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Fla. officials won’t investigate Todashev death

Despite a federal probe into the shooting of a Chechen man in Orlando by a Boston FBI agent, the ACLU had urged state officials to investigate.

Fed downgrades US economic growth assessment

The Federal Reserve says the US economy is growing modestly, a signal it’s not ready to slow its bond purchases soon.

The scene outside the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, where two people were shot Wednesday.

Prisoner, sheriff shot at Mass. Eye and Ear

The prisoner is in critical condition after he was shot when allegedly stealing a deputy sheriff’s gun.

Joe Louis Arena and an abandoned house in Detroit.

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Derrick Z. Jackson

Motor City hustle

Michigan taxpayers will fund a new, $650 million hockey arena district for Detroit even as the city around it decays.

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Boston’s mayoral candidates on the issues

Compare and contrast where the candidates stand on a variety of issues, from term limits for mayors to allowing happy hours at bars.

The Graves Island Light Station near the entrance to Boston Harbor has no plumbing or utility services, and getting to the front door requires a climb on a 40-foot ladder.

For sale: One lighthouse, in need of some repairs

The Graves Island Light Station costs far less than a typical single-family home -- but presents a formidable logistical challenge for anyone looking to buy it.

Senate Majority Leader Stanley Rosenberg.

Political analysis

In Mass. Senate leadership fight, no punches thrown

The bloodless victory claimed by Senate Majority Leader Stanley Rosenberg heralds the smoothest transition of power since Therese Murray took the presidency.

Opinion

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With 20 cents of every tax dollar going to the military, it’s time for a reduction in defense spending to help address the federal budget crisis.

Globe exclusives

“It’s every bit as bad of an addiction as a substance abuse addiction,” Bill Walczak said.

Bill Walczak opposes a casino

Bicycle

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Safe or savage? The state of bicycle safety in Boston

Shirley Leung

Brewer gives women cold shoulder
Righthander Jake Peavy was the compromise candidate for the Red Sox.

Christopher L. Gasper

Jake Peavy was worth the risk

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Mayoral candidates on the issues
All but one of the 12 mayoral candidates said they would boycott South Boston’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade unless gay rights activists are allowed to participate.

Globe survey finds issues that split mayor race
Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis said Edwin Alemany will now be charged with the September 2012 crime.

Detective ignored calls, says Davis
Boston, MA -- 07/18/13 -- Owner Tammy Luu makes Vietnamese iced coffee at New Dong Khanh restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts on July 18, 2013. In the final step, ice is poured over the sweetened condensed milk and coffee mixture. (Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe)

Iced coffee crawl
ByteLight founders Dan Ryan (left) and Aaron Ganick use LED light waves to send data as the bulbs flicker.

Bringing GPS-like technology indoors

By the Glass

Italian Lambrusco is inspiring
The Salamehs collaborate to run their renovated Cafe Barada. Claude Salameh, the cook, makes fattoush, picutred with lamb; chicken shish kebab; ful mumadamus, and hummus.

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Cafe Barada fills your table Lebanese-style
At the time of his death, Aaron Swartz faced charges tied to downloading academic papers.

Mixed findings about MIT in hacking case

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Jake Peavy will trade in his White Sox uniform for a Red Sox jersey.

Why the Red Sox needed Jake Peavy

With Clay Buchholz’s status uncertain, the Red Sox need Peavy to try and match the outstanding rotation of the Rays in the AL East race.

Metro

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The mask and gun allegedly seized during the traffic stop

Gun, mask seized after routine traffic stop in Burlington

A man and woman were arrested after police found a loaded, semi-automatic firearm and a black mask in a car.

Columnists

Kevin Cullen

Will Whitey testify, or won’t he?

Adrian Walker

Bold stands hard to come by

Yvonne Abraham

Pier 4 a savior for Albanians

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‘Getting to Yes’ in the Middle East
Righthander Jake Peavy was the compromise candidate for the Red Sox.

Christopher L. Gasper

Jake Peavy was worth the risk

Kevin Cullen

Don’t believe the hyperbole

Adrian Walker

Let whole city vote on casino
Celtics executive vice president Dave Gavitt consoles Dee Brown (left) and Rick Fox (right) during a news conference following the death of team captain Reggie Lewis in 1993.

Dan Shaughnessy

Reggie Lewis’s death still hurts, 20 years later
Fareed Mosavat, Chas Wagner, and Jason Jacobs looked at support tickets at RunKeeper, which is jockeying for position in the digital fitness universe.

Innovation Economy

Can more Boston tech firms open up?
Huma Abedin listened as her husband spoke at a press conference Tuesday.

JOANNA WEISS

Kate and Huma, the image-makers

JOAN VENNOCHI

Can state GOP find a winner?

RENÉE LOTH

The sun state

Nation & World

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Private First Class Bradley Manning faces a maximum sentence of 136 years in prison, but it will probably be much shorter.

Manning found not guilty of giving aid to enemy

Private First Class Bradley Manning was convicted of espionage breaches and most of the other charges he faced for leaking documents.

Politics

President Obama detailed his jobs plan to a crowd of 2,000 at an Amazon distribution center.

Obama offers GOP a deal to create middle class jobs

President Obama offered to cut corporate tax rates in return for a pledge to invest in generating middle-class jobs.

Business

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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg (center) applauds at the opening bell of the Nasdaq stock market on May 18, 2012, from Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.

Facebook passes IPO price

The company’s stock price has passed its $38 IPO price for the first time since its rocky initial public offering more than a year ago.

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Galleries

For “Bloatation,” Kathryn Parker Almanas filled a cheesecloth sack with dough and tapioca.

What’s up at Boston-area art galleries

The opening of Kathryn Parker Almanas’s show at Yellow Peril Gallery draws a balance between attraction and repulsion.

Food & dining

At The Thinking Cup, Cabell Tice uses Stumptown beans to make espresso, then marries it with Giovanna gelato (here it’s vanilla) in this affogato (pictured).

Affogato to take a coffee lover’s breath away

Affogato, the dish of ice cream covered with espresso, satisfies two cravings at once.

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Walter Willett’s food fight
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What happened at Deerfield
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Kitchen overhaul
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Rethinking the golden years

Ideas

“Alfred Barr’s Wellesley class, small as it was, launched a generation of students into prominent roles in the art world, helping to spread the gospel of contemporary art as curators, journalists, and critics.”

Christopher Shea,  on how a young professor helped invent contemporary art in America