Body of woman discovered on Plum Island beach

An official said it wasn?t immediately clear when or how the woman died.

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Two heavily armed Iowa men were arrested Sunday after they allegedly threatened attendees at the Boston event.

Promising genetic research yields big patent battle

Rarely have so many lawyers argued so long over a medical technology that has yet to produce a treatment for a single patient.

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China, an engine of growth for much of the past decade, is sputtering, leading to worries about a rippling effect.

The quiet man of Boston?s art scene

Fidelity chairman Ned Johnson is one of Boston?s most important arts patrons ? but he always gives anonymously.

Biden, Warren meeting adds to presidential talk

His lunch with Elizabeth Warren is the latest sign that Vice President Joe Biden is taking a hard look at making a third White House bid.

Rep. Seth Moulton, in his office on Capitol Hill on May 21.

Moulton holds hope for Joe Biden presidential bid

Representative Seth Moulton has signaled he is open to supporting Vice President Joe Biden, should Biden decide to run.

David Scannell in 1994 with nephews Matt and Joe Stieb.

Scannell Family Photo

Man in coma since 1996 crash dies

The driver who hit bicyclist David Scannell years ago in Quincy, putting him into a coma, embraced the man?s mother at his wake.

Boston area sees a gray, rainy Sunday

For Monday, a cold front will likely bring partly sunny skies as well as a chance of showers for the start of the workweek.

Bill Linehan sang during a St. Patrick?s Day breakfast in South Boston last March.

Yvonne Abraham

Bill Linehan is priceless

You have to salute the city council president for standing firm on a major pay raise, despite near-unanimous public disapproval.

Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, and Richard Dreyfuss (from left) in ?Jaws.?

Photofest

Looking back at the movies of 1975

Forty years later, 1975 continues to exert an influence on the movies.

Alcides Escobar stole second base and advanced to third on a throwing error from Ryan Hanigan as second baseman Josh Rutledge tried to make the play in the seventh inning.

Royals 8, Red Sox 6

Red Sox blow ninth-inning lead in loss to Royals

Junichi Tazawa couldn?t close out the game and let a two-run lead slip away.

The Issue of Food

The Lancaster Hawkeye Mk III drone flew over a farm.

data dive

Drones are revolutionizing farming

Major innovations in farming are at hand, thanks to a rapidly evolving industry.

Patriots bring in Reggie Wayne for physical, report says

New England is thin at receiver due to injuries, prompting the team to invite a longtime nemesis to Foxborough for an evaluation.

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Panda mothers usually let one twin die, but zoo caretakers will keep switching the cubs to give them both time with their mom.

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Magazine

Ten years later, a new look at what makes people gay

A decade after one of the most-read Boston Globe stories ever, we find new evidence that the answers lie in the womb.

Jesi Stracham, 23, of Iron Station, N.C., was in a motorcycle accident in January that left her paralyzed from the chest down. She is taking part in a clinical trial of the InVivo?s spinal scaffold, which aims to aid healing.

STAT

An online chronicle has unexpected outcomes

When patients in a clinical trial reported their progress ? and connected ? on social media, investors took note, stock moved, and questions were raised.

Nelsons, BSO launch European tour at Proms in London

The Boston Symphony Orchestra played before a crowd of almost 6,000 people Saturday night at the Royal Albert Hall.

People pray at the Western Wall, a segment of the walls surrounding the Temple Mount in Old Jerusalem.

Walking a dreamscape where my DNA wakens

I arrive at the Jaffa Gate, and the Old City nods its own silent welcome. It remembers me, doesn?t it?

Ground Game

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Since 1980, Democratic voters have faced a choice: the candidate they love versus the person they know can win.

Opinion & Ideas

editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Advance/Images/062213_FarmersMarket_0600-8775.jpg New England deserves a regional food plan

Better coordination would cut down on duplicative efforts and inefficiencies.

The Big Picture

Paul Sancya/Assoicated Press

The big picture

Pork chops and politics

The Iowa State Fair was a top destination this week for the vast array of presidential candidates.

BetaBoston

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The commonwealth?s privately held engines of economic growth include household names, like New Balance and Bose.

Crux

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In 2014, Nigeria claimed a dubious distinction: It became the world?s largest crucible for new Christian martyrs.