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FAA rules Cape Wind project poses no hazard to planes

The move clears what is likely the last regulatory hurdle for the proposed 130-turbine wind farm off Cape Cod.

Aly Raisman arrived home from the Olympics at Logan Airport, after a stop yesterday in New York.

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Aly Raisman arrived home from the Olympics at Logan Airport, after a stop yesterday in New York.

Raisman answered questions from the media at Logan.

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Raisman answered questions from the media at Logan.

Dozens of media members turned out for her arrival.

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Dozens of media members turned out for her arrival.

Friends were at Terminal A to greet Raisman.

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Friends were at Terminal A to greet Raisman.

Raisman was escorted by local and State Police to a limo for the ride to Needham.

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Raisman was escorted by local and State Police to a limo for the ride to Needham.

Needham’s Aly Raisman returns to Mass.

Raisman, the Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast, was met by family members, fans, and members of the media at Logan Airport.

A North Atlantic right whale in Cape Cod Bay in February 2012.

Right whales threatened by noisy ocean, researchers find

The endangered whales have lost about two-thirds of their ability to communicate with each other because of undersea noise, researchers said.

Sofi Madison is the owner of Olives and Grace, a specialty gift shop in the South End.

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A passion for the small and local

Sofi Madison has opened a gift shop on the South End that features handmade and local items, and was inspired by similar shops in small towns in the West.

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In Boston, where pulling on a clean Tom Brady jersey counts as dressing up for a lot of guys, a handful of restaurant and bar owners around the city are trying to turn that around.

Ryan Mallett is seen against the Saints in a preseason game Thursday.

Belichick wants Mallett to push the limit in practice

The Patriots coach wants Ryan Mallett, the second-year quarterback, to take chances in camp, saying “that’s what practice is for.”

Aaron Cook was strong early but then fell apart as the Orioles pulled away.

Orioles 5, Red Sox 3

Red Sox lose a heartbreaker in Baltimore

Aaron Cook held the Orioles hitless through 5 1/3 innings but then fell apart as the Red Sox lost their fourth out of six games on this road trip.

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The Red Sox owner denied a report that players asked him to replace Bobby Valentine, and he also reiterated his support for the manager.

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Love photography? Interested in tips from an expert in the field? Attend this lecture with Globe photographer Bill Greene.

Globe exclusives

Sharrice Perkins, 22, was one of three women killed in a Dorchester shooting Sunday.

3 lives of joy, hope cut short in an instant
Megan Lozano, 25, a cook at Hamersley’s Bistro, cites Julia Child for the prominence of women in Boston restaurants.

Boston chefs infused with Julia Child
Evelin Valibayova has not used her bank or social media accounts since the date of her disappearance.

Clues sought in disappearance of Quincy woman
Gymnasts practiced at the Brestyan’s American Gymnastics Club, where parents rushed to sign up their children for classes the morning after Aly Raisman took gold in the team competition.

Athletes inspired by Olympics
Rupert Murdoch (left) and Michael Bloomberg discussed immigration policies during a panel discussion in Boston on Tuesday night.

Murdoch, Bloomberg push immigration overhaul
From left: CJ Adams, Jennifer Garner, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Joel Edgerton in “The Odd Life of Timothy Green.”

Movie Review

Magic child does not equal magic movie

Kevin Blanchard served in Iraq.

Effort aims to land returning veterans in medical device jobs
Mo Farah and Usain Bolt demonstrate each other’s signature move after each won a gold medal in their respective events.

Photo gallery

Bests and worsts of the London Olympics
Peter Houk has been director of the MIT glass lab since 1997.

G cover

Glassblowing is hot at MIT
Representative Paul Ryan (left), ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee, appeared with Senator Judd Gregg, ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committeeat a news conference in 2009 to discuss President Obama’s fiscal 2010 federal budget.

Ryan sought stimulus funds while decrying program

Johnny Pesky

Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky dies

Bob Ryan | his farewell column

Bob Ryan says goodbye after 44 years

Sports

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Patriots coach Bill Belichick used the NFL’s new digital headsets in the preseason opener.

