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Wind farms on land grow with few critics

Despite controversy that has slowed the Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound, land-based wind farms are expanding rapidly in the region.

Amelia Earhart relocated from California to the Boston area in 1925 and often flew from what was then Dennison Airport in Quincy.

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Amelia Earhart search revives her local connections

The aviator’s great-nephew Jim Morrissey and other family members are among many New Englanders closely watching the saga.

Fedner Dorrelus (far right) led a hip-hop class as part of Boston’s Afterschool and Beyond program.

Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff

Program keeps Boston students learning all summer

The Afterschool and Beyond program, which focuses on academics and the arts, began with 232 students in 2010 but now includes more than 1,600.

Mitt Romney’s student loan plan criticized

As the president, Romney would allow private lenders back into the market, a move that could cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars without saving students money, according to analysts.

Egyptians chanted slogans in front of the presidential palace in Cairo Sunday.

Egyptian president moves to reinstate Parliament

President Mohamed Morsi ordered the Islamist-dominated Parliament back in session, defying military leaders who had disbanded the body.

The Nation

Mitt Romney’s offshore accounts draw more fire

Protestors from MoveOn.org, the Occupy movement, and Long Island Progressive demonstrated on Sunday against a fund-raiser for Mitt Romney at the beachfront home of billionaire David H. Koch (house on right) in Southampton, N.Y.

By Callum Borchers

President Obama’s campaign again blasted Romney for offshore holdings and renewed its call for him to release additional tax returns.

Mitt Romney’s student loan plan criticized

Mitt Romney has long had financial ties to the student lending industry, a lucrative sector that has come under intense scrutiny in recent years because of some questionable practices.

By Tracy Jan

As the president, Romney would allow private lenders back into the market, a move that could cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars without saving students money, according to analysts.

Political Notebook

Indiana and Georgia discarded 1,200 ’08 votes

A review of temporary ballots from Indiana and Georgia, which first implemented stringent standards, found that more than 1,200 such votes were tossed during the 2008 general election, where Barack Obama was elected president.

As more states adopt strict voter ID rules, a review of temporary ballots from Indiana and Georgia, found that more than 1,200 such votes were tossed during the 2008 general election.

The World

Egyptian president moves to reinstate Parliament

Egyptians chanted slogans in front of the presidential palace in Cairo Sunday.

By Ernesto Londoño

President Mohamed Morsi ordered the Islamist-dominated Parliament back in session, defying military leaders who had disbanded the body.

Islamists protest NATO supply line in Pakistan

Thousands in Pakistan went from Lahore to Islamabad to protest reopening a US-NATO supply route to Afghanistan.

By K.M. Chaudary

Thousands streamed toward Pakistan’s capital Sunday to protest the decision to allow NATO to resume shipping troop supplies through the country to Afghanistan.

Donors worldwide pledge $16b for needs of Afghan civilians

Children collected water from a public water pump in Kabul. Donors are insisting on a reduction in corruption.

By Jane Perlez

The donors said Afghan president Hamid Karzai must be more accountable about how the money is disbursed, and that the use of the aid would be closely monitored.

Editorial & Opinion

Kirsten Greenidge

Pinterest shows craving more ‘stuff’ transcends generations

By Kirsten Greenidge

Isn’t the popular website the same thing for adults as a toy store is for children?

editorial

New voter ID laws carry a political agenda

The Republican push for allegedly more stringent voting rules across the nation is not about voter fraud, a claim that has never been substantiated, but about politics.

editorial

Melnea Cass Boulevard projects raise hopes of a renaissance

Few areas of Boston have been teased and tortured with rumors and promises of redevelopment like the Melnea Cass Boulevard corridor.

Metro

George St. Andre, 86; Engineer worked on Red Sox TV broadcasts

George St. Andre (left), with Joe Gianquinto near a WBZ-TV antenna. Mr. St. Andre became WBZ chief engineer in 1970.

By Katherine Landergan

Mr. St. Andre was an innovator whose fascination with communication went beyond his job. He worked as chief engineer for WHDH-TV and radio, and WBZ-TV.

Pete Rustan, 65, acclaimed scientist in a top-secret world

PETE RUSTAN

By Matt Schudel

Mr. Rustan devised a way to keep Air Force planes from being damaged by lightning, led a project to build a spacecraft that performed experiments on the moon, and designed spy satellites.

Amelia Earhart search revives her local connections

Amelia Earhart relocated from California to the Boston area in 1925 and often flew from what was then Dennison Airport in Quincy.

