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Game 2 | Red Sox 9, Yankees 5

Newcomers spark Red Sox in win

Mauro Gomez and Pedro Ciriaco provided the energy that gave the Red Sox a 9-5 victory against the Yankees and a split of the day/night doubleheader.

Libya’s election marred by violence

As the nation took its first major step toward democracy after decades of dictatorship, there was at least one fatality when protestors attacked a polling station in an eastern city.

US Rep. Barney Frank (left) and Jim Ready were married on Saturday.

Barney Frank weds in Newton

US Representative Barney Frank and his longtime partner, Jim Ready, were married by Governor Deval Patrick Saturday before 300 friends, family and colleagues.

Celtics forward Jeff Green has reached an agreement, in principle, to return to the Boston Celtics in the 2012-2013 season and beyond.

Ainge, agent confirm Jeff Green deal done

The Celtics and Green have reached a multiyear agreement, which Danny Ainge said will be official Wednesday.

Shark sighting closes Nauset Beach

As many as 3,000 people were asked to leave the water Saturday after a lifeguard spotted a Great White.

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A sampling of stories from this Sunday's Globe.

 

Travel

Battered beauty: Tourism could aid Haiti’s rejuvenation

Two years after an earthquake that is believed to have killed more than 100,000 people in Haiti, its people hope tourism will help rebuild the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere.

The country's infrastructure, never state-of-the-art, makes even short trips in the countryside a challenge.

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The country's infrastructure, never state-of-the-art, makes even short trips in the countryside a challenge.

Tourists will need a knowledgeable local's help to navigate the streets of Port-au-Prince.

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Tourists will need a knowledgeable local's help to navigate the streets of Port-au-Prince.

A girl sat by the side of the road in Petionville, in the hills outside the capital city.

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A girl sat by the side of the road in Petionville, in the hills outside the capital city.

In the rainy season, downpours sometimes only last an hour or so, but the streets flood and become difficult for cars and pedestrians to traverse.

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In the rainy season, downpours sometimes only last an hour or so, but the streets flood and become difficult for cars and pedestrians to traverse.

The aftermath of the earthquake was still visible in Petionville. Some residents lived in tents above the main roads.

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The aftermath of the earthquake was still visible in Petionville. Some residents lived in tents above the main roads.

Many cement dwellings in the hills surrounding Port-au-Prince survived the earthquake.

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Many cement dwellings in the hills surrounding Port-au-Prince survived the earthquake.

These shanties ring even the more upscale parts of town.

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These shanties ring even the more upscale parts of town.

Kenscoff is a farm town in the mountains southeast of Port-au-Prince, scarred by the country’s poverty and the 2010 earthquake.

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Kenscoff is a farm town in the mountains southeast of Port-au-Prince, scarred by the country’s poverty and the 2010 earthquake.

Caught in a cloudburst, soccer players got a lift back to Kenscoff.

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Caught in a cloudburst, soccer players got a lift back to Kenscoff.

Rock farming in the hills above Port-au-Prince framed nearby mountains.

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Rock farming in the hills above Port-au-Prince framed nearby mountains.

Opinion | Jeremy D. Goodwin

Lenox’s Music Inn was jazz’s secret hotspot

As Tanglewood trumpets its 75th anniversary, there’s little to note the remarkable musical legacy of its hip neighbor, Lenox, where jazz history was once made.

Stan Frankenthaler looks through the testing window at the kitchen at Dunkin Brands’ corporate headquarters.

Ideas | Q&A

From high-end Cambridge chef to fast-food visionary

How do you go from lemongrass-basil lobster for a few to brownie-batter doughnuts for the masses? Ask Stan Frankenthaler.

Bun Lai has made Miya’s Sushi a stalwart in the sustainable seafood movement in New Haven.

Travel

New Haven offers an education in eating

Thanks to a trio of chefs who have taken full advantage of Connecticut’s bounty of seafood and farms, New Haven has quietly blossomed into a foodie mecca.

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The first of three underwater crossings beneath Boston Harbor, the Sumner Tunnel opened on June 30, 1934.

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Regina Peterson (top) and Andrew Leonard (left) view a White Walls Boston art installation in a U-Haul truck.

Arts

Boston art truck launches summer series
Championship rowers outside the Riverside Park boathouse in Hartford.