Bill Belichick lukewarm about new headsets

The NFL has shifted from analog to digital devices for coaches. Belichick’s reaction? “When it works it’s great.”

Metro

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MBTA data team member Sam Hickey, sat at a workstation inside the MBTA operations center on High Street.

MBTA begins rollout of long-awaited countdown signs

The arrival times, ticking down in one-minute increments, will appear on LED signs that have displayed only the date, time, and announcements since 2007.

Columnists

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after winning the men's 100m final in London.

Opinion | Jeff Jacoby

After the Olympics: Where’s the humility?

Scot Lehigh

Websites that help sort fact from fiction
Bobby Valentine’s first season as Red Sox manager has been marred by an apparent lack of respect from players.

Christopher L. Gasper

It’s time to fire Bobby Valentine

Joanna Weiss

Unbaby.me, the hipsters, and the Ryan Plan
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch (L) attend a memorial service for six people killed in an attack the day before on a Wisconsin Sikh temple on August 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin -- a temple just 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the scene of the August 5 bloodshed -- to honor the six people killed and three critically wounded in what police are calling a

Farah Stockman

A culture of hate

Tech Lab Plus

German tech gets teeth ultra-clean
Mitt Romney will no longer be able to hide behind strategic ambiguity about his budget and tax cut plans with Paul Ryan as his running mate.

opinion | Scot Lehigh

With Ryan, Romney faces tougher sell to undecided voters
Kyra Sedgwick has a few of her emotionally devastating moments in tonight’s “Closer” series finale.

Critic’s Notebook

A eulogy for TNT’s ‘The Closer’

Adrian Walker

TSA employees had to go outside system to report profiling
Xian Wen Li said he was among those cheated by May Woo of Sky Energy Travel in Chinatown.

Yvonne Abraham

Chinatown travel agency gives immigrants a tough lesson

Dan Shaughnessy

A few thoughts come bobbing up

JOAN VENNOCHI | welfare and the election

An old wedge issue returns in the campaign

Business

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Kevin Blanchard served in Iraq.

Effort aims to land returning veterans in medical device jobs

AdvaMed 2012, the medical device convention set for October, will launch a program designed to increase the hiring of veterans.

Politics

US Chamber calls Warren greatest threat to free enterprise

The political director for the pro-business group said “no other candidate in 2012 represents a greater threat to free enterprise than Professor Warren.”

Nation & World

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A X-51A WaveRider hypersonic flight test vehicle is pictured in this July 17, 2009, file photo.

Unmanned US military hypersonic craft crashes

The Pentagon has been testing hypersonic technologies, like the aircraft that crashed Tuesday, in hopes of delivering strikes around the globe within minutes.

Food & dining

Susie Heller worked with Julia Child on her television shows.

What it was like behind the scenes on Julia’s shows

Susie Heller started working with Julia Child on “Cooking With Master Chefs.”

Arts

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Music Review

Bruce Springsteen was joined by Steven Van Zandt Tuesday night in concert at Fenway Park. He plays at Fenway again Wednesday night.

Springsteen show is an instant Fenway classic

Bruce Springsteen’s performance was a combination of old-school showmanship and heartfelt connection with the audience.

“Though Julia was a national star, Bostonians considered her their own. Because her number was listed, anyone could call and ask cooking advice. At a Thanksgiving dinner I attended, she spent the afternoon and evening talking to local cooks worried about their turkey.”

Sheryl Julian,  on Julia Child

Magazine

The cover for the August 12 2012 issue

How Bain Capital is trying — reluctantly — to clean up its name
The cover for the August 5 2012 issue

Can GPS find you a mate?
The cover for the July 29 2012 issue

Connected, powerful 21st-century moms
The cover for the July 22 2012 issue

25 best burgers around Boston

Opinion

“Once upon a time it was considered low-class for athletes to be so smug and self-adoring.”

Jeff Jacoby 

Ideas

“The changing ways we’ve seen summer reading — first as an indulgence, then as a vice, and now, somewhat surprisingly, as a source of pride — says a lot about our changing attitudes toward just what leisure should be.”

Craig Fehrman