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Big Dig pavement crumbles early; repairs to cost $1m

Sections of the Central Artery that were supposed to last 30 years are failing in less than a decade, causing a rash of potholes and debris.

Taunton to vote on tribal casino plans Saturday

Talk in recent weeks has revolved around a single question: Is the struggling mill city ready to embrace Las Vegas-style casino gambling?

President Obama winning battle for small donors

As of the end of April, 43 percent of the donors who contributed to the Obama campaign gave $200 or less, generating a total of $88.5 million.

Green residential projects transforming Allston neighborhood

A landlord is looking to turn a two-block section into Boston’s first so-called Green District, a $125 million project where all 500 units will have environmental features.

Texting-while-driving sentence may not deter some

After a judge imposed the maximum sentence on a local teen convicted of causing a fatal crash while texting, it is still not clear the message is sinking in.

I'll Have Another has been working out at Belmont Park since May 20 in preparation for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.

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Why is it so hard to win horse racing’s Triple Crown?

Nearly everything in horse racing revolves around the Triple Crown. Yet I’ll Have Another is out to become its first winner since 1978 in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.

Tech Lab

Comcast doesn’t go far enough with Xfinity X1

The new service is an improvement over the on-screen channel guide we’ve been using for years, but the effort to empower viewers is a work in progress.

Bob Ryan

Heat coach in a tough spot vs. Celtics

The beleaguered Erik Spoelstra can only dream that one day he will be coaching a true team like, well, like the one wearing green and white.

Can Boston get hip?

The Future Boston Alliance says yes — and it won’t shy away from controversy or a protracted campaign to make it happen.

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Sweet deal for soda

Graphic: Sizing up the TV dating shows

An LG 3D video wall at SID Display Week. TV makers have tried spurring sales and boosting prices with new technology.

TV makers try new tricks to restore market’s prices

Photos

The transit of Venus

Lauren Kalman’s inkjet print “Hard Wear, Tongue Gilding,’’ up at the BCA’s Mills Gallery.

Galleries

Saliva flows, mud thrown in ‘Pretty Ugly’

MBTA to quiz rail car maker on delays

Malcolm X moved into this house in Roxbury as a teenager in 1941. It was owned by his half-sister.

A house of Malcolm X added to endangered list

Music Review

Dave Matthews offers predictable yet fiery mix

Chef and restaurateur Michael Leviton of Lumiere and Area Four in his Newton restaurant.

Food

10 things every cook should know

ALBUM REVIEW | ROCK

Patti Smith mixes pop, poetry, memory

Dining out

At L’Espalier, new designs on classic foundations

Charles Steinberg is the maestro of Red Sox magic

Sports

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Breakthrough left Celtics an opening

The Celtics are viewing Thursday’s showdown with the Heat as their version of a Game 7, an opportunity to win a series under the best conditions.

Metro

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Four stabbed in downtown Boston

The stabbing occurred near the Omni Parker Hotel, leaving one person with life-threatening injuries.

Columnists

Joan Vennochi

All of Boston should vote on a Suffolk Downs casino

Juliette Kayyem

The Pentagon is stopped from going green