FAA rules Cape Wind will not affect air traffic

The agency ruled that towering wind turbines off Cape Cod will not pose a hazard to planes, clearing what is likely the final federal regulatory hurdle for the 130-turbine project.

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive by bus to speak at a campaign event at the Alliant Energy Amphitheater in Dubuque, Iowa, August 15, 2012. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Obama’s costly investment not yielding new voters

President Obama’s campaign has invested early and heavily in grassroots infrastructure, but in 10 key states voter registration trends show scant evidence that the effort is bringing in new voters.

A cafe, general store, bank, library, game rooms, and gyms encourage patients to interact with others in the hospital.

Architecture and therapy merge at new state mental hospital

The state’s $302 million hospital for the mentally ill in Worcester features a special architectural design meant to replicate stages of psychological recovery.

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

Ships’ noise hinders whale communication

Critically endangered right whales have lost about two-thirds of their ability to communicate with each other, affecting their ability to navigate, avoid predators, and care for calves.

CJ Adams, star of “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” says his newfound fame will not alter his humility.

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Rhode Island’s CJ Adams stars in ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green‘

The movie could transform the 12-year-old, chestnut-haired Adams, who has never had an acting lesson, into a break-out kid celebrity.

Hundreds of people flocked to the Roca center in Chelsea on Wednesday, the first day that young people living illegally in the United States could apply for a work permit and a deferral from the threat of deportation.

Young immigrants learning to apply for their dream

Immigrants gathered to celebrate and learn about the application process on the first day young people living in the US illegally can apply for a federal deferred action program.

Tech Lab

New e-mail tools manage the chaos

Products like Smartr Inbox, Organizer, FollowUpThen, and SaneBox remind us of how efficient and powerful e-mail can be.

Tika Sumpter, Carmen Ejogo, and Jordin Sparks star in the remake “Sparkle.”

Friday Preview | Movie Review

Whitney Houston brings luster to otherwise dull ‘Sparkle’

Dominated by Houston’s performance as a churchy, overbearing mother, “Sparkle” is a better movie than the 1976 girl-group drama that inspired it.

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Yvonne Abraham

Dorchester killings have parents fearing for their daughters
Hopper (above) was founded by former executives of Newton-based TripAdvisor and Expedia. Its competition will include Google.

Hopper joins state’s cluster of Web travel companies

Bargain Bin

Boutiques host summer blow-out sales
Sofi Madison is the owner of Olives and Grace, a specialty gift shop in the South End.

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5 questions for Sofi Madison
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

Sports

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Orioles 5, Red Sox 3

Aaron Cook walked off the field after being pulled in the sixth inning against the Orioles.

Orioles race by Red Sox again

Aaron Cook started with three perfect innings, then melted down in the sixth as Baltimore took the lead for good.

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Boston police were at the crime scene near a bus stop on Warren Street on Wednesday. A stabbing victim died later at a hospital, according to authorities. The assailant was still being sought.

Man fatally stabbed in Roxbury after fight on T bus

An altercation on an MBTA bus spilled into the street near Dudley Square and a man in his 20s was fatally stabbed, authorities said.

Columnists

Syrian residents inspect houses in Homs destroyed by what they said was heavy shelling from Bashar al-Assad forces.

Juliette Kayyem

US would own the war in Syria

joan vennochi

Should Bulger judge recuse himself?

Tech Lab

New e-mail tools manage the chaos

Yvonne Abraham

Dorchester killings have parents fearing for their daughters
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

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

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’

Business

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, seen above, as with other consumer electronics, required teams of engineers to develop its software. The engineers often work long hours to meet deadlines, leading to poor eating and exercise habits for many.

Behind smartphones, sleepless nights

In the 219.1 billion industry, companies are under pressure to meet deadlines for unveiling cutting-edge features, and many software engineers suffer health consequences.

Politics

Paul Ryan campaigned in Ohio on Wednesday, including a stop at Miami University in Oxford, his alma mater.

GOP acts to turn Congressman Paul Ryan into candidate for vice president

Paul Ryan has much to learn. Suddenly, everything about this budget and policy wonk is under a microscope — from his 99-page budget plan to the crease in his trousers.

Nation & World

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Residents of Azaz, Syria, a suburb of Aleppo, carried a boy’s body after what activists called an airstrike by Syrian forces.

More than 30 Syrians abducted inside Lebanon

Members of a powerful Lebanese Shi’ite family threatened to cause havoc and extend their Lebanon kidnapping spree until their family member, taken hostage by Syrian rebels, was set free.

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A diver takes the plunge during training for last summer’s Red Bull Cliff Diving competition at the Institute of Contemporary Art.

Cliff Diving World Series to return to ICA

Competitors will once again start on top of the ICA and leaping some 26.5 meters — about the height of three Green Monsters — into Boston Harbor.

Style

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Ryan Higginson sports a casual look while hanging at Emerald Lounge with Megan Demianiuk (left) and Jill Miller.

Hot spots try to get guys to improve their style

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.

“It’s really like a family thing because my mom helps me out, and my dad helps me out, and we have an agent who gives me movies to try out for.”

CJ Adams,  Rhode Island resident and star of “The Odd Life of Timothy Green”

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The cover for the August 12 2012 issue

How Bain Capital is trying — reluctantly — to clean up its name
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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

“Richard G. Stearns’s refusal to take himself off the case gives Bulger an issue to raise on appeal.”

Joan Vennochi 

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