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Power restored to most Back Bay residents

Power has been restored to all but a few large customers out of 12,000 in Back Bay after a cable connecting a transformer to the electrical grid apparently malfunctioned.

Tracks fear new tax on winning bets will sap business

Gamblers are grumbling over a new state gaming tax on winnings of more than $600, and some say they may take their bets elsewhere.

Mike Napoli’s trench is just one example of the time-consuming quirks that have become prevalent throughout baseball.

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Why do baseball games take so long?

MLB game times, especially for some Red Sox contests, are running longer than any time in history. And there doesn’t appear to be any change on the horizon.

Charles Knowles inspected a Citi Bike station in Brooklyn, part of New York’s new bike-share program.

Shared bikes, headaches in New York, Boston

New Yorkers are looking to Boston for reassurance as their city’s bike-share program gets off to a bumpy start.

Paul Cellucci, former Mass. governor, dies at 65

The Hudson native, who rose from a smalltown selectman to become governor and ambassador to Canada, died Saturday of Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Professors take lessons from online teaching

The explosion of free online classes at prestigious universities has provided a vast laboratory to study how people learn.

Caregivers, bombing victims have special bond

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital therapists have carved new paths for those most grievously injured by the April 15 attacks.

Opinion

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The Wild West in South Sudan

The streets are teeming with what Americans believe makes the US great: the entrepreneurial spirit, in overdrive.

Globe exclusives

Josh Hamilton is nowhere near his top form.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Four of MLB’s preseason favorites are duds

David Hyde Pierce and Billy Magnussen in “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.”

Critic’s Notebook

Actors perfect the art of upstaging

Movies

Finding his innner Batman

Coverage

The Boston Marathon bombings

Jaime Pollette in North Cascades National Park in northern Washington, an area just high enough to induce altitude sickness.

In the know

Combat thin air on your next holiday

Jim Davidson (left) checked in with golfer Andy Oleski, of Orleans, on the fourth hole at Captains Golf Course.

On the Job

Golf ranger keeps things on course

Pickled Sardines at Spoke Wine Bar in Somerville.

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Bottles, bicycles, and banter at Spoke Wine Bar

This undated image of the human brain was taken through scanning technology.

Hospitals want to test drug with no consent

The Giant Ocean tank at the New England Aquarium has been given a whole new look.

Ten things to do on the Waterfront this summer

Newlywed Marathon victims share gratitude online

Tuukka Rask came up big time and time again in the Bruins net, ignoring the heavy traffic in his crease to come up with save after save and earn his second shutout of the series.

On hockey

Tuukka Rask stops potent Penguins

This week’s disclosures that the government reportedly tracks cellphone records and taps into Internet databases are only the latest evidence that American society is being tracked like never before, partly due to efforts to stop terrorism.

What surveillance can uncover about you

Boston Children’s Museum at 100

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A Boston landmark celebrates the power of play

The interactive space for play and learning, with a collection 50,000 pieces strong, turns 100.

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Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer to claim the French Open men’s singles title.

Nadal defeats Ferrer to win 8th French title

Rafael Nadal has become the first man to win eight titles at the same Grand Slam tournament after beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in the French Open final, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.