By Joseph P. Kahn

The aviator’s great-nephew Jim Morrissey and other family members are among many New Englanders closely watching the saga.

Business ǀ Science

New data center focuses on using less energy

Workers install transformers at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, where the focus is on energy efficiency.

By Erin Ailworth

The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center is designed to be one of the most energy-efficient and environmentally sensitive data centers around.

Firms test nanotechnology to deliver cancer drugs

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

Two Cambridge start-ups are beginning to test cancer therapies that rely on particles about the size of viruses to ferry potent drugs directly to tumor cells.

Chinese prime minister warns of pressure on economy

Works built scaffolding at a construction site for a factory in Shandong Province in China.

By Keith Bradsher

Prime Minister Wen Jiabao’s warning is the clearest expression yet of concern at the top of the country.

Obituaries

George St. Andre, 86; Engineer worked on Red Sox TV broadcasts

George St. Andre (left), with Joe Gianquinto near a WBZ-TV antenna. Mr. St. Andre became WBZ chief engineer in 1970.

By Katherine Landergan

Mr. St. Andre was an innovator whose fascination with communication went beyond his job. He worked as chief engineer for WHDH-TV and radio, and WBZ-TV.

Pete Rustan, 65, acclaimed scientist in a top-secret world

PETE RUSTAN

By Matt Schudel

Mr. Rustan devised a way to keep Air Force planes from being damaged by lightning, led a project to build a spacecraft that performed experiments on the moon, and designed spy satellites.

Lionel Batiste, 81, Treme Brass Band singer

Over the years, Mr. Batiste (left) also danced and strutted with a decorated umbrella to the band’s music.

By Janet McConnaughey

Mr. Batiste was the vocalist, bass drummer, and assistant leader of the New Orleans band which was featured on the HBO series “Treme.”

Sports

yankees 7, red sox 3

Once again, trouble showed up early for the Red Sox

Red Sox starter Jon Lester ran into a buzzsaw at the top of the Yankees lineup, just like his peers this series.

By Alex Prewitt

With Jon Lester on the mound, the Sox found themselves buried in another early hole Sunday night, leading to a 7-3 loss to the Yankees and a drop back to .500.

Mark Teixeira calls Vicente Padilla’s comments ‘crazy’

Mark Teixeira shook off a barrage of insults and accusations from Red Sox reliever and former teammate Vicente Padilla before Sunday night’s game.

By Julian Benbow

The Yankees’ slugger shook off a barrage of insults and accusations from Padilla, a former teammate and current Red Sox reliever.

On baseball

The future is bright for young Red Sox

Shortstop Xander Bogaerts was the designated hitter and went 1 for 4 (single, two strikeouts, and a groundout) for the World team.

By Nick Cafardo

The Red Sox prospects were giving us a glimpse of what it might be like for Boston in 2014 and beyond at the All-Star Futures Game.

G: Health

The long-running low-carb vs. low-fat debate

By Dr. Suzanne Koven

The question of whether it matters what we eat — not only how much we eat — has been hotly contested for well over a hundred years.

Television Review

‘Perception’ less than sum of its quirks

Eric McCormack plays a schizophrenic neuroscience professor who helps an FBI agent (Rachael Leigh Cook) in “Perception.’’

By Matthew Gilbert

The TNT crime drama enters the schedule at a moment when its brilliant-but-damaged-sleuth premise feels instantly played out.

Amelia Earhart search revives her local connections

Amelia Earhart relocated from California to the Boston area in 1925 and often flew from what was then Dennison Airport in Quincy.

By Joseph P. Kahn

The aviator’s great-nephew Jim Morrissey and other family members are among many New Englanders closely watching the saga.

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Gil Rose keeps things fresh at Monadnock

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Does the weather affect pain in the body?

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Paulina Gretzky in Boston for Red Sox game

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Celebrities spotted in and around Boston

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92.5 The River hosts annual Riverfront Festival

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Local comics look to annoy Yankees fans with book

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John King throws out first pitch at Fenway

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A-Rod and Torrie enjoy time at Fenway Park

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Monday Night Television

What’s on TV tonight: Critic’s corner

By Matthew Gilbert

Events

Boston-area to do list

By June Wulff

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Youth movement for ‘Grown Ups 2’

By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein

Classical Notes

Bach abounds at Yellow Barn, Rockport

By David Weininger

Daily Dose

Does love at first smell exist?

By Deborah Kotz

G Force

Looking at the grip of AIDS

By Karen Weintraub

Chess Notes

Chess Notes for July 9

By Harold Dondis and Patrick Wolff