Heavy security readied for Esplanade on 4th

The fireworks display is easily one of the biggest events in Boston each year, and it was a potential target for the two suspects in the Marathon attack.

Opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi unfurled a giant Egyptian national flag during a protest in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday.

Egypt turmoil grows as army deadline set to expire

The country braced for a showdown Wednesday after embattled President Mohammed Morsi insisted he will not step down.

Matthew Schneps is leading dyslexia studies.

Personal discovery on dyslexia may aid many

The research of Astrophysicist Matthew Schneps shows that people with dyslexia may benefit from using hand-held gadgets to read.

Kevin Cullen

Where trust is important, taking a pinch matters

Billy Shea could take a pinch and keep quiet, and that put him in “Whitey” Bulger’s good graces. Now, Shea is helping the government put his old pal away.

Students in a Winchester High computer science class looked at programming code on the screen of Erica Yuen.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Interest in computer science lags in Mass. schools

Only a fraction of the state’s students enroll in classes that teach the kinds of skills that technology companies are looking for.

Boston researchers report hopeful findings on HIV

Two patients who underwent bone marrow transplants several years ago have no detectable levels of HIV, despite stopping powerful antiretroviral medications.

A park is under construction at 201 Marginal St. in Chelsea, a city with a population of about 35,080 and a land area of 1.8 square miles.

Chelsea experiencing a building revival

After decades of economic decline, the city is capitalizing on its proximity to Boston as apartments, offices, stores, and restaurants pop up.

Branden Mattier posted a picture of himself in front of the One Fund offices. He faces two misdemeanor counts.

An alleged try to bilk One Fund Boston of $2.2m

Branden Mattier allegedly attempted to defraud the relief effort by claiming that his long-dead aunt was injured in the Marathon attack.

Opinion

JEFF JACOBY

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America was the first nation founded as the embodiment of an idea – the “self-evident” truth that “all men are created equal.”

Globe exclusives

The bistecca Fiorentina at Toscano is 22 ounces of aged T-bone served with potatoes and spinach.

dining out

Temptingly Tuscan
The new shoe mimics a style worn by the winner of the ‘51 Boston Marathon.

A new look for runners
Classic and historical New England pairing: fish chowder and cornbread.

Food

Blue ribbon classics
Owner Felisha Foster’s Spoke Wine Bar pays special attention to every detail, including dishes such as garganelli, made of pasta and lamb.

Cheap Eats

Delightful nibbles, quirky pours at Spoke

Evidence from the Bulger trial

Exclusive Wednesday Preview | Food

Recipe for New England clam and corn chowder

Several corporations have cut ties with Paula Deen.

Opinion | Farah Stockman

Paula Deen’s ‘Bubba’ problem
Maine Governor Paul LePage speaks to reporters last week at the State House in Augusta, Maine.

editorial

LePage upends Maine, known for bipartisanship
Boschetto’s Bakery in the North End will close this weekend. Co-owner Mhamed “Ahmed” Idroui, who has run the bakery since 2000, said the business simply couldn’t keep up with increasing rent.

A North End bakery’s days winding down
“Despicable Me 2” centers on reformed baddie Gru (left, voice of Steve Carell) and his interactions with Anti-Villain League operative Lucy Wilde (right, Kristen Wiig), as well as his Minions.

Movie Review

Less ‘Despicable,’ still funny

Arsenal Mall may turn into tech sector haven
The new infection is the fifth human disease known to be spread by bite of the tiny ticks.

Lyme isn’t the only tick-borne illness

Sports

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Red Sox 4, Padres 1

John Lackey is excited as he watches the final out of the eighth inning recorded. Lackey improved to 6-5 with another solid outing.

John Lackey, Red Sox cruise past Padres

For the first time in two years, Lackey pitched eight dominant innings, buzzing through the Padres lineup in a 4-1 win.

Metro

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Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger

In one recording, Bulger described how he helped scare three would-be robbers out of his South Boston liquor store.

In jail, Bulger breezily talked about violence

Jurors heard recordings of “Whitey” Bulger bantering with relatives in jail last year about murder, gunplay, and funneling cash.

Columnists

Nelson Mandela speaks at Harvard in 1998, while there to receive an honorary degree.

Derrick Z. Jackson

Mandela’s freedom and ours

SCOT LEHIGH

Ham-handed handling of snooping

Kevin Cullen

When taking a pinch matters

Kevin Cullen

An apology out of guilt

JEFF JACOBY

Civil-rights generation prisoner to its fears

JAMES CARROLL

Our halting progress toward justice
The Franklin Park Zoo’s new Baird’s tapir calf will make her debut in a few weeks and will look similar to this calf, born there in 2007.

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Don’t feed the animals (do feed the zoo)
The Red Sox entered July as the only team in the American League with 50 wins.

Christopher L. Gasper

Can’t ignore the Red Sox anymore

JOANNA WEISS

Rich for a day, at least until the credits roll
Katie Mattscheck, an employee at In the Pink in Boston, uses Sagamore Retail to determine which items are selling.

Innovation Economy

Technology a hard sell to local shops
Richard Seymour, Robert Kraft, his son Jonathan, Myra Kraft, Tedy Bruschi, and Ty Law performed the Super Bowl victory dance at City Hall Plaza in 2004.

opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI

Without Myra, the Patriots lost their way
As their No. 2 all-time scorer, Paul Pierce’s place in Celtics history is assured.

Christopher L. Gasper

Celtics’ trade hurts, but it was time

Nation & World

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Newspapers with accounts of ex-NSA contractor Edward J. Snowden’s saga were distributed in Moscow Tuesday.

Few paths left for Snowden as more countries rebuff him

At least nine countries reacted unfavorably to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s requests for sanctuary.

Politics

The delay is a significant setback for President Obama’s signature domestic initiative.

White House delays crucial element of health law

There is a one-year delay in the requirement that larger employers provide coverage for workers or pay penalties.

Business

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Fred Destin of Altas Ventures led the presentation workshop on the final day of the accelerator program at MassChallenge Boot Camp.

MassChallenge entrepreneurs brace to compete

With boot camp over, entrepreneurs from 128 companies will collaborate, but also compete for a total of $1.3 million.

Arts

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Movie Review

“Despicable Me 2” centers on reformed baddie Gru (left, voice of Steve Carell) and his interactions with Anti-Villain League operative Lucy Wilde (right, Kristen Wiig), as well as his Minions.

Less ‘Despicable,’ still funny

Steve Carell’s animated villain Gru shows a near total lack of despicability in “Despicable Me 2,” but this sequel is plenty funny.

Food & dining

Lidia Bastianich.

Lidia celebrates the immigrant experience

Lidia Bastianich’s latest PBS special delves into various cultures’ celebrations of the freedom they experience here.

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Magazine

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Rethinking the golden years
The cover for the June 23 2013 issue

The bee keepers
The cover for the June 16 2013 issue

Last of their kind
The cover for the June 9 2013 issue

Seaside haven

Globe Insiders

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Full Globe coverage of the gangster’s ongoing trial, life on the run, and notorious legacy in Boston.

Ideas

“To North Korea, the main security threat is not the United States. It is the prosperity, wealth, and prestige of South Korea.”

Sheila Miyoshi Jager,  on the unfinished war between the two Koreas