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T to give $115m
boost to rail fleet
The MBTA agreed to spend $115 million to buy 20 new locomotives for its commuter rail lines, saying the purchase should improve on-time performance of trains that daily carry 70,000 people between Boston and its suburbs. (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
Family’s wish, doctors’ dilemma
The question of whether eggs should be harvested from a woman on life support has plunged specialists into tough medical and ethical terrain. (By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff)
Fund-raising lifts
Romney’s 2012 prospects
Mitt Romney has raised nearly $3.5 million for his political action committee in the first half of the year, a sum that dwarfs that of other possible 2012 Republican presidential candidates and establishes him as a potent political force. (By Sasha Issenberg, Globe Correspondent)
- Brown dims chances for campaign finance overhaul
- Brown’s war chest is up to $6.5m
- Baker proposes curbs on spending
- Obama unveils new health care guidelines
In Vietnam-era files, parallels of anxiety
Senator John Kerry opened files on committee meetings that occurred during the Vietnam War, out of a belief that the lively debates offer lessons for how to grapple today with the war in Afghanistan and other hot spots. (By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff)
FDA panel backs Avandia
although concerns linger
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended yesterday that the diabetes drug Avandia be allowed to remain on the market despite a variety of studies that show it poses elevated risks of heart attack. (By Christopher Rowland, Globe Staff)
Metro
- T to give $115m boost to rail fleet (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
- Family’s wish, doctors’ dilemma (By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff)
- Rights groups sever school ties (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
- After release, Galluccio says he’s now a new man (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- IDs, gadgets among items from spy home (By Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff)
- Suspect accused of seeking hit man (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
- Yvonne Abraham JP’s man of mystery (By Yvonne Abraham, Globe Columnist)
- Boston police gain deputy superintendent (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
- After a stay at the aquarium, endangered turtles are set free (By Jeffrey Fish, Globe Correspondent)
- Video Turtles go back to the sea
- Former Saugus attorney faces federal fraud charges (By June Q. Wu, Globe Correspondent)
- Cambridge may double resident parking fee (By Brock Parker, Globe Correspondent)
- New England in brief State OKs relocation of Spaulding facility (Boston Globe)
- Panel seeks test of gasket found near water main break (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)
- Juror in federal trial of Homeland official calls verdict unjust (By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff)
- BMC fined for waste disposal (By Patrick G. Lee, Globe Correspondent)
- Mayor picks Massaro as new chief of DPW (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
- No new tree beetles have been found, but search continues (By Brian MacQuarrie and Marissa Lang, Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent)
- State panel OKs expansion of nickel deposit to bottled water (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
- Brown’s war chest is up to $6.5m (By Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff)
- Baker proposes curbs on spending (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- Gay marriage group begins national tour (Associated Press)
- Neighbors credited with saving tenants (By Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent)
- Stolen baseball cards recovered (By Emily Sweeney, Globe Staff)
- Trooper barred from airport duty (By Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff)
Regional editions
Globe West
- Framingham’s Kevin Bradley returns to slo-pitch in spite of his ongoing battle with brain cancer (By Lenny Megliola, Globe Correspondent)
Globe North
- Newbury college student demonstrates use of primitive weapon, an atlatl (By David Rattigan, Globe Correspondent)
Globe South
- In hard times, southern suburbs struggle to settle firefighters’ contracts (By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff)
Obituaries
- Luix Overbea, groundbreaking reporter inspired young journalists (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
- Diana Auger, lawyer, role model for women (By Gloria Negri, Globe Staff)
- Vernon Baker, 90; Medal of Honor recipient for WWII heroism (By Richard Goldstein, New York Times)
- Olga Guillot, Cuban singer (Associated Press)
- The Rev. William Callahan; fought for women priests (By Douglas Martin, New York Times)
- David Fanshawe; composer inspired by world travels (By Robert Barr, Associated Press)
- Henryk Jankowski, 73; was Poland’s Solidarity priest (Associated Press)
Nation
- Fund-raising lifts Romney’s 2012 prospects (By Sasha Issenberg, Globe Correspondent)
- In Vietnam-era files, parallels of anxiety (By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff)
- Despite concerns, FDA advisors recommend keeping Avandia on market (By Christopher Rowland, Globe Staff)
- BP begins tests of tighter cap on wellhead (By Tom Breen and Harry R. Weber, Associated Press)
- Panel votes to block new BP offshore leases (Bloomberg News)
- New allegations in family murder case (Associated Press)
- Parents blast school board’s plan to explain intercourse, gay love to students (Associated Press)
- Pilot, 3 grandchildren killed in plane crash (Associated Press)
- Texas mayor, daughter found dead at home (Associated Press)
- Texas rethinks dorm named for Klansman (Associated Press)
- Kerry says Afghanistan strategy is off course (Associated Press)
- Experimental diet pill shows promise (By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press)
- Neb. judge blocks new abortion law (By Josh Funk, Associated Press)
- Iroquois lacrosse team barred entry to England (By Samantha Gross, Associated Press)
- Political notebook Brown’s opposition dims chances for campaign finance overhaul (Boston Globe)
- Obama unveils new health care guidelines (By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press)
World
- Karzai OK’s local police plan (By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press)
- Ex-detainees get OK to sue Britain (Associated Press)
- Russia offers Iran help in oil industry (New York Times)
- Rwandan opposition leader found dead (Associated Press)
- Iraq prepares to take control of last US-run detention facility (By Sameer N. Yacoub and Barbara Surk, Associated Press)
