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Official told late
of light collapse
The state’s top transportation official now admits that his agency withheld information from the public about potentially hazardous light fixtures over drivers’ heads in the Big Dig tunnel system because his own staff did not tell him about the problem for a month. (By Sean P. Murphy and Scott Allen, Globe Staff)
Tokyo is warned on fallout in tap water
Radioactive iodine detected in Tokyo’s water supply prompted Japanese authorities yesterday to warn that infants in Tokyo and surrounding areas should not be given tap water to drink, adding to the anxiety about public safety posed by Japan’s unfolding nuclear crisis. (By David Jolly and Denise Grady, New York Times)
Whites still fleeing cities in Mass.
Whites are abandoning Massachusetts cities at a rapid clip, continuing well-worn paths to the suburbs or out of state, according to new demographic data from the US census. (By Peter Schworm and Matt Carroll, Globe Staff)
- Population growth lagged in 2 districts | Graphic
- Graphic Massachusetts racial and ethnic proportion
A Hollywood giant, right from the start
Elizabeth Taylor, one of the last of the great Hollywood studio stars and the first of the modern mega-celebrities, died of congestive heart failure early yesterday at Los Angeles’s Cedars-Sinai Hospital. Although seemingly ageless, she was 79. (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
- Taylor’s stops in Boston drew flocks of fans | Photos
- For her best films, begin at 1966 and work backward
- Photos A look back at Elizabeth Taylor's best work
- Twitter reaction to Taylor’s death | Post a tribute
- Photos Remembering Taylor | More notable deaths
Metro
- Official told late of light collapse (By Sean P. Murphy and Scott Allen, Globe Staff)
- Whites abandoning Massachusetts cities at rapid rate (By Peter Schworm and Matt Carroll, Globe Staff)
- 3 studies offer insights into skin and blood cancers (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff)
- Defense lawyer is accused of laundering drug money (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Video Prominent lawyer charged with laundering
- Captain, two officers are fined in ethics case (By Sean P. Murphy, Globe Staff)
- In Harvard Square, calls to let Afghan activist speak (By Meghan E. Irons and Matt Byrne, Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent)
- At Westford conference, a fellowship of Tolkien fans (By Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff)
- Yvonne Abraham Some food for thought (By Yvonne Abraham, Globe Columnist)
- Webster man held on no bail in wife’s death (By Kim Ring, Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
- Escalator victim’s family donates heart (By Shaun Sutner, Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
- School panel OK’s $829.5m budget (By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff)
- BOSTON Patrick to court donors in New York City (Boston Globe)
- BOSTON Library board OK’s $39.34m budget (Boston Globe)
- SAUGUS Driver charged with hitting 3 vehicles (Boston Globe)
- STORRS, CONN. Mass. student dies after being hit by bus (Associated Press)
- NATICK Eight are arrested on shoplifting charges (Boston Globe)
- FRAMINGHAM Board votes to end town manager’s tenure (Boston Globe)
- N.H. slay suspect called attack ‘cool’ (By Lynne Tuohy, Associated Press)
- Leased locomotives help fill gaps in MBTA commuter rail lineup (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
- Scituate will get no US aid for storm (By Jessica Bartlett, Globe Correspondent)
- Rose Art Museum to receive major renovation (By Megan McKee, Globe Correspondent)
- Missing Connecticut 13-year-old found unhurt (By John Christoffersen, Associated Press)
- Tax group blasts referendum bill (State House News Service)
- Suffolk Downs seeks 20% cut in live race card to boost purses (By Matt Murphy, State House News Service)
- Beverly broker facing charges (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)
- Population growth lagged in 2 districts (By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff)
Regional editions
Globe West
- Dancing free (By Kathleen Burge, Globe Staff)
Globe North
- Medford, Woburn men among 11 missing since ’43 to be buried with honors (By Kathy McCabe, Globe Staff)
Globe South
- Bills for clearing all that winter snow come due (By Jennette Barnes, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- Elizabeth Taylor was a Hollywood giant, right from the start (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
- David Lubrano; cofounded dialysis services firm; at 80 (By Katherine Landergan, Globe Correspondent)
- Dorothy Young, 103, dancer was Houdini stage assistant (Associated Press)
Nation
- $100m sought in emergency aid for heating (Associated Press)
- World Trade Center steel to be used in memorial for Ariz. shooting victim born 9/11 (Associated Press)
- Kin, caseworkers charged in girl’s death (Associated Press)
- D.C. air control tower briefly goes silent (Washington Post)
- Kentucky teen charged in slaying of kin (Associated Press)
- Some US spent-fuel storage sites are overloaded (By Jonathan Fahey, Associated Press)
- Clues were missed in anthrax case, panel says (By David Dishneau, Associated Press)
- US soldier gets 24 years in slayings of 3 Afghans (By Robin Hindery, Associated Press)
- Texas day care operator pleads not guilty in fatal fire (By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press)
- For the record (Boston Globe)
World
- Radioactivity in tap water spurs a warning in Tokyo (By David Jolly and Denise Grady, New York Times)
- Allies intensify assault on Libyan forces (By Elisabeth Bumiller and David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times)
- Time to end Afghan war, report says (Associated Press)
- For royal wedding guests, a list of don’ts (Associated Press)
- Northern Ireland leaders laud Paisley as term ends (Associated Press)
- Ex-leader denies role in reporter’s killing (Associated Press)
- Germany speeds up phaseout of nuclear energy (By Juergen Baetz, Associated Press)
- Europeans ask US, Arab, and African leaders to confer on Libya (By Slobodan Lekic, Associated Press)
- 15 dead in clashes in southern Syria (Associated Press)
- Israeli bus station blast kills 1, injures 24 (By Isabel Kershner, New York Times)
- Police unit in Uganda is accused of abuses (By Josh Kron, New York Times)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Harvard wisely keeps its faith in science center in Allston
- Globe Editorial Taylor: Remembering her greatest role
- Globe Editorial Good Ed, Bad Ed
- Joan Vennochi Brown being Brown
- Sasha Chanoff What about refugees fleeing Libya?
