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Top Syrian officials killed in bombing

The rebel bombing killed at least three top regime officials, including President Bashar Assad’s brother-in-law and the country’s defense minister.

Capital One to pay $210m to settle federal charges

The settlement marks the first enforcement action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was set up a year ago to protect consumers.

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Romney, who left Bain Capital in 1999 to oversee the Winter Olympics, was not the first top executive to take a leave of absence and almost certainly won’t be the last.

Brown raises more large gifts from Mass. than Warren

In contrast to challenger Elizabeth Warren, Senator Scott Brown is collecting most of his high-dollar donations in Massachusetts, according to a Globe analysis.

Marissa Mayer, who is pregnant with her first child, is the new head of Yahoo.

New Yahoo chief takes on position amid pregnancy

Marissa Mayer, 37, a highly respected former Google executive, is pregnant — and the Yahoo board knew all about it when it appointed her.

Candlepin bowling lovers aim for a comeback

The small-pin style of bowling that is part of New England lore has a loyal band of enthusiasts who are trying to bring it back into the mainstream.

Candlepin bowling was once a mainstay of weekend TV in Boston. There's a committed group of fans trying to make the sport popular again.

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Candlepin bowling was once a mainstay of weekend TV in Boston. There's a committed group of fans trying to make the sport popular again.

Candlepin expert Bart Medeiros has worked at Pilgrim Lanes in Haverhill for 30 years and once made $25,000 by getting five successive strikes.

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Candlepin expert Bart Medeiros has worked at Pilgrim Lanes in Haverhill for 30 years and once bowled five successive strikes.

Candlepin bowling is distinct from tenpin bowling by its lighter balls and increased spacing between thinner pins.

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Candlepin bowling is distinct from tenpin bowling by its lighter balls and increased spacing between thinner pins.

Former candlepin champion Rob Taylor, 20, is trying to put candlepin bowling back on TV and has a plan to engage young bowlers as a target audience.

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Former candlepin champion Rob Taylor is trying to put the sport back on TV and has a plan to engage young bowlers as a target audience.

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"The old way of candlepin bowling has run out of energy," Taylor said. "We found a way to tap into some of the young kids and give it a future."

Katelyn Parsons, 20, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, was part of a Canadian contingent that took a 15-hour bus ride for a tournament at Pilgrim Lanes.

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Katelyn Parsons, 20, of Nova Scotia, was part of a Canadian contingent that took a 15-hour bus ride for a tournament at Pilgrim Lanes.

Scoring in candlepins is lower than tenpin bowling. A 130 average is considered elite, and no one has ever recorded a perfect game.

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Scoring in candlepins is lower than tenpin bowling. A 130 average is considered elite, and no one has ever recorded a perfect game.

Only about one-third of candlepin lanes that were available in the 1980s are still available today.

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Only about one-third of candlepin lanes that were available in the 1980s are still available today.

Christian Bale as Batman.

FRIDAY PREVIEW | MOVIE REVIEW

Epic ‘Dark Knight Rises’ is majestic

Christopher Nolan brings his Batman trilogy to a close with an almost completely satisfying crash.

Steven Tyler and his bandmates played before a soldout crowd Tuesday night.

Music Review

Everything balances out for Aerosmith

No matter how battered or broken the band has appeared recently, it soared through a homecoming Monday at the TD Garden.

Red Sox lefthander Jon Lester’s season-long struggles — he’s 5-7 — continued with a loss to the White Sox.

Dan Shaughnessy

No excuse for Lester’s frustrating season

The Red Sox lefthander’s season-long struggles — he’s 5-7 — continued with a loss to the White Sox, where he was lit up for six runs in only four innings.

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A flying leap from the dock at Castle Island was one way to contend with the humidity and 97-degree heat on Tuesday. Many others found respite in air-conditioning on what turned out to be the 110th anniversary of the cooling technology.

Amid blistering heat, quest for air conditioning
W. D. Foster, a disabled Iraq War veteran, called voters from the Obama Alabama headquarters in Birmingham.

Obama camp rallies base in red states
KO at the Shipyard offers a diverse menu, with Aussie pies a highlight.

Cheap Eats

KO at the Shipyard opens in East Boston
Ryan Overberg plays the Presley-esque singer who thrills the girls in Reagle Music Theatre’s “Bye Bye Birdie.”

STAGE REVIEW

‘Bye Bye Birdie’ sizzles in its 50s
Megan Porter, a college fellow, picks beans with intern Sophie Burnieka.

Cambridge students grow it and cook it
MITT ROMNEY

Romney’s potential running mates
“Double Time” author Jane Roper and her husband, Alastair Moock, with their now 5-year-old twins, Clio (in yellow) and Elsa, at their Medford home.

G cover

Mother of twins chronicles terror, joy of first three years

The parking garage in front of the New England Aquarium as seen from the Greenway in this June 2, 2010 file photo.

