Romney pledges to stand with Israel

Speaking in Jerusalem, Mitt Romney declared the city the capital of Israel and said that blocking Iran’s quest for nuclear weapons is “our highest national security priority.”

Syrian regime ‘is coming to an end,’ Panetta says

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday the country’s crisis is worsening but gave no indication the administration would intervene militarily.

Michael Phelps and the US men won silver Sunday in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay final.

2012 summer olympics

France wins 4x100 freestyle relay over US

The French caught the US team on the final lap for the win, exacting revenge after losing to the Americans in Beijing four years ago.

US gymnast Jordyn Wieber was in tears after she failed to qualify for the women's all-around finals.

In a stunner, Wieber doesn’t qualify for all-around final

Jordyn Wieber, the current world champion and a favorite to win the gold in all-around gymnastics, didn’t earn a trip to the final, and was ousted by Needham’s Aly Raisman.

Artist and dissident Ai Weiwei.

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Documentary on Ai Weiwei is story of art — and art of dissent

Director Alison Klayman found a portrait of contemporary China in avant-garde artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei.

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Party conventions are coming! (woot! woot!)

The conventions are a pageant that everyone should see up close at least once, and it’s hard to imagine presidential politics without them, writes John E. Sununu.

Elizabeth Warren’s fearless image helped propel her effort to win a Senate seat.

Warren’s star rose in D.C. battles

Elizabeth Warren earned a bold reputation that helped catapult her into the nation’s most high-profile Senate race, but also laid the groundwork for attacks against her.

Photo e-mailed from Mass. led to child porn network

The image of a toddler clutching a stuffed rabbit was the beginning of a case that led from a Milford man to a serial abuser in the Netherlands, and to traffickers in seven countries and counting.

Innovation Economy

High-tech dress shirts being developed by Ministry of Supply

A team of MIT alumni is designing a men’s dress shirt that uses synthetics to regulate heat — and an antimicrobial coating to minimize odors.

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“Most of our animal contact is more a people problem than an animal problem,” says Major Wilton Gray III.

First Person

The man who gave the order to knock down the Brookline bear
Eryn Maynard, a graduate student at MIT, was one of the lucky ones: Google gets 40,000 internship applications a year.

Coolest internships

At Google, interns are ‘superstars’
Jacob Sattelmair and his partners, interns at Highland Capital, worked on a mobile application that helps heart attack victims navigate and monitor their recoveries.

Coolest internships

Highland Capital Partners helps interns start their own companies

opinion | TOM KEANE

Rejecting Chick-fil-A is a good power play for mayor

ideas

Boston’s lost island neighborhood

In Vergennes, moorings on Otter Creek, near where Thomas Macdonough built a fleet for a War of 1812 battle.

History looms large in Vermont’s smallest city

Jon Lester, looking to break a three-game losing streak, gestures to his infielders during a scoreless first inning. Lester went six innings against the Yankees, allowing four runs.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox’ Valentine has to be careful managing Carl Crawford

Hubway, turning 1, is about to expand

How did ‘Monday’ become a racist slur?
Mul’s Diner provides a front-row seat to a changing South Boston. One arrival is the 139-unit apartment complex 50 West Broadway, opened in 2010.

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With reality TV, is Southie about to be New Jerseyed?

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Keep up on the latest from the London Olympics
Patrons ate clams and fries at a picnic table next to the water outside J.T. Farnham’s in Essex.

The Roads to Summer

Along 9-mile ribbon, a clam lover’s paradise

Sports

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USA 98, FRANCE 71

Kobe Bryant put up a shot against France's Mickael Gelabale.

US defeats France in men’s basketball

The US team pulled away in the second half in a ragged win over a French team that had six NBA players.

Metro

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Hubway, turning 1, is about to expand

From 61 stations and 610 bikes, the bicycle-sharing network is set to grow by the fall to nearly 110 stations and 1,100 bikes, spreading from Boston to Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline.

Columnists

A 2-year-old girl looks up at the statue of Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium on Penn State’s campus in November 2011. School officials removed the 900-pound bronze statue and surrounding tribute last Sunday and moved it to an undisclosed location.

opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI

A teachable moment for Penn State

JOANNA WEISS

The mysteries of a high-deductible health plan

Yvonne Abraham

Eritrean soccer players hanging on to a dream
Jon Lester, looking to break a three-game losing streak, gestures to his infielders during a scoreless first inning. Lester went six innings against the Yankees, allowing four runs.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox’ Valentine has to be careful managing Carl Crawford

The men’s 155-mile road race, won by Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan, cycles through London’s Richmond Park.

Bob Ryan

Britain’s couldn’t keep up the pace in men’s road race

Dan Shaughnessy

The Red Sox are done

lawrence harmon

Privatization of Brighton field would set bad precedent

Christopher L. Gasper

Rob Gronkowski focusing on football, not fame

Brian McGrory

Mitt Romney, lost in translation

Bob Ryan

In Kenya, successful runners mean more than medals

Boston Capital

Online retailers pressed to collect sales taxes

Adrian Walker

Boston City Council districts should be scrapped

Business

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Product Reviews

Tips for appliance shopping

Abt Electronics was the top choice for major appliances, and Amazon.com was among the best for small appliances, according to a Consumer Reports survey.

Politics

President Obama’s campaign is determined to fight back even if it must put aside the image of hope and change.

In tight race, Obama jabs hard at Romney

President Obama has shown no inclination to hold back in trying to portray Mitt Romney as out of touch with the middle class.

Nation & World

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David Cameron and George Osborne were once members of the Bullingdon Club, which is the basis of a play that depicts the drunken antics of a similar fraternity.

British leaders struggle with image of being out of touch

The privileged pasts of David Cameron and George Osborne have become fodder for satire and voter anger.

Arts

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Critic’s Notebook

Katy Perry with fans in London, for the European premiere of “Katy Perry: Part of Me.’’

Pop stars get cozy with their fans

Lately you can’t escape the rise of the touchy-feely pop star who has clearly taken a particular Beatles song to heart: “All we need is love.”

Travel

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In transit

Beach-bound at North Station; walking from Manchester-by-the-Sea’s station; sunny Singing Beach.

Take the commuter rail to Singing Beach in Manchester-by-the-Sea

The long, sandy crescent of a beach can get crowded on weekends, but is just an hour from North Station.

Books

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Nicholson Baker.

‘The Way the World Works’ by Nicholson Baker

This collection of essays is Nicholson Baker’s fourteenth book and prompts reflection on his extraordinary writing career.

“Some guy is ritualistically abusing a child who has no voice, and we can stop that.”

Gregory Squire,  federal agent

Magazine

The cover for the July 29 2012 issue

Connected, powerful 21st-century moms
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25 best burgers around Boston
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

Opinion

“Putting it under wraps does not relieve Penn State of its duty to confront the good, the bad, and the ugly of Paterno’s legacy and learn from it.”

Joan Vennochi, on Joe Paterno’s statue

Ideas

“It might seem surprising that something as dramatic as a floating neighborhood would ever be proposed in Boston, but the city had a long history of building outward to the water.”

Courtney Humphries,   on Boston’s lost island neighborhood