- Edward L. Glaeser Behind census numbers
Sports
- Grizzlies 90, Celtics 87 Grizzlies bear up to defeat the Celtics (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Fighting chance tonight? (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Bob Ryan A Sweet touch at UConn (By Bob Ryan, Globe Columnist)
- Dan Shaughnessy This silent treatment impressive (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
- Minor progress for Gonzalez (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Baseball notebook Bonds trainer seen with syringe (Associated Press)
- Sports Log Aguirre serious after collapsing at gym (Boston Globe)
- Christopher L. Gasper Brady is free to be a businessman, too (By Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff)
- Canadiens thumbnails (Boston Globe)
- NHL roundup Canucks pad lead (Associated Press)
- NBA roundup Nuggets drop Spurs (Associated Press)
- Celtics notebook Celtics didn’t have quite the right touch at end of game (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Strength in numbers for Grizzlies’ Powe vs. Celtics (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- Three to get ready for (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- Butler ready to face methodical Badgers (Associated Press)
- Today’s games in Southeast Regional (By Joe Sullivan, Globe Staff)
- Today’s games in West Regional (By Joe Sullivan, Globe Staff)
- NCAA notebook Auriemma turned off by turnout at Gampel (Staff And Wire Reports)
- Screen gems (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- On golf Q School may wind up an X factor (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- Teeing off (Boston Globe)
- Golf notes ‘National’ sensation? (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- Eagle eyes: Gibbons’s vision encompassing (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- NFL hopefuls go through the motions at BC’s Pro Day (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
Business
- Commuting habits may ease sting of Fidelity’s office closing (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
- Genzyme drug sees new supply disruption (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Italian renaissance (By Bill Griffith, Globe Correspondent)
- Tech Lab 3DS more gimmick than game-changer (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Columnist)
- Fed rejects Bank of America’s plan to raise dividend (By Pallavi Gogoi and Samantha Bomkamp, Associated Press)
- Ex-board member broke rules in tip, Goldman Sachs boss says (By Tom Hays, Associated Press)
- Bernanke reassures small banks (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Colgate buying Sanex in $940m deal (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Apple software executive to step down (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)
- Snacks, global sales lift General Mills (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Portugal leader quits amid debt crisis (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Around the Region GE Lynn plant gains from F-35 delay (By Theo Emery, Boston Globe)
- Around the Region 5 life sciences firms loaned $3.75m (By Globe staff, Boston Globe)
- Around the region Dunkin’ Brands 2010 profit dips 23% (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Egypt stock market reopens, plummets by nearly 9 percent (By Tarek El-Tablawy, Associated Press)
- Report on BP spill casts blame on fail-safe device (By Clifford Krauss and Henry Fountain, New York Times)
- Sales of new homes slowest in half-century (By Derek Kravitz, Associated Press)
- UAW seeks to bolster ties with Fiat’s Italian unions (By Tim Higgins, Bloomberg News)
- The Savings Game In you’re thinking of starting a business, it pays to know the local SCORE (By Elliot Raphaelson, Boston Globe)
- Stocks rise amid positive signs for the economy (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Fresh Market falls the most since IPO (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Iron Mountain adopts a poison pill plan (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Adobe Systems Inc. (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS AOL Inc. (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Discover Financial (Boston Globe)
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Style/Arts |
- New yarn and fabric boutiques are at the heart of a growing do-it-yourself handicraft community. (By Linda Matchan, Globe Staff)
- Lavinia Borcau shows women how to combat wrinkles with facial exercises (By Beth Teitell, Globe Staff)
- Elle creative director Joe Zee discusses his new reality show, ‘All on the Line’ (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
- Robert J.S. Ross discusses the dark side of fashion (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
- Stage Review ‘Paul’ presents a not-quite-faithful retelling of the biblical story (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
- Book Review In ‘So Much Pretty,’ mystery unfolds in an idyllic small town (By Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent)
- Ask Martha Backyard chicken coop a great source of fresh eggs (Boston Globe)
- Bargain bin: Living stylishly on a budget (By Ami Albernaz, Globe Correspondent)
- For novelist’s fans, a mixed bag (By Danielle Dreilinger, Globe Correspondent)
- HANDYMAN ON CALL Handyman on call: Might be time for a new roof (By Peter Hotton, Globe Correspondent)
- Mark your calendar (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- The week ahead The week ahead: music (Boston Globe)
- The week ahead The week ahead: arts (By Josh Shea, Globe Correspondent)
- The week ahead The week ahead: nightlife (Boston Globe)
- The week ahead The week ahead: events (Boston Globe)
- To Do List (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Names Justice Lindsay honored (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Wine country comes easy (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Damon dishes about kisses (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Stepping up to the plate (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Brown back in spotlight (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Sex, drugs, and questions (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names A benefit for the kids (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Around town (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names McDonald at ART? (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Celebrity News 'Idol' still shine (Boston Globe)
- TV critic’s picks (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- On Demand movie picks (Boston Globe)
- Daily TV and radio guide (Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
- Party Lines: Photos by Bill Brett (Boston Globe)
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