Emergency workers tended to injured performers after a platform collapsed during a circus performance in Providence.

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Nine circus performers injured in Providence

The performers fell 25 to 40 feet, but none of the injuries were life-threatening, officials said.

John Lackey reacted at the end of the sixth inning after giving up a run.

A’s 3, red sox 2 | extra innings

Red Sox unable to sweep Athletics

The Red Sox bullpen, which had been shaky in recent days, allowed the A’s to walk away with a 3-2 win in 10 innings.

Senate candidate Scott Brown chatted with a fellow runner after finishing a Cinco de Mayo-themed race in New Hampshire.

Scott Brown emphasizes retail politicking in N.H. bid

From pouring drinks for customers to meeting voters at a Market Basket, Brown has worked to exude an accessible image.

Blood from young mice reverses aging in brain, muscles

In a trio of studies, scientists said they reversed aging in the muscles and brains of old mice by running the blood of young mice through their veins.

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Globe Spotlight Investigation

A jammed house, a life of promise lost

It was a quirky, old place, but it was home to Binland Lee and her 13 housemates. It was also blatantly illegal, from basement bedrooms without permits to the unit with only one way out — where Binland died when fire struck last spring. By The Globe Spotlight Team

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In Montreal, Bruins can’t play into Canadiens’ hands

Regardless of the officiating, the Bruins would be wise to clean things up when the series shifts to Montreal.

Opinion

opinion | Pat Hollenbeck

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/05/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/0503oped_webDetail.jpg A Boston arts czar shouldn’t forget musicians

Look around and it’s clear that the city simply isn’t giving its musicians the infrastructure they need to maintain a diverse scene.

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home of the week

The walls (panels of a vaguely gray steel sandwiched between high-density 5-inch foam commonly used for cold-storage facilities) are deployed here as a visual counterpoint to the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.

Steel the spotlight on the river in Sudbury

This extraordinary house is made of steel, concrete, and planks of pine and oak harvested from the roughly four acre lot, and is LEED certified.

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On a pontoon in Potter Pond in South Kingstown, harvesters sort Matunuck oysters.

Aquaculture spans pond to plate in R.I.

A new breed of aquaculturists combine a love of farming with education, science, local ecology, and a global environmental outlook.