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Security boosted after deadly clashes in Egypt
Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi gathered near the headquarters of the Republican Guard in Cairo.

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Authorities plotted their next moves after violence claimed at least 36 lives across the country.

Marion Bartoli of France celebrated her victory over Sabine Lisicki of Germany in the women's final for the Wimbledon Championships.

Bartoli beats Lisicki for Wimbledon title

Marion Bartoli defeated Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final to win her first major title Saturday.

Mass. Guard staff must take time off

More than 900 employees of the National Guard must take 11 unpaid furlough days between now and September.

Mark Head cut across a trail in a remote corner of New Hampshire, which has been trying to recover after several paper mills closed.

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In N.H.’s North Country, ATVs may boost economy

By combining trails to create a 700-mile network, Coos County residents aim to convert day-tripping ATV tourists into weeklong vacationers.

In the past five years, the average debt for UMass graduates has risen by more than one-third to more than $28,000.

No rise in tuition for state college students

For the first time in more than a decade, undergraduates at all Mass. public colleges and universities will see no increase in tuition bills this fall.

As temperatures shot into the 90s for a third day, hundreds of people sought relief from the heat at Houghton’s Pond in Milton.

As heat wave hits, region falls under a sultry spell

The temperature along the Mass. coast, including in Boston, skyrocketed past 90 degrees for the third day in a row.

John Kerry spent time with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last weekend.

Yacht trip confusion clouds Kerry’s work on Mideast peace

The State Department spent Friday deflecting criticism that Secretary of State John Kerry took an ill-timed Nantucket vacation as violence erupted in Egypt.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/07/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/pier90.jpg Anthony’s Pier 4 will close for good in August

In a long-anticipated move, the waterfront icon, once one of the busiest restaurants in the US and a local institution for a half-century, will close its doors.

Opinion

LAWRENCE HARMON

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/07/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Lawrence_Harmon-1303.jpg John Connolly stumbles in vote pursuit

The mayoral candidate descended into political pandering when he voted for a loan order to build a new Mattapan high school.

Globe exclusives

The coral reef tank at the New Bedford Explorium.

Free things to do this summer

Harvard student Sumner Paine died at Gettysburg at age 18.

Guns of Gettysburg still echo in New England
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet performing Jo Stromgren’s “Necessity, Again.’’

Dance Review

Cedar Lake troupe shines
Shaw’s supermarket customers turned over store loyalty cards for coupons.

Shaw’s becomes an industry exception
Ibragim Todashev

After FBI probes, questions on granting of asylum
At Maxwell’s Green, a newly completed development in Somerville that is near the Red Line, developers asked city officials to reduce the number of required parking spaces.

City wants a cutback on new parking
Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger.

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Is Tonto really speaking Comanche?

Tyler Seguin has been traded to the Dallas Stars.

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Bruins just lost faith in Tyler Seguin
A prototype of a shelter designed to accommodate five people.

editorial

Ikea: Refuge in a flat box
A Hamilton Project report encouraged policy makers to provide more US grants to low- and middle-income student to help fund their education.

Wealth gap limits equality of education

Nicolas Alves won the greasy pole contest during the St. Peter's Fiesta in Gloucester.

Photo gallery

Globe photos of the week, July 5, 2013
Richard E. Neal becomes ‘dean’ of the state’s congressional delegation. He marched Thursday in East Longmeadow’s parade.

As clout fades, state delegation gets unity push

Sports

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Red Sox 6, Angels 2

David Ortiz got some praise from Daniel Nava after his pinch-hit, two-run home run in the eighth.

Red Sox power past Angels to open road trip

The Red Sox scored two runs on outfield errors and David Ortiz had a rare pinch-hit home run to help wrap up a 6-2 victory.

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Aaron Hernandez case

Former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.

Shooting victim must show up for Hernandez grand jury

The Connecticut man who says Aaron Hernandez shot him in February was ordered to appear before a grand jury in Fall River.

Columnists

City Councilor John Connolly kicked off his campaign for mayor in March.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Connolly stumbles in vote pursuit
Patrice Bergeron is due for a long-term contract extension from the Bruins.

Kevin Cullen

Bergeron belongs in Boston

TECH LAB

Ouya ready for a video game revolution?
Steve Rose and David Patterson of Ice Effects created this sculpture in 2004.

JOAN VENNOCHI

The last First Night?

Yvonne Abraham

Bill Walczak flying below the radar

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Talk about death, hold the sugar
Way before coaching the Celtics, Bill Fitch jumped from college to the NBA in 1970.

Christopher L. Gasper

Celtics job a big leap for Brad Stevens
Nelson Mandela speaks at Harvard in 1998, while there to receive an honorary degree.

Derrick Z. Jackson

Mandela’s freedom and ours

SCOT LEHIGH

Ham-handed handling of snooping

Kevin Cullen

When taking a pinch matters
The Red Sox entered July as the only team in the American League with 50 wins.

Christopher L. Gasper

Can’t ignore the Red Sox anymore

JAMES CARROLL

Our halting progress toward justice

Nation & World

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Floribeth Mora of Costa Rica told of a miracle attributed to John Paul II, who could achieve sainthood by the year’s end.

Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to be sainted

Pope Francis cleared Pope John Paul II for sainthood, setting up a dual canonization along with another beloved pope, John XXIII.

Politics

Governor Scott Walker signed the bill during the long holiday weekend.

Wisconsin abortion law requires ultrasound

The law also bans doctors who lack admitting privileges at nearby hospitals from performing the procedures.

Business

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The US economy has created an average of 200,000 jobs a month since the beginning of the year.

Job growth surges, a sign of a reviving US economy

A third consecutive month of solid job gains is boosting confidence that a sustainable recovery is underway.

Arts

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Book Review

Kevin Kwan takes time to educate the reader with translations of Cantonese, Hokkien, and Mandarin words.

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ by Kevin Kwan

Kwan’s debut novel reads like a behind-the-scenes primer of the rising über-elite of the ever-powerful Asian world.

Lifestyle

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Love Letters

The etiquette of breakups

There’s no perfect way to end a relationship — other than honestly.

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Rethinking the golden years
The cover for the June 23 2013 issue

The bee keepers
The cover for the June 16 2013 issue

Last of their kind
The cover for the June 9 2013 issue

Seaside haven

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Full Globe coverage of the gangster’s ongoing trial, life on the run, and notorious legacy in Boston.

Ideas

“To North Korea, the main security threat is not the United States. It is the prosperity, wealth, and prestige of South Korea.”

Sheila Miyoshi Jager,  on the unfinished war between the two Koreas