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Storms bring flooding, outages

Officials urged motorists to use caution and avoid flooded roadways after storms brought heavy rain, hail, and outages that left more than 23,000 without power.

Cody Ross belted a three-run home run in the third inning, and then did it again one inning later.

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Red Sox cruise as Ross, Doubront dominate

Cody Ross hit two three-run home runs, and Felix Doubront gave up one run in six innings as the Red Sox rolled.

Top Syrian officials killed in bombing

The rebel bombing killed three top officials, including a brother-in-law to President Bashar Assad, and could represent a turning point in the conflict.

Surgery offers no advantage for early prostate cancer, study finds

The study found that men in their 60s with early-stage prostate cancer who had surgery didn’t live significantly longer than those whose cancers were monitored.

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SHIFTBoston attempts to light up Copley Square

They are projects that may never be completed, but they offer a fascinating glimpse into what Copley Square could look like with a modern, illuminated make-over.

The Crystal Sun chandelier by Robert Levit, Rodolphe el-Khoury, and Lindsay Hochman of Toronto, Ontario from the firm Khoury Levit Fong.

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The Crystal Sun chandelier by Robert Levit, Rodolphe el-Khoury, and Lindsay Hochman of Toronto from the firm Khoury Levit Fong.

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A rendering of a project for Copley Square called Urban Aurora, by Jessica Colangelo, David Alf, Charles Sharpless, and Sara Schonour of Architecture and Lighting Design.

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Entry for the Glow Boston competition from Vlad Simionescu & Asociatii Arhitecti. This project is called the Golden Rectangle.

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Epic ‘Dark Knight Rises’ is majestic

Christopher Nolan brings his Batman trilogy to a close with an almost completely satisfying crash.

Opinion | Making Health Care Affordable

State health cost reform must address migration to PPOs

The shift of many employers from HMOs to PPOs continues the unfair practice of paying hospitals wildly different prices, writes Eric Beyer of Tufts Medical Center.

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Only about one-third of the candlepins lanes that were available in the late 1980s are still available today.

Candlepin bowling lovers aim for a comeback

A flying leap from the dock at Castle Island was one way to contend with the humidity and 97-degree heat on Tuesday. Many others found respite in air-conditioning on what turned out to be the 110th anniversary of the cooling technology.

Amid blistering heat, quest for air conditioning

W. D. Foster, a disabled Iraq War veteran, called voters from the Obama Alabama headquarters in Birmingham.

Obama camp rallies base in red states

Ryan Overberg plays the Presley-esque singer who thrills the girls in Reagle Music Theatre’s “Bye Bye Birdie.”

STAGE REVIEW

‘Bye Bye Birdie’ sizzles in its 50s

Megan Porter, a college fellow, picks beans with intern Sophie Burnieka.

Cambridge students grow it and cook it

Romney’s potential running mates

“Double Time” author Jane Roper and her husband, Alastair Moock, with their now 5-year-old twins, Clio (in yellow) and Elsa, at their Medford home.

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Mother of twins chronicles terror, joy of first three years

The parking garage in front of the New England Aquarium as seen from the Greenway in this June 2, 2010 file photo.

Paul McMorrow

How to make parking garages in Boston obsolete

Mass. General Hospital plans to celebrate its top ranking on Tuesday with Mayor Thomas Menino and a rolling rally

Mass. General named best hospital in US

Sean Cote as Guildenstern and Ron Lacey as Rosencrantz.

Stage Review

Apollinaire’s ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’ is very much alive

Massachusetts-born painter Eric Aho depicts a collision of ice blocks on black water in “Ice Field.”

Art Review

Contemporary painters bring dynamism, drama to N.E. landscapes

Kevin Youkilis, left, caught up with ex-teammate David Ortiz before Monday’s game.

Bob Ryan

Kevin Youkilis deserves his comfortable spot

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David Ortiz was hurt on this home run by Adrian Gonzalez on Monday.

David Ortiz headed to 15-day disabled list

The Red Sox will have to make do without their All-Star DH because of the Achilles’ injury he suffered on Monday.

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Senator Scott Brown, a Republican, has been pointing to his homegrown fundraising to draw a contrast with Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat and a Harvard Law School professor.

Brown raises more large gifts from Mass. than Warren

In contrast to challenger Elizabeth Warren, Senator Scott Brown is collecting most of his high-dollar donations in Massachusetts, according to a Globe analysis.