Outlook for Social Security’s finances worsens

The program will run out of money in 2033, three years sooner than previously expected, because of high energy prices and the tepid economy.

Cody Ross hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to tie the game at 5, and a solo home run in the ninth to give the Red Sox the win.

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Boston 6, Minnesota 5

Red Sox win on Ross’ late heroics

Cody Ross hit a two-run home run to tie the game in the seventh, and a solo shot to win it in the ninth for the Red Sox.

Obama, Romney call to keep student loan interest rates low

President Obama and Mitt Romney both said on Monday that Congress should act to prevent the interest rate on students loans from doubling next school year.

South Boston stabbing

DA: Robbery was motive in murder of S. Boston woman

At the arraignment today of 26-year-old Timothy Kostka, authorities said that he was intent on robbing valuable fishing gear from 67-year-old Barbara Coyne before she was killed.

Carrie Moyer’s “Frieze’’ (2009), acrylic and glitter on canvas, from “Interstellar’’ at the Worcester Art Museum.

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Art that pulls you in

Carrie Moyer’s paintings at the Worcester Art Museum are abstract works that undulate, simmer, and glow; they seem to inhale, and they might seduce.

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Tooth Fairy economics

How much is a tooth worth these days? Some parents feel pressure to give an amount equal to their child’s peers. It’s keeping up with the Fairy Joneses.

On baseball

Red Sox players should get the most blame

There are a lot of people to blame for the bad start, but those getting off the easiest deserve the most scorn -- the players.

G Force

A voice that inspires

Justin Hines, a Canadian singer-songwriter who has a top-30 hit on the Billboard charts, is considered a role model for others with disabilities.

editorial

US can’t skimp on costs of Afghanistan’s army

US officials praised Afghan forces for taking the lead in repelling the Taliban’s gutsiest attack last week. But the praise underscored a looming problem with the fledgling Afghan army: its cost.

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Boston’s 10 largest hedge fund managers
The Lanzettas with the family’s newest member, Irene, last September at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where Irene’s siblings witnessed her birth.

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Return of the Alpha Omega family
The latest example of the seek-and-destroy culture in the NHL was the repulsive, crushing blow repeat offender Raffi Torres dealt to Marian Hossa’s head Tuesday night.

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NHL being ruined by violence and silence
“My intent is making sure the students who are identified are truly disabled,” said Mitchell Chester, the state’s commissioner of elementary and secondary education.

Special education policies in Mass. reviewed
“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” was made famous by the 1964 film “Mary Poppins.”

Ideas | The Word

America’s longest word is a contentious subject

Harvard Yard transformed by colorful chairs

Bicycle deliveries are on the rise in Boston

Brain surgery, no knife required

Berklee College of Music becomes a YouTube star
Ben Gibbard and Death Cab for Cutie played with Magik*Magik Orchestra Saturday night.

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Death Cab plus Magik* a questionable sum

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Casino czar Steve Crosby’s impossible mission

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Harvard Yard transformed by colorful chairs

What was once a place people simply passed through has become a gathering spot for both students and the community, thanks to a collection of lollipop-colored chairs.

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Trader Michael Zicchinolfi worked the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday.

Dow falls 102 points on European turmoil

Concern over a possible leadership change in France and a report on growing government debt in Europe sent stocks lower.

Columnists

Joanna Weiss

Attacking drinking on campus

Adrian Walker

No room at Senator Brown’s office

james carroll

Memorial overstates president’s innocence

innovation economy

Mass. game industry’s energy lures a veteran

Yvonne Abraham

Reducing weighty obstacles

juliette kayyem

The military’s persistent gender divide
Isolated long stem red rose bud. Focus = front of rosebud. 12MP camera.

joanna weiss

‘Bachelor’ lawsuit shows reality TV is behind the times

Jeff Jacoby

Obama a unifying force? Hardly

Dan Shaughnessy

So far, nothing but bad times for Red Sox

Joan Vennochi

Vatican targets nuns, not enablers of clergy sexual abuse scandal
Outside Fenway Park on its first Opening Day in 1912.

Bob Ryan

For longtime foes, nothing rivals in comparison

lawrence harmon

All is not fair in Boston hotels

Politics

Rudy Giuliani endorses one-time rival Mitt Romney

Giuliani, the former New York City Mayor, said Romney has “the resume and background for the job.”

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George Zimmerman, left, walked out of jail with a bondsman on Sunday in Sanford, Fla., after posting bail on a second-degree murder charge in the February shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

Zimmerman returns to hiding as city rejects chief’s resignation

George Zimmerman posted bail in the shooting of Trayvon Martin and likely fled Florida, even as the city of Sanford refused the chief’s offer to quit.

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Daniel Bard back in the bullpen — for now

Bard will skip his scheduled start due to Sunday’s rainout. He’s available in the bullpen now, but could that turn into a long-term role?

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

Are you leading a heart-healthy lifestyle?

Can positive emotions like optimism, life satisfaction, and a sense of well-being actually lower your risk of having a heart attack or stroke?

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Music Review

Sandrine Piau made her Celebrity Series debut at Jordan Hall.

French soprano shares sense of ‘Wonder’

At Jordan Hall, Sandrine Piau proved a compelling performer, but one who offset a uniform sound with an interpretive toolbox.

“It very much improves the quality of our service in that food arrives much quicker. There’s little traffic jams if you’re on a bike.”

Martin Kelleher,  chief operating officer for DiningIn

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Opinion

“Today, about 80 percent of the world’s smokers live in low- and middle-income countries — places that can ill afford the health costs of the habit.”

Farah Stockman 

Ideas

“John Singleton Copley’s life, his works, and his words defined him as a subject of the British empire, not a citizen of the American republic.”

Jane Kamensky,  on the great American painter who wasn’t American