Romney proposes revamp of US education system

In a speech, Mitt Romney proposed a significant restructuring that would revamp funding formulas and encourage more charter schools.

Rules sought on antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes

Three US senators are ratcheting up a campaign to slash the misuse of powerful sedatives in the nation’s nursing homes.

As Facebook shares rise, investors sue over IPO

While shares in the social network were up around 5 percent today, the company and underwriters including Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase were sued.

An image of a listing for Ted Kaczynski in the Harvard alumni directory for the class of 1962.

Unabomber lists self as ‘prisoner’ in Harvard alumni directory

A Harvard alumni directory contains an entry for Ted Kaczynski that lists “eight life sentences” under the awards section.

Globe 100 | Executive Roundtable

The joys, pains of running post-IPO companies

Three local executives talk about challenges and surprises of running newly public companies.

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Roundtable: Three CEOs on ambition, honesty

Jeremy Allaire of Brightcove, Robert Forrester of Verastem, and David Friend of Carbonite talk about creating an honest workplace.

Globe 100

Globe 100 rankings

The Boston Globe ranks the top 100 publicly traded companies in Massachusetts by performance.

Authors Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, and Toni Morrison meet at a dinner at Fuentes’s home in Mexico city in 1995.

Opinion | David Carrasco

The legacy of Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes was a living symbol and widespread communicator of the literary creativity of Latin America.

A 1955 magazine advertisement promoted Mr. Polley’s invention. His work earned 18 patents.

Obituary

Eugene Polley, 96; invented first wireless TV remote

Mr. Polley's invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the introduction of hundreds of channels and viewing technologies it has become a necessity.

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BostonGlobe.com exclusives

Mass. will open 40 miles of MWRA trails to public

Brian McGrory

The benefits of political friendship
Mimi Leveque, Peabody Essex Museum conservator; Becca Melius curator at Boston’s Museum of Science; and Rebecca Barber, an intern, examined a mummy.

Photo gallery

Unearthing history

Scot Lehigh

The fallout of US extremism
At Herb Chambers Ford, salesman Mustafa Salman (left) showed Ken Monahan a Ford Fusion. Dealers are trying different tactics to get customers to trade in their cars.

Dealers hurt as consumers keep used cars longer
Authors Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, and Toni Morrison meet at a dinner at Fuentes’s home in Mexico city in 1995.

Opinion | David Carrasco

The legacy of Carlos Fuentes
Joshua Boger is joining Alkeus.

Tiny start-up lands a former Vertex CEO
Democratic Party tracker Martin Geldhof videotaped Senator Scott Brown at Newton South High School.

Candidates wary as opposition cameras roll
This historic mile marker on the edge of a sidewalk on Harvard Avenue in Allston is one of a series erected between Boston and Springfield almost three centuries ago.

editorial

Boston should protect damaged historical marker

The TD Garden crowd delighted as Rajon Rondo dished to Greg Stiemsma, who slammed home two points in the third period.

Bob Ryan

Celtics’ late surge sealed Game 5 win

Newton officials call tomato display illegal
Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios received $75 million in guaranteed loans in 2010 from the State of Rhode Island after Massachusetts declined. Last week, the company missed a $1.1 million payment.

Politicians can find start-ups hard to resist

Sports

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Celtics guard Avery Bradley has been battling a left shoulder injury; he didn’t suit up for Game 5 Monday night at TD Garden.

Avery Bradley unlikely to play in Game 6

The Celtics guard, dealing with a shoulder injury, did not participate in the morning workout and said he’s doubtful to play.

Metro

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Marie Stewart knew her job was dangerous but kept doing it to be close to the schoolchildren.

Everett crossing guard struck by truck, seriously injured

A 71-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries when she was hit by a Massachusetts Water Resources Authority pickup truck.

Columnists

Jeff Jacoby

Peace process harmed Israel’s reputation
The TD Garden crowd delighted as Rajon Rondo dished to Greg Stiemsma, who slammed home two points in the third period.

Bob Ryan

Celtics’ late surge sealed Game 5 win
Fans watched One Direction perform live on stage in Wellington, New Zealand, in April.

Joanna Weiss

One wrong direction for boy bands and their girl fans

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Europe’s other challenge: immigration

Scot Lehigh

The fallout of US extremism

JEFF JACOBY

In politics, two parties are enough

Innovation Economy

Winning the competition for ideas
Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett of the Celtics celebrated during their Game 1 victory over the 76ers on May 12.

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Celtics should be embarrassed
Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo, left to right, are now in their fifth season together in Boston.

Bob Ryan

Celtics success on borrowed time

yvonne abraham

A long time coming

JOAN VENNOCHI

History, a la Obama

JOANNA WEISS

A voice of change on abortion

Business

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Mass. gets boost from shale boom

The unlocking of natural gas reserves hundreds of miles away promises to benefit Massachusetts companies and the state economy.

Politics

Cash from an elite corps of Massachusetts backers has gushed into the Democratic National Committee, which has much higher contribution limits than the Obama campaign.

Drop-off in gifts to Obama in Mass.

The number of supporters contributing the maximum to President Obama’s campaign fund has plunged nearly 50 percent compared with his 2008 run.

Nation & World

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Egypt

Egyptians vote in first free presidential election

More than 15 months after Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, Egyptians streamed to polls to freely choose a president for the first time in generations.

Arts

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Book Review

Daniel Duane’s three-part collection of essays spans more than eight years of cooking.

‘How To Cook Like a Man’ by Daniel Duane

The book traces a young father’s 8-year odyssey in learning how to cook.

Food & dining

Cheap Eats

A Bubba BBQ burger with hickory-smoked bacon and cheddar cheese.

Popular burgers in Quincy, Theatre District

Two popular burger places at other locations: Wild Willy’s Burgers in Quincy and Four Burgers in Boston.

Globe 100

From Sunday’s Globe | Globe 100

Left to right: Monalisa Smith of Mothers for Justice and Equality, David Hunter of REBIScan, Hugh Herr of iWalk, and David Cancel of HubSpot.

The most innovative people in Massachusetts

These 12 pioneering individuals embody the creativity and ambition that distinguish our state.

“It used to be we could round up the usual suspects but now we may have to go a little deeper. We may have to go to the bench. But I’m not worried.”

Jack Connors,  on raising funds for Obama and the DNC

Magazine

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
The cover for the April 29 2012 issue

Dying wishes expected to be decided on November ballot

Opinion

“Israel has gone on making concession after concession to those who seek its destruction, clinging against all logic to the fantasy of a ‘two-state solution.’ ”

Jeff Jacoby 

Ideas

“A question is more than the simple thing we might think it is — it’s a unique and potentially sophisticated instrument.”

Leon Neyfakh  on the power of questions