Inmate accused of leading Boston drug ring

Fourteen people were arrested just after dawn Monday, dismantling an illegal operation allegedly run by a Mass. inmate that authorities likened to the TV show “The Wire.”

Kelly Tharp of Cohasset prefers her iPad for shopping over other devices or in-store buying.

Shoppers using tablets spend more online

The ease and flexibility of popular hands-on tablets like Apple Inc.’s iPad and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab are ushering in a new era of online impulse buying.

President Obama was flanked by middle-class families and small-business owners during his address.

Obama opens two-front war on taxes

The president called on Congress to extend Bush-era tax cuts for families making less than $250,000 and challenged Mitt Romney to release more of his tax returns.

Elizabeth Warren raises $8.67m in quarter

The Senate candidate’s haul between April and June could cement her position as the top fund-raiser among the nation’s congressional candidates.

“Ballplayer: Pelotero” tracks two young Dominican prospects as they prepare for the signing date for 16-year-olds.

Casey beck

Bobby Valentine’s baseball film stirs up controversy

The Red Sox manger says his documentary, “Ballplayer: Pelotero,” reflects reality, despite Major League Baseball’s objections to the film’s portrayal of recruiting in the Dominican Republic.

Ray Allen looked for the pass in Game 5 of the Celtics’ Eastern Conference Finals playoff series against Miami.

Bob Ryan

Bashing Ray Allen for leaving is just wrong

The idea that the former Celtic should be greeted upon his return in the uniform of the Miami Heat as anything other than a beloved alum is sadly disturbing.

Fee system proposed for use of City Hall Plaza

Boston is poised to set defined fees for the rental of the plaza, with the money going directly to city coffers instead of a nonprofit controlled by the mayor’s office.

Boston Capital

More angst over the European economy

Investors are anxious to hear what large US companies say about their business elsewhere, particularly in Europe, where economies are slowing or completely stalled.

Drug-coated stents are overused, study finds

Cardiologists are routinely overusing drug-coated stents to prop open blocked arteries in the heart rather than using bare-metal stents for patients at low-risk of another blockage.

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Jessica Pohl of Weston has kids who have largely outgrown their toys, but she can’t give them away. “I’m saving them for my grandchildren.”

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Today’s families are prisoners of their own clutter
“Not being a label CEO for this record feels really good to be honest with you,” says El-P. 

El-P finds himself in the middle of another rap renaissance

Frame by Frame

‘The Death and the Assumption of the Virgin’ by Fran Angelico

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Amelia Earhart relocated from California to the Boston area in 1925 and often flew from what was then Dennison Airport in Quincy.

Amelia Earhart search revives her local connections

Perspective | Ted Dobson

Losing my daughter
Victor Watch observes his son using an iPad. A phone may come soon.

How young is too young for a cellphone?
Fedner Dorrelus (far right) led a hip-hop class as part of Boston’s Afterschool and Beyond program.

Program keeps Boston students learning all summer
Workers install transformers at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, where the focus is on energy efficiency.

New data center focuses on using less energy
Eric McCormack plays a schizophrenic neuroscience professor who helps an FBI agent (Rachael Leigh Cook) in “Perception.’’

Television Review

‘Perception’ is less than sum of its quirks
Renata Simone

G Force

Looking at the grip of AIDS
Debra Jo Rupp as Dr. Ruth Westheimer in Barrington Stage Company’s production of “Dr. Ruth, All the Way.’’

Stage Review

The life of Dr. Ruth before she became famous

Sports

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David Ortiz is the only player from the 2004 World Series champions still with the Red Sox.

David Ortiz reflects on past, ponders future

The red-hot DH, the only member from the Red Sox playing for the American League’s All-Star team, said he plans to play as long as somebody wants him.

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A paddleboarder identified as Dana Richardson warned Walter Szulc Jr. of a shark on his tail on Nauset Beach in Orleans on Saturday.

Kayaker’s first foray ends after close shark encounter

Walter Szulc Jr. had never been in a kayak before Saturday, when a great white shark pursued him off of Nauset Beach on Cape Cod.

Columnists

Pakistani-made clothes were on display in India. Pakistan is one of the largest producers of textiles.

Farah Stockman

Trade vs. aid with Pakistan

Boston Capital

More angst over the European economy
Ray Allen looked for the pass in Game 5 of the Celtics’ Eastern Conference Finals playoff series against Miami.

Bob Ryan

Bashing Ray Allen for leaving is just wrong
A downed tree took out power lines last week in Washington, D.C.

Juliette kayyem

Pulling the plug on nation’s security

Tech Lab Plus

Samsung serves up a worthy iPhone rival
Fashion Project is Boston-based.

Innovation Economy

New site peddles high-end apparel to benefit charities

joanna weiss

‘The Newsroom’ and the news: There’s too much of both
US citizenship candidates wait at a naturalization ceremony in Los Angeles last month.

jeff jacoby

Time to rethink notion of immigration quotas

joan vennochi

When Mitt Romney’s campaign struggles, don’t blame the ‘Boston boys’
Despite high hopes, Konarka’s products never took off.

Innovation Economy

Why did solar cell company Konarka fail?
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

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Kayak announced last month that it was expanding a relationship with Amadeus, a software company that provides pricing and availability Web searches for airline flights.

Travel website Kayak finally files for IPO

Kayak Software Corp. embarked on its long-delayed trip to Wall Street, pricing its shares at $22 to $25 in hopes of raising as much as $100.6 million.

Politics

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Mitt Romney’s campaign said donations came from all 50 states.

Romney camp outraised Obama by $35m in June

Mitt Romney’s joint fund-raising committee announced Monday it raised $106.1 million in June, the ­second-highest monthly total ever for a ­presidential candidate.

Nation & World

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In Cairo Monday, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi (left) and President Mohamed Morsi (center) attended a graduation.

President, generals move closer to showdown in Egypt

Egypt’s president refused to back down on his call to reinstate Parliament, ignoring a veiled threat from the military and a rebuke from the country’s highest court.

Arts

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Stage Review

The Gloucester Stage Company followed up the success of last summer’s musical, “The Most Happy Fella,” with the more challenging “Carival.”

A challenging ‘Carnival’ at Gloucester Stage

At many theaters, summer is a time to roll out the surefire crowd-pleasers. “Carnival” goes in a decidedly different direction. Call it the feel-ambivalent show of the summer.

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Fruitlands’ new director embraces the eclectic museum

Before she became the executive director of the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard last week, Wyona Lynch-McWhite headed the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton.

“Our biggest challenge right now isn’t just to reclaim all the jobs we lost to the recession, it’s to reclaim the security that so many middle-class Americans have lost over the past decade.”

President Obama 

Magazine

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Losing Moira
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

Opinion

“No wonder there are conspiracy theories in Pakistan about how the United States wants to keep them dependent.”

Farah Stockman 

Ideas

“By taking massive numbers of songs, symphonies, and sonatas, turning them into cold, hard data, and analyzing them with computers, we can learn things about music that would have previously been impossible to uncover.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on what computers are teaching us about music