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Colorado gunman kills 12, wounds 59 in movie theater massacre

Tom Sullivan embraced family outside the high school where he had been waiting for word about his son, Alex.

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A man dressed in full body armor and carrying three weapons opened fire in a crowded theater at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie early Friday, officials said.

opinion | ty burr

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/Library/Staff/Caricatures/burr.png Tragedy must lead to deeper cultural conversation

It might be time to talk about an entertainment culture that excels at selling violent power fantasies to people who feel powerless.

Moviegoers describe scenes of horror, chaos

One survivor said that when a man appeared at the front of the theater clad in dark clothing looking like a SWAT team member, the audience ‘‘thought it was a joke, a hoax.’’

Boston school superintendent announces full review of top staff

Following recent questions over her leadership, Carol R. Johnson said a full review of her leadership team would probably lead to a major shakeup and possibly some departures.

Kelly Ayotte’s chances for the nod may depend on national politics.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Vice president speculation marks the latest stage of Kelly Ayotte’s swift ascent

The New Hampshire senator, less than two years into her first term, is being considered as a serious contender to join Mitt Romney’s Republican ticket.

The Nation

Colorado gunman kills 12, wounds 59 in movie theater massacre

Tom Sullivan embraced family outside the high school where he had been waiting for word about his son, Alex.

By Dan Frosch and Michael S. Schmidt

A man dressed in full body armor and carrying three weapons opened fire in a crowded theater at a midnight showing of the new Batman movie early Friday, officials said.

Moviegoers describe scenes of horror, chaos

Police used a video camera Friday to look inside an apartment in Aurora, Colo., where the suspect in a shooting at a movie theater lived. The gunman appeared at the front of the theater looking like a SWAT team member, a moviegoer said.

One survivor said that when a man appeared at the front of the theater clad in dark clothing looking like a SWAT team member, the audience ‘‘thought it was a joke, a hoax.’’

Vice president speculation marks the latest stage of Kelly Ayotte’s swift ascent

Kelly Ayotte’s chances for the nod may depend on national politics.

By Sarah Schweitzer

The New Hampshire senator, less than two years into her first term, is being considered as a serious contender to join Mitt Romney’s Republican ticket.

The World

Roadside bomb kills 5 Afghan police

A roadside bomb killed a district police chief and four other police officers in southern Afghanistan, officials said Friday.

Israelis bury Bulgaria attack victims

Two days after the deadly blast in a popular vacation spot, investigators in Bulgaria and in several other countries were still struggling to confirm the attacker’s identity.

Muslims set to fast in summer heat

Muslims from Morocco to Afghanistan are steeling themselves for the toughest Ramadan in more than three decades.

Editorial & Opinion

Opinion | DERRICK Z. JACKSON

Wake up, Capitol Hill

By Derrick Z. Jackson

Another shooting tragedy erupts, and few have the courage to talk gun control.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Schools need justice, not kindness

By Lawrence Harmon

Public institutions run best on a strict accountability model, not one that emphasizes loving kindness, writes Lawrence Harmon.

opinion | RENÉE LOTH

Why do we need government?

By Renée Loth

It’s open season on government, as the political rhetoric gets hotter than a tar beach in mid-July.

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editorial | TRUVADA AS PREVENTION

A quiet breakthrough on HIV

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Issue requires careful thought, not emotional guesswork

letters | LEGISLATURE APPROVES CRIME BILL

Lawmakers rightfully heed cries of victims of violence

letters | LEGISLATURE APPROVES CRIME BILL

We should be taking aim at guns

letters | BIG DIG’S GROWING PAINS

Skeletal transit system needs to be expanded

letters | BIG DIG’S GROWING PAINS

We paved the way to traffic headaches

Metro

Boston school superintendent announces full review of top staff

Johnson said that the review of her staff would probably lead to a major shakeup and possibly some departures.

By James Vaznis

Superintendent Carol R. Johnson said a full review of her leadership team would likely lead to a major shakeup.

opinion | ty burr

Tragedy must lead to deeper cultural conversation

By Ty Burr

It might be time to talk about an entertainment culture that excels at selling violent power fantasies to people who feel powerless.

Five other states check for hepatitis

By Peter Schworm and and Chelsea Conaboy

A medical technician accused of infecting at least 30 patients at a New Hampshire hospital with hepatitis C also worked at hospitals in New York, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, and Maryland.

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The Roads to Summer

Dresser Hill ice cream offers a summer boost

By Adam Sege

Adrian Walker

Lowell teens fight for right to vote

By Adrian Walker

North Haven, Conn.

