Mass. and MIT launching big data initiatives

The initiatives could help make the state a global center for the emerging field of “big data” — the ability to quickly dissect and understand floods of digital information.

Mass. sets plan to fix schools in Lawrence

The first-of-its-kind overhaul centers on more instructional time and a bold partnership between charter schools and the school district.

Freetown voters say no to Aquinnah tribal casino

In response to the nonbinding referendum, the tribe may challenge the state’s contention that the Aquinnah signed away their federal rights to build a casino.

Mitt Romney spoke Tuesday in Las Vegas, where he also huddled with Sheldon Adelson, a big GOP donor.

GOP nomination clinched, Mitt Romney pushes anew

On the day he clinched the nomination, comments by Donald Trump on President Obama’s birth certificate stole the spotlight.

Brian McGrory

A miserable start to Mass. Senate race

Integrity and authenticity are important, which is why the controversy around Elizabeth Warren’s ancestry is a big deal.

All Star Pizza Bar owners Kosta (left) and Johnny Diamantopoulos with a pair of their specialty pizzas.

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Cheap Eats

All-Star Pizza Bar opens in Inman Square

Across the street from the well-established All-Star Sandwich Bar, the pizza spot serves up brick-oven pies with inventive toppings.

Opinion | Scot Lehigh

A standard for driving fun

After decades of driving a standard, Globe columnist Scot Lehigh is saying goodbye to standard transmission — and a uniquely enjoyable way of driving.

“The world of wine has not stood still,’’ says writer Stephen Meuse.

By the glass

Globe wine writer bids farewell after 15 years

The world of wine has not stood still and Stephen Meuse devotes his last column to reflect on some of the changes he has observed.

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The ambitious project could conceivably be revived even if Curt Schilling’s company dies. But time and technology are working against it.

Dan Shaughnessy

Doc Rivers second only to Red Auerbach

Rivers only has one title, and he is not going to win another one this year. But he’s probably the second-greatest coach in Celtics history.

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Steve Martin displayed considerable chops on the banjo.

Music Review

Steve Martin offers a night of bluegrass, comedy
Oscar Alfredo Ramírez Castañeda and Tranquilino Castañeda, with daughters Nicole and Andrea, looked at pictures from Guatemala.

30 years after massacre, family together again
Thom Yorke, shown in April, was upbeat Tuesday night.

Music review

Radiohead set rocks with warmth
Alden Cadwell’s offerings at Concord schools include salad bars and locally sourced burgers with fresh-cut potatoes.

Food

A revolution in Concord’s cafeterias
A whole roast chicken from Craigie on Main in Cambridge.

Food

Roast chicken goes from homey to hip

Mitt Romney’s run evokes pride, fear in Mormons
Mike Donovan, a veteran Boston comic, hoped to leave another mark with his 1.6-million-word US history book.

For this comic, US history book no joke
New Englanders flocked to Bass River Beach in South Yarmouth and other beaches on the Cape on Monday.

Sold-out Cape hotels mean brisk business
Robert George says the charges are unfounded.

Prominent defense lawyer faces US charges
Brad Delp with fiancee Pamela Sullivan. An incident between Delp and Sullivan’s sister has been revealed.

Brad Delp’s last days detailed in court papers

Frame by frame

‘Concentric Spheres’ is Chinese ivory gone berserk
Fans reach to get baseballs autographed by Major League Baseball players during the 2011 All Star Series in Taiwan.

Opinion | Farah Stockman

Baseball diplomacy

Sports

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Red Sox 6, Tigers 3

Adrian Gonzalez celebrated after making the final putout that gave the Red Sox a winning record.

Red Sox finally above .500 mark

Boston rocked Tigers ace Justin Verlander as the Red Sox posted a winning record for the first time this season.

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Police were at the scene of the fire at 4 Linskey Barry Court in South Boston on Sunday.

South Boston fire declared double homicide

The two victims, whom police have formally identified as Richard Hallahan and Diane Bourglas, were found dead in a burning apartment Sunday.

Columnists

Opinion | Scot Lehigh

A standard for driving fun

Brian McGrory

A miserable start to Mass. Senate race

Dan Shaughnessy

Doc Rivers second only to Red Auerbach

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Kayak to take IPO show on the road

JEFF JACOBY

When ‘white’ is a trick of definition
When Celtics coach Doc Rivers was asked if his team deserved all five technicals, he said, “I know mine wasn’t. I can tell you that much. I don’t know how long I’ve been in the league, but that has to rank as the worst I’ve ever had. I would love to have earned it.’’

Dan Shaughnessy | Heat 93, Celtics 79

Celtics fans should stop crying about refs

JOANNA WEISS

Health care costs can bite
5-26-12: Boston, MA: This fan came prepared, as he flashes a sign reading

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics don’t have a chance against Heat

JOAN VENNOCHI

Online classes cut costs and human contact

Yvonne Abraham

Tending graves and memories of the departed
Craig Driscoll charged his Chevy Volt at a free charging station in the garage of One Broadway in Kendall Square.

Innovation Economy

Charging an electric car in Boston can be free, easy
Rajon Rondo scored 9 points in less than two minutes to give Boston a 10-point lead with 1:45 left. He finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Dan Shaughnessy

Rajon Rondo leads Celtics on to Miami

Business

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Former House speak Tom Finneran.

After five years, Tom Finneran set to leave WRKO

The disgraced former Mass. House speaker will depart WRKO-AM, where he has been a host since admitting to impeding justice in 2007.

Politics

Political Notebook

According to the Associated Press count, Mitt Romney surpassed the 1,144 delegates needed to win the nomination by winning at least 88 delegates in the Texas primary.

Romney clinches GOP berth, sharpens focus on economy

Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination with a win in the Texas primary, a triumph of endurance for a candidate who came up short four years ago.

Nation & World

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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, 64, is the first former head of state to be convicted by an international court for war crimes since the Nuremberg trials after World War II.

Ex-Liberia leader Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years

Taylor was sentenced for supporting rebels who committed atrocities in neighboring Sierra Leone during an 11-year civil war.

Arts

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Galleries

Molly Hatch’s “Lost Arcadia,’’ part of “Covet: Art + Objects’’ at Ferrin Gallery in Pittsfield.

Modern riffs on old ideas

No art is simply, blithely contemporary. That would be like saying our parents had no influence on us. Today's art responds to and reacts against yesterday's art.

Food & dining

By the glass

“The world of wine has not stood still,’’ says writer Stephen Meuse.

Globe wine writer Stephen Meuse bids farewell

The world of wine has not stood still and it seems appropriate to devote these last lines to reflect on some of the changes I have observed.

“There are some talented people already working in the Lawrence schools, and we want to bring in some partners that we can add to this team.”

Jeffrey Riley,  school receiver for Lawrence

Magazine

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What does it take to become a Disney star?
The cover for the May 20 2012 issue

Best beaches guide for New England
The cover for the May 13 2012 issue

Things to do in and around Boston this week
The cover for the May 6 2012 issue

Homes for sale for $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1 million

Opinion

“But most of all, standards were fun. You were actually in control of the car.”

Scot Lehigh 

Ideas

“Super-empowered and quickly deployable, the Pentagon has become a one-stop shop for any policy objective, no matter how far removed from traditional warfare.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on the amazing expanding Pentagon