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Julia Child, a chef
for everyone, dies

(By Sheryl Julian, Globe Staff)
Julia Child -- the author and television personality who endeared herself to generations of cooks, introduced her viewers to fine cuisine, and toasted them with a glass of wine and a high-pitched "Bon appetit!" -- died yesterday in her sleep. Her friends and family had gathered in Santa Barbara, Calif., to celebrate her 92d birthday, which would have been tomorrow. ...

Offensive in Najaf
on hold amid talks

(By Karl Vick and Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Washington Post)
US forces abruptly ceased combat operations in Najaf against Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's militia yesterday to allow for peace talks between representatives of Iraq's interim government and people close to Sadr.
Hurricane Charley hits Port Charlotte, Fla.
Dale Wright and his wife, Roni, stood outside yesterday after winds tore the roof off their townhouse in Port Charlotte, Fla. (AP Photo)

Rampaging hurricane
hammers Fla. Gulf coast

(By Jill Barton and Allen G. Breed, Associated Press)
A stronger-than-expected Hurricane Charley roared ashore yesterday as a dangerous Category 4 storm, slamming the heavily populated Gulf Coast with devastating storm surges and 145-mile-per-hour winds that snapped trees in half, ripped roofs off buildings, and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people.

Lawsuit over light cigarettes is allowed

(By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff)
The state's highest court yesterday allowed potentially hundreds of thousands of smokers to mount a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris Cos. Inc. contending that the cigarette maker duped them into believing that Marlboro Lights delivered lower tar and nicotine than regular cigarettes.

Google sells shares,
but interview roils IPO

(By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
The most hotly anticipated stock sale of the decade has been thrown into turmoil by a men's magazine.

Romney raises national profile at Games

(By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff)
When Governor Mitt Romney arrived here yesterday morning, the man who touts his management of the Salt Lake City Games could not even get past security at the Athens Hilton.
 Frank tells of his despair during ’89 sex scandal (By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff)
 Fliers advise teens on rights (By Emily Shartin, Globe Staff)
 Massage parlor in Maine part of sex ring (By Sarah Schweitzer, Globe Staff)
 Detainees fail to win over hearings (By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff)
 Marriage nullification puts same-sex benefits in doubt (By David Kravets, Associated Press)
 Judge denies request for delay in Bryant trial (By Jon Sarche, Associated Press)
 Presidential debate group loses lawsuit (By Sam Hananel, Associated Press)
 Bush, Kerry following the same campaign trail (By Rick Klein and Anne Kornblut, Globe Staff)
 More voters seen opting for early decision (By Jessica E. Vascellaro, Globe Correspondent)
 In ill wind, a political opportunity (By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press)
 17 sentenced to death in Philippine court (By Oliver Teves, Associated Press)
 In Sudan, a call to fight Arab militias (By Laurie Goering, Chicago Tribune)
 Venezuelan president faces recall (By Indira A.R. Lakshmanan, Globe Staff)
 In custody, operative said to give valuable look inside Al Qaeda (By Matthew Rosenberg, Associated Press)
 JOHN HYNES AND SHEILA CONNORS GROVE: A Mass of healing on Boston Common
 Google sells shares, but Playboy piece roils IPO (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
 Tickets to glide (By Keith Reed, Globe Staff)
 Ousted Caritas chief got $1.4m last year (By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff)
 Massachusetts exports up at record pace in 1st half (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)
 BUSINESS IN BRIEF: Auto insurers seek hike
 PATRIOTS 24, EAGLES 6: Two ring circus (By Michael Smith, Globe Staff)
 DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Singing in the rain (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
 Leonard, Singh show the way (By Jim McCabe, Globe Staff)
 Greece lighting (By John Powers, Globe Staff)
 WHITE SOX 8, RED SOX 7: In the end, Red Sox lack enough punch (By Bob Hohler, Globe Staff)
 Beyond the city's limits (By Alex P. Kellogg, Globe Correspondent)
 Bridging the gaps with history (By Nathan Cobb, Globe Correspondent)
 ART REVIEW: Essex holds a royal open house (By Christine Temin, Globe Staff)
 GAME ON: With a mouse, outdoorsmen shoot to kill (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
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Takashi Miike has cult status with grotesque films
Glazed in tattoos and amniotic fluid, Sho Aikawa's head and shoulders twist out from between the legs of Kimika Yoshino.
Takashi Miike
Crash course
Rusty Haight makes a living crashing cars and studying the results. And he's not about to let a little black box ...
Rusty Haight
Should Boston put a bioterror lab right here?
It will be, at once, one of the safest and most hazardous places on earth, right in the heart of the city.
Magazine
Exotic and Exuberant
An outpost uses its instruments against hip-hop and reggae. By day, the village is quiet, but for the rumble of drumming...
Exotic and Exuberant
A neighborly 'bump'
Some colleges favor local applicants, but which ones? In the college admissions game, plenty of students get a boost.
William Fitzsimmons
The romance of the Alfa Romeo
O Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo! Wherefore art thou, Alfa Romeo? If you were looking for the answer to that plaint last week, ...
The romance of the Alfa Romeo
Postcard from the edge
Aileen Moore would happily give up her air conditioning, cable TV, and hot shower for a weekend in a musty room.
Postcard from the edge
Juiced-up juices aren't always better
A 60-calorie orange is better for you than a 110-calorie glass of OJ, even with the juice's many added supplements.
Juiced-up juices aren't always better
Yogurt: The culture catches on
It's creamy, satisfying, and healthy, and Americans are finally diving in.
Yogurt: The culture catches on
Foam sweet foam
A growing number of people believe the kind of sleep they get on a new trend in mattresses is worth springing for.
Foam sweet foam
Polyphonic Spree's upbeat extravaganza
Go ahead and laugh, if you must, at the Polyphonic Spree. Chuckle at the matching choir gowns.
Polyphonic Spree's upbeat extravaganza
A fortysomething finds age bias is alive and well
I've been thinking about a boss I once had. She had short-cropped gray hair and a voice gravelly from cigarettes ...
A fortysomething finds age bias is alive and well
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