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Patrick hints he
will sign tax hike

Governor Deval Patrick said yesterday that he intends to sign the Legislature’s overhauls of the state ethics laws and transportation system, claiming two more victories in his bid to remake Massachusetts government and all but acknowledging that he will in turn support a sales tax increase. (By Matt Viser and Frank Phillips, Globe Staff)

Michael Jackson, pop's
uneasy king, dead at 50

Michael Jackson, the child singer who became the world’s biggest pop star before his personal life became grist for the tabloids, died yesterday at the age of 50. (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)

Despite star's troubles,
the music was a thriller

No matter how bizarre and disturbing Michael Jackson’s personal life got - and, man, it certainly did - one thing was always constant: His music was like Teflon, completely unscathed by all the allegations and grave missteps that played out in courtrooms and in the glare of spotlights. (By James Reed, Globe Staff)

2 flagship hospitals
to upgrade accessibility

In a landmark agreement, two of the nation’s most prominent hospitals are pledging to spend millions of dollars to resolve complaints that ill-suited equipment and sometimes-indifferent medical workers make disabled patients feel unwelcome. (By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff)

Prayer call to herald mosque's opening

At midday today, a local Muslim will clamber 185 feet up a ladder inside the narrow minaret atop the domed brick mosque and recite Islam’s haunting call to prayer, starting with the words, “Allahu akbar,’’ Arabic for “God is great.’’ (By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff)

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