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State Senate approves $49 million for MBTA

State senators agreed to tap a surplus fund to help the MBTA close its deficit for the coming year and avoid steeper fare increases than those already scheduled for July 1.

Egypt’s Mubarak on life support, official says

Ousted president Hosni Mubarak was “clinically dead” when he arrived at a hospital but has been put on life support, an official said, even as protesters gathered amid uncertainty over Egypt’s presidential election.

Obama confident Europeans will resolve debt crisis

Speaking at the G-20 conference in Mexico, President Obama voiced confidence in Europe’s ability to tackle its debt crisis as he sought to calm both global financial markets and the worries of voters at home.

Pilgrim nuclear plant union to vote on new contract

Union workers, locked out of their jobs since contract talks broke down two weeks ago, will vote on a new agreement Wednesday.

Red Sox 7, Marlins 5

Red Sox hit three home runs in win

The Red Sox had eight extra-base hits and Clay Buchholz won his fourth straight start as Boston earned its fifth win in six games.

Mike Austin at Austin Brothers Valley Farm in Belchertown went from dairy farming to beef cattle. He now has about 35 customers who pick up their beef at a half-dozen sites, and he hopes the business can grow while allowing for good practices.

MATTHEW CAVANAUGH FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

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Local CSAs offer meat, fish, eggs, and chickens

A growing number of Community Supported Agriculture providers are selling shares for the protein portion of the plate.

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Scott Brown bests Vicki Kennedy in debate over debate

Scott Brown set reasonable terms for Victoria Kennedy’s offer, but he still owes voters a prime-time Boston-area TV debate.

opinion | health care debate

Put away the red tape

As it seeks to trim health costs, the government must avoid burdening doctors with even more paperwork requirements, write physicians Allan H. Ropper, Anthony A. Amato, and Martin A. Samuels.

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I’m happy Roger Clemens was acquitted

The prosecution of Clemens was a waste of taxpayers’ money. Right or wrong, he didn’t belong in a courtroom.

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Manager steps down amid controversy

MASS Design Group’s Michael Murphy (left) and Alan Ricks.

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Architects of a new kind of health care

Upper Crust has repeatedly denied accusations for the past several years that it rescinded overtime compensation ordered by the labor agency.

Upper Crust accused of scheming on pay

Roxbury college leader to step down

Marsden Hartley’s oil on masonite “Dogtown’’ (circa 1934).

Art Review

‘Dogtown’ captures a landscape of loneliness

Biotech industry representatives attended the BIO International Convention in Boston yesterday, the first of four days of panels, networking, and business dealing.

Federal drug review nettles biotech industry

Cast members of “A Chorus Line’’ at the Reagle Music Theatre.

Stage Review

Entertaining ‘Chorus Line’ still has some kicks

Mitt Romney now says Syrians are facing a “military onslaught’’ from their government, calls on the United States to facilitate arming the rebels, and blasts what he calls President Obama’s failure to act.

Romney’s stance on Syria a work in progress

Album Review | POP

In latest, Fiona Apple dares you, and you listen

Photo Gallery

Boston celebrates Bunker Hill Day

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What women want in the delivery room

President Obama said, “the private sector is doing fine.”

Opinion | John E. Sununu

Panic sets in at the White House

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Battling his way back to the majors, former Cubs ace Mark Prior delivers a pitch for the Pawtucket Red Sox.

Mark Prior on verge of comeback with Red Sox

After having his career derailed by injuries, the former Cubs ace, now with Pawtucket, is looking to resurrect his career.

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Cambridge considers ban on large sugary drinks

The city is considering imposing a 16-ounce limit on any sugary drink in a proposal similar to one in New York City.

Columnists

Innovation Economy

Lighting the way for better bulbs

Joanna Weiss

Revealing the boundaries of taste

JULIETTE KAYYEM

The darker side of the bio industry

Adrian Walker

A hero in the war on poverty

Kites fill the sky over Ahmadabad, India, as residents compete from their rooftops during the annual kite festival in January.

opinion | farah stockman

A man, a movie, and a kite