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Transplant offers insights into possible HIV cure

Two HIV-positive patients in Boston who underwent bone marrow transplants for cancer were later found to have undetectable blood levels of the virus.

WGBH Boston acquires Public Radio International

A statement from the two companies says they will ‘‘pursue a shared vision for developing and funding’’ content for public media.

Facebook posts 32% revenue growth, beating expectations

The social networking giant reported stronger-than-expected earnings in the company’s first report since its rocky IPO two months ago.

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How did ‘Monday’ become a racist slur?

A Leominster police officer’s coded insult opens up a world of regular words used for ill.

Jon Lester is part of a roster that hasn’t changed all that much in the past three years.

It’s time to blow up Red Sox roster

It’s been four years since the Red Sox won a playoff game. It’s time for a roster makeover. Sure it may be expensive, writes Nick Cafardo, but this roster just doesn’t work anymore.

From left, Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller, Richard Ayoade and Vince Vaughn star in

Friday Preview | Movie review

‘The Watch’ is a bad movie with bad timing

Originally called “Neighborhood Watch,” 20th Century Fox pulled back on their marketing for the film, but better they should have canned the whole thing.

Roland Merullo

An unaffordable future

In this dark vision of a future America, the middle class is squeezed until college, nice vacations, and a comfortable retirement are unlikely prospects.

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The offices of Back Bay Life Sciences Associates designed by Choi + Shine Architects.

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Architects find inspiration everywhere
Single scullers watched the finish of the varsity race in the Compton Cup regatta on the Charles River on May 3, 1941. The Harvard Crimson shell (left) was victorious, the Princeton boat (center) finished second, and MIT (right) finished third. Named for the late Dr. Karl T. Compton, former president of MIT., the regatta began in 1933.

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Charles River Basin
Amanda Palmer welcomes fans to her performance at Momenta Art in Brooklyn, NY.

Fans kickstart Palmer’s album, tour
Torch-bearer Daniel Mccubbin helped move the Olympic flame in London on Thursday.

London embracing the Olympiad

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To Grammar’s House
Children ages 10 to 12 participated in a mandatory swimming lesson at the Boys & Girls Club in Roxbury.

Mandatory swimming lessons a lifeline in Boston
Gina Gesamondo, owner of the Blo Blow Dry Bar in the South End.

How to get wavy summer curls

Comics

The funny pages
A view of the screened porch from inside the Martha’s Vineyard home.

style

The beauty of screened, covered porches

Tech Lab

The smartphone as a spending tool
Rachael Miller of the Rozalia Project steered Hector the Collector, an underwater robot, on Jamaica Pond.

Jamaica Pond trash unearthed by robot
Software engineer Mike Reed stored his bicycle in a secure cage inside a Kendall Square parking garage.

Car-free commuting push pays off in Kendall Square

Sports

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Chad Johnson is getting a new chance in Miami.

Chad (Ochocinco) Johnson blames Patriots

The receiver, who has legally changed his name back to Johnson, said the Patriots’ rules put him in a bind last year.

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A vivd lightning storm passed over Dorchester Harbor on Tuesday night.

Severe thunderstorms expected this afternoon, evening

Some of the storms could spawn isolated tornadoes, the National Weather Service said.

Columnists

joan vennochi

Real Lives bill would empower people with disabilities

Tech Lab

The smartphone as a spending tool
Tom Brady and the Patriots are back to begin another training camp.

Dan Shaughnessy

Patriots camp brings thoughts of another Super Bowl

Yvonne Abraham

Future Boston breaks the Menino rule

edward l. glaeser

Bad laws are no cure for outsourcing
Mourners embraced at the memorial built across the street from the theater where the Colorado shootings took place.

opinion | derrick z. jackson

Start the conversation on guns

Jeff Jacoby

The rush to politicize a tragedy

Brian McGrory

Silence no way to fight guns
An employee helps a customer at a gun shop in Fort Worth, Texas.

Opinion | Farah Stockman

Acceptable risk

Joanna Weiss

In dieting study, human guinea pigs carry a lot of weight

Boston Capital

Bank of America still paying for Countrywide
New coach Bill O’Brien’s team is on life support.

Christopher L. Gasper

NCAA did the right thing on Penn State

Business

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Brookline Bank prepares for $4.2m loss on 38 Studios loans

The bank’s potential losses stem from loans tied to Curt Schilling’s video game company, which filed for bankruptcy.

Politics

Romney faces backlash over Olympics comments

Britain’s prime minister and the country’s press hit Mitt Romney after the Republican candidate questioned London’s preparation for the Games.

Nation & World

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Residents assembled a memorial for victims across the street from the movie theater where the shootings took place.

Details emerge as funerals begin for Colo. shooting victims

Accused shooter James Holmes sent a package to his university before the attack describing a violent assault, reports say.

Arts

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Book Review

Emily Giffin is known for her relationship-themed novels.

‘Where We Belong’ by Emily Giffin

Giffin takes on the weighty tale of a teen seeking her birth mother.

Style

Laura Watson (left) and Brooke Richard with their first piece, a highboy with a stool.

Richard Watson incorporates modern design, antique sensibility

Brooke Richard and Laura Watson make furniture with attention to craft.

“Every summer, you hear these horrendous stories about kids drowning, and it always tore at my heart.”

Jerry Steimel,  Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston

Magazine

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
The cover for the June 24 2012 issue

A West Falmouth home where sea meets sunset

Opinion

“Getting the bill passed won’t be easy. It requires a commitment to deliver on behalf of Massachusetts citizens who are easily forgotten and often ignored.”

Joan Vennochi 

Ideas

“On the fringes of American politics, on conservative radio, and even on the campaign trail, a whole parallel Obama has emerged over the course of the 2012 race—a shadowy figure who has craftily concealed his ideological extremism and is merely awaiting his second term to unleash it.”

Leon Neyfakh