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Huge fraud in
T passes alleged
Authorities said yesterday that they had uncovered a massive scheme to print and sell thousands of unauthorized MBTA passes, the largest fare-evasion case in T history and one that has cost taxpayers millions of dollars over the past four years. (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
Suspect told school slain son was sick
Julianne McCrery called her son’s school to say he would be out sick, several days after prosecutors say she suffocated the 6-year-old and dumped his body along a dirt road in Maine.
(By Peter Schworm and Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
(By Peter Schworm and Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
Obama backs 1967 borders
as basis for peace agreement
President Obama, seeking to capture a moment of epochal change in the Arab world, began a new effort yesterday to break the stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, setting out a new starting point for negotiations on the region’s most intractable problem. (By Mark Landler and Steven Lee Myers, New York Times)
- Map Israel | Speech greeted with skepticism in Mideast
- Local activists judge good, bad in new approach to peace
- Potential GOP candidates criticize Obama’s approach
State's jobless rate hits two-year low
The Massachusetts economy continued to show surprising strength as the state unemployment rate hit a two-year low in April and employers added nearly 20,000 new jobs, officials reported yesterday.
(By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
(By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
Departures from GOP field
stir a call to the undeclared
The early field of GOP presidential contenders has already lost three high-profile members, and with Newt Gingrich’s bid hanging by a thread, Republican activists are pressuring the unannounced to declare their intentions, in hopes of bolstering the party’s lineup.
(By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff)
(By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff)
Metro
- Alleged ‘ghost pass’ scheme cost MBTA millions, officials say (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
- Suspect in death of child told school slain son was sick (By Peter Schworm and Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
- Massachusetts Senate tackles state job patronage (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)
- Accessory to Dorchester murders in 2005 kills self (By Neal J. Riley, Globe Correspondent)
- Witness against DiMasi portrayed as schemer (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Gloom, bring on the bloom (By Akilah Johnson, Globe Staff)
- Brian McGrory United they fall (By Brian McGrory, Globe Columnist)
- Graphic Second City's first cousin
- Freed N.H. journalist mourns colleague (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
- Maine Senate axes health care study (Associated Press)
- Mass. lifts boating advisory on right whales (By Jenna Duncan, Globe Correspondent)
- CONCORD, N.H. Red tide prompts state to halt shellfishing (Boston Globe)
- BANGOR Man stricken by lethal, mouse-borne virus (Boston Globe)
- WATERBURY, Vt. State looks to protect wildlife at crossings (Boston Globe)
- BURLINGTON, Vt. Drug case evidence tossed due to conduct (Boston Globe)
- WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. Cocaine shipment worth $6 million seized (Boston Globe)
- In Vt., wet weather a growing problem (By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press)
- Criminal defense lawyer ordered to jail on contempt charge (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- Mother asserts in Kerrigan trial that there was no fight (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
- Rockefeller won’t fight extradition to Calif. (By Maria Cramer and Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff)
- Harvard students stage sit-in to protest professor’s tenure denial (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- Host of crisis scenarios to test local safety crews (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
- Police officials push insurance surcharge to fund training programs (By Michael Norton, State Houe News Service)
- 2 men arraigned in Suffolk courtrooms on murder charges in separate cases (By Stewart Bishop, Globe Correspondent)
Regional editions
Globe West
- Spring is season of garden and house tours in communities west of Boston (By Nancy Shohet West, Globe Correspondent)
Globe North
- Open Meeting Law puts reins on high-tech use at local meetings (By Kathy McCabe, Globe Staff)
Globe South
- From Weymouth foreclosure, a fresh start for veterans (By Johanna Seltz, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- Robert Burns, WWII veteran, longtime office manager (By Jenna Duncan, Globe Correspondent)
- Frank W. Kulesza; engineer founded Billerica epoxy maker (By Neal Riley, Globe Correspondent)
- Garret FitzGerald; former prime minister of Ireland (By Shawn Pogatchnik, Associated Press)
- Edward Dockray, ccountant and Canton town official; 92 (By Katherine Landergan, Globe Correspondent)
- Snooky Young, trumpeter with 'Tonight Show' band (By Peter Keepnews, New York Times)
- L.T. Senter, judge who helped close 1,421 Katrina cases; at 77 (By Shelia Byrd, Associated Press)
- Michael Onslow; earl sought to reform House of Lords (By Robert Barr, Associated Press)
- William Pennington; turned casino success into charity (Associated Press)
- Bill Skiles, 79; was clown in two-man comedy team (By Dennis Hevesi, New York Times)
Nation
- Obama backs 1967 borders as basis for peace agreement (By Mark Landler and Steven Lee Myers, New York Times)
