Trayvon Martin verdict brings wide outcry, US review

The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Martin reverberated across the US from church pulpits to street protests.

Cathy Guild of Roxbury honored the memory of Trayvon Martin in Dudley Square.

In Boston, displays of solidarity for Martin family

Close to 500 people gathered peacefully in Roxbury’s Dudley Square to protest the verdict and show their support for the family of Trayvon Martin.

MIT grad student Kael Greco demonstrated stress monitoring devices on his wrist and hand as he drove in Boston and Cambridge traffic.

MIT studies seek to limit the stress of driving

The research at the school could help promote better-designed cars and highways, and less behind-the-wheel tension.

Rising rates pinch state and local governments

Major projects are getting more expensive as interest rates increase from historic lows and the price of borrowing money climbs.

MBTA bus driver Miguel Goncalves said he maintains an easygoing, respectful attitude with his passengers on Route 15 in Roxbury.

Serenity on Route 15 bus in Roxbury

Attacks on MBTA drivers are on the rise, but 11-year veteran Miguel Goncalves tries to keep his cool.

Top Republicans see a political future for Gabriel E. Gomez.

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Gabriel Gomez could be up for another run

The Republican admitted to some missteps in his Senate campaign but said he would be receptive to another opportunity to pursue office.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino, seen here at City Hall Plaza on the Fourth of July, says the book will be as much about the city as about him. It’s expected to be released next spring.

Menino ready to write the book on his mayoralty

Mayor Menino has inked a deal to author a book chronicling his life, career, and long reign in City Hall’s corner office in Boston.

House Speaker John Boehner

Hope for broad action on immigration dims

A comprehensive Senate plan that passed with bipartisan support is dead in the House, casting serious doubt on further action on the issue.

John Farrell argues with Todd Tichenor after the umpire awarded Yoenis Cespedes second base in the 10th.

Dan Shaughnessy

John Farrell proves the perfect fit

The Red Sox manager is exactly what the team needed after the collapse of 2011 and the trainwreck of 2012.

Opinion

opinion | Jennifer Graham

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Americans want fully free, and that, not the housing crisis, is what’s continuing to hobble the economy.

Globe exclusives

Dr. Alvaro Pascual-Leone (near right) and Dr. Mo Shafi use magnetic stimulation technology to observe brain function on a study participant at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Health

A gym for the mind
Jake Weber plays a double agent and Kate Burton a spymaster in the late 1980s in “Hapgood,” the Tom Stoppard espionage thriller at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

Stage Review

It’s spy vs. spy in ‘Hapgood’

Q&A | Jerome Kagan

Taking a new look at human development
The CheckLight measures head movement and indicates when a jolt warrants medical attention.

Sensor tracks hits to athletes’ heads
Weston conservation administrator Michele Grzenda installed tick information boxes in Burchard Park.

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Preventing tick bites
Kirsti Pigney is participating in a trial for gene therapy to treat blindness. She can’t tell whether the therapy is working, but said her vision hasn’t worsened.

Gene therapy’s time seems to have come
For Dustin Pedroia the dugout is “like a second home,” according to former Red Sox manager Terry Francona.

The art of being Dustin Pedroia
Jenna Lockwood was hugged by her sister, Jessica, after she and Kristen Welch were denied a marriage license.

Same-sex couples in South left out of trend
Ben Folds Five, with Folds (center).

Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five’s ‘Last Summer’
Chris Schuttert, a University of Rhode Island graduate, recently collected ticks to be used in research.

Researchers strive for a vaccine
Anna Gunn and Bryan Cranston of “Breaking Bad” are both worthy contenders for an Emmy Award.

Buzzsaw | Matthew Gilbert

Forecasting the Emmy nominations
Commissioner Roger Goodell will be handing down a stiff punishment in Denver for violations of the personal conduct policy, but no players will be involved this time.

Sunday Football Notes

NFL headlines you may have missed

Sports

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A’s 3, red sox 2 | 11th inning

Chris Young scores the winning run behind Ryan Lavarnway in the 11th.

Red Sox drop road trip finale to A’s

Brandon Workman took a no-hit bid into the seventh, but the Red Sox went on to lose the game, 3-2, in 11 innings.

Metro

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After Benjamin Shealey, 32, hit Albert Della Malva at a bus stop, police said, he crashed into a white Volvo leaving the parking lot of Kream N’ Kone restaurant, injuring two adults and two children.

Man struck, killed at bus stop on Cape

Albert Della Malva was waiting for a bus to take him home to Orleans when he was hit by a car and killed, his brother said.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

A Market Basket of discontent
John Farrell argues with Todd Tichenor after the umpire awarded Yoenis Cespedes second base in the 10th.

Dan Shaughnessy

John Farrell the right man for the job

Yvonne Abraham

Evil knows no social bounds
Electronic cigarettes are gaining popularity amid a big push by tobacco companies, but their long-term health effects are still unknown.

derrick z. jackson

E-cigarettes: the new fracking
Representative William Keating (right) at a hearing in early May on the Marathon bombings.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Frustration rises with FBI on bombings
The remote controls in Beverly Beckham’s house.

Beverly Beckham

For many, remotes are out of control
The University Paris-Saclay is an effort to create an education, research, and innovation cluster about half an hour outside of Paris. Today, much of the area is still farmland.

Innovation Economy

Can France create its own Kendall Square?
John Lackey has been the poster boy for Red Sox rehabilitation.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox have rebounded from 2012
Pat Donahue arrived arrive At Moakley Courthouse with her sons, Shawn, Michael, and Tommy, for the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger on June 12.

Kevin Cullen

A widow’s dignity
Former Red Sox infielder Jed Lowrie hit a home run against his former team on Friday as the Athletics lost to the Red Sox, 4-2.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

A’s roster peppered with former Red Sox

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Don’t require more parking spaces
Parking along Broadway in South Boston.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Car-free future? Not for families

Nation & World

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A child posed in front of a tribute to ailing former South African leader Nelson Mandela in Pretoria.

Nelson Mandela may soon go home to recover

Mandela has been hospitalized for more than five weeks for a recurring lung infection.

Politics

Democratic leader Harry Reid (left) and Republican leader Mitch McConnell

A Senate divided, even concerning its own rules

The Senate’s Democratic and GOP leaders clashed on proposed procedural changes intended to ease confirmation of Obama’s nominees.

Business

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A student’s screen view of the Learning Management System, created by Desire2Learn, a Canadian company.

Educational tech firm picks Boston as its US base

Desire2Learn Inc. is a Canadian firm that helps schools and teachers manage instructional material via the cloud.

Arts

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Book Review

‘The Rest of Us’ by Jessica Lott

Lott’s literary debut proves to be a compelling and richly nuanced portrait of cross-generational love and the meaning of art.

Health and wellness

MD Mama

How to prevent, or deal with, flat spot on baby’s head

The best way to prevent flat spots from happening is to change the position of your baby’s head regularly.

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

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Medical marijuana for kids
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Rethinking the golden years
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Ideas

“Somewhere in America, a chimpanzee is about to have its day in court. Its lawyers hope to have the animal declared a ‘person’ in a court of law.”

Chris Berdik,  on the “animal personhood” movement