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Israeli troupe runs on its own special fuel

The members of Vertigo Dance Company defy logic by appearing to defy gravity.

Nitsan Margaliot, left, and Eyal Vizner in Vertigo Dance Company’s performance of “Mana” at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.

Christopher Duggan

Nitsan Margaliot, left, and Eyal Vizner in Vertigo Dance Company’s performance of “Mana” at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival.

Billowing costumes helped the dancers look like modern-day monks.

Christopher Duggan

Billowing costumes helped the dancers look like modern-day monks.

The dancers leaned into, pushed off, or were catapulted over each other with frequency and ease.

Christopher Duggan

The dancers leaned into, pushed off, or were catapulted over each other with frequency and ease.

The dancers frequently rocked side to side, ready to spring in any direction.

Taylor Crichton

The dancers frequently rocked side to side, ready to spring in any direction.

Artistic director Noa Wertheim, like the dancers themselves, hails from Israel.

Taylor Crichton

Artistic director Noa Wertheim, like the dancers themselves, hails from Israel.

Taylor Crichton

"Mana" gets its name from an Aramaic word that describes a vessel of light, metaphorically a source of power.

Clockwise from top left: Denovan Blake practices his swing on the sideline; Purak Oza, Kathir Kuppan, Sumeer Goel, and Ahsan Irshad watch the action from a wall; Norris Campbell winds up to make a throw. Donnohue Clarke makes contact during a game.

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Cricketeers get their wicket fix in Dorchester

On a bumpy field at the Harambee Park complex, fans of the arcane sport of cricket come together each weekend from May until October.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Globe Magazine

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They’ve dwarfed us in size, eclipsed us in culture, and dominated us on the diamond. And now they’re coming for the one thing we have left: Our smarts.

 Navy SEAL Parachute Team Chief Brad Woodard sprayed smoke while parachuting down to the Boston Common.

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Globe photos of the week, July 6, 2012

The best photos taken this week by Globe staff photographers, as chosen by the Globe’s photo desk.

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For Obama, a jobs report that keeps stinging

President Obama has four more Friday jobs reports before November, and his reelection path will get increasingly difficult if they turn out like today’s.

Flight to Boston diverted, lands in N.Y.

A Delta Connection flight traveling from Norfolk, Va., to Boston was diverted to JFK International Airport Friday due to an instrument problem, officials said.

Mug shot of Myles Connor.

Notorious art thief arrested in R.I. cellphone heist

Myles Connor, 69, who at one time was suspected of having information on the Gardner Museum theft, was arrested for allegedly robbing two women outside a store.