on the issue and would rather avoid the topic.

Nation & World

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An estimated 620 million people were without power after India’s northern, eastern and northeastern grids cascaded into failure Tuesday afternoon.

Power restored across India after historic failure

India’s top electricity official says power has been restored across the country after a major system collapse led to the worst blackout in history.

Arts

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Book Review

Jennie Fields’s romantic novel “The Age of Desire” draws on history as well as her own imagination.

‘The Age of Desire’ by Jennie Fields

The novelist excels at evoking the strange, desperate turnings that romance can take, especially when trans-Atlantic distance and misunderstandings divide lovers.

Food & dining

A melon primer at the height of the season

If there’s one word you learn this summer, let it be Cucurbitaceae, the Latin plant name for melons.

“It’s not a perfect bill, it’s not a comprehensive bill, but it does some good.”

Governor Patrick,  on the Mass. crime bill

Magazine

The cover for the July 29 2012 issue

Connected, powerful 21st-century moms
The cover for the July 22 2012 issue

25 best burgers around Boston
The cover for the July 15 2012 issue

12 Bostonians Changing the World
The cover for the July 8 2012 issue

N.Y. vs. Boston: The endgame

Opinion

“[Penn State’s] ability to talk its way out of a shutdown symbolizes college football’s never-ending cycle of arrogance.”

Derrick Z. Jackson 

Ideas

“It might seem surprising that something as dramatic as a floating neighborhood would ever be proposed in Boston, but the city had a long history of building outward to the water.”

Courtney Humphries,   on Boston’s lost island neighborhood