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INNOVATION ECONOMY
Page one
Firms put limits
on mental therapy
Spiraling medical costs have driven many employers to place new limits on coverage for mental health care, raising concerns that the rules may violate federal regulations intended to make it as easy for patients to see therapists as other doctors. (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)
High-end spenders again
indulge urge to splurge
Analysts say the slow and steady economic recovery is causing higher-end shoppers to loosen their purse strings again — splurging on everything from $200 pearl necklaces to $500,000 cars to million-dollar homes. (By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff)
Spring revival on Newbury Street
Boston’s most coveted retail address is back on the map. So far this year, more than a dozen new shops have opened on Newbury Street, giving the street a 95 percent occupancy rate among more than 300 retail properties. (By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff)
From pulpits, calls to end bloodshed
Just days after the funeral of Jaewon Martin, the 14-year-old boy recently killed on a city basketball court, clergy in predominantly African-American congregations across Boston spoke out against youth
violence. (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
Vt. farmer draws a line at
US bid to bolster border
Homeland Security intends to acquire 4.9 acres of border land on a dairy farm owned by the Rainville family. Last month, the Rainvilles learned that if they refuse to sell the land for $39,500, the government intends to seize it by eminent domain. (By David Filipov, Globe Staff)
Metro
- Firms put limits on mental therapy (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)
- From Boston’s pulpits, calls to end street violence (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
- Vt. farmer draws a line at US bid to bolster border (By David Filipov, Globe Staff)
- Chomsky denied entry into Israel (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
- 3 are held following Chelsea standoff (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
- Photos Scenes from the Chelsea standoff
- Haitian-Americans rejoice, reflect during annual Unity Parade (By Sean Teehan, Globe Correspondent)
- Photos Haitian-American Unity Parade
- Holder exhorts BU grads to take on challenges (By Jenna Russell, Globe Staff)
- Photos Recent commencements
- Adrian Walker An uplifting chorus (By Adrian Walker, Globe Columnist)
- 8th annual breast cancer walk raises $5.8m (By Maria Chutchian, Globe Correspondent)
- Machine may be to blame for explosions at N.H. plant (Associated Press)
- Pair of Mass. women die as boat capsizes (Associated Press)
- New England in brief Group seeks better relations with T police (Boston Globe)
- Patrick urges Framingham State graduates to avoid quick fix (By Emma Stickgold, Globe Correspondent)
- Commencements around the region (Boston Globe)
- R.I. district, union reach deal to rehire teachers (By Eric Tucker, Associated Press)
Regional editions
Globe North
- Amesbury High students giving it the early college try (By Karen Sackowitz, Globe Correspondent)
Globe West
- Newton dance teacher celebrates 50 years (By Lisa Kocian, Globe Staff)
Globe South
- Plymouth man drives snowbirds’ cars up and down the East Coast (By Robert Carroll, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- Lynn Coleman, 54; nurtured student life at Regis College (By Michael Corcoran, Globe Correspondent)
- Tam Tran, Brown student; fought for immigrant rights (By Emma Stickgold, Globe Correspondent)
- Heavy rocker Ronnie James Dio, at 67; vocalist in Black Sabbath, Rainbow (By Wayne Parry, Associated Press)
- Craig Kauffman, 78, sculptor; glowing works led Cool School (By Douglas Martin, New York Times)
- Richard LaMotta, 67; created Chipwich ice cream sandwich (By Dennis Hevesi, New York Times)
- Ron Fimrite, 79, Sports Illustrated writer for 34 years (By Paul Myerberg, New York Times)
- Memorial service for Dr. John Collins to be held Friday (Boston Globe)
Nation
- BP reports success with tube to funnel some leaking oil (By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press)
- Michelle Obama tells GWU grads to give, engage (Associated Press)
- Episcopal Church consecrates its first lesbian bishop (Associated Press)
- 2 NYC policemen killed in car crash (Associated Press)
- Girl, 7, killed during home search in Detroit, police say (Associated Press)
- Shuttle Atlantis arrives at space station (Associated Press)
- Political Notebook GOP to grill Kagan on her sparse record (Associated Press)
- Agency fell short in oil rig checkups (By Justin Pritchard, Associated Press)
World
- Vatican says document does not prove coverup of clergy sex abuse (By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
- 16 civilians killed during attack on Somali Parliament (Associated Press)
- Pakistani forces kill 58 alleged militants (Associated Press)
- Robot performs wedding ceremony in Tokyo (Associated Press)
- Hamas knocks down dozens of Palestinian homes in Gaza (Associated Press)
- Ash forces Heathrow Airport to close (Associated Press)
- Thai unrest threatens to spread (By Chris Blake, Associated Press)
- After talks, Iran agrees to ship enriched uranium to Turkey (By Alexei Barrionuevo and Sebnem Arsu, New York Times)
- Recount confirms Iraqi election result (By Sameer N. Yacoub, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial In Berwick, Obama chooses innovative leader for Medicare
- Globe Editorial Medvedev: Putting Stalin in proper perspective
- Globe Editorial An AAA for effort?
