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Candidates chafe at video trackers

Video trackers have been used for at least 16 years in Mass., and the contest between Senator Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren is no exception.

Video

The political paparazzi

US Senate candidates Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren try to shake off trackers hired by the opposition.

Cape Wind foe Koch chips in for Romney

William Koch, the Osterville summer resident who helped bankroll Cape Wind’s opposition, donated $2 million to a super PAC supporting Mitt Romney.

Poll: Romney, Obama in dead heat on economy

A new poll shows Mitt Romney and President Obama tied at 47 percent on the issue of the economy, which Romney had dominated in earlier surveys.

editorial

Newark Mayor Booker has the right to disagree with Obama

A sign of a healthy political system is when there’s disagreement not just between the parties, but within them.

Mass. median home prices rise

In a sign that the housing market could be on the mend, the median price for a single-family home rose for the first time since September.

Judge won’t release lien on house of Greig’s sister

A federal judge said Catherine Greig has an interest in the South Boston property, which could be seized when she is sentenced next month for harboring Whitey Bulger.

Casino mogul bypassing Mass.

Boston native Sheldon Adelson, known for building lavish gambling resorts, said the state’s plans to license up to three casinos will dilute the market.

Study suggests online courses as good as classroom

The only difference between the two groups in the study was that the online students appeared to learn faster.

SpaceX rocket

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Launch ushers in new era of space flight

A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station Tuesday morning, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight.

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Globe Insiders

Globe Talk | May 23, 6 p.m.

A conversation with Ben Mezrich

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

BostonGlobe.com exclusives

The TD Garden crowd delighted as Rajon Rondo dished to Greg Stiemsma, who slammed home two points in the third period.

Bob Ryan

Celtics’ late surge sealed Game 5 win

Newton officials call tomato display illegal

Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios received $75 million in guaranteed loans in 2010 from the State of Rhode Island after Massachusetts declined. Last week, the company missed a $1.1 million payment.

Politicians can find start-ups hard to resist

Alex Iacobacci, owner of the Avanti salon on Newbury Street, was one of the millions of people who lost a smartphone last year. “My trip is ruined,” he said after realizing he had lost his iPhone on the Greek island of Santorini.

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The despair of losing your smartphone

Deerfield Academy student Peter Krasznekewicz, 17, stands among some of the 34 houses in his public art installation at the Emily Dickinson Museum.

Visual Arts

Homing in on Dickinson’s poems

Historian Thomas O'Connor in 1997 in his BC office with a Civil War recruitment poster displayed in Boston during that war.

Thomas H. O’Connor, ‘dean’ of Boston’s historians, dies at 89

Album Review | POP

Soul searching suits John Mayer well

Paul McMorrow

A curveball at Fenway Center

In his first season with the Blue Jays organization, Koby Clemens hasn’t hit with the same authority as he did as an Astros prospect.

Koby Clemens still keeps bid for majors alive

Goliath, the new ride at Six Flags New England (shown earlier this month), was undergoing numerous safety tests.

Engineering a relocated coaster

Globe 100

Rankings the top 100 companies in Mass.

Nicki Minaj will perform at JAMN 94.5’s Summer Jam June 2 at Comcast Center.

Summer Arts Preview | Sortable Table

Critics’ picks: What to see this summer

Sports

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Analysis

Alfredo Aceves picked up his fifth save since May 11 on Monday night.

Red Sox bullpen at heart of their rise

A season that looked to be sputtering two weeks ago suddenly looks more promising, and the once-maligned bullpen is a big part of why.

Metro

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Claire Hayes of Mansfield, graduating from Boston College, gave a thumbs-up to her family.

Speaker’s lessons resonate with BC graduates

Bob Woodruff, a journalist who was nearly killed six years ago in Iraq, urged graduates to never forget the importance of friends and family.

Columnists

Fans watched One Direction perform live on stage in Wellington, New Zealand, in April.

Joanna Weiss

One wrong direction for boy bands and their girl fans

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Europe’s other challenge: immigration

JEFF JACOBY

In politics, two parties are enough

Innovation Economy

Winning the competition for ideas

Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett of the Celtics celebrated during their Game 1 victory over the 76ers on May 12.

Dan Shaughnessy | Online exclusive

Celtics should be embarrassed

Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo, left to right, are now in their fifth season together in Boston.

Bob Ryan

Celtics success on borrowed time

yvonne abraham

A long time coming

JOAN VENNOCHI

History, a la Obama

JOANNA WEISS

A voice of change on abortion

Love Letters

Game-changer or gray area?

lawrence harmon

‘Nightclub apartheid’

Joan Vennochi

Warren’s voice against Wall Street gets tuned out

Business

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Comcast demonstrated its new system in Boston at the cable industry’s biggest trade event, The Cable Show.

New Comcast service turns TV into data center

Boston will be the first to get a new system that uses an advanced set-top box to deliver Internet-based apps and social media services.

Politics

Political notebook

Pro-Romney super PAC on top despite slide

Even in a down month, the primary super PAC supporting Mitt Romney almost tripled the fund-raising total of the one backing President Obama.

Nation & World

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Catholic dioceses, colleges file suit over birth control mandate

The Catholic groups sued the Obama administration over the mandate that most employers provide birth control in health insurance.

Arts

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Stage Review

Becca A. Lewis and Michael Fisher in Danny Sklar’s “Lycanthropy,’’ about a cabbie and a man who claims he is able to turn into a wolf at will.

Striving for connection at Boston Theater Marathon

A striking number of the 53 plays presented concerned the difficulties in forging a genuine human connection in a revved-up world.

Lifestyle

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G Force

Bird watching for kids

Bill Thompson III is editor of the bimonthly Bird Watcher’s Digest and author of “The Young Birder’s Guide to Birds of North America.”

Globe 100

From Sunday’s Globe | Globe 100

Left to right: Monalisa Smith of Mothers for Justice and Equality, David Hunter of REBIScan, Hugh Herr of iWalk, and David Cancel of HubSpot.

The most innovative people in Massachusetts

These 12 pioneering individuals embody the creativity and ambition that distinguish our state.

Magazine

The cover for the May 20 2012 issue

May 20, 2012

Best beaches guide for New England

The cover for the May 13 2012 issue

May 13, 2012

Things to do in and around Boston this week

The cover for the May 6 2012 issue

May 6, 2012

Homes for sale for $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1 million

The cover for the April 29 2012 issue

Apr 29, 2012

Dying wishes expected to be decided on November ballot

Opinion

Ideas