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BOSTON CAPITAL
INNOVATION ECONOMY
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BRACING FOR IRENE
Looming large
The rain should arrive first, beginning late tonight. By early tomorrow afternoon, Hurricane Irene’s winds are forecast to pick up and could exceed 50 miles per hour for as long as 10 hours, with gusts above 70.
(By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff)
(By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff)
- Interactive graphic How hard Irene will hit your area
- Boston tracks Irene with powerful software tool | Photos
- Eastern states hunker down | Hurricane tracker
- For diehard surfers, swell time awaits | On the Water
- Video Boston gets ready | Video Bracing for the storm
- Video National Grid readies for aftermath | Forecast
- Maps Location | Rainfall | Wind | Storm surge | Path
- How to prepare | Photos Disaster kit | Insurance tips
Pleasing Mr. Postman
We live in an age when e-mails, texts, and instant messages dominate communication. Yet some young people steadfastly participate in the practice of sending letters via snail mail. (By Anna Marden, Globe Correspondent)
Gambling projections
for Mass. no sure bet
Massachusetts policy makers are basing their hopes for the gambling market in large part on a consultant’s analysis that views the ongoing recession as an economic blip and assumes consumer spending will resurge by the time casinos are established in Massachusetts.
(By Stephanie Ebbert and Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
(By Stephanie Ebbert and Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
The hardest cut: reining
in Pentagon spending
As right-hand man to Secretary Leon E. Panetta, former Harvard professor Ashton B. Carter would identify and carry out hundreds of billions in defense cuts mandated by Congress. (By Theo Emery, Globe Staff)
Metro
- BRACING FOR IRENE As Hurricane Irene nears, state of emergency declared in Massachusetts (By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff)
- Gambling projections for Massachusetts far from sure bet (By Stephanie Ebbert and Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
- BRACING FOR IRENE Boston uses powerful software to help track Hurricane Irene’s progress (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
- DiMasi lawyer seeks jail term of 3 years (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
- On the Water For diehard surfers, swell time awaits (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Mattapan street reeling from killings (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- Adrian Walker Tribe close to jackpot (By Adrian Walker, Globe Columnist)
- Jury can hear confession in murders (By Dave Collins, Associated Press)
- Scolding customer, teller thwart would-be robber (By Miriam Valverde, Globe Correspondent)
- BOSTON Suspect in fatal shooting identified (Boston Globe)
- FALL RIVER Escaped R.I. inmate caught in Fall River (Boston Globe)
- WORCESTER Husband is indicted in killing of wife (Boston Globe)
- STEWARTSTOWN, N.H. Vigil held to mark girl’s disappearance (Boston Globe)
- SHELTON, Conn. Man reports own parking violation (Boston Globe)
- PROVIDENCE Same-sex households reported up in R.I. (Boston Globe)
- Illegal immigration is not to blame for fatality, Patrick says (By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff)
- Ex-fugitive’s father gets 6 months for helping son flee US (Associated Press)
- BRACING FOR IRENE How to prepare for Hurricane Irene (Boston Globe)
Regional editions
Globe West
- Franklin taking strides toward walkability (By Taryn Plumb, Globe Correspondent)
Globe North
- A one-time patient gives back to her doctor (By Wendy Killeen, Globe Correspondent)
Globe South
- WESTWOOD Away at war, Westwood’s Dwan thinks of home (By Michele Morgan Bolton, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- Skip McMellen; ‘the glue’ that bonded friends, family (By Marvin Pave, Globe Correspondent)
- George C. Devol, inventor of robotic arm; at 99 (By Jeremy Pearce, New York Times)
- Vicco von Buelow, German humorist Loriot, at 87 (By Melissa Eddy, Associated Press)
- Bob Sherman, 69, radio station executive who hired Imus, Stern (By Dennis Hevesi, New York Times)
- Scott Wannberg; was prolific figure of Los Angeles poetry scene; at 58 (By John Rogers, Associated Press)
Nation
- Ex-Harvard professor may lead Pentagon’s deep budget trims (By Theo Emery, Globe Staff)
- Obama officials back oil pipeline from Canada (By John M. Broder and Clifford Krauss, New York Times)
- Amtrak’s California Zephyr train derails in Neb. (Associated Press)
- Source: Teen in US custody in ‘Jihad Jane’ plot (Associated Press)
- Delaware pediatrician gets life in prison for abusing patients (Associated Press)
- Missouri ban on online contact between teachers, students is blocked (Associated Press)
- Angler fishes out Minnesota woman’s prosthetic leg (Associated Press)
- BRACING FOR IRENE 2 million ordered to leave as Irene takes aim (By Jennifer Peltz and Michael Biesecker, Associated Press)
- Political Notebook George Pataki will not seek GOP nomination (Boston Globe)
World
- 18 killed in bombing on UN building in Nigeria (By Adam Nossiter and Senan Murray, New York Times)
- Syrian forces kill 2 as tens of thousands protest (Associated Press)
- Somali pirates free tanker after 10 months (Associated Press)
- Bomb explodes at outdoor mosque in Afghanistan, kills 4 (Associated Press)
- Gandhi scion says Indian’s fast is bad precedent (Associated Press)
- Palestinian says US warned of aid cut over statehood bid (Associated Press)
- Concern over treatment of detainees rises in Libya (By Karin Laub and Paul Schemm, Associated Press)
- Mexican president says US is partly to blame in deadly casino attack (By William Booth, Washington Post)
