Boston Olympics debate

Clashing visions of Games offered at debate

Boston 2024 committee chairman Steve Pagliuca (left), Boston 2024 board member Daniel Doctoroff (2nd left), No Boston Olympics co-chair Chris Dempsey(2nd right), and Smith College economist Andrew Zimbalist (right) participated in a debate to address the proposed Boston Olympic Thursday night.

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The Olympic pitch came under near-relentless attacks from the co-chair of No Boston Olympics and a Smith College economist.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/24/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/clinton150-1472.jpg Criminal inquiry sought in Hillary Clinton?s use of email

Two inspectors general asked for a criminal investigation into whether Clinton mishandled sensitive information on a private account.

John Kerry, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz (center), and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew before Thursday?s Senate hearing.

Kerry, senators spar over Iran nuclear accord

John Kerry fiercely defended the nuclear deal as Republicans insisted it will harm American interests in the Middle East.

Randall Lints was arraigned Wednesday.

DCF visited Hardwick child?s home before abuse claim

A social worker visited the home just two weeks before the 7-year-old fell into a coma after apparently being starved and dehydrated.

Compared to more active areas like California, Boston?s infrastructure is older and less likely to be constructed with earthquakes in mind.

Are we due for a major quake in N.E.? Someday, experts say

This week?s seismic event in Rhode Island was barely noticeable, but experts say a big one will eventually strike.

Cambridge leaders are hoping to harness the building boom underway in Kendall Square to raise millions of dollars for more lower-priced apartments across the city.

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Cambridge seeks to tie building boom to affordable housing

Cambridge is poised to triple the fees that developers pay into its affordable housing fund, hoping to harness the boom in Kendall Square.

Law enforcement agencies did not immediately reveal why they arrested Alexander Ciccolo in Adams.

Officials weigh national security with public?s right to know in terrorism cases

Neighbors did not know why an FBI-led team was at the Adams home of Alexander Ciccolo until nine days after his arrest.

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With the Newport Folk Festival, Lowell Folk Festival, and Summer Arts Weekend all happening between July 24-26, critic James Reed rounds up the top acts.

Three dead, seven injured in La. theater shooting

A Lafayette Police Department vehicle blocked an entrance at The Grand Theatre in Lafayette, La., following a shooting at the theater on Thursday.

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The gunman, a 58-year-old ?lone white male,? fired his weapon ??numerous times?? before shooting himself at a Lafayette movie theater.

Mike Napoli had a homer and two doubles Thursday night to get his average above .200.

NICK CAFARDO I ON BASEBALL

Red Sox have some players of interest to contending teams

It?s all about trade value now ? establishing it, keeping it, and executing it.

ben volin | on football

Is there a deal to be made on Deflategate?

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell?s silence may be because the decision is out of his hands ? and in those of the negotiating lawyers.

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To ease traffic, leaders want to consolidate most of the private shuttle routes on the South Boston Waterfront into just two routes.

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/23/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-1177.jpg Sandra Bland didn?t do anything wrong

The only thing she was guilty of was ?contempt of cop.?

Texas state trooper Brian Encinia points a taser as he orders Sandra Bland out of her vehicle.

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Ty Burr | Critic?s notebook

In video of Texas arrest, a test of wills is on full display

Sandra Bland?s arrest is a tale of two stories, the official one and the one we can see.

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The Gawker implosion and peak snark

With Gawker?s recent implosion comes a feeling that perhaps we?ve finally reached the summit of this low.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/elephant--90x90.jpg Slowly but surely, Worcester County has gone Republican

The county ? a collection of rural and suburban communities, three small cities, and the city of Worcester ? is now a Republican enclave.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/6caba7dfb5154ba09e53c1c2df03184c-6caba7dfb5154ba09e53c1c2df03184c-0.jpg John Kasich joins popular path to GOP nod through N.H.

Kasich mapped his path to the nomination through the first-in-the-nation primary, but so have six other GOP hopefuls.

Opinion

opinion | Renée Loth

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/24/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/reneeLoth_150px-1187.jpg Vivien Li worked her magic on the harbor

During her 24 years with the Boston Harbor Association, she mastered and then altered the politics of public space.

The Big Picture

Cuba?s moment of transition

Globe photographer Suzanne Kreiter traveled to Cuba this summer, 21 years after her first journey there.

BetaBoston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/22/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/KATARAM_CardsA.jpg Getaway lets you try a tiny house on for size

A new startup out of Harvard is taking the off-the-grid retreat and miniaturizing it with 160-square-foot cabins.

Crux

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/23/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/pope150-1030.jpg Pope Francis? US approval rates slump sharply

Growing conservative disaffection appears to be taking a toll on the pope?s Teflon-grade popularity.

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