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Romney rejects new gun laws in interview

Mitt Romney rejected the notion that tougher gun laws can prevent such events as the recent Colorado shooting, according to an excerpt from an interview airing tonight on NBC News.

Senate approves tax-cut extension for all but highest earners

Democrats extended the tax cuts in 2013 that otherwise would expire in January over GOP objections that the cuts should apply to everyone.

Tanks, troops converge on Syria’s largest city

Dozens of government tanks and reinforcements were sent to Aleppo in a bid to crush a five-day rebel fight to wrest the city from regime control.

Lynn suspect shot by police planned home invasion, DA says

Brandon Payne, fatally shot by police on Sunday, was among a group of men that were beginning an armed home invasion, the Essex DA says.

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Screened and covered porches offer beauty and comfort

A part of New England residential architecture for years, the porch offers one of the best ways to combat summer heat -- and be sheltered from bugs — while enjoying the outdoors.

At this Duxbury home, the screened porch designed by Will Ruhl serves as a transitional space between the new part of the house and the pool area.

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At this Duxbury home, the screened porch designed by Will Ruhl serves as a transitional space between the new part of the house and the pool area.

The Duxbury home has a screened porch that leads to the pool area.

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The Duxbury home has a screened porch that leads to the pool area.

A Newton porch by Cory Desjardin features mahogany decking and skylights, as well as heaters to allow for fall use.

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A Newton porch by Cory Desjardin features mahogany decking and skylights, as well as heaters to allow for fall use.

This second-story screened porch on Martha’s Vineyard was designed by Maryann Thompson with a raised roofline for a better view.

Chuck Choi

This second-story screened porch on Martha’s Vineyard was designed by Maryann Thompson with a raised roofline for a better view.

A view of the screened porch from inside the Martha’s Vineyard home.

Chuck Choi

A view of the screened porch from inside the Martha’s Vineyard home.

The Green Monster may seem a strange fixture, but Liverpool FC players should feel right at home playing in the stadium of their sister club.

ROMA VS. LIVERPOOL, AT FENWAY PARK, 6:30 p.m.

Liverpool FC, Red Sox are power partners

The two teams, both owned by John Henry’s group, are finding shared ways to broaden their brands worldwide.

To Grammar’s House

We’re in this together

For centuries, writers used the male form of neutral pronouns, but a rule of grammar that slights half the population cannot last forever.

Heirloom tomatoes at Copley Square farmers’ market in Boston.

Food

Are heirloom tomatoes worth the buzz?

The power of nostalgia bears fruit for tomatoes with new-found cachet. But that doesn’t mean they’re all tasty.

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The state’s push to withdraw funding from the Greenway creates a difficult situation, conservancy officials said.

Greenway conservancy says state funding needed
Software engineer Mike Reed stored his bicycle in a secure cage inside a Kendall Square parking garage.

Car-free commuting push pays off in Kendall Square
Nate Solder is expected to assume the left tackle position vacated after Matt Light’s retirement.

Nate Solder’s work ethic started at home
About 200 people attended the dedication ceremony of Ocean Renewable Power’s tidal generator Tuesday.

In Maine, a US first in tidal energy
British troops joined security preparations at the Olympic beach volleyball venue on Tuesday.

London Olympics push security to new levels
“85” by Mariah Robertson.

Galleries

Galleries around Boston: ‘The Space Between’ and beyond
Roast chicken with a salad of watercress and citrus.

Dining out

New Jamaica Plain restaurant Tonic serves up ambition

Frame by Frame

Smee captivated by ‘Whale and Calf’
Israeli conductor Asher Fisch made his BSO debut on Saturday night.

Music Review

BSO re-creates fateful Wagner program from summer of 1937

TRAVEL

London’s calling with a remade East End
Mayor Alex Morse spoke with his staff after an appearance before the City Council’s Ordinance Committee in May.

Hard-charging start for youngest Mass. mayor
Frédéric Rivière, a.k.a. Anoraak, performing at Brighton Music Hall on Sunday.

Music Review

Drive Tour turns movie soundtrack into live, moody pop

Sports

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PATRIOTS TRAINING CAMP

Patriots coach Bill Belichick is welcoming his team back for another training camp.

10 questions about the Patriots’ new season

Training camp is here. Let’s examine the biggest issues for the Patriots, and consider the buzz that this team could go 16-0.

Metro

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Baltazar DaRosa, 34, was fired in 2010.

Mediator finds for fired Boston officer

An arbitrator ruled the former police officer, who was cleared in a 2005 murder case, was unjustly fired and ordered him reinstated with back pay.

Columnists

Mourners embraced at the memorial built across the street from the theater where the Colorado shootings took place.

opinion | derrick z. jackson

Start the conversation on guns

Jeff Jacoby

The rush to politicize a tragedy

Brian McGrory

Silence no way to fight guns
An employee helps a customer at a gun shop in Fort Worth, Texas.

Opinion | Farah Stockman

Acceptable risk

Joanna Weiss

In dieting study, human guinea pigs carry a lot of weight

Boston Capital

Bank of America still paying for Countrywide
New coach Bill O’Brien’s team is on life support.

Christopher L. Gasper

NCAA did the right thing on Penn State
Army veteran Christopher May protests with Iraq Veterans Against the War in Chicago in May.

Opinion | Juliette Kayyem

As veteran population changes, services must adapt

Adrian Walker

Governor Patrick can still act on Three Strikes

JOANNA WEISS

In the company of women

JOAN VENNOCHI

A business built on hard work — and government
Gen9 lab technician Sherri Wang worked on the Gene Printer at the company’s Cambridge facility. It started shipping DNA in March.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Gen9 hopes to be the Intel of custom DNA

Business

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PayPal plans to move into its space by October.

PayPal move bringing tech to Financial District

The arrival of the Web giant is a potential breakthrough deal for a commercial area that has been stagnant.

Politics

Political Notebook

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke to a VFW convention in Reno.

George W. Bush tells Romney staff to ‘seize the moment’

The former president conveyed his support for the presumptive GOP nominee in a visit to Romney’s Boston headquarters.

Nation & World

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Visitors to a memorial to the victims of last Friday's mass shooting in Aurora, Colo. wrote messages on a board that reads

Funerals begin for Colo. theater shooting victims

A Colorado father killed in last week’s theater shootings is the first to be laid to rest. Families of other victims plan to say their final goodbyes later this week.

Arts

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Book Review

CHARLES YU

‘Sorry Please Thank You’ by Charles Yu

Charles Yu’s new baker’s dozen of satiric stories tell of a future that’s really just an exaggerated present.

Food & dining

A vendor at the Mercado 20 Noviembre in Oaxaca behind a shelf of various meats.

In Oaxaca, you’ll find an alley offering smoky grilled meats

Travelers know there is something special about the state of Oaxaca.

“Exactly who in the White House betrayed these secrets? Did a superior authorize it? These are things that Americans are entitled to know.”

Mitt Romney 

Magazine

The cover for the July 22 2012 issue

25 best burgers around Boston
The cover for the July 15 2012 issue

12 Bostonians Changing the World
The cover for the July 8 2012 issue

N.Y. vs. Boston: The endgame
The cover for the June 24 2012 issue

A West Falmouth home where sea meets sunset

Opinion

“A national discussion could start with assault weapons and limits on ammunition purchases.”

Derrick Z. Jackson 

Ideas

“On the fringes of American politics, on conservative radio, and even on the campaign trail, a whole parallel Obama has emerged over the course of the 2012 race—a shadowy figure who has craftily concealed his ideological extremism and is merely awaiting his second term to unleash it.”

Leon Neyfakh