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Markey’s tax returns show large deductions, Social Security benefits
US Representative Edward J. Markey, the Democratic nominee for the US Senate, paid an effective tax rate of less than 20 percent over the past eight years, claiming large deductions for his mortgages, his travel expenses, and his car, his tax returns show.
Who shouldn't bother with college?
When Yahoo bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion this week, David Karp, Tumblr's 26-year-old founder, became an instant celebrity -- and joined the pantheon of......
Starts & Stops
Buses will await CapeFlyer arrivals, but is a gridlock-free trip worth that extra travel time?
The CapeFlyer, the MBTA's revival of the Boston-to-Cape-Cod rail tradition, has not yet begun service -- it will debut this afternoon at 5:12 p.m. -- but Beverly A. Scott, general manager of the MBTA, is already considering extending the service past its scheduled Labor Day closing date if it garners enough popularity.
White Coat Notes
State: Cambridge Health Alliance child psychiatry beds too critical to close
Psychiatry beds that Cambridge Health Alliance plans to eliminate in budget-cutting efforts are critical to “preserving access and health st ...
The Big Picture
Puffin census on the Farne Islands

Articles of Faith

Religious leaders working on interfaith service
Religious leaders are working with the governor's office to develop Thursday morning's interfaith service in memory of the Boston Marathon bombing victims.

In the Cards

Mohegan Sun adds Boston retail developer as partner in Palmer proposal
Mohegan Sun today announced a partnership with Finard Properties, a Boston-based commercial real estate investment and development company, to build a 300,000 square foot retail development as part of Mohegan's proposed casino resort in Palmer.

War and Peace

Top military scientist: building a cyber army with few qualified recruits
The Air Force has a message for computer geeks: send us your resumes. At least that is the word from Mark Maybury, a computer scientist at the government-funded MITRE corporation in Bedford who was tapped in 2010 to serve as the chief scientist for the US Air Force. The Lowell native and Chelmsford resident, who will return from Washington to his old job this summer, says the Pentagon is struggling to maintain its technological edge in the realm of cyberspace. And a primary reason is a lack of new talent. "If you told me I want you to hire 1,000 cyber guys tomorrow, I'd count up all my friends and might have 60 or if really lucky might find 100," he explained. "But 1,000?"

Science in Mind

Obscure University of New Hampshire math professor takes major step toward elusive proof
A soft-spoken, virtually unknown mathematician from the University of New Hampshire has found himself overnight a minor celebrity, flooded with requests to give talks at top universities as his work is debated and celebrated online by leaders in his field.
Boston-Power founder Christina Lampe-Onnerud joins hedge fund firm Bridgewater Associates
One of Boston's highest-profile energy entrepreneurs, Christina Lampe-Onnerud, is moving to Connecticut to join one of the world's biggest hedge fund managers, Bridgewater Associates. Lampe-Onnerud is a former Arthur D. Little scientist who in 2004 founded Boston-Power, a maker of lithium ion batteries for laptops and electric vehicles. The company attracted customers like HP and Saab. But Lampe-Onnerud dialed down her involvement with the company in 2012, after it raised a big new funding round and shifted much of its operations to China....
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Massachusetts news

  • Personal crisis takes doctor to new direction

    WEYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) -- I think of it as one of life's cruel ironies. At age 62, Dr. David Rudolph, a prominent ear, nose and throat surgeon, developed a viral inner ear infection that took away his balance and hearing in one ear. ( AP 05/25/2013 2:47 AM )

  • Red Sox top Indians 8-1 behind Lackey's pitching

    BOSTON (AP) -- John Lackey is rolling again after two rough seasons that made his rich contract seem like a waste of money. ( AP 05/25/2013 2:47 AM )

  • Refocused Rask ready for Rangers, Game 5

    BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask saw the replay of his Game 4 gaffe over and over on television. ( AP 05/25/2013 2:46 AM )

  • Talented New Bedford illustrator flourishes

    NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) -- When Roger Andrews was a student at Gomes Elementary School in New Bedford, his math homework was as liable to have a rendition of Iron Man on the flip side as it was to have equations on the front. Decades later he's still drawing Iron Man -- only in his own style, and getting paid...  ( AP 05/25/2013 2:33 AM )

  • The CapeFlyer returns to service Friday taking many to Buzzards Bay and Hyannis on its maiden voyage

    John Read listened as a booming voice echoed through a bustling South Station Friday afternoon, informing passengers that the reinstated CapeFlyer, an MBTA commuter rail train with a final destination of Hyannis, would be boarding. ( Globe 05/25/2013 2:04 AM )

  • Another sign of the rebound: More borrowers have equity in their homes

    In another positive sign for the local housing market, about 50,000 fewer homeowners in the Boston area are "underwater" on their mortgages compared with the same time last year, data released this week show. ( Globe 05/25/2013 1:57 AM )