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Groups get funds for summer beach events

A non-profit that aims to restore the Boston area shoreline and boost community programs at beaches awarded $25,000 among 12 groups.

Senator Scott Brown (left) and his wife, Gail Huff, were photographed at the family's home in Wrentham on April 29, 2012.

Brown ads target female voters with Gail Huff

Huff, a former television reporter for WCVB, speaks about her relationship and family life with Senator Scott Brown in a series of new ads this month.

Sandusky juror: accusers’ credibility boosted case

Eight victims took the stand during the trial to describe encounters with Jerry Sandusky, who was found guilty of 45 counts of child sex abuse yesterday.

Egypt to announce election results Sunday

The country voted in a June 16-17 runoff vote between the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate and ousted leader Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister.

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opinion | Carol Rose and Matthew Segal

A challenge to Attorney General Eric Holder

At the beginning of his tenure, Holder wanted to “do the right thing.” It’s not yet too late.

Opinion | Joanna Weiss

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/SUMMERMOVIES_PREVIEW.jpg In ‘Brave,’ a Disney Princess for the modern girl

This movie is a love story — about the love between the princess Merida and her mom. As princess fare goes, that drives a very different narrative.

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Ideas

Whatever happened to wallpaper?

Its heyday may be over—but behind the peeling stuff on our walls lie 500 years of history and ambition.

Books

‘Superman’ reveals the history of America’s enduring hero

Larry Tye’s novel looks at the Man of Steel’s staying power as the heroic icon turns 75.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/06/20/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/vendome_1-6014921-079--90x90.jpg Hotel Vendome fire 40th anniversary

Nine firefighters died in the June 17, 1972 fire, making it one of the most heartbreaking tragedies in Boston Fire Department history.

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The London Eye on the banks of the River Thames.

Travel

Tourists benefit from London Olympics

Books

Three hot possibilities for a season of fun

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Globe Magazine

Tips for building an addition to your home

Article on working moms sparks fiery debate
The Zoorasic Park exhibit at the Franklin Park Zoo.

Bring the Family

Franklin Park Zoo unleashes animatronic dinosaurs
Backpacks, pens, and building materials are often left over from events at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

Convention center repurposes leftover ‘swag’
Dancers from the Brazilian company Mimulus perform “Por Um Fio” (“By a Thread”).

Dance Review

Brazilian company creates and navigates a dramatic web
Madeleine Worrall (second from left) plays the title role in “The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart.’’

Stage Review

‘Prudencia Hart’ travels to mysterious realms

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

Our underground future
Cher’s 2002 farewell tour preceded her controversial f-bomb at the Golden Globes.

editorial

Profanity on TV: From George Carlin to Cher
Multiple foul balls were screaming into the stands at Fenway Park early in the Red Sox game against the Miami Marlins.

Photo gallery

Globe photos of the week, June 22, 2012
Jimmy Buffett in 1975, just before the album “Changes in Latitudes” became a smash and changed his career — and his music.

Critic’s Notebook

Jimmy Buffett before he was mayor of Margaritaville

Sports

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Will Middlebrooks plays as Kevin Youkilis sits

The days of trying to wedge two third basemen into the same lineup and playing Adrian Gonzalez in right field appear to be over for the Red Sox.

Metro

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Potentially toxic algae bloom starts early in Charles River

Blue-green algae blooming on portions of the lower Charles River has the potential to release toxins harmful to people and dogs.

Columnists

kevin cullen

A handshake across a chasm of hate

Christopher L. Gasper

Clemens, Bonds have a case for the Hall of Fame

adrian walker

What’s next for Roxbury Community College?

Ted Kennedy, left, speaks with President Nixon, far right, in September 1969.

farah stockman

The Nixon-Kennedy health plan

Derrick Z. Jackson

Future of Atlantic cod fishing in murky waters

Boston Capital

Businesses await Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare

scot lehigh

Fighting to frame the presidential campaign
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, left, introduces Mitt Romney, right, as Paul Ryan looks on during a campaign stop Monday in Janesville, Wis.

joshua green

Campaigning with connections vs. cash

CARLO ROTELLA

Vampires are the 1%, zombies the 99

Bob Ryan

Robert Parish among fine group at Tradition
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has been touting the health care plan to the press.

Joan vennochi

Obama tries too late to sell health care law

Juliette Kayyem

Immigration can be solved in the middle

Business

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Curt Schilling, a former Red Sox pitcher, estimated he personally invested more than $50 million in 38 Studios.

38 Studios troubled for months

Public records show Curt Schilling’s company was struggling for months before its recent demise.

Politics

President Obama addressed a conference of Latino officeholders Friday, as polls indicated support for him among Hispanics was rising since his announcement of a policy shift.

Obama rips GOP at Latino meeting

President Obama aimed at Republican opposition to immigration reform on Friday and trumpeted his steps to make it easier for the children of illegal immigrants to stay in the country legally.

Nation & World

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Former IRA commander to meet Queen Elizabeth II

Martin McGuinness, a Sinn Fein leader, will meet Queen Elizabeth II next week — a once-unthinkable symbol of progress toward peace in Northern Ireland.

Arts

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Stage Review

Anthony Rapp intertwines stories about “Rent’’ and his mother’s fight with cancer in the one-man show “Without You,” based on his 2006 memoir.

Tragedy and fame in ‘Without You’

The piece is heartfelt, youthful, and poignant, but it fails to pierce an emotional vein.

Lifestyle

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The new guest at weddings: inescapable technology

Couples are live-streaming their nuptials so far-flung friends and relatives can watch, which brings time zones, tech, and, of course, more tension into the equation.

“This didn’t happen all at once. It’s clear they were suffering financial distress over some period of time.”

Nathan F. Coco,  on 38 Studios’s bankruptcy

Magazine

The cover for the June 17 2012 issue

What if spanking works?
The cover for the June 10 2012 issue

5 casual feast recipes from Sam Jackson
The cover for the June 3 2012 issue

40 ideas for your New England summer weekends
The cover for the May 27 2012 issue

What does it take to become a Disney star?

Opinion

“An increase in the gas tax is the obvious solution — and one almost no one dares utter.”

Renée Loth, on the MBTA’s revenue troubles

Ideas

“Bashar Assad was, relatively speaking, normal, even a bit of a computer nerd. I should know: I spent more time face-to-face with him than perhaps any other American.”

David W. Lesch,  on the making of a Syrian dictator