- Japan PM resigning as opinion sinks after tsunami (By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial O’Malley’s sex-abuse policy: proof is in the implementation
- Globe Editorial Vance Gilbert: Wronged, but not right
- Globe Editorial Saving millions of fish
- Jed Horne The accelerating pace of disasters
- Renée Loth Safe to walk, even amid crazy drivers
- Joanna Weiss About-face on the perp walk
Sports
- A's 15, Red Sox 5 Wakefield, Red Sox routed by A’s (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Patriots up front concerning test from Lions (By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- On football How the Patriots roster shakes out (By Greg A. Bedard, Globe Staff)
- Barclays in a race to finish (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- Patriots notebook Pryor working his way back into the mix on the Patriots’ defensive line (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- NFL notebook Buffalo invests in future with Williams (Associated Press)
- Sports Log Giants fail to pull off a trade for Bell (Boston Globe)
- Eagles' secondary takes another hit as safety LeGrande announces plans to transfer (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- College football notebook LSU QB released on bond (Associated Press)
- Five things to watch vs. the Lions (By Greg Bedard, Globe Staff)
- Baseball roundup Orioles pound Yankees (Associated Press)
- Baseball notables (Boston Globe)
- Red Sox notebook Red Sox’ Youkilis appears ready for rehab assignment (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- How the runs scored (Boston Globe)
- Career infielder Mike Aviles is not scared of playing left field at Fenway Park (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Golf roundup Uihlein’s reign is over (Associated Press)
- Deutsche Bank Championship plays it safe (Boston Globe)
- Zerka to debut with Revolution Sept. 7 (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- Newman grabs pole in Bristol (By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press)
- Frozen Fenway matchups are set (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Crittenton wanted for Aug. 19 murder (Associated Press)
- Coil ready to unwind (By Richard Rosenblatt, Associated Press)
Business
- Fed chief blames politics for angst (By Binyamin Applebaum, New York Times)
- Back-to-school sales forecast isn’t rosy (By Christina Reinwald, Globe Correspondent)
- Partners HealthCare nets $51.7 million in third quarter (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- BRACING FOR IRENE Insurance tips to keep in mind as Hurricane Irene closes in (By Mark Jewell, Associated Press)
- Verizon, unions will resume talks Wednesday (Bloomberg News)
- Pfizer’s gene-specific lung cancer drug OK’d (Associated Press)
- Dreamliner approved for 1st commercial flight (Associated Press)
- Crude prices slide amid weak US growth report (Associated Press)
- Candice Choi New regulation prompting a transformation in debit card reward programs (By Candice Choi, Associated Press)
- Banks may be seeking relief from regulators on deposits (By Bradley Keoun and Dakin Campbell, Bloomberg News)
- Texas court overturns Vioxx award (Associated Press)
- Markets fall, rise after Bernanke speech (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Online music firm sings a sweet song (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Cabot edges higher on supermetals sale (Boston Globe)
- OmniVision Tech (Boston Globe)
- Tiffany & Co. (Boston Globe)
- DFC Global Corp. (Boston Globe)
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Living/Arts |
- Savoring letter-writing in digital age (By Anna Marden, Globe Correspondent)
- Dentist Charles Cohen plays a key role in getting a new collection of Dr. Seuss stories published (By Abram Brown, Globe Correspondent)
- The Seuss Style (Boston Globe)
- Dance Review 30th-anniversary marvels from Mark Morris at Jacob’s Pillow (By Janine Parker, Globe Correspondent)
- Actor Gavin Creel finds his inner activist (By Christopher Wallenberg, Globe Correspondent)
- Book Review “Lights Out in Wonderland’’ by DBC Pierre, reviewed by Jan Stuart (By Jan Stuart, Boston Globe)
- Dance Review Choreographers bring spirit, softness (By Janine Parker, Globe Correspondent)
- G Force Scotty McCreery aims to stay country strong (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
Revenge is a dish best served hot in ‘Colombiana’ (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
- Critic’s Corner for Saturday, Aug. 27 (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- ‘Phone Booth’ available on Max on Comcast (Boston Globe)
- Daily TV and radio guide for Greater Boston (Boston Globe)
- Annie's Mailbox Annie’s Mailbox: When Mom acts like a child (Boston Globe)
- Chess Notes (By Harold Dondis and Patrick Wolff, Globe Correspondents)
- This day in history (Boston Globe)
- To do list (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Names Wahlberg brothers plan burger joint in Hingham (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names First ladies first at Vineyard Haven shop (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Boston Ballet’s digs get a makeover (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names The boys of End of Summer (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Larry David says Manny Ramirez belongs in the Hall of Fame (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Kenny Chesney drops in on BC Eagles (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Bill Cosby assists scholarship fund (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Celebrity news Derek Jeter, Minka Kelly split (Boston Globe)
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