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White House negotiations produced a tentative agreement to increase the debt ceiling and avert the first default in the nation’s history, two aides briefed on the talks said, but the measure still must pass both Houses of Congress and be signed by the president.
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Leaders reach 11th-hour debt deal; passage in Congress still uncertain
President Obama reached a sweeping bipartisan accord with congressional leaders that would cut trillions from the national deficit while raising the country’s debt limit, potentially averting a default tomorrow on the nation’s debt. (By Donovan Slack and Theo Emery, Globe Staff)
- Congress will hand sticky details to committee of 12
- Sununu: Heroes, sidekicks do what Obama can’t
- Graphic President Obama, Congress will avert default
Markets show a glimmer of optimism
Economists and financial analysts were encouraged yesterday by news that political leaders had reached a tentative deal to avoid defaulting on the nation’s debt, a crisis that has roiled the stock market in recent weeks and further weakened the fragile US economic recovery. (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
Syrian troops hit cities, kill at least 70
Syrian military and security forces assaulted Hama and other restive cities before dawn yesterday, killing at least 70 people in what activists and residents called the broadest and fiercest crackdown yet by the government of President Bashar Assad on the 4-month-old uprising against his rule. (By Nada Bakri and Anthony Shadid, New York Times)
Panel wants its meetings polite
The Boston School Committee, frustrated by what it considers to be an alarming breakdown in decorum at meetings, is drafting a code of conduct for audience members. (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
Targeting an audience of monkeys
It will be an ad like no other. Hoping to learn how advertising works, a Yale University psychologist has teamed up with a New York ad agency to design and test a novel marketing campaign - aimed at monkeys. (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff)
Metro
- School Committee drafts rules to keep order at meetings (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
- Ad for monkeys seeks to plumb roots of human behavior (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff)
- Mass. troopers aid search for girl in northern N.H. town (By Martine Powers, Globe Correspondent)
- Course change needed, Harvard professor says (By Mary Carmichael, Globe Staff)
- US judge to sentence artist in black-market ivory case (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Adrian Walker South End loses a force (By Adrian Walker, Globe Columnist)
- N.H. Mormons hope GOP candidates raise awareness (By Shira Schoenberg, Globe Correspondent)
- GlobeWatch Dangerous exit at mall soon gets a fix (By Christina Pazzanese, Globe Correspondent)
- Firefighter, hurt when SUV fell on him, succumbs to injuries (By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff)
- BREWSTER Man dies shortly after rescue from pond (Boston Globe)
- SPRINGFIELD Census finds housing vacancies on rise (Associated Press)
- BURLINGTON. Vt. Task force running down arms networks (Associated Press)
- OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. Hepburn estate is again on the market (Associated Press)
- MANCHESTER, Vt. New visitors center is planned for area (Associated Press)
- 1 dead, 2 critically injured in separate attacks (By Stewart Bishop and Laura Nelson, Globe Correspondents)
- Troopers again help with special delivery (By Vivian Yee, Globe Correspondent)
Regional editions
Globe North
- Winchester looks to town center for new growth (By Katheleen Conti, Globe Staff)
Globe West
- School’s out but math is in (By Lisa Kocian, Globe Staff)
Globe South
- In Norwell, a town tries to find its center (By Meg Murphy, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- Tony McLean, at 54; was a ‘kinetic force’ on the Boston theater scene (By Terry Byrne, Globe Correspondent)
- Mary Newmann, at 69; educator, social worker, led BB&N (By J.M. Lawrence, Globe Correspondent)
- Howard Stein; helped bring investing to general public (By Douglas Martin, New York Times)
- Howard Creecy, president of civil rights group; at 57 (Associated Press)
- Gene McDaniels, at 76; soared up charts as versatile singer, writer of Roberta Flack hit (By Dennis Hevesi, New York Times)
- Fonce Mizell, 68; produced, wrote early Jackson 5 hits (By Peter Keepnews, New York Times)
- Ruth Perelman, 90, Philadelphia philanthropist (By Ron Todt, Associated Press)
Nation
- US leaders reach deal on debt; passage uncertain (By Donovan Slack and Theo Emery, Globe Staff)
- N.H. Mormons hope GOP candidates raise awareness (By Shira Schoenberg, Globe Correspondent)
- Medicare targeting hospital readmissions (Washington Post)
- 4 killed in plane collision over Alaska (Associated Press)
- Wyoming deputy drowns in rescue attempt (Associated Press)
- Defense attempts to save ex-Marine’s life (Associated Press)
- Drought taking a toll on Texas oysters (Associated Press)
- Congress will hand the sticky details to a bipartisan committee of 12 (By David A. Fahrenthold, Washington Post)
- For the record (Boston Globe)
World
- Syrian troops hit cities, kill at least 70 (By Nada Bakri and Anthony Shadid, New York Times)
