Broken City

Deadlock hobbles election agency

The Federal Election Commission was born of idealism after Nixon era excesses, but its GOP members have all but shut it down.

John Tierney faces primary challenge from fellow Democrat

Rep. Tierney, who narrowly won reelection last year, will face a challenge from within his own party from Seth Moulton in 2014.

Fire crews worked at the crash site of Asiana Flight 214 at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday. The plane ignited after crashing as it tried to land around noon PST.

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Plane crash in Calif. kills 2, injures scores

All 307 people on board the plane that crashed in San Francisco have been accounted for, officials said.

Surgical errors rise in Mass. despite new controls

Hospitals are reporting more errors during surgery, even after an intensive, decade-long campaign to reduce these mistakes.

Joshua Benoliel and his wife, Gwenaelle Benoliel, waited to dine at Earth restaurant, among the new spots to eat in the Kennebunks.

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A gust of change blows through Kennebunkport

A development team has been buying and buffing hotels and restaurants in the Maine town, adding “oomph,” new options, but also concerns.

Adly Mansour looks to fill key role in Egypt

The office of Egypt’s interim president backed away from a report that Mohamed ElBaradei was named temporary prime minister.

Red Sox 9, Angels 7

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The Angels scored four runs in the ninth to tie the game then came away with a 9-7 victory in the 11th when Josh Hamilton hit a two-run walkoff home run.

Christopher L. Gasper

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The team struggled to match up what it was seeing inside the walls of Gillette with the person former Patriot Aaron Hernandez appears to truly be.

Opinion

JEFF JACOBY

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Like all religions, Islam changes, and like all scripture, the meaning of the Koran’s text depends on its expounders.

Globe exclusives

Winslow Homer’s “Summer Squall” (1904).

Art review

Lucidity and solidity from Homer
Tuukka Rask

Sunday Hockey Notes

Bruins are gearing up for another season
Middleborough sophomore Hannah Johnson, with Robert Bliss, who teaches about the dangers of distracted driving.

On the Job

A ‘crash course’ in distracted driving
Dan Blakeslee and the Calabash Club played the Dream Away Lodge in Becket last month.

Offbeat destinations for live music in New England
Pedro Heilbron, chief executive, Copa Airlines

On the Hot seat

Strengthening Boston-Latin America links
Director Pedro Almodóvar (far right) and cast create a high-flying party atmosphere on the set of his new comedy, “I’m So Excited!”

MOVIES

‘I’m So Excited!’ brings director back to madcap
Hundreds of people waited in line at the Gillette Stadium pro shop to trade in Aaron Hernandez jerseys.

Patriots fans line up to swap Hernandez jerseys
The MFA’s courtyard is an intimate concert space.

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No shortage of al fresco concerts this summer
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
Mark Head cut across a trail in a remote corner of New Hampshire, which has been trying to recover after several paper mills closed.

N.H. county counting on ATV tourists
Harvard student Sumner Paine died at Gettysburg at age 18.

Guns of Gettysburg still echo in New England
Shaw’s supermarket customers turned over store loyalty cards for coupons.

Shaw’s becomes an industry exception

Sports

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“I’m thrilled they gave me another opportunity,” said Jarome Iginla.

Jarome Iginla excited to get second chance with Bruins

The 36-year-old Iginla should be the first-line replacement for Nathan Horton. Like Horton, Iginla is a gritty, right-shot right wing.

Metro

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In the steps of long-lost kin

Bermuda dancers connected with their long-lost relatives, the Mashpee Wampanoags, at Pow-Wow in East Falmouth on Saturday.

Columnists

District Attorney Daniel Conley, left, and Police Commissioner Edward Davis addressed the media in October.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Hop off the top-cop bandwagon

JEFF JACOBY

What is Islam?

Innovation Economy

A Freedom Trail for innovators
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

Nation & World

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US presses its influence as Snowden requests asylum

Edward Snowden has found supporters in Latin America, including three countries that have offered him asylum.

Politics

In two landmark decisions last month, the Supreme Court cleared the way for federal recognition of legally married gay couples and gave an opening to California that allowed it to resume such unions there.

For gay marriage, the battle now moves to states

The political battle between gay rights activists and conservative groups will help determine how broadly same-sex marriage is adopted.

Business

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Product Reviews

Weber’s Spirit line stood out in a field of more than 100 grills.

Weber’s Spirit line tops latest gas grill ratings

In Consumer Reports’ recent ratings of more than 100 gas grills, models from Weber’s Spirit line were among the highest scoring.

Arts

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Jean-Marc Roulot and Catherine Frot in “Haute Cuisine,” based on the story of a chef for François Mitterrand.

French film fest offers many forms of nourishment

Pleasures abound in the 18th annual Boston French Film Festival with 22 works screening.

Travel

On Fridays, dozens of Santa Fe galleries stay open later and often present live music.

Santa Fe virtues: style, food, art, a realm of sky

The city of “Holy Faith” has managed to survive with its spirit intact and its beauty undiminished.

Books

Book review

‘Sisterland’ by Curtis Sittenfeld

In “Sisterland,” Sittenfeld introduces her most frustrating narrator yet.

Boston Globe ePaper

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Magazine

The cover for the June 30 2013 issue

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

Globe Insiders

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

Ideas

“Advocates of a regional visa program say millions of people around the world want to move to the United States, and many parts of the country would love to welcome motivated new residents.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on regional immigration