Paul McMorrow

How to make parking garages in Boston obsolete
Mass. General Hospital plans to celebrate its top ranking on Tuesday with Mayor Thomas Menino and a rolling rally

Mass. General named best hospital in US
Sean Cote as Guildenstern and Ron Lacey as Rosencrantz.

Stage Review

Apollinaire’s ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’ is very much alive
Massachusetts-born painter Eric Aho depicts a collision of ice blocks on black water in “Ice Field.”

Art Review

Contemporary painters bring dynamism, drama to N.E. landscapes
Kevin Youkilis, left, caught up with ex-teammate David Ortiz before Monday’s game.

Bob Ryan

Kevin Youkilis deserves his comfortable spot

Sports

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White Sox 7, Red Sox 5

The White Sox’ Kevin Youkilis rounds first after belting a three-run homer in the fourth off old friend Jon Lester.

Kevin Youkilis’s 3-run blast rips the Red Sox

Youkilis clobbered his first homer at Fenway Park as a visitor, as the White Sox held off a late rally to beat the Red Sox, 7-5.

Metro

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Maria Teixeira mourned the death of her son, Safiro Furtado.

Victims’ kin seek answers in shooting

Daniel Abreu, 30, and Safiro Furtado, 28, were fatally shot early Monday, after leaving an undisclosed bar in downtown Boston, accord­ing to their families.

Columnists

Jeff Jacoby

A book lover’s lament

scot lehigh

Echoes of the Ryan budget
Red Sox lefthander Jon Lester’s season-long struggles — he’s 5-7 — continued with a loss to the White Sox.

Dan Shaughnessy

No excuse for Jon Lester’s frustrating season

Brian McGrory

There’s no way to avoid political ads on TV
The halo over the late Joe Paterno was removed on July 14 by artist Michael Pilato.

Joanna Weiss

Paterno supporters show human tendency to defend the indefensible

farah stockman

Uncertainty on taxes has a high cost for US economy
Kevin Youkilis, left, caught up with ex-teammate David Ortiz before Monday’s game.

Bob Ryan

Kevin Youkilis deserves his comfortable spot

Boston Capital

A struggle for straight answers from Romney

Tech Lab Plus

Local app helps you navigate selling sites

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Women in combat are not a cause of sexual assault, but could be the cure
MIT’s Bill Aulet talked about CloudTop’s plans.

Innovation Economy

Entrepreneurs offer key factors to win investors
(From left) John Stockton, Chris Mullin, and Charles Barkley had a golden experience in Barcelona in 1992.

Bob Ryan

‘Dream Team’ book a must read for fans

Business

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Chris Webster of Hookset, N.H., looked over a huge selection of Boston Red Sox shirts one day recently at the Yawkey Way Store.

As Red Sox struggle, restaurants thrive

While sales of Red Sox merchandise have declined, restaurants and bars say customers are spending less time in the park and more time inside their venues.

Politics

Political Notebook

“Politically, I think that would help him,” Ron Paul — technically still a Republican presidential candidate — told Politico. “In the scheme of things politically, you know, it looks like releasing tax returns is what the people want.”

Paul, Perry call on Romney to release more tax returns

Rep. Ron Paul and Texas Governor Rick Perry added their voices to the chorus of conservatives advising Mitt Romney to release additional tax returns.

Nation & World

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had sought a system that would gradually draft growing numbers of ­ultra-Orthodox over several years and continue the exemptions for a smaller number of them.

Draft dispute roils Israeli government

The moderate Kadima Party pulled out of Israel’s government, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a coalition opposed to most Mideast peace overtures.

Arts

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BOOK REVIEW

‘A Million Heavens’ by John Brandon

The story details interwoven tales of a bunch of “vigilers” keeping watch in the parking lot of a hospital where a young coma victim resides.

Food & dining

Chef Todd English prepared food at Olives in Charlestown.

Chef Todd English reopens Charlestown restaurant Olives

The renovated restaurant’s menu is dotted with works in progress.

“It takes awhile, but look at North Carolina. No one could have said eight years ago it would be a swing state.”

Sebastian Wygoda,  an Obama campaign volunteer in Alabama

Magazine

The cover for the July 15 2012 issue

12 Bostonians Changing the World
The cover for the July 8 2012 issue

N.Y. vs. Boston: The endgame
The cover for the June 24 2012 issue

A West Falmouth home where sea meets sunset
The cover for the June 17 2012 issue

What if spanking works?

Opinion

“I suppose it’s time I faced reality: I’ll never catch up on my must-read list. How can I, when they keep publishing books I’m so impatient to read?”

Jeff Jacoby 

Ideas

“Iran’s so-called halal Internet will be a kind of anti-Internet—a self-contained loop within Iran’s borders featuring only regime-approved sites, and cut off from the World Wide Web.”

Abraham Riesman,  on bottled, national Internets