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Page one
Alarms on youth
obesity in Mass.
More than one-third of Massachusetts students evaluated during the 2008-2009 school year were overweight or obese, according to a report released yesterday that revealed stark differences in how the obesity epidemic has touched cities and towns. (By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff)
School on the mend
Blackstone Elementary and 11 other Boston schools who were declared underperforming by the state this spring are trying to accomplish a feat that has been rarely achieved in public education across the nation: transform a school of persistent failure into a beacon of academic success. (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
State used no public funds to help Baker
Harvard Pilgrim, with Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker as chief executive, got plenty of help from the state but no direct taxpayer subsidies in a deal that pulled the company back from the brink of financial ruin. (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
Obama fights break for wealthy
President Obama launched an ambitious effort yesterday to cast Democrats as populists who want to end tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans but save them for the middle class. (By Mark Arsenault and Donovan Slack, Globe Staff)
Metro
- Alarms on Mass. youth obesity (By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff)
- School on the mend (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
- No public funds when state helped Baker (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- Emerson names its next president (By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)
- Emotions flow for slain father (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Photos Scenes from the funeral of Richel Nova
- Friend of 3 suspects in slaying laments: ‘I just didn’t know’ (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff) | Video
- In Southie race, youth is setting the tone (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
- Ousted Caritas chief starts over in Florida (By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff)
- Yvonne Abraham Question 3? Answer is no (By Yvonne Abraham, Globe Columnist)
- Four decades later, stolen wallet returned (By L. Finch, Globe Correspondent)
- Lightning shocks Wakefield woman inside home (By Jeffrey Fish, Globe Correspondent)
- US says N.H. Marine killed in Afghanistan (Associated Press)
- New England in brief Man pleads guilty in 2006 killing of teen (Boston Globe)
- SJC says warrants can be for any locale (By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press)
- Newton principal delivers daughter in the breakdown lane (By Sarah Thomas, Globe Correspondent)
- Maligned for decades, City Hall Plaza to get EPA-aided makeover (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
- Priest, cleared of past sexual abuse claims, faces new accusations (By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff)
- Higher education chief decries cuts in funding (By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)
- Former basketball star Robinson convicted (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
- Bay State GOP ranks shrink, data indicate (By Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff)
- Providence officer gets 40-year term for rape (By Eric Tucker, Associated Press)
- MIT to expand enrollment with $24m gift from alumnus (By Vivian Ho, Globe Correspondent)
- In tweak of the movie, these asteroids missed (By L. Finch, Globe Correspondent)
Regional editions
Globe West
- Acton man is one a mission to clear trash from local rivers (By Maureen Costello, Globe Correspondent)
Globe North
- Salem State community embraces change to university status (By Kathy McCabe, Globe Staff)
Globe South
- Globe South High School football 2010 Many high school footballers south of Boston doing double duty (By Patrick McHugh, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- Nancy Barton, 47; Hopkinton teacher and artist owned studio (By Emma R. Stickgold, Globe Correspondent)
- Glenn Shadix, 58, actor in ‘Beetlejuice’ (By Dionne Walker, Associated Press)
- John Kluge; philanthropist was richest American; at 95 (By Tim Huber, Associated Press)
- Tsung-yi Lin; framed psychiatry as centerpiece of public health (By Benedict Carey, New York Times)
- For the record (Boston Globe)
Nation
- Obama fights break for wealthy (By Mark Arsenault and Donovan Slack, Globe Staff)
- BP report on oil disaster spreads blame, defends design (By Steven Mufson and Joel Achenbach, Washington Post)
- Detroit mayor defends Fire Dept. response to fires that engulfed 85 houses (Associated Press)
- LA moves to ease tensions after shooting (Associated Press)
- US to tighten off-road racing rules (Associated Press)
- 4 missing in Colo. as wildfire rages (Associated Press)
- Texas flooding claims one life (Associated Press)
- Clinton seizes ‘new American moment’ (By Glenn Kessler, Washington Post)
- US court tosses suit on secrecy grounds (By Peter Finn, Washington Post)
- Dinosaur with a hump discovered (By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press)
- Laser pointer blamed for eye harm (By Malcolm Ritter, Associated Press)
- NYC auction block awaits a herd of horses — carved ones, that is (By Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press)
- Fla. pastor set on holding Sept. 11 Koran burn (By Mitch Stacy, Associated Press)
- Investor in Manhattan mosque site talks of sale (By David B. Caruso, Associated Press)
- Gates expects Russia to obey treaty (By Robert Burns, Associated Press)
- Political Notebook An Emanuel exit may begin wider shake-up (Boston Globe)
- For the record (Boston Globe)
World
- More Afghan polls closed amid security worry (By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press)
- 800 escape during prison attack in Nigeria (Associated Press)
- China says it dealt with pilots’ résumé fraud (Associated Press)
- Sri Lankan Parliament passes amendment to eliminate term limits for president (Associated Press)
- Ex-Polish leader denies knowledge of CIA site (Associated Press)
- Romanian Gypsy leader disparages Sarkozy (Associated Press)
- Pakistan to charge 3 in attempted Times Square bombing (By Asif Shahzad, Associated Press)
- Austrian details kidnap ordeal (By Veronika Oleksyn, Associated Press)
- Filipino massacre trial gets underway (Associated Press)
- Large aftershock jolts New Zealand city days after quake (By Rob Griffith, Associated Press)
- Human rights group, EU increase pressure on Iran in stoning case (By Raf Casert, Associated Press)
- Gunmen kill 2d Iraqi journalist in two days (By Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Banking on infrastructure is good policy, election or not
- Globe Editorial For Senate: Creem, Chang-Diaz
