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Moody’s cuts credit ratings on 15 major banks

Moody’s downgraded large banks including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs because their long-term prospects for growth are shrinking.

Adopted son of Sandusky’s claims abuse

A lawyer for one of Jerry Sandusky’s adopted children said the man has told authorities the former Penn State assistant football coach abused him.

Central control urged for state’s housing authorities

A commission appointed by Governor Patrick is calling for more centralized control over the state’s 242 local housing authorities in the wake of recent scandals.

From left: Thomas Sadoski, Sam Waterston, and Jeff Daniels in “The Newsroom,’’ about a fictional 24-hour TV news network.

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‘The Newsroom’ delivers the goods

The strong ensemble cast navigates through dialogue that is clever, funny, inspiring, and frequently exhausting.

Kevin Youkilis is the subject of many trade rumors.

On Baseball

Where might Kevin Youkilis be traded?

At least six teams are interested in the infielder. The sooner the Red Sox can unload him, the better for both sides.

Opinion | The Podium

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/photo_podium2--90x90.jpg BIO convention — or travel show?

This week’s BIO convention was full of states and countries trying to lure the biotech industry to their borders, writes Rob Anderson.

Opinion | Making Health Care Affordable

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/weld_2-187--90x90.jpg Weld’s 1992 action at root of health care cost crisis

The state’s decision to stop regulating hospital prices 20 years ago was a mistake, writes health care consultant and former state official Philip W. Johnston.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/06/20/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/vendome_1-6014921-079--90x90.jpg Hotel Vendome fire 40th anniversary

Nine firefighters died in the June 17, 1972 fire, making it one of the most heartbreaking tragedies in Boston Fire Department history.

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Steve Carell and Keira Knightley play neighbors thrown together on a road trip by the news that an asteroid will strike Earth in a week.

Friday Preview | Movie Review

Carell and Knightley join forces

A hard road from public aid recipient to public servant
The fiery Merida shows off her archery skills in Pixar’s new animated movie, “Brave.’’

Friday Preview | Movie Review

Pixar’s ‘Brave’ new world is a mixed bag
From left: Scott H. Severance, Maureen Keiller, Diego Klock-Perez, and Leigh Barrett in “Car Talk: The Musical!!!”

Stage Review

A finely tuned ‘Car Talk’

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Who buys a $10,000 watch these days?

BIO sets up potential partners through speed meetings

Post-Watergate reforms fade

TECH LAB

Google vs. Bing: Which search engine hits the spot?

7 hot summer sunglasses
Daryl Black Eagle Jamieson, vice chairman of the Pocasset Tribal Council, was among those who challenged Mashpee historical claims to the proposed casino site.

Tribes oppose Mashpee’s Taunton casino

Nearly two-dozen Abba songs are incorporated into the production. Themusical will be presented at the Boston Opera House through Sunday.

theater review

Joy, catchy melodies lift ‘Mamma Mia!’
Clockwise from top left: No parking signs in the South End; Mayor Menino; and a ‘parklet’ in Philadelphia.

Brian McGrory

Mayor Menino’s war against cars

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NHL DRAFT PREVIEW

Henrik Samuelsson, son of Ulf, could be fit with Bruins

Will Bruins President Cam Neely, famously sidelined by an Ulf Samuelsson hit, sign off on drafting his son?

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Temperature hits 96, sets new Boston record

Triple-digit temperatures are expected in parts of the state, while the humidity could make it feel like 105 degrees during the hottest parts of the day.

Columnists

Bob Ryan

Robert Parish among fine group at Tradition
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has been touting the health care plan to the press.

Joan vennochi

Obama tries too late to sell health care law

Juliette Kayyem

Immigration can be solved in the middle

scot lehigh

Scott Brown bests Vicki Kennedy

jeff jacoby

Forget the facts; our minds are made up
Roger Clemens walked out of federal court a vindicated man on Monday.

Bob Ryan

I’m happy Roger Clemens was acquitted
Kites fill the sky over Ahmadabad, India, as residents compete from their rooftops during the annual kite festival in January.

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A man, a movie, and a kite
Clockwise from top left: No parking signs in the South End; Mayor Menino; and a ‘parklet’ in Philadelphia.

Brian McGrory

Mayor Menino’s war against cars

Joanna Weiss

Revealing the boundaries of taste

JULIETTE KAYYEM

The darker side of the bio industry

Adrian Walker

A hero in the war on poverty

Innovation Economy

Lighting the way for better bulbs

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Roslindale, MA -- 06/20/12 -- Josef Porteleki checks on the stock in the Roslindale Hardware store, which he has owned for 45 years. Porteleki is 65 years old, and plans to work full-time until he is 70 years old in order to feel financially secure enough to retire. (Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe)

In the 401(k) era, 70 may be the new age to retire

A new study from Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research shows less than half of US workers will have enough money saved to retire at 65.

Politics

Brown campaign calls royal meetings a misstatement

Senator Scott Brown’s campaign said he misspoke when he asserted this morning he has met with “kings and queens.”

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US Commerce Secretary Bryson resigns

John Bryson resigned less than two weeks after being treated for a seizure following a series of minor traffic accidents.

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Movie Review

“Payback” is based on a book by Margaret Atwood.

‘Payback’ asks what it means to pay back a debt to society

Inspired by Margaret Atwood’s book, this documentary is conceptually audacious, if intellectually muddled.

Style

India Hicks at the Boston Design Center.

India Hicks is inspired by her father’s designs

Hicks returns to Boston with a lot on her mind.

“These are issues I haven’t talked about to anyone . . . not even my closest friends.”

A therapy patient,  on mental care privacy

Magazine

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

5 casual feast recipes from Sam Jackson
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40 ideas for your New England summer weekends
The cover for the May 27 2012 issue

What does it take to become a Disney star?

Opinion

“Much of the public already thinks of health care reform as the end of America as they know it, because that’s the way opponents relentlessly portrayed it.”

Joan Vennochi 

Ideas

“Bashar Assad was, relatively speaking, normal, even a bit of a computer nerd. I should know: I spent more time face-to-face with him than perhaps any other American.”

David W. Lesch,  on the making of a Syrian dictator