Boston court: US marriage law unconstitutional

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act discriminates against gay couples.

Elizabeth Warren acknowledged she had told Harvard and Penn that she was Native American. When the issue first surfaced, Warren said she only learned Harvard was claiming her as a minority when she read it in the Boston Herald.

Warren says she told Harvard, Penn of heritage

The Democratic Senate candidate acknowledged for the first time that she told the schools she was Native American, but she insisted race played no role in her recruitment.

Moderate growth projected for Mass. economy

Employment will expand moderately over the next few years, but slow in 2016 as retiring baby boomers leave the labor force, according to a new forecast.

Talbots to be acquired by Sycamore Partners

Sycamore will acquire the Hingham-based retailer for $2.75 per share, a deal valued at $369 million when debt is included.

Deadlines on child sexual abuse complaints may be extended

Victims who missed deadlines for filing civil claims may get a two-year window to bring old cases to court, under one legislative scenario in Massachusetts.

Pollen, pollen everywhere

The seasonal scourge covering cars and driveways is especially intense this year, a gunky byproduct of a warm winter and a largely dry, windy spring.

Shawn Geary power-washed pollen from the parking lot of Lakeview Pavilion, a banquet faculity, in Foxborough.

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Shawn Geary power-washed pollen from the parking lot of Lakeview Pavilion, a banquet facility in Foxborough.

Pollen turned a Volvo green in Foxborough.

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Pollen turned a Volvo green in Foxborough.

A layer of pollen covered Lakeview Pond from the pine trees that border the water.

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A layer of pollen covered Lakeview Pond from the pine trees that border the water.

Dylan Smith of Winchester waded through pollen floating on the surface of Walden Pond.

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Dylan Smith of Winchester waded through pollen floating on the surface of Walden Pond.

Eastern White Pine trees are contributing to the influx of pollen this season.

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Eastern white pine trees are contributing to the influx of pollen this season.

Dan Shaughnessy | Heat 115, Celtics 111

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Rondo is the Celtics’ best player now. In Game 2, he was also better than LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Too bad it wasn’t enough.

Yvonne Abraham

Only child lovingly handles affairs of aging relatives

Ann McGlinchy has been partly or wholly responsible for seeing nine of her relatives to the ends of their lives in her sociable, outspoken, Irish Catholic family.

Tech Lab

Search giants add features to dazzle users

Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo have launched major enhancements aimed at making their search results unique.

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President Obama’s camp targeting Mitt Romney’s Mass. record
SeaCoast Inn owner Terri Noyes helped guests Pam Rycroft (left), and Dean Duley of Upland, Calif., get directions.

SeaCoast Inn in Hyannis offers 5-star hospitality
“Graduates and their families are notorious for flakiness regarding celebratory dinner reservations,” says Erin Reilley, Bondir’s general manager.

Food

Restaurants deal with graduation-dinner no-shows

Governor Patrick endorses Elizabeth Warren

Scot Lehigh

An ode to driving stick shifts
Intel Corp. will contribute funds to the Intel Center.

Mass. and MIT launching big data initiatives

Dan Shaughnessy

Doc Rivers second only to Red Auerbach
Oscar Alfredo Ramírez Castañeda and Tranquilino Castañeda, with daughters Nicole and Andrea, looked at pictures from Guatemala.

30 years after massacre, family together again
Steve Martin displayed considerable chops on the banjo.

Music Review

Steve Martin offers a night of bluegrass, comedy
Lead vocalist Thom Yorke and lead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, right, of the band Radiohead perform at a sold-out Comcast Center in Mansfield.

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

Sports

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Red Sox 6, Tigers 4

Kevin Youkilis congratulated Will Middlebrooks after Middlebrooks hit a home run in fourth inning.

Red Sox rally to defeat Tigers

The Sox overcame a 3-0 deficit with home runs by David Ortiz, Will Middlebrooks, and Kevin Youkilis.

Metro

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Pollen in Boston, suburbs wears on residents’ health, patience

The seasonal scourge covering cars and driveways is especially intense this year, a gunky byproduct of a warm winter and a largely dry, windy spring.

Columnists

Tech Lab

Google, Yahoo, Bing search for new users

Joan Vennochi

What cool, hip entrepreneurs want from Mass.

Edward L. Glaeser

Does US need another imperial president
Chinese architect Wang Shu stands in front of the Xiangshan campus of the China Academy of Art.

Juliette Kayyem

Election season requires listening, not just talking

Yvonne Abraham

Together at the end
Doc Rivers had Rajon Rondo’s back on this non-call in OT, in which Rondo scored all 12 Celtics’ points.

Dan Shaughnessy | Heat 115, Celtics 111

Rajon Rondo couldn’t have given more

Brian McGrory

A miserable start to Mass. Senate race

Joshua Green

Birther issue has its roots with Democrats

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Your own little TV station
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

JEFF JACOBY

When ‘white’ is a trick of definition

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Kayak to take IPO show on the road

Business

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Facebook’s rocky IPO has Kayak on hold

The online travel company pulled back from preparations for an initial public offering, after Facebook hit the market and quickly plummeted.

Politics

Political notebook

George W. Bush to return to White House

On Thursday, President Obama will welcome the former president and preside as Bush’s image and legacy are enshrined at the White House.

Nation & World

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Pakistani doctor who helped CIA not convicted of treason

Shakil Afridi who was sentenced to 33 years in prison was not charged with treason for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden but rather with colluding with a local warlord.

Arts

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stage review

Dane Agostinis as the Beast and Emily Behny as Belle in “Beauty and the Beast.’’

Beholding an imperfect ‘Beauty and the Beast’

At the Boston Opera House, the production has too little of the movie’s soul.

Style

How to look fashionable while traveling on a budget

My packing mantra: Be fashionable, be practical, and spend as little money as possible.

“My car was covered in pollen, and I didn’t want that getting into the garage. I left my car outside, in hopes that the rain would clear it out. But it didn’t rain.’’

Debbie Carr  of Norfolk

Magazine

The cover for the May 27 2012 issue

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

“World affairs are much more complicated and even inspiring than just hearing ourselves speak endlessly.”

Juliette Kayyem 

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