- Defenses aim to stop militants at Afghan border (By Thom Shanker and Jack Healy, New York Times)
- Heavy rains add to misery of famine refugees in Somalia (Associated Press)
- Iran court delays verdict for 2 US men (Associated Press)
- Disfigured woman spares her attacker (Associated Press)
- Odor prompts United jet to land in Cuba (Associated Press)
- 15 dead in China’s Xinjiang region violence (Washington Post)
- Japan’s leader rips nuclear regulators (Associated Press)
- Libyan rebels battle Khadafy loyalists in ranks (By Rami Al-Shaheibi, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial BC should abide by subpoena, provide info in murder case
- Globe Editorial Extraterrestrials: N.H., phone home
- Globe Editorial Good deed, bad precedent
- Juliette Kayyem Promoting prosperity
- John E. Sununu Heroes, sidekicks do what Obama can’t
- Robert David Sullivan Next stop: Downtown Noshing
Sports
- Red Sox 5, White Sox 3 Bullpen stellar in win over White Sox (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- On baseball Red Sox throw in their lot with Bedard, ex-Mariner (By Nick Cafardo, Boston Globe)
- Haynesworth livens up Patriots practice (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- In surprising turn, Menard wins Brickyard (By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press)
- Red Sox Notebook GM Epstein saves his best prospects (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Baseball Trade Roundup Braves start at the top with Bourn (Associated Press)
- Sports Log Serena Williams defeats Bartoli for title (Boston Globe)
- MLB Roundup Tigers survive wild one (Associated Press)
- Patriots Notebook Light agrees to two-year deal (By Greg A. Bedard and Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- NFL Notebook Burress signs up with Jets (Associated Press)
- Revolution adjust well on the fly (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- Golf Roundup Just 22, Tseng wins 5th major (Associated Press)
- World Swimming Championships US team looks to London (By David Barboza, New York Times News Service)
- Horse Racing Roundup Coil wins Haskell by a neck (Associated Press)
Business
- Markets likely to lift, analysts say amid glimmer of optimism (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
- Rendered speechless, but holding out hope (By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Staff)
- Pigeons’ ‘beautiful’ navigation skills studied to improve tiny spy planes (By Karen Weintraub, Globe Correspondent)
- Innovation Economy Start-ups court older talent tired of big firms' limits (By Scott Kirsner, Globe Correspondent)
- User Friendly Machine adds new dimension to DIY manufacturing (By Mark Baard, Boston Globe)
- Life Sciences Roundup Watertown biotech confident in its Alzheimer’s compound (Xconomy.Com)
- Drop in movie ticket costs temporary, firms say (New York Times)
- HSBC to cut 10,000 jobs, sells 195 branches in NY (New York Times)
- The Green Blog Researchers examine cumulative health risks (By Beth Daley, Globe Staff)
- Ask Dr. Knowledge Are refrigerators like air conditioners? (Boston Globe)
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- New efforts aim to reduce head injuries in young athletes (By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe Staff)
- g Force A battle this soldier/researcher refuses to lose (Boston Globe)
- Health Answers Do neti pots really help with colds and sinus infections? (By Courtney Humphries, Boston Globe)
- Be Well Taking DHA while pregnant helps newborns fight colds (Boston Globe)
- Daily dose Do all diabetics need to be on statins? Maybe not. (Boston Globe)
- STAGE REVIEW Centuries old, comedy ‘She Stoops to Conquer’ still has what it takes (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
- MUSIC REVIEW In Newport, folk music that spans influence, age (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
- Music Review At Lowell Folk Festival, a celebration of diversity (By Stuart Munro, Globe Correspondent)
- Music Review Wiz Khalifa rolls through his hip-hop hits in Boston (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- DANCE REVIEW Explosive hip-hop dance from Illstyle & Peace (By Thea Singer, Globe Correspondent)
- Dance Review David Parker & the Bang Group bring joy to young viewers at Boston’s ICA (By Thea Singer, Globe Correspondent)
- Book Review In ‘Rules of Civility’ by Amor Towles, a trio try to find their way in ’30s NY (By Clea Simon, Boston Globe)
- Names Powered up by fashion (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Sensing a big moment (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Damon loves teachers (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Fenway on the Cape (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Relerford leaving, too (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Bookworm feasts (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Celebrity News Rare box-office duel (Boston Globe)
- Critic’s corner (By Wesley Morris, Boston Globe)
- To do list (Boston Globe)
- On demand picks (Boston Globe)
- Daily guide (Boston Globe)
- Annie's Mailbox Lack of sex is killing their marriage (Boston Globe)
- Chess notes (Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
- This day in history (Boston Globe)
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