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Drug company settlement stems from off-label use

GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion, including $35 million to Mass., to settle charges that it promoted drugs for uses not approved by regulators.

Gambling commission says it encourages competition

In response to remarks from Caesars’ CEO, who said he saw no other bidders for the Greater Boston casino license, the state gambling commission said it welcomes competition.

Romney plans trip to Israel

Mitt Romney’s trip to Israel this summer, during which he is expected to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, could boost his foreign policy credentials.

CharlieTicket problem solved, MBTA officials say

Officials believe they have solved a problem that bedeviled thousands of commuter rail riders who had their passes rejected at subway gates.

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In what one scientist called a “once in a lifetime event,” researchers plan to announce evidence of a particle key to understanding the universe.

Carla Tardif with her children Jesse, 13, and Drew, 10. “I do tell myself I’m going to work less, but I’m kidding myself,” Tardif said.

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Tweens, teens and needing mom

A new magazine story has reopened the conversation about work, motherhood, and the challenges of parenting older children.

From left: Amy Spanger, Tyne Daly, and Marylouise Burke in “The Importance of Being Earnest,” directed by David Hyde Pierce.

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A mobbed-up ‘Earnest’ at Williamstown

This reimagining of “The Importance of Being Earnest” is told through American mobsters on the lam in Britain in the early 1930s. But it’s still recognizably, and thankfully, Oscar.

Second mate John Pickering cleaned the barrel of a replica smooth-bore gun aboard the Pride of Baltimore II during a battle reenactment against the Privateer Lynx on Sunday.

Tall ships reenact cannon battles

The Pride of Baltimore II battled against the Privateer Lynx Sunday, in a reenactment intended to inform the public about the War of 1812.

John Ossenmacher (left) and Larry Rudolph created ReDigi.com, which resells songs purchased from iTunes.

Case could pave way for reselling digital music, other products

The case involving Cambridge’s ReDigi.com, the Web’s first consignment shop for digital music, could bring a landmark decision on how copyright law applies to downloads.

“This is Your Captain Speaking” by Jon Methven.

Book Review

Scoundrels, fall guys, and a crash course in fakery

Jon Methven’s debut novel, “This is Your Captain Speaking,” is a satire of American culture that includes jabs at reality TV and corrupt politicians.

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Austin Rivers

Editorial

Baby-faced NBA draft should be one and done

Special section

Fourth of July in Boston
The Radarange, first produced by Raytheon, was a precursor to the modern-day microwave oven.

Raytheon marks 90 years, with challenges ahead

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Tall ships come to Boston Harbor from June 30 to July 5
Roger Waters brought his revival of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” to Boston.

Music Review

Waters creates an even cooler ‘Wall’ at Fenway
Republican Mitt Romney opposed bilingual education during his campaign for Massachusetts governor in 2002

Mitt Romney’s education record was mixed
“The Amazing Spider-Man” stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, who becomes the title character after being bitten by a modified spider at research facility.

Movie Review

‘Spider-Man’ an amazingly uninspired reboot
“You have to be in to do this in a big way,” according to gambling CEO Gary Loveman.

Caesars’ CEO is bullish on Suffolk bid
Dr. Daniel Oates, a Boston Medical Center geriatrician, visits one of his homebound patients, Roberta Baskerville. “It’s like talking to a friend instead of going to some clinical type of situation,” her son, Elliott, said.

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Can house calls cut health care costs?
Danny Klein, bassist for the J. Geils Band, posed with his dog, Harlow, at his home in Boston. Harlow receives stem cell treatments at the Angell Animal Medical Center for dysplasia in her elbows.

Ailing pets getting stem cell aid

G Force

A genetic code for healthy living
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Opinion | John E. Sununu

Chief Justice Roberts’s broccoli court

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Danny Ainge (left) smiled as the Celtics introduced draft picks Jared Sullinger, Fab Melo, and Kris Joseph.

Celtics rookies eager to learn NBA game

Jared Sullinger, Fab Melo, and Kris Joseph, who were chosen by the Celtics in last week’s NBA Draft, were introduced to the press on Monday in Allston.

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With the increased cost of the MBTA’s The Ride program, Marian MacLennan, 90, says she will have to curtail her activities.

The Ride users feel sharpest sting from T hikes

When MBTA fares rose by roughly 23 percent Sunday, users of the door-to-door paratransit service saw the biggest increase — a doubling of fares from $2 to $4 per trip.

Columnists

Juliette Kayyem

The politics of disaster
Mitt Romney vowed to repeal the health care overhaul Thursday after it was upheld by the Supreme Court.

Joan Vennochi

On health care, it’s Romney vs. Romney

Jeff Jacoby

There’s no danger in a nuclear Iran? Really?

Joanna Weiss

PAC some life into the Brown-Warren Senate race

Bob Ryan

ABCD comes up with a ‘Dream’ pairing

Yvonne Abraham

Another last chance for English High
Brad McNamara (right) and Jon Friedman, cofounders of Freight Farms, are hoping to create greenhouses from shipping containers.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Firms plant hopes on urban garden space

opinion | Joan Wickersham

Get that colonoscopy

Opinion | JOSHUA GREEN

Health care ruling aids Obama in three ways

Brian McGrory

The tax man tries to devour a restaurant

Boston Capital | Steven Syre

Investors take health care ruling in stride

Yvonne Abraham

Sal DiMasi sentenced to neglect

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Microsoft to take $6.2 billion charge for online ad biz

Microsoft is absorbing a $6.2 billion charge to reflect its inability to produce more revenue from an online ad service that it bought nearly five years ago.

Politics

“This health care reform was the cause of my husband’s life,” Vicki Kennedy said on ABC’s “This Week.”

Health care ruling fulfills Kennedy’s ‘cause’

Vicki Kennedy said her late husband, Ted Kennedy, would have encouraged the nation to embrace the ruling.

Nation & World

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Giovanny Alvarez, a letter carrier for the US Postal Service, delivered mail to a residence in Washington, D.C., on Monday that been damaged by storms that swept through the region on Friday.

Power could remain out for days in storm areas

Days after storms hit the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest, about two million people were without electricity.

Arts

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Movie Review

“The Amazing Spider-Man” stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, who becomes the title character after being bitten by a modified spider at research facility.

‘Spider-Man’ an uninspired reboot

The worst superhero movie since “Green Lantern” is a dumbed down and tarted up remake that plays like the contract extension it is.

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

State officials warn: Don’t play with fireworks

With Independence Day almost here, state officials are reminding residents to leave fireworks to the professionals.

“We put a lot of resources into student success programs, hiring faculty, and prioritizing student retention. And that costs a lot of money.”

Fred Clark,  executive vice president of Bridgewater State

Magazine

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A West Falmouth home where sea meets sunset
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What if spanking works?
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5 casual feast recipes from Sam Jackson
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40 ideas for your New England summer weekends

Opinion

“Colorado’s Republicans are discovering . . . disaster does not know swing states from the red and blue ones.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“In a growing body of work, Timur Kuran argues that the blame for the Islamic world’s economic stagnation lies with a set of institutions that Islamic law created over centuries.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on the economic toll of Islamic law