More banks simplify list of fees

A growing number of banks and credit unions are creating short, easy-to-read summaries of their checking account fees.

Democrats losing race for super PAC money

At the current rate, Republican super PACs, bankrolled mostly by wealthy business interests, will dwarf their Democratic counterparts in the November elections.

Mitt Romney and his wife Ann Romney took to a jet ski on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., on Monday.

Joan Vennochi

Romney on a jet ski — his Kerry moment?

In politics, visuals matter. And in presidential politics, perception matters even more, which is why a photo of Mitt Romney on a jet ski may not help him.

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David Ortiz earned a warm reception in Oakland after hitting his 400th career home run on Wednesday.

David Ortiz blasts Red Sox over contract status

The team’s lone All-Star said the Sox’ year-to-year approach to his contract is “humiliating” for a player of his stature.

European Central Bank cuts key interest rate to new low

The action, which was widely expected, is meant to make it cheaper for businesses and consumers to take loans.

Boston swept up by ‘better burger’ boom

Local passion for the American culinary staple is growing. New burger joints are thriving, and more are opening soon. Why is the burger suddenly king?

Burger joints have been opening all over the greater Boston area in recent years, including Tasty Burger in the Fenway.

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Burger joints have been opening all over the Greater Boston area in recent years, including Tasty Burger in the Fenway.

The Blue Devil burger at Grass Fed in Jamaica Plain.

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The Blue Devil burger at Grass Fed in Jamaica Plain.

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"The Cali" is another burger from Grass Fed in Jamaica Plain.

The Killer Bee is a burger served at Boston Burger Company on Boylston Street in Boston.

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The Killer Bee is a burger served at Boston Burger Company on Boylston Street in Boston.

At Boston Burger Company, a variety of sauces are available for the burgers.

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At Boston Burger Company, a variety of sauces are available for the burgers.

There are more than 20 Five Guys locations in Massachusetts, including this one in Foxborough.

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There are more than 20 Five Guys locations in Massachusetts, including this one in Foxborough.

Paul Wahlberg, brother of actors Mark and Donnie Wahlberg, posed at his Wahlburgers restaurant in Hingham.

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Paul Wahlberg, brother of actors Mark and Donnie Wahlberg, posed at his Wahlburgers restaurant in Hingham.

Video

Fireworks light up the Esplanade

Despite an evacuation and heavy downpours, Fourth of July in Boston did not have to go without fireworks.

Garo, Scott McNeff, and Joshua Steele.

Boston’s male exotic dancers talk ‘Magic Mike’

They chat about being onstage, the pressure of looking good, and if “Magic Mike” realistically portrays their lives on stage.

Andy Griffith

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Andy Griffith made rural values universal

Griffith, who died Tuesday, embodied a vision of America that was as applicable to Boston or New York as it was to fictional Mayberry, N.C.

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The new Nexus 7 tablet.

Tech Lab

Google Nexus tablet comes out on top

A Catholic hospital reaches out to Orthodox Jews in Brighton
James Sullivan.

Book Review

‘Island Cup’ by James Sullivan
Chandler Studios Boston, a 12-room property in the South End, will be Boston’s newest hotel when it opens in August.

Hundreds of hotel rooms planned for Boston
Beef brisket sandwich from the M&M Ribs food truck.

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The local BBQ scene heats up
Christopher Marzilli is a General Dynamics executive. Cuts may cost it hundreds of jobs.

In Taunton, a feeling of angst over defense cuts
Residents of Isle au Haut (above) and other Maine outposts use housing grants to attract neighbors and preserve communities.

Maine islands using grants to attract new residents
One of two documentary prints from Berman’s “Telling the Story.”

Galleries

Prints that connect artists and communities
A dog got a taste of Carvery Creations, Chef Michael’s new line of dog food, at a food truck at the SoWa Open Market on Sunday.

Dog food truck debuts in Boston
Bob Hewitt was a former Boston Lobsters star.

Tennis Hall to investigate Hewitt
The sausage and Vidalia pizza and the crunchy green salad (below) from Otto in Brookline.

Cheap Eats

Otto opens with a flourish in Brookline
LED streetlamps in Boston)

New streetlights a glaring concern

Sports

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Steve Nash drove against Derek Fisher in a February NBA game in Phoenix.

Steve Nash traded to Lakers by Suns

The two-time NBA MVP, 38, agreed to a new three-year deal in a trade that sent two first-round picks back to Phoenix.

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Chief Paul MacMillan said his force faces new demands.

Transit police reorganize, add top positions

The move doubles the number of MBTA police collecting six-figure base salaries at the same time riders of the financially strapped T are facing a fare increase.

Columnists

Juliette Kayyem

Immigrants and native-born Americans see eye to eye
Mitt Romney and his wife Ann Romney took to a jet ski on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., on Monday.

Joan Vennochi

Romney on a jet ski — his Kerry moment?

Yvonne Abraham

State-funded nonprofit helped keep together family, mentally ill teen

Scot Lehigh

Time to end the limitation of statues in Boston

Jeff Jacoby

Celebrating, royal-free

Boston Capital

Stock pickers need years to regain trust
Ma Ying-jeou, now president of Taiwan, rallied supporters in 2006.

Farah stockman

How a Harvard rivalry changed Taiwan

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

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A Catholic hospital reaches out to Orthodox Jews in Brighton

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center has dedicated the region’s first Bikur Cholim room, a space where observant Jews can visit patients during the Jewish sabbath.

Politics

Political Notebook

President Obama visited with service members while hosting a Fourth of July celebration at the White House.

Some congressional candidates steering clear of conventions

The convention-skippers are each locked in tight races, and distance from their parties, their nominees, and Congress may improve their chances.

Nation & World

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Kay Reeb (left) and Timothy Wagoner have had to adapt.

As gays serve openly, few problems for chaplains

In the wake of the Pentagon’s repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” there has been no significant exodus of chaplains whose faiths consider homosexual activity to be sinful.

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Book Review

‘The Catonsville Nine’ by Shawn Francis Peters

The novel recounts a high-profile protest in the antiwar movement of the 1960s and ‘70s.

Style

6 heat-wave-friendly fragrances for summer

While we’re still clearing out winter’s musks and spring’s florals, we’ve begun searching for the perfect summertime scent.

“It’s a craze. Everybody’s doing it, and I’m jumping on the bandwagon.”

Evan Deluty,  local restauranteur who plans to open a burger bar

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

“The only time when immigrant groups tend to disavow American assimilation is when they feel that they are persecuted.”

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