- Carlo Rotella Night of the living slots players
- James Carroll Our secular crisis of faith
- Rebecca Haag and Douglas Brooks Back to the beginning in the HIV fight
Sports
- Celtics 92, Magic 88 Grand opening (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Bob Ryan Great early defense bought Celtics some time (By Bob Ryan, Globe Columnist)
- Tigers 5, Red Sox 1 Another Detroit breakdown for Red Sox in 5-1 loss (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- No such luck for horse racing (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- Busch makes Johnson pay (By Dan Gelston, Associated Press)
- Auto Racing Roundup Webber captures Monaco (Associated Press)
- Sports Log Piniella frustrated with Cubs' play (Boston Globe)
- On Baseball Tale after Tigers — frustration lives (By Nick Cafardo, Boston Globe)
- Red Sox Notebook No arguing: Red Sox-Yankees has been one-sided lately (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Twins 6, Yankees 3 Twins humble Rivera (By Jay Cohen, Associated Press)
- Baseball Roundup Cardinals bumped off perch (Associated Press)
- On Basketball Wallace makes his big presence felt (By Gary Washburn, Boston Globe)
- Howard is forced out of comfort zone (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- Pierce makes his shots count (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- A driving exhibition by Allen (By Gary Dzen, Globe Staff)
- Celtics Notebook Rondo points the way (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Battle-tested stars are ready out West (By Greg Beacham, Associated Press)
- WNBA Roundup New-look Liberty a smash (Associated Press)
- Golf Roundup After course finally dries out, Scott reigns to end drought (Associated Press)
- NHL Playoff Roundup Flyers coast past Montreal (Associated Press)
- Westford duo gets it right (By Peter Martin, Globe Correspondent)
- Raiders, Redmen toss aside foes (By Jonathan Raymond, Globe Correspondent)
- Emotional win lifts UVA’s spirit (By Hank Kurz Jr., Associated Press)
- Eastern Sprints Crimson are in clover (By John Veneziano, Globe Correspondent)
- Boys volleyball notebook Cambridge on the rise (By Liz Torres, Globe Correspondent)
- Softball Notebook Under Sperrazza, Hornets have sting (By Amara Grautski, Globe Correspondent)
- Baseball notebook Oliver Ames wins waiting game (By Mike Carraggi, Globe Correspondent)
- High school baseball players of the week (By Mike Carraggi, Globe Correspondent)
- High school softball players of the week (By Amara Grautski, Globe Correspondent)
- Girls Lacrosse Notebook Triple threat at Sandwich (By Charlie Peters, Globe Correspondent)
- High School Lacrosse High school lacrosse players of the week (By Braden Campbell and Charlie Peters, Globe Correspondents)
- Boys lacrosse notebook Acton-Boxboro catches a breather (By Braden Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
Business
- Spending on luxuries is back — for some (By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff)
- Spring revival on Newbury Street (By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff)
- Cambridge biotech’s work on resveratrol cuts to basics of biology (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff)
- For Novartis, Cambridge is a growth site (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Innovation Economy If you’re a Foursquare mayor, just cut the line (By Scott Kirsner, Globe Correspondent)
