Taunton casino vote is not binding

Taunton residents will vote in early June on development plans for a Mashpee Wampanoag tribal casino, but even if a majority were to vote against the casino, it could still be built.

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Martha Coakley publicity stirs speculation

The Democrat who lost the seat held by the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy to a little-known Republican wasn’t expected to have a political future, much less a rising one.

High-tech Fenway Park keeps its charm

The Red Sox have the high-tech gear out of view at Fenway Park, supplying fans with mobile access and video displays without spoiling the stadium’s timeless appeal.

The Red Sox wasted 12 runs and 18 hits. They wasted four spectacular innings of relief by Vicente Padilla. They wasted the emotional rescue of Bobby V’s counterculture lineup.

Dan Shaughnessy

Smackdowns getting worse for Red Sox

The Red Sox bookended their Lost Weekend in Detroit with a defeat as hideous as any of those we lived through in 2011.

BRIAN BABINEAU/BOSTON CELTICS

Ray Allen shares his love of books

The Celtics guard uses the pleasures of a good book to ease the boredom of long road trips or soothe a particularly bad loss.

Employees assemble medical scanning devices at a Thermo Fisher plant in Shanghai. Last year, the company’s revenues in China grewby 20 percent.

Mass. firms chasing China’s boom

China’s appetite for technology, advanced industrial machinery, medical devices, and other products in which the state specializes is expected to grow.

New demands from Syria appear to doom peace plan

The Syrian government demanded a written guarantee that opposition rebels would lay down their arms before the government would withdraw troops from cities and towns.

Dr. Austen performed surgery on Debra Haining at Massachusetts General Hospital. The dots on her face mark the trigger points where she had told the doctor the migraine pain strikes.

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Migraines sufferers turn to surgery

A relatively new surgical procedure related to cosmetic plastic surgery is offering relief to some of the severest cases.

Group will seek online sales tax collections

A new coalition of more than 80 retailers, organizations, and individuals has been formed to advocate for the state — and the nation — to collect taxes from online sales.

Mike Wallace showed softer side during visits to native Brookline

The journalist’s half-century-long career took him around the world and into the minds of the 20th century’s most newsworthy figures. But it all began in Brookline.

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“From the Archives” is a new series that highlights scenes of the city from the Globe’s rich, 140-year history. The Boston Common, in the heart of the city, is a good place to start.

Inside The Boston Globe

“Black Ice and Fog on the Burgkuhnauer Allee, Dessau’’ is one of 53 photographs in the Lyonel Feininger exhibit.

Photography Review

A sense of discovery in a late-arriving artist

Daily Dose

Is your social network sabotaging your health?

Sky-high Eagles return as champions, again
From left: Director Darren Evans and actors Andres Rey Solorzano and Kelly Rauch during rehearsal for “Vincent River” in Craig Houk’s Dorchester condominium last Monday.

With ‘Vincent River,’ Theatre on Fire is in the house
Billy Hart has drummed with many jazz luminaries over the years. Now he leads a quartet that includes pianist Ethan Iverson, saxophonist Mark Turner, and bassist Ben Street.

Legendary drummer now a band leader

The long, hard half-life of Lawyer Johnson
Timothy Cook of Apple appears to be top earner of 2011.

CEO compensation continued to rise in 2011

Timothy Cahill’s defense undercut by record

travel

Nova Scotia’s link to the Titanic tragedy

Ideas

How democracies clamped down on the Internet
Patrolman Dennis Pearse of the Avon Police Department arrived, dressed as the Easter bunny, for the Easter egg hunt attended by more than 300 children.

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Easter in Boston
Riverdance,” which made its Boston debut in 1997, has played in more than 350 venues in 40 countries.

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT

‘Riverdance’ returns to say goodbye

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Mansfield mourns teen crash victim

Friends, classmates, and their parents visited a makeshift memorial to 16-year-old Michaela Smith, who died in a car crash early Saturday.

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TECH LAB PLUS

Multimedia gadget shines on price

Not long ago, you couldn’t hope to pay less than $100 for a device that plays MP3 music files and FM radio, takes still pictures, and shoots video. Now you can buy one for $20.

Columnists

Juliette Kayyem

The self-destruction of Arizona

Bob Ryan

Celtics made right steps to beat Sixers

Adrian Walker

Judging the judge
The Red Sox wasted 12 runs and 18 hits. They wasted four spectacular innings of relief by Vicente Padilla. They wasted the emotional rescue of Bobby V’s counterculture lineup.

Dan Shaughnessy

Smackdowns getting worse for Red Sox

JOAN VENNOCHI

Civil liberties, skewed by the Supreme Court

Christopher L. Gasper

BC’s Johnny Gaudreau delivers on big stage

Gareth Cook

Beehive management

JOANNA WEISS

Reaching the middle on gay marriage

Dan Shaughnessy

Josh Beckett defeat looks a lot like September

Love Letters

He’s tired of treating

Lawrence Harmon

Saving Fenway

Christopher L. Gasper

Ferris State has little in common

Nation & World

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Afghan forces to take charge of military raids

The US signed a deal giving Afghans authority over military raids on homes, resolving a major source of friction between President Hamid Karzai and Washington.

Politics

Political Notebook

“I do think there’s a desire for a more idea-oriented Republican Party, but that doesn’t translate necessarily to being able to take on the Romney machine,’’ Newt Gingrich said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.’’

Newt Gingrich expects Mitt Romney to win

Gingrich, who is millions in debt, is describing Romney as “far and away the most likely’’ Republican presidential nominee.

Sports

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Tigers 13, Red Sox 12

Tigers’ walkoff homer in 11th stuns Red Sox

Protecting a two-run lead, Mark Melancon allowed Detroit to score three runs, the final two on a walkoff home run by Alex Avila.

Health and wellness

G Force

Catharine Utzschneider’s making positive strides

Utzschneider is the head coach of Liberty Athletic Club, the oldest women’s running club in the country, and a BC professor who teaches a class on goal setting and performance.

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Book Review

‘Prague Fatale’ by Philip Kerr

Kerr excels at navigating the dark corners of crime thrillers without providing much guiding light to his hero, Berlin detective Bernie Gunther.

“That’s a huge population that will want a roof over their head, a car to drive around, and tires to go on it. [China] will need us.”

Patrick Prevost,  CEO of Boston company Cabot Corp.

Magazine

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A Titanic obsession
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45 best breakfast joints around Boston
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Snorkeling vacations you can’t miss
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Grover Norquist: Emperor of no

Opinion

“It’s like a global party is going on, and Arizona’s Republican leadership is waiting by the phone, in an ugly dress, wondering why no one is paying attention.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“Rami Genauer’s project is a kind of experiment — one that asks what happens when you set the powerful urge to watch lawless, explosive violence on a collision course with the blunt tyranny of math”

Leon Neyfakh,  on bringing stats to ultimate fighting