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Red Sox 5, Royals 3

Red Sox bullpen closes out Royals

Mike Carp (right) celebrated with Will Middlebrooks after scoring on a double from Stephen Drew in the fourth inning.

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Jacoby Ellsbury delivered two doubles and two RBIs for the Sox, and Will Middlebrooks marked his return to the majors with two hits and two RBIs.

Law enforcement personnel headed into the Valley County Emergency Operations Center during the search.

Calif. teen found safe in Idaho; alleged kidnapper dead

The man suspected of abducting the 16-year-old was killed by FBI tactical agents after a campsite was spotted from the air, the San Diego Sheriff said.

Iris Bonilla-Yoon (left) and Ken Yoon looked at a couch and table set inside the Crate and Barrel in Burlington on Saturday.

Shoppers flock to stores on sales tax holiday weekend

Consumers can bypass Massachusetts’ 6.25 percent sales tax on items priced lower than $2,500 today and tomorrow.

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A sampling of stories from this Sunday's Globe.

 

From left: Edgar Meyer, Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, and Chris Thile, who perform together in the Goat Rodeo Sessions.

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Yo-Yo Ma rides Rodeo in return to Tanglewood

Ma returns on Aug. 15 with a collaboration with cross-genre bluegrass wizards Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, and Stuart Duncan.

Jeff Kinney, author of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” has a small house next to his family’s home where he writes and also does karaoke with his neighbors.

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Jeff Kinney strategizes to avoid distractions

The “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” author is at work on the eighth installment of his series, due in November.

The Lodi Gardens, a public park, includes the ruins of a 15th-century mosque and Lodi dynasty tombs.

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Just a day among Delhi’s 17 million people

Deciding to forgo the six-hour round trip to see the greatest monument, the Taj Mahal, allowed for a whirlwind tour.

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Residents gathered to catch a glimpse of the president and first lady as they arrived to begin an eight-day vacation on the island.

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JOANNA WEISS

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Today’s parenting crisis is whether we’re abdicating our biggest responsibility, to make sure kids treat each other humanely.

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Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined more than 500 Boston seniors for the Central Boston Elderly Services second annual United for Elders Summer Swing Friday.

Elderly get into the ‘Summer Swing’

The event also provided Mayor Thomas M. Menino a platform in what probably was his final address as mayor to a large group of Boston’s senior citizens.

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“There are still lots of customers who like to hold a book in their hands and feel it and smell it,” said Bill Johnston, of Commonwealth Books, referencing the president’s recent visit to an Amazon facility.

Obama’s Amazon visit riles up independent booksellers

Some independent bookstores called the president’s effort to highlight Amazon as a positive example of job creation “misguided.”