- User Friendly Power up, with juice from the yard (By Mark Baard, Boston Globe)
- Life Sciences Roundup Clinical Data prepares to take on the big guys (Xconomy.Com)
- Bain said to lose bidding for Psychiatric Solutions (Globe Wire Services)
- Greece might act against US banks (Associated Press)
- GM says lack of subprime loans hurts sales (Associated Press)
- Ask Dr. Knowledge How do bee and wasp stings differ? (Boston Globe)
- The Green Blog Race cars go for fuel efficiency (Boston Globe)
- Despite rescue plan, fear builds in Europe (By Nelson D. Schwartz and Eric Dash, New York Times)
- Low-power LED bulbs coming soon (By Eric A. Taub, New York Times)
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Health/Science |
- Health sense Restless legs syndrome keeps you going (even if you want to stop) (By Judy Foreman, Boston Globe)
- Sam Allis Gardeners miss out on a lot of relaxing downtime while planting and pruning (By Sam Allis, Boston Globe)
- Health Answers How could she get pregnant while on birth control pills? (By Courtney Humphries, Boston Globe)
- G FORCE Judi Hirshfield-Bartek discusses pushing for breast-cancer prevention (Boston Globe)
- Be Well Music adds memories for Alzheimer’s patients; more protein means fewer broken hips (Boston Globe)
- Whte Coat Notes Risks of some acid-reducing drugs may outweigh benefits (Boston Globe)
- STAGE REVIEW In ‘Disfarmer,’ puppets lend a hand in telling the story of a true eccentric (By Terry Byrne, Globe Correspondent)
- Album Review Everything but the unserious (Boston Globe)
- Album Review LCD Soundsystem, 'This Is Happening' (Boston Globe)
- Album Review Jamie Lidell, 'Compass' (Boston Globe)
- Album Review The Claudia Quintet with Gary Versace, 'Royal Toast' (Boston Globe)
- Album Review Band of Horses, 'Infinite Arms' (Boston Globe)
- MUSIC REVIEW Career-spanning reflections from Diana Ross (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
- MUSIC REVIEW Excitement’s a shared experience for Mumford & Sons and fans (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
- MUSIC REVIEW Cantata Singers cap season with ‘Swan Song’ (By Jeremy Eichler, Globe Staff)
- MUSIC REVIEW Back Bay Chorale affirms grandeur of Bach’s B-minor Mass (By Matthew Guerrieri, Globe Correspondent)
- BOOK REVIEW ‘The Last Hero’ looks at the private Henry Aaron behind the baseball legend (By Bill Nowlin, Boston Globe)
- Names Menounos gets adventurous (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Celebrity News Still the 'Man' (Boston Globe)
- TV Chat A brief discussion of short attention spans (Boston Globe)
- TODAY Murs to perform at the Middle East Downstairs (Boston Globe)
- TOMORROW Famous actors to take part in ‘The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers’ (Boston Globe)
- TOMORROW ‘Prelude to a Kiss’ at Boston University Theatre (Boston Globe)
- TODAY Author Sue Miller to appear at Wellesley Free Library (Boston Globe)
- TODAY Pearl Jam plays TD Garden (Boston Globe)
- Critic’s corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Boston Globe)
- Daily guide (Boston Globe)
- On demand picks ‘Ocean’s Twelve’ available on Comcast Movies (Boston Globe)
- Annie's Mailbox One too many in this marriage (Boston Globe)
- Chess notes The battle for leadership of the International Chess Federation (Boston Globe)
- This day in history (Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
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