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Game 2 | Red Sox 9, Yankees 5

Newcomers spark Red Sox in win

Mauro Gomez and Pedro Ciriaco provided the energy that gave the Red Sox a 9-5 victory against the Yankees and a split of the day/night doubleheader.

Libya’s election marred by violence

As the nation took its first major step toward democracy after decades of dictatorship, there was at least one fatality when protestors attacked a polling station in an eastern city.

US Rep. Barney Frank (left) and Jim Ready were married on Saturday.

Barney Frank weds in Newton

US Representative Barney Frank and his longtime partner, Jim Ready, were married by Governor Deval Patrick Saturday before 300 friends, family and colleagues.

Celtics forward Jeff Green has reached an agreement, in principle, to return to the Boston Celtics in the 2012-2013 season and beyond.

Ainge, agent confirm Jeff Green deal done

The Celtics and Green have reached a multiyear agreement, which Danny Ainge said will be official Wednesday.

Shark sighting closes Nauset Beach

As many as 3,000 people were asked to leave the water Saturday after a lifeguard spotted a Great White.

Exclusive Sunday Preview

A sampling of stories from this Sunday's Globe.

 

Travel

Battered beauty: Tourism could aid Haiti’s rejuvenation

Two years after an earthquake that is believed to have killed more than 100,000 people in Haiti, its people hope tourism will help rebuild the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere.

The country's infrastructure, never state-of-the-art, makes even short trips in the countryside a challenge.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

The country's infrastructure, never state-of-the-art, makes even short trips in the countryside a challenge.

Tourists will need a knowledgeable local's help to navigate the streets of Port-au-Prince.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Tourists will need a knowledgeable local's help to navigate the streets of Port-au-Prince.

A girl sat by the side of the road in Petionville, in the hills outside the capital city.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

A girl sat by the side of the road in Petionville, in the hills outside the capital city.

In the rainy season, downpours sometimes only last an hour or so, but the streets flood and become difficult for cars and pedestrians to traverse.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

In the rainy season, downpours sometimes only last an hour or so, but the streets flood and become difficult for cars and pedestrians to traverse.

The aftermath of the earthquake was still visible in Petionville. Some residents lived in tents above the main roads.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

The aftermath of the earthquake was still visible in Petionville. Some residents lived in tents above the main roads.

Many cement dwellings in the hills surrounding Port-au-Prince survived the earthquake.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Many cement dwellings in the hills surrounding Port-au-Prince survived the earthquake.

These shanties ring even the more upscale parts of town.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

These shanties ring even the more upscale parts of town.

Kenscoff is a farm town in the mountains southeast of Port-au-Prince, scarred by the country’s poverty and the 2010 earthquake.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Kenscoff is a farm town in the mountains southeast of Port-au-Prince, scarred by the country’s poverty and the 2010 earthquake.

Caught in a cloudburst, soccer players got a lift back to Kenscoff.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Caught in a cloudburst, soccer players got a lift back to Kenscoff.

Rock farming in the hills above Port-au-Prince framed nearby mountains.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Rock farming in the hills above Port-au-Prince framed nearby mountains.

Opinion | Jeremy D. Goodwin

Lenox’s Music Inn was jazz’s secret hotspot

As Tanglewood trumpets its 75th anniversary, there’s little to note the remarkable musical legacy of its hip neighbor, Lenox, where jazz history was once made.

Stan Frankenthaler looks through the testing window at the kitchen at Dunkin Brands’ corporate headquarters.

Ideas | Q&A

From high-end Cambridge chef to fast-food visionary

How do you go from lemongrass-basil lobster for a few to brownie-batter doughnuts for the masses? Ask Stan Frankenthaler.

Bun Lai has made Miya’s Sushi a stalwart in the sustainable seafood movement in New Haven.

Travel

New Haven offers an education in eating

Thanks to a trio of chefs who have taken full advantage of Connecticut’s bounty of seafood and farms, New Haven has quietly blossomed into a foodie mecca.

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