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Mass. lawmakers pass health care cost-control bill

Governor Patrick said he would sign the bill, which will make Massachusetts the first state to ­establish a target limiting how much providers and insurers spend on medical care.

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis (right) shared a laugh with Governor Patrick during a visit to the Youth Options University in Roxbury on Tuesday.

Patrick to sign ‘three strikes’ bill

The governor pledged to sign the controversial bill, despite the Legislature’s refusal to add a provision that would give judges more flexibility in sentencing.

Ballston Beach in Truro was quiet Tuesday after an likely shark attack took place on Monday.

Man bitten in Truro was likely victim of great white shark

The man bitten Monday while body surfing was the first victim of a great white attack in the state since 1936, a state official said.

Michael Phelps makes Olympic history

Phelps earned a gold in the 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay, adding to an earlier silver to make him the most decorated Olympian ever with 19 medals.

Michael Phelps waved after receiving the silver medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly. He later won gold in a team the 4 x 200 team relay.

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Michael Phelps waved after receiving the silver medal in the men's 200m butterfly. He later won gold in a team the 4 x 200m team relay.

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At age 15, Phelps qualified for the 2000 Sydney Olympics Games and competed in the 200-meter butterfly.

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While he did not medal, Phelps did make the finals to compete in Sydney, coming in fifth.

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Ahead of the 2004 Games, Phelps set a world record in the 200-meter individual medley at the World Championships in Barcelona.

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Phelps, left, with his coach Bob Bowman in 2004.

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Phelps broke the world record in the 400-meter individual medley at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in 2004.

Phelps won the gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2004 Games. Phelps won a total of six gold medals in Athens.

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Phelps won the gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley at the 2004 Games. Phelps won a total of six gold medals in Athens.

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At the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games, Phelps won gold in the 100-meter butterfly.

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Phelps also won gold and broke a world record for the 400-meter individual medley in Beijing.

Phelps won a total of eight gold medals at the Beijing games, breaking Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven gold medals won in a single Olympic Games.

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Phelps won eight gold medals at the Beijing games, breaking Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven gold medals won in a single Olympic Games.

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Phelps hit the starting block as he watched his teammates during 4x100 meter freestyle relay at the London 2012 games.

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The team ended up winning silver in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.

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Phelps failed to medal in the 400-meter individual medley in London in 2012, coming in fourth.

Winning his 18th medal, Michael Phelps came in second in the 200-meter butterfly at the 2012 London Olympics Monday.

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Winning his 18th medal, Michael Phelps came in second in the 200-meter butterfly at the 2012 London Olympics Monday.

Phelps, shown prior to today's races, has broken the all-time record for Olympic medals with 19.

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Phelps, shown prior to today's races, has broken the all-time record for Olympic medals with 19.

Left to right, Needham’s Aly Raisman, Jordyn Wieber, McKayla Maroney, and Kyla Ross celebrated during the final rotation in the Women Gymnastics Team final.

US women win gold in gymnastics

Needham’s Aly Raisman helped lead the Americans to their first gold medal in the team competition since 1996.

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As reporters shouted questions at Mitt Romney in Warsaw, his spokesman yelled a profanity in response.

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US Representative Barney Frank joined Globe subscribers for a discussion on politics.

Globe exclusives

A Hopkinton home is equipped with solar panels.

Opinion | THE PODIUM

Legislature must move clean-energy economy forward
Governor Patrick said he thinks there are circumstances in which judges should have some flexibility in sentencing third-time felons.

Patrick rebuffed on amendment to 3-strikes bill
Olympia Dukakis as Prospera in Shakespeare & Company’s production of “The Tempest.”

Stage Review

In ‘The Tempest,’ the calm following the storm

Photos

The best images from the Olympics
When Casey retired as Army chief of staff in 2011, Defense Secretary Robert Gates presented him the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and his wife, Sheila, the Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Medal.

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General rallying the troops of Pan-Mass riders
Frank Ocean (pictured in New York last week) brought “An Evening With Frank Ocean” to a sold-out Paradise Rock Club Saturday.

Music Review

Frank Ocean fills, then thrills the room
Chris Leon in the title role in the Company One production of “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity,’’ set in the world of professional wrestling.

Stage Review

‘The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity’ lands telling blows

From Sunday’s Globe

Photo led to child porn network
Chris Martin and Guy Berryman of Coldplay in Los Angeles in February. Stage tricks the group offered Sunday night, including remote-activated flashing wristbands for the audience, didn’t detract from the music.

