MBTA hikes felt by elderly, disabled

Users of the door-to-door paratransit service The Ride saw fares double from $2 to $4 per trip.

Fees rise at Mass. state colleges

Eight of the nine state universities have approved fee hikes averaging about 6 percent, a Boston Globe review has found.

Republican Mitt Romney opposed bilingual education during his campaign for Massachusetts governor in 2002

Mitt Romney’s education record was mixed

A review of Romney’s efforts as governor to impose changes on Mass. public schools reveals a wide disconnect between what he says on the stump and what he accomplished.

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US manufacturing shrinks for first time in 3 years

The contraction in manufacturing in June provides a troubling sign that the economy may be faltering.

An illustration showed what the long-presumed Higgs boson particle is thought to look like.

CERN scientists have strong evidence ‘God particle’ exists

Scientists working at the world’s biggest atom smasher have been seeking clues about how the universe was formed.

“The Amazing Spider-Man” stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, who becomes the title character after being bitten by a modified spider at research facility.

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Movie Review

‘Spider-Man’ reboot a mugging, not a movie

The worst superhero movie since “Green Lantern” is a dumbed down and tarted up remake that is nothing but an uninspired cash grab.

Roger Waters brought his revival of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” to Boston.

Music Review

Roger Waters creates an even cooler ‘Wall’ at Fenway

Waters’s stadium-size version of the production he first launched two years ago in arenas is a dramatic improvement to the show’s inherent sensory overload.

Ethan St. Pierre of Haverhill, who was born a woman, said a gender change led to his firing by a previous employer.

New Mass. law backs transgender residents

The act bars discrimination in employment, housing, education, and lending.

Dr. Daniel Oates, a Boston Medical Center geriatrician, visits one of his homebound patients, Roberta Baskerville. “It’s like talking to a friend instead of going to some clinical type of situation,” her son, Elliott, said.

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Can house calls cut health costs?

A Boston program is one of 16 in the US that is testing whether doctor visits can save money over the long run while improving health.

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“You have to be in to do this in a big way,” according to gambling CEO Gary Loveman.

Caesars’ CEO is bullish on Suffolk bid
John Ossenmacher (left) and Larry Rudolph created ReDigi.com, which resells songs purchased from iTunes.

Digital used record store faces lawsuit

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Tall ships come to Boston Harbor from June 30 to July 5
Danny Klein, bassist for the J. Geils Band, posed with his dog, Harlow, at his home in Boston. Harlow receives stem cell treatments at the Angell Animal Medical Center for dysplasia in her elbows.

Ailing pets getting stem cell aid
The Radarange, first produced by Raytheon, was a precursor to the modern-day microwave oven.

Raytheon marks 90 years, with challenges ahead

G Force

A genetic code for healthy living
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Opinion | John E. Sununu

Chief Justice Roberts’s broccoli court

Daily Dose

Right diet could help maintain weight loss
London’s new Olympic Stadium (foreground) came with a price tag of $764 million. The Aquatics Center (background) cost $423 million.

London hopes Olympics worth hefty price
Dolphins offensive coordinator Mike Sherman talked to quarterback David Garrard (9) during a practice earlier this month.

Sunday Football Notes

Mike Sherman eases back into NFL with Dolphins
Vinicius Quirino believes that Obama’s new immigration policy would have helped him obtain a work permit, but he missed eligibility by one year.

Immigrants who missed deadline for Obama reprieve lament

Yvonne Abraham

Another last chance for English High

Sports

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Red Sox 2, Mariners 1

David Ortiz belts a sacrifice fly to right to drive in the winning run against the Mariners in the 10th inning.

David Ortiz lifts Red Sox to victory

Ortiz further validated his All-Star status with a game-winning sacrifice fly in extra innings.

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Second mate John Pickering cleaned the barrel of a replica smooth-bore gun aboard the Pride of Baltimore II during a battle reenactment against the Privateer Lynx on Sunday.

Tall ships provide a taste of War of 1812

The Pride of Baltimore II battled against the Privateer Lynx Sunday, in a reenactment intended to inform the public about the War of 1812.

Columnists

Juliette Kayyem

The politics of disaster
Mitt Romney vowed to repeal the health care overhaul Thursday after it was upheld by the Supreme Court.

Joan Vennochi

On health care, it’s Romney vs. Romney

Jeff Jacoby

There’s no danger in a nuclear Iran? Really?

Joanna Weiss

PAC some life into the Brown-Warren Senate race

Bob Ryan

ABCD comes up with a ‘Dream’ pairing

Yvonne Abraham

Another last chance for English High
Brad McNamara (right) and Jon Friedman, cofounders of Freight Farms, are hoping to create greenhouses from shipping containers.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Firms plant hopes on urban garden space

opinion | Joan Wickersham

Get that colonoscopy

Opinion | JOSHUA GREEN

Health care ruling aids Obama in three ways

Brian McGrory

The tax man tries to devour a restaurant

Boston Capital | Steven Syre

Investors take health care ruling in stride

Yvonne Abraham

Sal DiMasi sentenced to neglect

Business

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Tech Lab Plus

Satellite radio lets you text from the wilderness

Maine-based mapping company DeLorme offers the inReach, which keeps users connected via satellite.

Politics

“This health care reform was the cause of my husband’s life,” Vicki Kennedy said on ABC’s “This Week.”

Health care ruling fulfills Kennedy’s ‘cause’

Vicki Kennedy said her late husband, Ted Kennedy, would have encouraged the nation to embrace the ruling.

Nation & World

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Enrique Pena Nieto

Mexico’s former ruling party voted back to office

The party that ruled Mexico with an iron grip for most of the last century has sailed back into power.

Arts

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Movie Review

“The Amazing Spider-Man” stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, who becomes the title character after being bitten by a modified spider at research facility.

‘Spider-Man’ an uninspired reboot

The worst superhero movie since “Green Lantern” is a dumbed down and tarted up remake that plays like the contract extension it is.

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

State officials warn: Don’t play with fireworks

With Independence Day almost here, state officials are reminding residents to leave fireworks to the professionals.

“We put a lot of resources into student success programs, hiring faculty, and prioritizing student retention. And that costs a lot of money.”

Fred Clark,  executive vice president of Bridgewater State

Magazine

The cover for the June 24 2012 issue

A West Falmouth home where sea meets sunset
The cover for the June 17 2012 issue

What if spanking works?
The cover for the June 10 2012 issue

5 casual feast recipes from Sam Jackson
The cover for the June 3 2012 issue

40 ideas for your New England summer weekends

Opinion

“Colorado’s Republicans are discovering . . . disaster does not know swing states from the red and blue ones.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“In a growing body of work, Timur Kuran argues that the blame for the Islamic world’s economic stagnation lies with a set of institutions that Islamic law created over centuries.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on the economic toll of Islamic law