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At least 72 killed in assault by Egyptian authorities

The attackers “had orders to shoot to kill,” said a spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, which supports ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

Stephen Drew (from left) was congratulated by teammates Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Mike Carp after hitting a three-run home run against the Orioles in the fourth inning.

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Red Sox, Drew power past Orioles

Stephen Drew drove in five runs and scored three times to power the Red Sox past the Orioles.

“If we don’t do anything, then growth will be slower than it should be,” President Obama said.

Income inequality fraying social fabric, Obama says

The income gap as well as lingering effects of the financial crisis had undermined Americans’ belief in opportunity, President Obama said.

Teresa Heinz Kerry (right) attended a speech delivered by her husband, then-Senator John Kerry, in Florida.

Teresa Heinz Kerry released from hospital

The wife of Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to make a full recovery after she suffered a seizure nearly three weeks ago at her home on Nantucket.

Boston’s own Session Americana performed at the Summer Arts Weekend in Copley Square.

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Music review

Summer Arts Weekend a world dance party

Pipers, drummers, horn players, and the sumptuous voice of headliner Angelique Kidjo transcended genre limits.

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A sampling of stories from this Sunday's Globe.

 

Richard Ford.

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Richard Ford, without clutter and drudgery

Ford, who is at work on a new collection of short stories to be published next year, talks about his writing environment and rituals.

“The Promenade” shows artist Maurice Prendergast’s Armory Show-era style.

Art Review

From tender shore scenes to ‘sea-change’

Although the Bowdoin show “Maurice Prendergast: By the Sea” hinges on a single theme, it functions as a retrospective of the artist.

Opinion

opinion | Peter Ubertaccio

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No member of the Bay State’s congressional delegation holds a leadership position in either the Senate or the House.

Globe exclusives

Chandigarh was designed from the ground up to embody hopes and aspirations of the nation's progressive, modern outlook.

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Chandigarh, India, a city designed by Le Corbusier
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick during practice Friday.

Day 2 goal is to keep building process going, Belichick says
Walter Willett.

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Walter Willett’s food fight
Pope Francis kissed a child in San Joaquin square in Rio de Janeiro, where he visited for this week’s World Youth Day.

Pope Francis proves to be a pontiff of surprises
Erica Tutko was among the women who lined up in South Boston for a whistle and information about keeping safe.

2012 case linked to ‘person of interest’ in Lord murder
Rebecca Lynn Crovello, 20, of Somerville, explaining why she joined a Facebook page seeking Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s release: “The pieces of the puzzle just don’t match up.’’

Conspiracy theories, innocence claims find audience

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Getting hitched
Taylor Swift gave the first of two Gillette Stadium shows on Friday.

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Swift delivers confident pop spectacle
Beacon Hill Chocolates are from around the region and the world.

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A chocolate lover’s tour of Boston
Kristine Opolais will sing part of Verdi’s Requiem.

Wife of injured Nelsons makes BSO debut
Chris Stratton of Northbridge with daughter Caroline and niece Leah Cohen.

Taylor Swift Dads grin and bear it
Nearly 6,400 fans crowded into the bleachers lining the Patriots’ practice fields on Friday morning.

Patriots get back to business

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Analysis | Patriots camp report

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, center, gave instructions to players during the second day of training camp.

Patriots sharper on Day 2 of camp

Rob Gronkowski made an appearance, watching from the sideline, and Tim Tebow spent about 20 minutes after practice working on his throws.

Metro

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Tastes of Summer

Mid-June to mid-July is prime berry season.

Jam-makers capture summer in a jar

Berry season has sent local fans into a flurry of canning, hoping to capture tangy summer flavors the old-fashioned way.

Columnists

RENÉE LOTH

The sun state
Stevan Ridley left the field after the first day of training camp at Gillette Stadium.

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Patriots’ Ridley visibly needed

Kevin Cullen

Dispelling the myths of Whitey
Poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was one of the most famous women in America in the 1920s and ’30s.

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The poet as a rock star

kevin cullen

Traces of the old Southie

Shirley Leung

Summers is too much for Fed to handle
Tom Brady deflected questions about his emotions regarding the Aaron Hernandez murder investigation.

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Tom Brady needed to say more

Yvonne Abraham

Is Charles Yancey’s run for real?

JOAN VENNOCHI

Warren’s on right side of loan bill

Alex Beam

Really real summer reading list
Mayor Thomas Menino toured the student-heavy apartment blocks along Commonwealth Avenue on Aug. 31, 2007, with the Inspectional Services Department.

JEFF JACOBY

Don’t trash my city
Patriots coach Bill Belichick departed after his news conference at Gillette Stadium.

Dan Shaughnessy

Belichick dignified, human in comments on Hernandez case

Nation & World

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President Barack Obama stood for the National Anthem during a ceremony to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended the Korean War.

Obama marks 60th anniversary of Korean war truce

“In America, no war should ever be forgotten,” President Obama said during remarks at the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall.

Politics

Rep. John Tierney

Ethics panel may scrutinize Rep. John Tierney

The House Ethics Committee said it is considering opening an investigation into the nine-term Salem Democrat.

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Visitors to the Legoland Discovery Center near Chicago can view a model of Albert Einstein (above) and work on models (below).

Legoland Discovery Center coming to Somerville’s Assembly Square

A mecca of miniature building will be the big draw at the $1.2 billion Assembly Row development in Assembly Square.

Arts

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Dance Review

L-E-V performing “House’’ at Jacob’s Pillow, where the contemporary dance company made its US debut this week.

At Jacob’s Pillow, L-E-V’s ‘House’ mystifies as it seduces

“House” is frank and bold, the dancers clad much of the time in designer Ma’ayan Goldman’s “fashions” of nude body stockings.

Lifestyle

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Love Letters

Choosing between Boston and ‘the one’

A reader is torn between returning to the city and getting married to a woman who is “the one.”

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I was the sun, the kids were my planets, and other reflections from the Globe columnist.

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Magazine

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What happened at Deerfield
The cover for the July 14 2013 issue

Kitchen overhaul
The cover for the June 30 2013 issue

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

The bee keepers

Ideas

“Using techniques from the past, ideas from hot-weather countries, and new findings from building design experts, we can see a surprising portrait emerge of what life might look like if we decided we could no longer afford our addiction to air conditioning.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on life without A/C