Apple supplier rife with violations, auditor finds

Foxconn Technology Group vowed to change its work policies after an audit showed “serious and pressing” violations of Chinese labor laws.

Spike seen in US autism rates

A new study by the CDC shows that 1 in 88 children have an autism spectrum disorder, with 1 in 54 boys affected.

Dwayne Moore talked with attorney John Amabile during the trial that ended with a mistrial and the acquittal of co-defendant Edward Washington.

Second trial in Mattapan killings slated for October

Dwayne Moore, who allegedly gunned down four people, including a mother and her 2-year-old son, will go on trial a second time on Oct. 11.

Early release granted to three convicts serving life sentences

The releases are the first for convicted murderers serving life sentences since a 2010 fatal shooting of a Woburn police officer by a parolee.

Brain connections laid out like city streets, scientists find

The brain is crisscrossed by neural highways that follow a grid-like pattern, new research from Mass. General Hospital shows.

Mega Millions jackpot sets world record at $540m

Massachusetts residents flocked to stores today as the jackpot for Friday night’s drawing, which is available in 42 states, climbed to a record high.

Aline Contao entered Mega Millions tickets for a customer at a Boston store on Thursday.

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Aline Contao entered Mega Millions tickets for a customer at a Boston store on Thursday.

A sign outside a Boston store showed the new jackpot for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing.

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A sign outside a Boston store showed the new jackpot for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing.

Maria Gonzales bought multiple tickets on Thursday for Friday's drawing.

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Maria Gonzales bought multiple tickets on Thursday for Friday's drawing.

Eileen Healy said she doesn't play Mega Millions often, but the large jackpot prompted her purchase.

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Eileen Healy said she doesn't play Mega Millions often, but the large jackpot prompted her purchase.

Hundreds of people waited in line for more than two hours to buy tickets at a store in Hawthorne, Calif., on Thursday.

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Hundreds of people waited in line for more than two hours to buy tickets at a store in Hawthorne, Calif., on Thursday.

Exclusive Friday Preview | Movie Review

‘The Raid: Redemption’ portrays dance of death

It’s an amazing Indonesian action-movie mash-up in which a group of cops have to conquer a crime lord’s apartment building one floor at a time.

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Mirror Mirror’ is eye candy without the filling

The film has gorgeous scenes and action, but it tails off in pointless story and dialogue.

MOVIE REVIEW

‘The Kid With a Bike’ is a masterful ride

This Cannes prizewinner is, remarkably, about hope — the connections people forge when the ones they’ve been given desert them.

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WET TERRARIUM: Start with a layer of moss, then add a layer of rocks for drainage. Follow that with a layer of soil and then begin arranging your plants (like hyacinth and Silver Lace fern) until you get the look that you want.

5 steps to gorgeous homemade terrariums

Anger, betrayal on Bus 48

books

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ fever grows in Boston

BOOK REVIEW

‘Girl Walks Into a Bar...’ by Rachel Dratch

Two arrested in Vermont killing

Construction starts on Somerville’s Assembly Row

Troubles mount ever higher for Lawrence mayor

How to clean chocolate stains on clothing

Reputed mobster may hold clues to art heist

Celtics 94, Jazz 82

Celtics tune out Jazz

A feast of options for online reservations

Metro

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Neponset Circle was a traffic mess after a Mass. State Trooper was struck by a car Thursday.

Suspect sought in Neponset Circle incident with police

One suspect was taken into custody after two people allegedly drove at state troopers working a traffic detail.

Business

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President Barack Obama spoke about rising gas prices and oil company tax breaks in the Rose Garden at the White House today.

Obama calls to end tax breaks for big oil

President Obama pushed Congress to end $4 billion in tax subsidies for oil companies in a speech Thursday.

Columnists

Will Carl Everett, who had a famous blow-up with umpire Ron Kulpa in 2000, be back for the Fenway Park 100th anniversary celebration?

Dan Shaughnessy

A Red Sox wish list for 100th anniversary

Yvonne Abraham

Fatal differences

Joan Vennochi

Trying to get on the right side of Boston history

Juliette Kayyem

Open mike picks up good signal

Brian McGrory

Go first class for a change

Jeff Jacoby

From Reagan, a way for GOP to win young voters

scot lehigh

Must issues for Boston schools

Joanna Weiss

The ‘Mad Men’ of the GOP race

Kevin Cullen

Cutting corners at National Grid
Despite his troubles in 2011, John Lackey (right) is rehabbing with the Sox this year.

Dan Shaughnessy

Catching up with Red Sox pitcher John Lackey

BOSTON CAPITAL

The MBTA’s big debt problem

Innovation Economy

Former Vertica executive hears call of ‘big data’

Nation & World

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House budget plan Paul Ryan

House approves Republican deficit-cutting plan

The Senate is expected to reject the election-year, $3.5 trillion budget, which relies on biting spending cuts and a revamping of Medicare to curb massive federal deficits.

Politics

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Florida’s Rubio joins ranks of Romney backers

US Senator Marco Rubio of Florida endorsed Mitt Romney Wednesday night, saying Republicans should unite behind him.

Sports

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On golf

Is Tiger Woods now poised to make a run at The Masters after winning at Bay Hill last week?

Tiger Woods hasn’t proven he’s back just yet

Woods still needs to win consistently, and on a stage such as the Masters, to prove he can again be golf’s best player.

Style

An image problem

The fashion and media world will come together to discuss issues of health and body image at an event in Cambridge.

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L. L. Bean, the man behind the brand

James Witherell, 58-year-old outdoor enthusiast from West Peru, Maine, spent five years writing “L.L.Bean: The Man and His Company.’’

“Whoa! That’s horrible! Guess I’ll be going a lot less places.’’

Dee-Dee Arnold, of Dorchester,  on the MBTA rate hikes

Magazine

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Snorkeling vacations you can’t miss
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Grover Norquist: Emperor of no
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Stoughton’s Lori McKenna is writing her heart out
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Putting college degrees to work

Opinion

“Boston schools were segregated, and over the years the School Committee worked hard to perpetuate that status.”

Joan Vennochi 

Ideas

“Even people with no direct experience with street life — whose exposure to the criminal underworld comes mainly from “The Wire” — have a sense that it is governed by its own set of rules and ethics.”

Leon Neyfakh