- Joshua Green A project for Bush: Clean energy
- Joan Vennochi Heavy lifting in the race for the 10th
- Edward L. Glaeser Free the food truck
Sports
- Red Sox 11, Rays 5 Red Sox scoot past Tampa Bay (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- On baseball Starts and stops tough on Wakefield (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
- No holes in his game (By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff)
- Federer, Djokovic blow into US Open semis (By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press)
- BC notebook Pantale grabs some attention (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- World basketball Teodosic inflicts some pain on Spain (Associated Press)
- Sports Log Clemens wants McNamee suit rejected (Boston Globe)
- Bud Collins In a seat of power (By Bud Collins, Globe Correspondent)
- Woods shows plenty of drive (By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press)
- Roundup Swisher, Yankees get TKO (Associated Press)
- Red Sox notebook Francona fields questions on bad throws (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- School roundup North Andover bewitches Salem (By Jake Seiner, Globe Correspondent)
- Developing situation (By Albert Breer, Globe Staff)
- Christopher L. Gasper It’s all on the line for Belichick (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
- Bob Ryan Another title would be perfect fit (By Bob Ryan, Globe Columnist)
- Moving down (By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- Room for improvement (By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- Scouting the Patriots (By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- Head coordinator (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- Brady reports nothing new (By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- Patriots notebook Moss sick of it? No, receiver was just ill (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- Fantasy football Picking winners (By Ed Ryan, Globe Staff)
- The Betting edge Smart play: Go with your instincts (By Ed Ryan, Globe Staff)
- Sports Media CBS’s No. 1 team still playing favorites (By Chad Finn, Globe Staff)
- NFL notebook Kicking off with a show (Associated Press)
- Tonight's game (Boston Globe)
Business
- New developers take over NorthPoint project in Cambridge (By Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff)
- Five Below opens new shops in Mass. (By Alexa McMahon, Globe Correspondent)
- Video Shoppers give their take on Mansfield's new discount store
- N.E. firms see positive conditions (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)
- South Shore Hospital says missing files pose little threat (By Elizabeth Cooney, Globe Correspondent)
- Tech Lab New motion-reading controller is a good move for Sony’s PS3 (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- Video PlayStation Move is sleek, but is it worth $100?
- Job openings rise, but hiring hurdles remain (By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press)
- Google search adds touch of mind reading (By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press)
- 600 Lockheed executives will retire (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)
- Hurd hiring strains HP, Oracle ties (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Lego gets a boost from ‘Star Wars’ (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)
- Borrowing falls off for sixth month (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)
- Delta-Virgin alliance may be rejected (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Around the Region Lynn hospital workers ratify contract (By Robert Weisman, Boston Globe)
- Around the Region JetBlue to add new Caribbean flights (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- $30m fine expected for Goldman (Associated Press)
- Cubist expansion work gets underway (By Robert Weisman, Boston Globe)
- French unions plan new strikes (By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press)
- First ‘flying car’ will be built in Woburn (Associated Press)
- Troubled Anglo Irish Bank to be split (By Shawn Pogatchnik, Associated Press)
- Candice Choi Mobile banking seems to be growing as the concerns about security ease (By Candice Choi, Associated Press)
- Portugal’s debt sale eases fears over Europe (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS UBS forecasts $350 Apple share price (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Staples is one to buy, Goldman says (Boston Globe)
- Talbots Inc. (Boston Globe)
- New York Times Co. (Boston Globe)
- Green Mountain (Boston Globe)
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Style/Arts |
- 14 hot fall fashion trends (By Ami Albernaz, Globe Correspondent)
- Voices Share and share a bike (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
- Skymra, summer’s hot sneaker (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
- Television Review A mysterious assassin — minus the mystery (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Book Review ‘C’ examines the quest to communicate (By Laura Collins-Hughes, Globe Staff)
- G FORCE | CARRI REISS Carri Reiss: winner and loser (By Sarah Mupo, Globe Correspondent)
- Bargain Bin (By Ami Albernaz, Globe Correspondent)
- Names Red Sox wives, girlfriends show off styles at fashion show (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Photos Red Sox wives, girlfriends on the runway
- Mark your calendar (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Celebrity news Morgan to follow King (Boston Globe)
- HANDYMAN ON CALL Painting over plaster (By Peter Hotton, Globe Correspondent)
- Week ahead The week ahead: music (Boston Globe)
- Week ahead The week ahead: arts (Boston Globe)
- Week ahead The week ahead: nightlife (Boston Globe)
- Week ahead The week ahead: events (Boston Globe)
- TV critic’s corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- On Demand movie picks (Boston Globe)
- Daily TV and radio guide (Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
- Things to do Tommy Heinsohn talks about art and sports (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Things to do ‘The Complete World of Sports (abridged),’ at Merrimack Repertory Theatre (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Things to do A Night With Captain Sig and the Hillstrand Brothers From ‘Deadliest Catch’ at Providence Performing Arts Center (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Things to do ‘Trad’ at Gloucester Stage (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Things to do Banjo and Fiddle Contests at Lowell’s Boarding House Park (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Movie capsules (Boston Globe)
- Party lines (Boston Globe)
- Event picks for kids this week (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
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