- Republicans fret as 3 possible contenders opt out (By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff)
- Study faults owner in W.Va. mine explosion (By Vicki Smith and Tim Huber, Associated Press)
- Mental health issues rise among US troops (Associated Press)
- Thomas Hart Benton painting of 1951 Midwest flood sells for nearly $1.9m (Associated Press)
- Washington artifacts go on the block (Associated Press)
- Forecasters predict 3 to 6 major hurricanes (Associated Press)
- More than 30 cities lose antiterror funds (Associated Press)
- Ex-IMF chief gets $1m bail, house arrest in sex assault (By Jennifer Peltz and Tom Hays, Associated Press)
- Political Notebook Obama’s appeals court pick blocked (Boston Globe)
- FBI wants DNA from Unabomber (By Charlie Savage, New York Times)
- Early prostate tests predictive (By Robert Langreth, Bloomberg News)
- Prophecy of the end straining families (By Ashley Parker, New York Times)
- Bad behavior gets attention, study finds (By Deborah Kotz, Globe Staff)
- Local Middle East activists weigh in on a new approach to peace (By Farah Stockman, Globe Staff)
- Potential GOP candidates criticize Obama’s approach (By Philip Elliott, Associated Press)
- Astronauts deploy cosmic ray detector (Associated Press)
World
- Insurgents ambush Afghan highway crew (By Ray Rivera and Sangar Rahimi, New York Times)
- Bin Laden tape praises Arab protests (Associated Press)
- Brazil steps up fight against deforestation (Associated Press)
- 22 killed in Argentina plane crash (Associated Press)
- Ugandan opposition leader detained (Associated Press)
- China cracks down on lead emissions (Associated Press)
- ANC leading in S. African elections (By New York Times, Boston Globe)
- In Mideast, speech greeted with skepticism (By Ernesto Londono and Liz Sly, Washington Post)
- Syria continues crackdown, condemns new US sanctions (By Zeina Karam and Elizabeth A. Kennedy, Associated Press)
- Japan works to join global child custody agreement (By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)
- Libyan forces rocket rebels (By Michelle Faul and Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press)
- US, Pakistani officials try to reconcile (By Sebastian Abbot and Kimberly Dozier, Associated Press)
- Kirkuk car bombs target Iraqi police, killing at least 29 (By Jack Healy, New York Times)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Peace Corps must do more to protect volunteers abroad
- Globe Editorial Judgment Day: The next one could be worse
- Globe Editorial No Vault required
- Bill Sargent Mississippi gamble
- Paul McMorrow The return of Freddie and Fannie?
- Scot Lehigh Adultery and the politician
- The angle
Sports
- Bruins 2, Lightning 0 Lightning in a bottle (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Bob Ryan Now that was more like it (By Bob Ryan, Globe Columnist)
- On hockey Patrice Bergeron the glue for Bruins (By Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox 4, Tigers 3 Crawford steals show from pitchers with another walkoff winner (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- Armstrong is accused again (Associated Press)
- Suffolk set to open for business (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- Baffert, Zito eager to get back in race (By Beth Harris, Associated Press)
- Sports Log OU linebacker Box may have overdosed (Boston Globe)
- On baseball Searching for more relief (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
- Minor League notebook At low level, Ranaudo deserving high marks (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Thunder 106, Mavericks 100 Thunder even with Mavericks (By Jaime Aron, Associated Press)
- Haslem back in nick of time (By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press)
- Baseball roundup Giambi has blast: 3 homers (Associated Press)
- Baseball notables (Boston Globe)
- Red Sox notebook Park benches, different views (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- Bruins’ Thomas slips back into stopper role (By Matt Porter, Globe Correspondent)
- Bruins notebook Krejci given heads-up by Bruins bench (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Tampa never found an offensive spark (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
- Lightning notebook Lightning’s Boucher couldn’t just roll along (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
- Sports Media Ebersol walks away from NBC (By Chad Finn, Globe Staff)
- Cochrane, Revolution don’t want to get tripped up again (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- This weekend on TV, radio (Boston Globe)
- NHL notebook Move of Thrashers denied (Associated Press)
- Golf roundup Westwood wins opener (Associated Press)
- School roundup Portsmouth (N.H.) sets national record with 76th straight win (By Anthony Gulizia, Globe Correspondent)
- DCL expansion is put on hold for now (By Bob Holmes, Globe Staff)
Business
- Mass. unemployment rate hits a two-year low in April (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
- Thermo Fisher to acquire Phadia AB (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Web firm goes traditional (By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff)
- Evergreen Solar loses tax breaks worth millions (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
- Boston Capital An echo of Internet bubbles (By Steven Syre, Globe Columnist)
- US mum on who should lead IMF (By Christopher S. Rugaber and Don Melvin, Associated Press)
- Google, Apple face questions on privacy of their mobile apps (By Eric Engleman and Adam Satariano, Bloomberg News)
- OPEC is urged to pump more oil (By New York Times, Boston Globe)
