Immigration judges pushing for independence

The bid for independence from the Department of Justice could eventually open immigration court records to the public for the first time in US history.

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Edward J. Markey’s call to UMass president Robert Caret on behalf of a former aide offers a window into the access and influence of lobbyists.

National health care overhaul apt to push up costs

Insurance costs for small businesses and individuals are likely to rise beyond the state’s benchmark, an industry study found.

Richard Cordray was confirmed as head of the new US consumer bureau.

Faced with rules change, GOP relents on Obama nominees

Senate Democrats used the threat of rule changes to force Republicans to withdraw their opposition to several White House nominees.

State, city agencies probing schools’ athletics spending

The potential misspending of funds by the Boston school district’s athletics department is related to the purchase of equipment and supplies.

President Obama played the links with his longtime Chicago friend, Eric Whitaker, at Mink Meadows Golf Club.

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For Obamas, Vineyard has enduring attraction

President Obama’s nearly annual sojourns on Martha’s Vineyard have coincided with his growth as a politician.

Michael McLaughlin resigned in 2011.

US says funds paid for Michael McLaughlin’s trips

The US is challenging years of expenditures by the former head of the Chelsea Housing Authority as he prepares to face sentencing for fraud.

Students were transfixed as Harris Hogu dropped an egg in a parachute at Dragon Camp.

Boston schools try to stem ‘summer slide’

A growing number of Boston-area schools are expanding opportunities to help children maintain their academic progress.

Beth Boggs (right), her son, Christopher, and her mother, Anne Thompson, are among the longtime customers sad to see the last Brigham’s ice cream parlors closing.

Last two Brigham’s stores must change name

Just a year shy of Brigham’s 100th anniversary, the Boston ice cream institution will cease to exist anywhere but in grocery aisles.

Opinion

Derrick Z. Jackson

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Paranoia, irresponsible lawmakers, and gun owners’ entitled attitudes add up to more tragedy ahead.

Globe exclusives

Craft beer maker Harpoon has installed a custom-made production line that can produce 250 cans a minute at its South Boston brewery.

G cover

The comeback can
The title character (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) in a scene from “Turbo,” directed by David Soren.

Movie Review

‘Turbo’ gets up to speed
Noodles in green chow mein ver2.0 (above) have the bracing, herbal qualities of a Southeast Asian salad; North’s lobster (below) and crab rolls are served in a tomato-based sauce.

Dining out

North remixes flavors deliriously

Paola M. Ferrer as the Singer (left) and Courtland Jones as Grusha in “The Caucasian Chalk Circle.”

Stage Review

A moving story of motherhood

Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson in a unit similar to the one where Aaron Hernandez is being held.

Life inside jail for Hernandez

Opinion | TOM KEANE

Family businesses are better survivors
Lynn Cooper, owner of Stroller Spa Boston, repairs and details baby strollers at locations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Baby strollers in the spotlight

Frame by Frame

Bowl tells tale of rich, rigid China Trade
Richard Fields, Suffolk Downs’s largest shareholder, is focused on garnering a resort casino license for the site.

The man behind Suffolk Downs casino bid
The Medicaid-fraud case against Dr. Punyamurtula Kishore (center) prompted the ruling.

SJC upholds e-mail searches

ALBUM REVIEW | INDIE ROCK

David Lynch, ‘The Big Dream’
In early July, Egyptian soldiers guarded a border area beset by violence after the Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, was ousted.

Unrest pushes gas cost higher

Sports

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The Yankees’ Mariano Rivera won the Ted Williams Award as the game’s most valuable player.

Mariano Rivera named MVP as AL blanks NL

The Yankees closer’s perfect eighth inning was part of a nearly flawless performance by 10 American League pitchers in a 3-0 victory.

Metro

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07/16/2013 QUINCY, MA Alex Bradley (cq) leaves Quincy District Court (cq) after a pre-trial hearing for a OUI. (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

Media too much, alleged Hernandez victim says

Alexander Bradley complained about the attention that has followed him since Aaron Hernandez’s arrest on homicide charges.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

Support, just not in Newton
Governor Patrick is critical of efforts to rein in some of his sweeping proposals.

SCOT LEHIGH

Governor Patrick is on his high horse

Yvonne Abraham

Evil knows no social bounds

Kevin Cullen

Trying our patience
John Farrell argues with Todd Tichenor after the umpire awarded Yoenis Cespedes second base in the 10th.

Dan Shaughnessy

John Farrell the right man for the job
Electronic cigarettes are gaining popularity amid a big push by tobacco companies, but their long-term health effects are still unknown.

derrick z. jackson

E-cigarettes: the new fracking
Marissa Alexander of Florida received a 20-year prison sentence for firing a warning shot at her abusive ex-husband.

Farah Stockman

Florida’s unjust gun laws

Adrian Walker

A Market Basket of discontent
Representative William Keating (right) at a hearing in early May on the Marathon bombings.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Frustration rises with FBI on bombings
The University Paris-Saclay is an effort to create an education, research, and innovation cluster about half an hour outside of Paris. Today, much of the area is still farmland.

Innovation Economy

Can France create its own Kendall Square?
The remote controls in Beverly Beckham’s house.

Beverly Beckham

For many, remotes are out of control
John Lackey has been the poster boy for Red Sox rehabilitation.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox have rebounded from 2012

Nation & World

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Panamanian marines seized the North Korean vessel Chong Chon Gang and arrested 35 crew members.

Panama seizes N. Korea ship and weapons parts

Panamanian marines discovered what appeared to be parts of an antiquated missile radar system in the North Korean freighter.

Politics

Edward J. Markey and his wife, Susan J. Blumenthal, with Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Senate Chamber on Tuesday during a ceremonial reenactment of his swearing-in.

Swearing-in takes back seat to Senate business

Edward Markey was sworn in as the junior senator of Mass. Tuesday, but his official welcome encountered a bit of the turbulence.

Business

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A rendering of The Point in the Fenway. The tower would include 320 residences and retail.

BRA approves building more than 1,100 homes

The new homes, mostly upscale apartments, will be spread among four different city neighborhoods.

Arts

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Book Review

Chris Bohjalian.

‘The Light in the Ruins’ by Chris Bohjalian

The tumultuous period of 1943’s Italy serves as the historical backdrop for Bohjalian’s newest literary thriller.

Food & dining

Sunday Supper

Spicy Korean chicken with cabbage salad.

Beat heat with Korean chicken, Japanese salad

Sunday supper and leftovers to help you think, and keep, cool.

Globe Insiders

Globe Talks | July 22, 6 p.m.

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All proceeds will go to The Greater Boston Food Bank.

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Magazine

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Are big blue bins bad for recycling?
The cover for the June 30 2013 issue

Rethinking the golden years
The cover for the June 23 2013 issue

The bee keepers
The cover for the June 16 2013 issue

Last of their kind

Ideas

“Somewhere in America, a chimpanzee is about to have its day in court. Its lawyers hope to have the animal declared a ‘person’ in a court of law.”

Chris Berdik,  on the “animal personhood” movement