- Belfast leaders implore youth to end rioting against police (Associated Press)
- N.Y. bomber met Pakistani Taliban (By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press)
- China begins gating, locking migrant villages (By Cara Anna, Associated Press)
- US-Iran spy drama ends as nuclear scientist heads home (By Greg Miller, Washington Post)
- Uzbeks are targets of police abuse in Kyrgyzstan (By Michael Schwirtz, New York Times)
- Mexico’s Calderon names new security chief (By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press)
- Eight US troops killed as violence rises in southern Afghanistan (By Kay Johnson, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Scrap ‘municipal relief’ bill — too few savings, too many risks
- Globe Editorial ‘Great Places’: Imagine what didn’t make the list
- Globe Editorial A victory for free information
- Lawrence Harmon Optical collusion
- Joan Vennochi EMILY’s List vs. Sarah Palin
- Joshua Green GOP judges back gay marriage
Sports
- Let record show, Sox pretty good (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- O’Neal puts faith in Celtics (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Cink to pour heart into Jug defense at British Open (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- Second coming (By Stan Grossfeld, Globe Staff)
- Celtics notebook Davis feels good about future (By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff)
- NBA notebook Hunter sure lockout looms (Associated Press)
- Sports Log Jays, Braves swap Gonzalez, Escobar (Boston Globe)
- Red Sox have leaned on Lester with Beckett out (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox notebook Minor stops along the way (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- British Open notebook He’s forever linked to these links (Associated Press)
- Five to watch (Boston Globe)
- Keeping score around New England (Boston Globe)
- Massachusetts Amateur Patient Higgins adjusts his game (By Nate Taylor, Globe Correspondent)
- National notes LPGA Tour needs some better networking (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- Tour de France He’s set to cooperate (By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press)
- Revolution 1, Pumas 0 Revolution hot in SuperLiga (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
Business
- Menino seeks to end Vornado casino stake (By Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
- Tech Lab New service lets players stream video games (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- Video Tech Lab: OnLive Gaming gets it done
- State’s recovery appears to slow (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)
- Somerville start-up gets $1.8m for hybrid efforts (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- Some turning to law firms to invest funds (By Kit Chellel, Globe Correspondent)
- Shoppers still spending cautiously (By Martin Crutsinger and Anne D’Innocenzio, Associated Press)
- Airlines may be forced to widen fee disclosure (By John Hughes, Bloomberg News)
- AROUND THE REGION Merck to name CEO for new division (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- AROUND THE REGION Utilities’ customer ratings increase (Globe Staff)
- AROUND THE REGION Imax invests to get new technology (Associated Press)
- AROUND THE REGION House OKs wind power permits bill (Associated Press)
- Volt’s battery to have 8-year warranty (New York Times)
- AIG’s chairman steps down in dispute (Bloomberg News)
- Credit Suisse raided in tax probe (International Herald Tribune)
- Companies revving up their technology spending (By Jordan Robertson, Associated Press)
- Fed considers steps as economy sputters (By Jeannine Aversa, Associated Press)
- J.W. Elphinstone It’s a great time to get a mortgage, but the rules of the game have changed (By J.W. Elphinstone, Associated Press)
- Telecommuting gets boost from Congress (By Jim Abrams, Associated Press)
- US consumer safety agency votes to ban drop-side cribs (Bloomberg News)
- Fed’s latest forecast gives traders cold feet (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS In drive to lift profit, some KFCs may close (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Eaton Vance’s asset base declines 6.1% (Boston Globe)
- Benihana Inc. (Boston Globe)
- Motorola Inc. (Boston Globe)
- Lexmark (Boston Globe)
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Style/Arts |
- Feel like toasting the return of ‘Mad Men’? Here’s everything you need to celebrate in style. (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
- Photos Films to get you in the 'Mad Men' mood
- Play list | Bar, barware, and food | Furnishings | Wardrobe and hair
- MOVIE REVIEW
Christopher Nolan unleashes exhilarating mind games in caper film ‘Inception’ (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
- Photos Leonardo DiCaprio: Man of many faces
- Photos Leonardo DiCaprio vs. Johnny Depp
- Photos Leo and more stars at red-carpet premieres
- Video Take 2: Globe review of 'Inception'
- Why do we loathe mullets? (By Beth Teitell, Globe Correspondent)
- Photos Famous mullets through history
- Stage Review ‘Always . . . Patsy Cline’ an entertaining look at relationship between star and fan (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
- Handyman on Call: Sprucing up an oak and a maple (By Peter Hotton, Globe Staff)
- VOICES Suit cases (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
- G FORCE | FRANCESCA DiMATTIO Using ICA as her canvas (By Sebastian Smee, Globe Staff)
- Bargain Bin (By Ami Albernaz, Boston Globe)
- Book Review ‘Wilson’ shares one man’s anger and angst, in comic form (By Max Winter, Boston Globe)
- Critic’s corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- On Demand picks (Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
- Music: the week ahead (Boston Globe)
- Arts: the week ahead (Boston Globe)
- Nightlife: the week ahead (Boston Globe)
- Mark your calendar (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TOMORROW ‘The Music Man’ in Waltham (By Milva Didomizio, Boston Globe)
- TOMORROW Noted playwrights reimagine fairy tales in ‘Grimm’ at Boston Center for the Arts (By Milva Didomizio, Boston Globe)
- TOMORROW Students at Boston University Tanglewood Institute to perform at Ozawa Hall (By Milva Didomizio, Boston Globe)
- TODAY Luke O’Sullivan exhibit at Arsenal Center for the Arts (By Milva Didomizio, Boston Globe)
- SATURDAY Mercury Orchestra at Sanders Theatre (By Milva Didomizio, Boston Globe)
- Party Lines (Boston Globe)
- Event picks for kids this week (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Daily guide to television and radio (Boston Globe)
- Names Bon appetit (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Celebrity News Woman testifies in Stamos case (Boston Globe)
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