Men's race

Start time Underway

Women's race

Rita Jeptoo 2:26:25 (unofficial)

Men's wheelchair

Hiroyuki Yamamoto 1:25:33

Women's wheelchair

Tatyana McFadden 1:45:25

Live updates

Rita Jeptoo wins women’s race

Jeptoo, who won the 2006 race, emerged with a late sprint to claim her second marathon title. American Shalane Flanagan finished fourth.

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Elite women’s runner Rita Jeptoo, far left in the orange shirt, won the Boston Marathon in 2:19:34.

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Elite women’s runner Rita Jeptoo, far left in the orange shirt, won the Boston Marathon in 2:19:34.

Men's wheelchair winner Hiroyuki Yamamoto crossed the finish line.

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Men's wheelchair winner Hiroyuki Yamamoto crossed the finish line.

Tatyana McFadden of the US won the women's wheelchair division.

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Tatyana McFadden of the US won the women's wheelchair race.

Yolanda Caballero led the women's race early.

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Yolanda Caballero led the women's race early.

Students cheered on women runners at Wellesley College.

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Students cheered on women runners at Wellesley College.

The first wave of runners crossed the starting line.

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The first wave of runners crossed the starting line.

Runners in the first wave made their way by Wellesley College.

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Runners in the first wave made their way by Wellesley College.

This Hopkinton house displayed signs of support for the competitors.

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This Hopkinton house displayed signs of support for the competitors.

The elite men’s race kicked off in Hopkinton.

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The elite men’s race kicked off in Hopkinton.

The elite women started the marathon.

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The elite women started the marathon.

Tracy Ellsworth of Lynnfield put on a blister pad before the race.

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Tracy Ellsworth of Lynnfield put on a blister pad before the race.

Kristina Morrocco, wrote a message on Emily Clark's shirt before the start.

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Kristina Morrocco wrote a message on Emily Clark's shirt before the start.

Varinka Ensminger, coach of Team Hoyt, wrote Heather Ekola's name on her bib.

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Varinka Ensminger, coach of Team Hoyt, wrote Heather Ekola's name on her bib.

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Rhye restores some tenderness to the love song

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Clay Buchholz pauses for a moment after a Kelly Johnson single broke up his no-hit bid.

Clay Buchholz nearly no-hits Rays

The Red Sox pitcher no-hit the Rays for seven innings in the 5-0 win at Fenway on Sunday.

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Tim Chaloux , a senior at Pingree School, played varsity baseball.

Family, school mourn North Reading teen

Tim Chaloux, 18, was killed in a rollover crash on Route 128 early Saturday, State Police said.

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JULIETTE KAYYEM

Marathon misery

JOHN E. SUNUNU

Has Bitcoin made digital currency ‘real’?

Innovation Economy

With ‘retail trucks,’ Boston in slow lane

JAMES CARROLL

Religious women press for change

Yvonne Abraham

Probation as it should be
A collection of papers showing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final revisions to his enduring essay, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” was offered by Sotheby’s in 2006.

JEFF JACOBY

In ‘Letter,’ King’s caution about bowing to the law

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JOAN VENNOCHI

Plan B, and politics of parenthood

Dan Shaughnessy

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Increasingly, tech firms are crossing river
A flyer sent to parents in West Roxbury by real estate agent Stephanie Giroux touts school quality in Westwood.

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Can suburban schools lure city parents?

DERRICK Z. JACKSON

Pay now or really pay later for transportation

SCOT LEHIGH

Clearing the fog in Senate race

Nation & World

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Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States would reduce its defenses if the nuclear threat ended.

John Kerry says US would reward restraint by North Korea

The US is prepared to reach out to North Korea if Pyongyang moves to abandon its nuclear weapons program, the secretary of state said.

Politics

Scott Brown spoke at a dinner commemorating the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death April 4 in Nashua, N.H.

Scott Brown still won’t rule out N.H. run

The former senator reiterated he had not ruled out campaigning against Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen.

Business

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Unlike with PCs now, consumers are routinely upgrading to newer, better smartphones, because of the two-year contracts offered by the major phone companies.

For PC market, the numbers don’t compute

Today’s personal computers are more powerful and capable than ever. And consumers just don’t care.

Arts

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Music Review

Matt Bellamy (left) and his Muse bandmates (seen in Paris last year) brought their powerful blend of art-pop sounds and vivid visuals to the TD Garden.

With Muse, spectacle doesn’t obscure the sound

The band brought their powerful blend of art-pop sounds and vivid visuals to the TD Garden.

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

How to avoid spring shoes that hurt your feet

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Magazine

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Greetings from Gun Valley
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The complete guide to Boston’s food trucks
The cover for the March 31 2013 issue

The great running experiment
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Opinion

“In truth, all of the equality battles of women are linked.”

James Carroll 

Globe Insiders

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“When parents pick a name for their baby, it says something not just about them, but about the time and place they live in, social influence and trends, and even the economy.”

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