- Amazon e-books outselling printed (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- CEO defends Ronald McDonald (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Amtrak seeks investor proposals (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)
- Around the region Tufts nurses ratify 18-month accord (By Robert Weisman, Boston Globe)
- Around the region Casual Male revenue reaches $95.8m (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Around the region Nonprofit recognizes Citizens CEO (By Globe staff, Boston Globe)
- Chrysler repaying more to US (Associated Press)
- Sales of existing homes slip in April (By Derek Kravitz, Associated Press)
- Insurers may owe $1b in unpaid benefits (By Alexis Leondis, Bloomberg News)
- Jobless claims, LinkedIn power markets (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Discount retailer reportedly calls off sale (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Advance Auto Parts (Boston Globe)
- Market Movers Toro Co. (Boston Globe)
- Market Movers Limited Brands Inc. (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Abiomed posts loss but revenue lifts stock (Boston Globe)
- Dave Carpenter Understanding retirement’s changing face requires knowing the new rules (By Dave Carpenter, Boston Globe)
- Playboy launches a Web-based subscription service (By Don Babwin, Associated Press)
- Orgy was the reward for sales (Associated Press)
- Boston bank director hid funds in a Bermuda account, US says (Bloomberg News)
- Hancock settles with Florida on benefits (Associated Press)
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Living/Arts |
- The end of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- TV viewing options for the post-‘Oprah’ era (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- Artist Robert Rindler’s collection reflects his love of junk, order, and every color possible (By Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent)
- Critic's Notebook Wesley Morris: American art movies make little impact at Cannes (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
- Music Review Weezer manages to put a silver lining on a dreary evening (By Marc Hirsh, Globe Correspondent)
- Music Review A compelling mix of old and new from Crosby and Nash (By Scott McLennan, Globe Correspondent)
- British rap phenom Tinie Tempah a US ‘Disc-Overy’ (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- Alex Beam discusses cryonics with a representative of Suspended Animation Inc. (By Alex Beam, Globe Columnist)
- The Tip 80 Thoreau at the Concord Depot gives commuters a destination for civilized dining (By Devra First, Globe Staff)
- Stage Review ‘Susurrus’ is a play on an iPod, with Boston Public Garden the stage (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
‘The Princess of Montpensier’ intelligently explores ideas about love and war (By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
Celine Danhier’s documentary ‘Blank City’ looks back on the rebel filmmakers who grew up alongside New York’s punk rock scene (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
‘These Amazing Shadows’ shares an appreciation of films and those who preserve them (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
‘The First Grader’ offers a teachable moment and lesson in dignity (By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff)
- Scene & Heard Club Passim’s Iguana Music Fund gives local musicians valuable boosts in money and spirit (By Jonathan Perry, Globe Correspondent)
- Art Review Fuller Craft Museum showcases Yanick Lapuh’s work in ‘Your Ladder Is on Fire’ exhibit (By Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent)
- Local rapper Edo G. pays tribute to late rapper Guru — and pushes for peace — with Unity Fest 5 (By Siddhartha Mitter, Globe Correspondent)
- Noisy Neighbors: P.J. O’Connell makes a unique new album (By Jonathan Perry, Globe Correspondent)
- Stages Playwright Amy Merrill and folk singer Si Kahn find kinship in musical theater (By Joel Brown, Globe Correspondent)
- Classical Notes Eytan Wurman, Boston Latin Academy music director, sees his program blossom (By David Weininger, Globe Correspondent)
- Singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell shares five reasons why Kitty Wells is so important to her (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
- Paul Mason discusses the Rescue Grand Opening Afterparty (By Steve Miller, Globe Correspondent)
- Book Review Author Frederick Taylor’s ‘Exorcizing Hitler’ is heavy on material but light on drama (By Carlo Wolff, Boston Globe)
- TV critic’s picks for Friday (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- ‘Madagascar’ available on Comcast Movies: All Movies (Boston Globe)
- Daily TV and radio guide (Boston Globe)
- Dear Margo Dear Margo: Now that ex-boyfriend is slim she wants him back (Boston Globe)
- Surfing the Net With Kids: improving online search skills (By Barbara Feldman, Boston Globe)
- This day in history (Boston Globe)
- Boston-area things to do list (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Movies opening this week in the Boston area (Boston Globe)
- Names A family that cares for others (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Retiring from the stage (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Gentlemen win contest (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Sheen senior in Hub (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Sox visit sick kids (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Heading for home (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names On the mend (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Head honchos (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Celebrity News Cannes bans von Trier (Boston Globe)
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