MUSIC REVIEW

Coldplay fills TD Garden, rocks out
Lebron James and the US went on an 11-0 run to open the second quarter, and things never got better for the French.

Bob Ryan

France no match for US in men’s basketball
Petty Officer First Class Thomas Kinn parachuted into Fenway Park in early July.

WHAT THEY WERE THINKING

What They Were Thinking: Flying into Fenway Park
With their guitars, fiddle, washboard, and banjo, the Spirit Family Reunion captured the essence of the early days of the Newport Folk Festival.

Music Review

Newport Folk Festival returns to its roots

Sports

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Tigers second baseman Omar Infante dove to make a play on Ryan Sweeney’s ground out in the eighth inning. It was after this play that Sweeney was hurt.

Ryan Sweeney expected to miss 8 weeks

The Red Sox outfielder apologized after he was hurt punching a wall in the dugout following a groundout on Monday night.

Metro

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MEDFORD - Dorchester State Rep. Carlos Henriquez pleaded not guilty to numerous charges at his arraignment in Cambridge District Court today.

Rep. Henriquez pleads not guilty to kidnapping charges

Dorchester state Representative Carlos A. Henriquez pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from an altercation with his then-girlfriend last month.

Columnists

joanna weiss

‘Jeffersons’ showed Americans how to speak frankly about race

farah stockman

Can we judge leaders by how much they give?
US shooter Matt Emmons is married to Czech Olympic shooter Katie Emmons.

Bob Ryan

For US shooter Emmons, triumph and heartbreak

Boston Capital

Stocks, bonds paint different economic pictures

Dan Shaughnessy

Hunting for signs of hope with the Red Sox
Lebron James and the US went on an 11-0 run to open the second quarter, and things never got better for the French.

Bob Ryan

France no match for US in men’s basketball

Adrian Walker

Did the Mashpee tribe give up too much?

Innovation Economy

High-tech dress shirts

JULIETTE KAYYEM

In Galapagos, influx prompts harsh migration policy

JOANNA WEISS

The mysteries of a high-deductible health plan

Yvonne Abraham

Eritrean soccer players hanging on to a dream
A 2-year-old girl looks up at the statue of Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium on Penn State’s campus in November 2011. School officials removed the 900-pound bronze statue and surrounding tribute last Sunday and moved it to an undisclosed location.

opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI

A teachable moment for Penn State

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Retiree James Spriggs, 65, likes that he can walk just about anywhere he wants to go from his South End home.

Boston named good place to grow old

A national study gave Metropolitan Boston high ranks as a place for seniors to live, with medical care a major consideration.

Politics

Political Notebook

Democrats’ platform drafting committee, which includes Rep. Barney Frank, met in Minneapolis over the weekend and agreed on draft language that would put a major political party officially onboard with legal same-sex marriage for the first time in US history.

Democrats back gay marriage in preliminary platform

Support for gay marriage is part of the Democratic Party’s preliminary platform for the fall, Rep. Barney Frank’s office confirmed to the Globe.

Nation & World

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Tuesday’s blackout came after 370 million lost power for much of the day Monday -- a collapse blamed on states that drew more than their allotment of power.

In India, 620m lose power in world’s biggest blackout

The massive failure — a day after a similar, but smaller outage — has raised serious concerns about India’s outdated infrastructure and huge appetite for energy.

Arts

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OPERA Review

Aaron Engebreth sings Dominick Argento’s monodrama “A Water Bird Talk” on Sunday.

At Monadnock, two comic operas based on Chekhov’s fiction

Chekhov was not an operatic sort of fellow, but one adventurous American composer has fashioned the Russian author’s work into two one-act operas.

Lifestyle

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When Casey retired as Army chief of staff in 2011, Defense Secretary Robert Gates presented him the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and his wife, Sheila, the Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Medal.

General rallying the troops of Pan-Mass riders

In 2007, General George W. Casey Jr. was named Army chief of staff. In 2011, he retired. On Friday, he will deliver the PMC keynote, and on Saturday, he’ll ride.

“This is just her hard work paying off. Now it’s just so surreal to go into a restaurant and hear people talking about your friend.”

Kristi Carlson,  on friend and Olympian Aly Raisman

Magazine

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
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

Opinion

“There’s a lot to be said for color-blindness, but ignoring race closes off avenues of discussion. And we still have plenty to discuss.”

Joanna Weiss 

Ideas

“It might seem surprising that something as dramatic as a floating neighborhood would ever be proposed in Boston, but the city had a long history of building outward to the water.”

Courtney Humphries,   on Boston’s lost island neighborhood