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Obesity rates drop in children from poorer families

The news gives public health officials reason for optimism because obesity has soared over the past two decades among children from lower-income families.

No verdict on first day of Bulger deliberations

Jurors will return tomorrow to weigh the evidence against James “Whitey” Bulger.

Man accused of shooting deputy held on $1 million

Raymond Wallace is charged with stealing a gun and shooting a sheriff’s deputy at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary last week.

Stop & Shop closes N.H. stores

The Quincy-based chain will close six supermarkets and three gas stations because they are not meeting performance goals.

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Since Oleana opened in 2001, its cuisine has become iconic. Pictured, the deviled eggs with tuna and black olives added to the creamy yolk.

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It is rare a restaurant that makes it through a dozen years requires advance planning to get a reservation. Chef-owner Ana Sortun’s Oleana is one.

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The “spanakopita” puts the spinach filling into trout instead of phyllo dough, topped with a luscious dollop of avocado, crisp cucumbers, and plump orange roe.

Falafel laced with spinach and served on flatbread with beets and yogurt.

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Falafel laced with spinach is set on flatbread against a hot-pink backdrop of beets and yogurt.

The impossibly juicy lemon chicken flattened under a brick, skin embedded with herbaceous, citrusy za’atar, served over a Turkish cheese-filled pancake.

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Sultan’s delight is beef glazed in tamarind and paired with eggplant puree and pine nuts.

A bisteeya dessert is made with white chocolate labne, poached peaches, peach gelee, and basil syrup.

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A lovely, cooling dessert version of bisteeya (minus the fowl) with white chocolate labne, poached peaches, peach gelee, and basil syrup.

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At Oleana, adventurous spices and iconic dishes

Far-flung flavors and New England ingredients keep chef Ana Sortun’s Oleana relevant.

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Patriots’ intensity is up in joint practice with Eagles

The Patriots had their most physical practice of training camp Tuesday when they squared off against the Eagles in a full-contact workout in Philadelphia.

Ex-Concord-Carlisle student describes ‘terrifying’ bullying

Isabella “Belle” Hankey, who is filing a $2 million lawsuit, said the bullying included a death threat carved into a locker room wall.

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Tehran calculations

Do US legislators want to negotiate with Iran — or see a war begin?

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The tower will be the first major office building in Seaport Square.

PwC signs lease for Seaport offices

Mayor Thomas M. Menino attended a ceremony at the closed Marshall Elementary in Dorchester.

Is Thomas Menino backing a candidate?

Esperanza Spalding performing Sunday night at Tanglewood. She played both electric and acoutic basses.

Music Review

Spalding lights up Tanglewood

Book Review

‘The Measures Between Us’ by Ethan Hauser

Entrepreneur Sarah Cherry Rice described her curriculum-mapping tool for teachers at a recent Waltham event.

Start-ups take on education’s tangles

Maria Vasquez was able to keep her home in Revere after a Suffolk Superior Court ruled that the mortgage holder was misidentified in foreclosure proceedings.

Banks accused of rules violation

Prospective Boston Globe owner John W. Henry (left) talked with graphic designer David Butler on Monday during a newsroom tour.

In Globe visit, Henry plays role of observer

Album Review | FOLK/COUNTRY

Tension, grace on ‘The Civil Wars’

Runners compete in the 2012 Boston Marathon.

Health

How much exercise is too much?

John Henry, center, whose bid for the Globe was accepted by the Times Co., spent Sunday evening watching the Boston Red Sox play Arizona from the EMC Level at Fenway Park.

3 groups say they topped Henry’s bid

Geralda Figueroa, a Boston health inspector, told Kim Crocker and Robert MacClean how to avoid violations.

Food truck popularity outrunning hygiene

Archeologists Rosemary Pinales and Scott McGaughey worked at a site undisturbed by centuries of nearby development.

North End dig hits pay dirt

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Alex Rodriguez held a press conference before the game Monday night in Chicago.

MLB makes statement with PED suspensions

“Today is a sad day for MLB,” the Rays’ Evan Longoria said as the league issued major suspensions in the Biogenesis scandal.

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A member of the Connecticut State Police Dive Team threw a metal detector to a diver in the water July 30.

Divers still searching lake for gun in Aaron Hernandez case

For the second week, divers are searching a Bristol, Conn., lake for the gun used in a murder the former New England Patriots tight end is charged with.