Travel

How Hartford’s hard-working folk have fun

names

Seth Meyers in line to replace Regis Philbin?

Sunday Preview | Ideas

When computers listen to music, what do they hear?

book review

‘A Hologram for the King’ by Dave Eggers
Suns mascot Ray danced between innings Monday at west-facing Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, where fans shielded their eyes from the sun. Delays are occasionally called for the safety of hitters.

The Roads to Summer

In Pittsfield, baseball tradition takes fans way back

Bring the Family

Searching for the best picnic spot on South Shore
Norris Campbell wound up to make a throw.

G cover

Cricketers get their wicket fix in Dorchester
Navy SEAL Parachute Team Chief Brad Woodard sprayed smoke while parachuting down to the Boston Common.

Photo gallery

Globe photos of the week, July 6, 2012
Women’s professional soccer is still coming to grips with two failed leagues and being labeled a niche sport.

Is there a future for women’s pro soccer?
A knife sharpener was a common sight of the streets of Boston in the decade leading up to the 1940 Census.

Census records bring 1940s Boston to life
Efforts to provide an ideal environment for the birds led to the nest building and egg laying, a zoo official said.

Hummingbird lays egg at Franklin Park Zoo

Sports

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5-11-11 Miami, FL: Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge wathces from the visitor's bench as some players shoot around before the game. The Boston Celtics visited the Miami Heat in Game Five of the NBA Eastern Conference Semi-Finals at American Airlines Arena. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports slug:unknown Library Tag 05132011

Danny Ainge, Celtics move on after Ray Allen departure

Danny Ainge said Saturday he would not comment on the departure of Ray Allen to the Heat until the league’s moratorium on signing free agents ends July 11.

Metro

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Thomas Daigle paid his last mortgage payment in pennies.

Milford man pays off mortgage in pennies

Thomas Daigle, 60, has finally fulfilled the goal he set for himself decades ago: Paying off his final mortgage payment with more than 62,000 pennies.

Columnists

The T’s economic troubles may have consequences for the economic development of Boston.

opinion | Derrick Z. Jackson

MBTA’s troubles bode ill for region

lawrence harmon

Our zero tolerance for moderation regarding drinking
Carl Crawford.

Christopher L. Gasper

Carl Crawford stands by allegation of racial slur

Adrian Walker

From Boston to Tanzania, with a
MITT ROMNEY

opinion | Joshua green

Avoiding risk with the Romney Fog Machine

Opinion | SCOT LEHIGH

Former hitchhiker recalls a more trusting past

CARLO ROTELLA

Put down the phone; real life abounds

Boston Capital

Time to cut off Boston Beer’s investors

Juliette Kayyem

Immigrants, native-born 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?

Scot Lehigh

We need more statues

Jeff Jacoby

Celebrating, royal-free

Business

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Curt Schilling, wife defend 38 Studios over auditor report

The former Red Sox pitcher and his wife, Shonda, are disputing a report that said Rhode Island auditors were blocked from accessing the failed company’s records.

Politics

Among Facebook users, President Obama is far more popular than Mitt Romney.

Headstart for Democrats in the digital campaign

The expanding digital frontier has emerged as another battle line in the campaign for the White House.

Nation & World

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Kofi Annan spoke during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 30, 2012.

Kofi Annan says efforts in Syria failing

In an interview published Saturday, the UN envoy also said that more attention needed to be paid to the role of Iran, a longtime Syrian ally.

Arts

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Edward Kleban won a Tony Award for writing the lyrics to “A Chorus Line.” It was the only produced show he worked on before he died of cancer in 1987.

This summer in the Berkshires, Edward Kleban calls the tune

The Berkshire Theatre Group remembers Kleban with his 1975 Broadway smash “A Chorus Line” and a biographical musical written by his longtime companion.

“People used to just buy into the notion that higher ed has positive spillover effects. But now they’re saying: ‘Show me. Tell me what the effects are.’ ”

Richard Vedder,  an Ohio economist

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
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40 ideas for your New England summer weekends

Opinion

“If Massachusetts were a giant classroom, it would be suffering from extremely low expectations regarding the ability of its residents to assimilate drinking sensibly into their daily lives.”

Lawrence Harmon 

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