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Weeks testifies against Bulger

Kevin Weeks, a loyal tough guy whom Bulger groomed as his successor, served five years in prison for being an accessory to five murders.

Army soldiers stood guard near the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo on Monday.

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At least 54 dead in Egypt clashes

Soldiers and police opened fire on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi outside a military building in Cairo.

Teresa Heinz Kerry and John Kerry in 2004.

Cause of Teresa Heinz Kerry illness still unknown

Relatives became alarmed when Heinz Kerry demonstrated symptoms that suggested she was having some sort of seizure, a source said.

“Treasure of Bell Island,” from Blue Marble Gaming Co., is a video game designed to help people who have had a traumatic brain injury.

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Developers creating apps to treat mental health issues

Game developers hope that one day they might supplement therapy by putting mental health care into patients’ homes or pockets.

Public outrage probably will not halt the mining of mobile phone information.

Cellphone data mined to create personal profiles

Analyzing calls, text, and other cellphone data yields clues about a user’s personality, behavior, and even health status.

E-cigarettes were out for sale at a shop in Hyde Park.

Electronic cigarettes sprout on Boston shelves

Shopkeepers are rushing to sell the cigarettes amid a reignited national debate about their safety.

Ex-Bruin Tyler Seguin scored just one goal in 22 postseason games.

Christopher L. Gasper

Bruins gave up on Tyler Seguin too soon

Patience has to be shown with a potential franchise player whose talent level far exceeds his maturity level.

Celtics rookie Kelly Olynyk heads for the hoop in summer league.

Kelly Olynyk dazzling in debut for Celtics

The Celtics’ first-round draft pick scored 25 points in 27 minutes in Boston’s 95-88 loss to the Magic at the NBA’s summer league.

Opinion

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Retooling the country’s two mortgage giants has been on Congress’ to-do list ever since it omitted the task from the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial overhaul.

Globe exclusives

Casie Gillette locked her vehicle to a crowded rack as she arrived for work in Boston last week.

Where can you park your bike?
Robert Caret, who leads UMass, will evaluate campuses to help show state funds are well spent.

UMass to rate its performance in simpler way
Mel King in February at a Black History Month forum.

Mel King looks only ahead

Special section

The arrest of Aaron Hernandez

Album Review | Jazz

Valdés stretches musical borders
At the London Coliseum, Boston Ballet dancers in William Forsythe’s “The Second Detail.”

DANCE REVIEW

Contemporary turn for Boston Ballet
Dressed in a leather bodice over a double-layer floor-length skirt complete with a tankard and pistol, Kat Kingsley, 28, a tour guide at King’s Chapel, prepared for her performance as Loyalist sympathizer Baroness Agnes Franklin.

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Violinist Joshua Bell performs with the BSO under the direction of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos on Friday at Tanglewood.

Music Review

Tchaikovsky in veteran hands
Aaron Hernandez

Sunday Football Notes

NFL teams can only do so much
“I fear the government more than my fellow citizen, so I come down on the side of protecting free speech,” said commission vice chairman Donald F. McGahn II.

Broken City

Deadlock by design hobbles election agency
Joshua Benoliel and his wife, Gwenaelle Benoliel, waited to dine at Earth restaurant, among the new spots to eat in the Kennebunks.

Kennebunkport makeover created for ‘oomph’
The St. Louis Cardinals are one of those tried-and-true teams.

Sunday baseball notes

Quality teams have many of same qualities

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Even Koji Uehara gave up some big hits Saturday.

Red Sox are in need of bullpen help

While the starting rotation is making improvements, it’s obvious some of the Red Sox’ relievers are getting taxed.

Metro

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Bianca Buono and Ross Lippman recorded a stand-up segment during Boston Red Sox spring training for WEBN, the Emerson College TV station.

Emerson College sportscasters score in field

A recent graduate has been dubbed the nation’s most outstanding collegiate sports broadcaster, and two other students are ranked in the top 20.

Columnists

JOHN E. SUNUNU

The Fannie and Freddie gravy train
Ex-Bruin Tyler Seguin scored just one goal in 22 postseason games.

Christopher L. Gasper

Bruins gave up on Seguin too soon

JEFF JACOBY

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

JOAN VENNOCHI

Hop off the top-cop bandwagon

Innovation Economy

A Freedom Trail for innovators
Fans lined up to exchange their jerseys of Aaron Hernandez at the Patriots ProShop at Gillette Stadium.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots were duped by Aaron Hernandez
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

Nation & World

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The plane was well below the speed needed for a stable angle of approach, officials said.

Pilots in Calif. crash tried to abort in final seconds

A crew member called for an increase in speed seven seconds before the plane clipped an embankment at the edge of the runway in San Francisco.

Politics

House majority leader Harry Reid, frustrated with GOP delaying tactics on judges and nominations, may try to change the Senate rules.

Immigration, nominations top agenda for Congress

Republicans and Democrats will put good will to the test when Congress returns this week.

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“Wi-Vi” works much like radar, sending signals that bounce off various objects, including people, to show their locations.

Researchers see new uses for Wi-Fi technology

The same technology that allows us to connect to the Internet without wires may soon let us see through walls.

Arts

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Album Review | INDIE ROCK

Daughn Gibson, ‘Me Moan’

On his debut for Sub Pop Records, Gibson comes off as a sound collage artist feverishly darting from one idea to the next.

Health and wellness

In Practice

Is there a doctor or nurse on board?

Medical emergencies are much more common than most of the things we’re already worrying about on airplanes.

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Rethinking the golden years
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The bee keepers
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Last of their kind
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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

“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