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Red Sox 2, Mariners 1

Pedroia, Red Sox down Mariners in 10
Dustin Pedroia put the Red Sox on the board with a solo home run in the eighth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on Sunday.

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Dustin Pedroia homered in the eighth inning, and David Ortiz sealed the win with a sacrifice fly in the 10th.

Girl shot during apparent road rage incident

A 16-year-old Maine girl was shot Sunday afternoon on Interstate 495 in Merrimac in an apparent act of road rage, State Police said.

Mid-Atlantic power outages could last days

Amid sweltering temperatures, up to 3 million people were without power in areas hit by strong storms in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.

The injury situation with Kevin Youkilis was certainly real. But the Red Sox put him out there for everyone to see, and his health seemed to get better and better.

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Sunday Baseball Notes

Why did teams stay away from Kevin Youkilis?

It’s baffling why other teams didn’t compete intensely with the White Sox for Youkilis and it seems they may be kicking themselves before all is said and done.

Bob Ryan

ABCD comes up with a ‘Dream’ pairing

Boston’s official anti-poverty agency will get a big boost from the Red Sox and the Celtics this September with a fascinating doubleheader.

George Fifield, Boston Cyberarts founder, with an electronic display at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in May.

How Boston Cyberarts Festival grew into a year-round creativity beacon

After 13 years, Boston Cyberarts is ready to widen its reach and make a significant expansion.

The Celtics are willing to offer Ray Allen, left, a two-year contract for $12 million, according to reports.

Report: Celtics willing to give Allen 2 years, $12m

The Celtics’ offer to Ray Allen would be larger than a one-year deal for $3 million from the Miami Heat, according to ESPN.

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Join a conversation with US Representative Barney Frank, who represents the Fourth Congressional District of Massachusetts.

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London’s new Olympic Stadium (foreground) came with a price tag of $764 million. The Aquatics Center (background) cost $423 million.

London hopes Olympics worth hefty price
Dolphins offensive coordinator Mike Sherman talked to quarterback David Garrard (9) during a practice earlier this month.

Sunday Football Notes

Mike Sherman eases back into NFL with Dolphins
Vinicius Quirino believes that Obama’s new immigration policy would have helped him obtain a work permit, but he missed eligibility by one year.

Immigrants who missed deadline for Obama reprieve lament

special section

Tall ships come to Boston Harbor from June 30 to July 5

Yvonne Abraham

Another last chance for English High

opinion | Tom Keane

Massachusetts should do away with price stickers
From left: At the Cutler Majestic Theatre, Mike Daisey, Nilaja Sun, Emily Mann, Ping Chong, KJ Sanchez, and Steve Cosson participated in a panel discussion as part of the Theatre Communications Group conference.

critic’s notebook

Rethinking theater, and ways to make it, in the digital age

OpSail an excuse to explore waterfront

Seven hit Hollywood reboots
A sign at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint instructed passengers about the use of the full-body scanner at O’Hare International Airport.

How to get through airport security more quickly

Nora Ephron was a writer, director, and women’s advocate.

movies

Nora Ephron: onscreen and off, a life lived by words
Walter Cronkite.

book review

‘Cronkite’ by Douglas Brinkley

Sports

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AT&T National

Tiger Woods squeaked out a win at the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, Sunday.

Tiger Woods ekes out third win of the season

His 74th victory on the PGA Tour moves Woods past Jack Nicklaus and into second place on the tour’s career win list, eight behind Sam Snead.

Metro

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Artifacts from the USS Constitution include a locket from Captain Hull, which he gave to his wife with a lock of hair.

USS Constitution’s forgotten, brave crew honored

Stories are finally being told about the sailors who served aboard Old Ironsides, perhaps the nation’s most famous warship, during the War of 1812.

Columnists

Mitt Romney vowed to repeal the health care overhaul Thursday after it was upheld by the Supreme Court.

Joan Vennochi

On health care, it’s Romney vs. Romney

Jeff Jacoby

There’s no danger in a nuclear Iran? Really?

Joanna Weiss

PAC some life into the Brown-Warren Senate race

Bob Ryan

ABCD comes up with a ‘Dream’ pairing

Yvonne Abraham

Another last chance for English High
Brad McNamara (right) and Jon Friedman, cofounders of Freight Farms, are hoping to create greenhouses from shipping containers.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Firms plant hopes on urban garden space

opinion | Joan Wickersham

Get that colonoscopy

Opinion | JOSHUA GREEN

Health care ruling aids Obama in three ways

Brian McGrory

The tax man tries to devour a restaurant

Boston Capital | Steven Syre

Investors take health care ruling in stride

Yvonne Abraham

Sal DiMasi sentenced to neglect

Tech Lab

Vigilance will help keep your computer safe

Business

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Suffering from a migraine, Natasha Young-Alicea relaxes on the couch with her golden retriever Josh.

Dogs provide source of healing for veterans

Thanks to a program called Patriot Rovers, service dogs named for fallen soldiers are giving help and solace to veterans beset by war trauma.

Politics

The Senate Race | Lives and Times

Ayla and Arianna are more visible in this campaign. They joined their parents on LawDay in Wrentham.

For Brown, campaign an all-out family affair

Senator Brown is no longer the candidate who defined himself as a guy with a truck and a barn jacket. He is Scott Brown, suburban family man.

Nation & World

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Mohammed Morsi was sworn in as Egypt’s first democratically elected and civilian president on Saturday. He then repeated his oath later at Cairo University (above).

Mohammed Morsi takes office, vows Egypt will move forward

Morsi was formally sworn in Saturday as the first democratically elected president of Egypt following six decades of military-backed autocracy.

Arts

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third ear

Dmitri Shostakovich (circa 1966) once said that request inspired him to compose the song cycle “Seven Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok.” The work will get a rare performance July 7 at Yellow Barn in Putney, Vt.

Shostakovich’s voice, distilled in song

A close look at Shostakovich’s “Seven Romances on Verses by Alexander Blok.”

Travel

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Globe reporter Bobby Caina Calvan dangled Extremo Tarzan swing.

Volcano, cloud forest, and all sorts of wild things

For a week, Costa Rica was the author’s playground. He zip-lined, rappelled down waterfalls, rafted rapids, and traversed rain-muddied trails by horseback.

Books

book reviews

4 novels by Clarice Lispector

New translations of four novels by the innovative and beguiling Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector offer a fresh opportunity to assess her talents.

“It is a healing mission of course for the dogs and the soldiers, but also for the soldiers’ families.”

David Cantara,  founder of Patriot Rovers

Magazine

The cover for the June 24 2012 issue

A West Falmouth home where sea meets sunset
The cover for the June 17 2012 issue

What if spanking works?
The cover for the June 10 2012 issue

5 casual feast recipes from Sam Jackson
The cover for the June 3 2012 issue

40 ideas for your New England summer weekends

Opinion

“In the world view of consumer advocates, retailers are rapacious villains, while Bay State consumers are witless patsies.”

Tom Keane, on mandatory price stickers

Ideas

“In a growing body of work, Timur Kuran argues that the blame for the Islamic world’s economic stagnation lies with a set of institutions that Islamic law created over centuries.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on the economic toll of Islamic law