Gambling panel director McGee quits amid uproar

Carl Stanley McGee, the newly appointed head of the state’s gaming commission, has resigned, citing the “growing distractions” created by the allegations of sexual abuse against him.

President Obama backs same-sex marriage

President Obama, whose last noteworthy statement on same-sex marriage was that his views are “evolving,’’ came out in favor of it Wednesday in a televised interview.

In Mass., joy, caution, and condemnation for Obama

President Obama’s announcement was received with particular poignancy by advocates and opponents of gay marriage in the state that first legalized same-sex marriages in 2004.

Waltham, MA -- 04/09/12 -- A view of the kitchen, dining room, and lounge area inside the Verivo software offices in the 1000 Winter building. Verivo software company is a new tenant in the Bay Colony corporate center and has incorporated many of the work efficient designs that the center is implementing throughout the property. Boston Properties is currently re-designing the Bay Colony corporate center in Waltham, MA to be a more modern, work efficient space. (Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe )

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Office renovations thinking inside the box

Office landlords are adding open space, natural light, and recreation options in a bid to answer the changing demands of workers.

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Proposed new diagnosis for bipolar disorder divides psychiatrists

Psychiatrists are debating whether a glaring 40-fold increase within a decade in bipolar diagnoses in children is genuine or the result of routine misdiagnoses.

Aristotle and Jackie Onassis on their wedding day in 1968. “I can’t very well marry a dentist from New Jersey!” the former first lady told Truman Capote.

Has the trophy wife faded into history?

As women’s learning and earning powers have increased, marital motivations have shifted.

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What mom wants for Mother’s Day

She’s always on the go and doing things for others. It’s time to spoil her a little.

tech lab

New Sony device is the start of a good idea

The SmartWatch straps many of the smartphone’s useful features on your arm but like so many other Sony products, it has a half-baked feel to it.

Joan Vennochi

Elizabeth Warren fights the ‘out of touch’ charge

The flap about Warren’s lineage says something about her and a lot about Harvard, and the message makes people uncomfortable.

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The New York Times best-selling author discusses his books “Bringing Down the House” and “The Social Network.”

BostonGlobe.com exclusives

Tom Brady at Monday’s gala.

Tom Brady: Step away from the hair product
Marile Borden’s website, Moms Who Need Wine, has nearly 570,000 fans on Facebook.

Support for ‘Moms Who Need Wine’

New Patriot part of athletic family that knows triumph, pain
Top: Dan dan mein, noodles topped with a spicy pork and mushroom ragu.

Dining Out

Making the most of Moksa

Brian McGrory

Very friendly skies for insurance execs

Former students buoyed final days of Totenberg

Rajon Rondo (13 points, 6-of-17 shooting) ran out of time after stealing the ball in the final seconds, dribbling into a crowd, then failing to get off a shot or a pass as the Celtics lost Game 5.

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics will not cough up this series
At Sizzling House of Kabab, Farhad Salemi offers Middle Eastern classics.

Cheap Eats

Sizzling House of Kabab offers kebabs for grown-ups, burgers for kids
Governor Patrick has objected to the Secure Communities program on grounds that it nets many immigrants with no criminal convictions.

Illegal-immigrant scrutiny tightens in Mass.

Dan Wasserman

Editorial cartoon: Mourning Maurice Sendak

Another NStar outage draws questions, outrage

Steve Wynn drops casino proposal

Sports

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Royals 4, Red Sox 3

KANSAS CITY, MO - MAY 09: Starting pitcher Jon Lester #31 of the Boston Red Sox pitches during the game against the Kansas City Royals on May 9, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Sox falter vs. Royals once again

Undone by poor outfield defense, Jon Lester was able to go only five innings against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday night as the Red Sox were beaten again, 4-3.

Metro

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An NStar worker attempts to restore power in Boston, Massachusetts May 8, 2012. Approximately 12,500 customers lost power after an outage stemming from the same Scotia Street substation which had a transformer fire in March. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY)

Back Bay power outage traced to faulty power supply unit

NStar said that Tuesday’s brief outage was caused when a power supply failed during ongoing repairs to an electrical substation that caught fire in March.

Columnists

yvonne abraham

Debasing the debate

Juliette Kayyem

A plot foiled, but a US agency rift exposed

Joan Vennochi

Elizabeth Warren fights the ‘out of touch’ charge

Opinion | Derrick Z. Jackson

Obesity, a new kind of smoke

Jeff Jacoby

‘Never again’ is now in North Korea

Joanna Weiss

Women don’t need Obama’s ‘Julia’ avatar

Kevin Cullen

Street’s win is society’s loss
Rajon Rondo (13 points, 6-of-17 shooting) ran out of time after stealing the ball in the final seconds, dribbling into a crowd, then failing to get off a shot or a pass as the Celtics lost Game 5.

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics will not cough up this series

Brian McGrory

Very friendly skies for insurance execs

innovation economy

Fledgling start-ups strut their stuff
Protesters demanding the release of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng last week held signs and prayed in front of the White House.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

A tragedy or merely tragic?

Adrian Walker

Taking a pass on the future

Arts

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BOOK REVIEW

Augusten Burroughs’s new book offers self-help advice.

‘This Is How’ by Augusten Burroughs

Burroughs offers advice gleaned from his sometimes troubled life.

Politics

Former Edwards aide testifies about wife’s outrage at donor

A former campaign spokeswoman for John Edwards testified that his wife angrily confronted a key donor about his support for the presidential candidate’s pregnant mistress.

Business

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Fed says Chinese bank can buy US lender

The Fed gave the Industrial and Commerce Bank and its two partners the OK to buy The Bank of East Asia USA in New York.

Nation & World

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France’s Hollande jumps into EU fray

French President-elect Francois Hollande met Wednesday with the European Union president and presented his case for joint European bonds and government stimulus to boost growth.

Style

Bargain Bin

Museum School hosts Spring Sidewalk Sale

Hundreds of pieces will be offered at prices starting at around $5.

“A statement doesn’t change laws - but having said that, changing attitudes changes laws.’’

Mary Bonauto, on President Obama’s support of same-sex marriage 

Magazine

The cover for the May 6 2012 issue

Homes for sale for $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1 million
The cover for the April 29 2012 issue

Dying wishes expected to be decided on November ballot
The cover for the April 22 2012 issue

144 free things to do around Boston
The cover for the April 15 2012 issue

In an artist’s garden

Opinion

“There should be an independent investigation of who, at what agency, was so loose-lipped about a covert mission.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“Officials deny they’re in competition, but as Asia’s economies expand, the record suggests that they are using space to demonstrate military power, technological might, and political prestige over their neighbors.”

James Clay Moltz