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AG Eric Holder delivers civil rights speech in South Boston

Holder, who faces a contempt of Congress vote on Thursday, delivered the keynote address in a day-long symposium titled “Protecting Civil Rights.”

Supporters say embattled school needs to focus on students

Students at Roxbury Community College said a divide exists between them and the school’s administration, ahead of a meeting to name an interim president.

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UpStairs on the Square has staying power

The eclectic clientele and the zany decor have kept the Harvard Square restaurant a go-to institution. For longtime patrons, the whimsy is part of the draw.

Harvard Square's UpStairs on the Square is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

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Harvard Square's UpStairs on the Square is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

The eclectic clientele and the zany decor have kept the two-floor restaurant a go-to institution for years.

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The eclectic clientele and the zany decor have kept the two-floor restaurant a go-to institution for years.

From left, owners Mary Catherine Deibel and Deborah Hughes are longtime business partners.

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From left, owners Mary Catherine Deibel and Deborah Hughes are longtime business partners.

“When we started, we didn’t know how to read an income statement,” says Deibel. “We thought of the concept as we went along.

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Deibel and Hughes met 40 years ago while working at Peasant Stock, a Cambridge restaurant the late Julia Child frequented.

The decor inside UpStairs on the Square features bright colors and bold design.

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The decor inside UpStairs on the Square features bright colors and bold design.

Zebras decorate one of the dining areas.

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Zebras decorate one of the dining areas.

The restaurant is known for its food as well, including the Charlotte au Chocolat with vanilla whipped cream.

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The restaurant is known for its food as well, including the Charlotte au Chocolat with vanilla whipped cream.

Beet and goat cheese agnolotti is also on the menu.

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Beet and goat cheese agnolotti is also on the menu.

Recent changes at UpStairs include the addition of a pizza bar and a panini grill for more casual options.

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Recent changes at UpStairs include the addition of a pizza bar and a panini grill for more casual options.

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Fern Flaman, 85, Bruins star and legendary coach at Northeastern

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In swapping Youkilis for utilityman Brent Lillibridge and pitcher Zach Stewart, the Red Sox displayed full confidence in Will Middlebrooks as their third baseman.

Red Sox show faith in Will Middlebrooks

With Kevin Youkilis gone, Middlebrooks is Boston’s full-time third baseman.

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Bulger associate tried same immunity tactic

US Attorney Carmen Ortiz said today that Stephen Flemmi had tried the same immunity claim made by James “Whitey” Bulger.

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A handshake across a chasm of hate

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A “for sale” sign hung in front of a home, in Milton, Mass. in this 2011 file photo.

Mass. home sales jump sharply in May

The number of single-family homes sold in Massachusetts last month was the largest monthly total in nearly two years, the Warren Group said Tuesday.

Politics

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Mitt Romney’s campaign quickly seized on a jab at Red Sox fans from President Obama for sending the popular infielder to his hometown Chicago White Sox.

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A female bystander was hit by a stone aimed at police during a protest Monday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Haitians protest government plan to raze shanties

More than 1,000 marched against a reported plan to destroy their hillside shanties for a flood-control project.

Arts

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Janet Groth, The New Yorker receptionist from 1957-1978, mostly keeps magazine secrets.

‘The Receptionist,’ by Janet Groth

The longtime New Yorker receptionist’s memoir begins and ends with her difficulties with men and her lack of upward mobility there.

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In Los Angeles, a recent pheromone party finds guests mingling, sniffing T-shirts of prospective dates, and hoping to find a date.

Singles try to sniff out love at pheromone parties

Guests submit a slept-in T-shirt, which is smelled by other participants. They then pick partners based on scent, or so the theory goes.

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