Senate candidate McMahon releases 2010 tax returns

By SUSAN HAIGH

Names

Tom Brady is a footnote in new University of Michigan football book

By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein

Business

Online travel firm Kayak rises in Wall Street debut

Kayak sold 3.5 million shares at $26 almost two years after the company first filed paperwork to go public.

By Michael B. Farrell

Shares rose 28 percent on Friday, the company’s first day of trading in the only initial public offering for a consumer Internet company since Facebook’s disappointing debut.

Mass. firms sponsor Olympians for chance at global exposure

The Saucony marketing team prepared to ship running shoes to London for athletes competing in the Olympics.

By Laura Finaldi

With 4 billion people expected to watch the Olympics, endorsements can boost sales for companies such as Saucony, New Balance, and Gillette.

Massachusetts House-Senate committee to craft jobs bill

By Megan Woolhouse

A six-member joint committee will determine the final version of competing bills that offer millions of dollars in grants to colleges, tax credits to start-ups, and funds for worker retraining efforts.

Obituaries

Sylvia Woods; started famous Harlem restaurant

Sylvia Woods’s restaurant, which she started with her husband in 1962, featured staples of Southern cooking.

By Deepti Hajela

Ms. Woods, founder of the famed Harlem soul food restaurant that carries her name and is a must-stop for local residents, tourists, and politicians, has died at 86.

Robert W. Creamer, at 90; acclaimed sportswriter, author

Robert W. Creamer’s biography of Babe Ruth was infused with details.

By Douglas Martin

Mr. Creamer — who as a boy saw Babe Ruth belt home runs and went on to ­become a self-described troubadour of sports — died Wednesday.

Vincent R. Mancusi, former Attica prison warden

By Emily Langer

Mr. Mancusi, whose iron-fisted command of Attica ­Correctional Facility failed to prevent the bloody inmate insurrection there in 1971, died July 5 at 98.

Sports

blue jays 6, red sox 1

Josh Beckett struggles as Red Sox fall to Jays

Josh Beckett, accompanied to the dugout by Kelly Shoppach, allowed five runs and seven hits in his six-inning stint.

By Michael Vega

Beckett gave up a pair of runs in each of the first two innings and another run in the fifth.

Red Sox Notebook

No hangover for Cody Ross after heroics

Cody Ross can’t catch up to Colby Rasmus’s triple, which got the Blue Jays off and running.

By Michael Vega

Ross was sore but still excited the day after his walkoff home run Thursday night for the Red Sox.

Early innings haunt Josh Beckett again

Josh Beckett gave up two runs in the first inning and twomore in the second.

By Alex Prewitt

Unlucky at the start, mistake-prone in the second inning, and utterly baffling throughout, Beckett turned in another head-scratcher Friday for the Red Sox.

G: Family

Living with screens

Clicking with your doctor

Eileen Deignan checks on her patient while medical assistants Stina McKenna, left, and Jen Pratt take notes on iPads.

By Bella English

As physicians spend more time in front of computers during office visits, are their patients feeling the side effects?

From the Archives

From the arhives: The New England Aquarium Great Ocean Tank

The New England Aquarium opened in the summer of 1969, part of the waterfront urban renewal plan that transformed central wharf. In 1998 a new wing included an outdoor harbor seal exhibit, and the IMAX theater was added in 2001. This is a view from May 16, 1984, looking down into renovation of the Great Ocean Tank, which featured the largest artificial coral reef system in the country. The New England Aquarium opened in the summer of 1969, part of the waterfront urban renewal plan that transformed central wharf. In 1998 a new wing included an outdoor harbor seal exhibit, and the IMAX theater was added in 2001. This is a view from May 16, 1984, looking down into renovation of the Great Ocean Tank, which featured the largest artificial coral reef system in the country.

opinion | ty burr

Tragedy must lead to deeper cultural conversation

By Ty Burr

It might be time to talk about an entertainment culture that excels at selling violent power fantasies to people who feel powerless.

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‘The Long Walk’ by Brian Castner

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Boston-area to do list

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Music Review

Vans Warped Tour a rich din of emo excess

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PBS criticized for firing Fred Willard

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Miranda Sings has (bad) advice for young actors

By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein

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Tom Brady is a footnote in new University of Michigan football book

By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein

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Josh Beckett sets date for Beckett Bowl fundraiser

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‘The Devil’s Carnival’ arrives in Brookline

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Boston Magazine on the move?

By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein

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Atlantic Works Gallery celebrates opening

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