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Justice Department reviewing Zimmerman case

The agency will determine whether federal prosecutors should file criminal civil rights charges now that George Zimmerman has been acquitted.

Consalvo calls for pledge to ban special interest money

City Councilor Rob Consalvo called upon his rivals in the Boston mayoral race to agree to ban funds from organized groups.

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Take a look at what you can do to reduce your risk of tick bites.

BITTEN BY UNCERTAINTY

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Tick-borne Lyme disease is an epidemic in New England, but prevention efforts are scattershot, lagging far behind the need.

Ben Folds Five, with Folds (center).

Autumn de Wilde

Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five try to make ‘Last Summer’ count

The bands are roaming the country on a jaunt called the “Last Summer on Earth” tour, which comes to the Bank of America Pavilion on Tuesday.

Kirsti Pigney is participating in a trial for gene therapy to treat blindness. She can’t tell whether the therapy is working, but said her vision hasn’t worsened.

Gene therapy’s time seems to have come

Once considered too risky, gene therapy has rebounded, and local hospitals, companies, and investors have jumped on the bandwagon.

Tony Stewart will be among the NASCAR stars competing in New Hampshire on Sunday, but his impact on the sport runs far deeper.

NASCAR in New Hampshire

Tony Stewart has more than made his mark

Stewart will be among the NASCAR stars competing in New Hampshire on Sunday, but his impact on the sport runs far deeper.

Opinion

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The quest for answers about what the FBI knew before the Marathon attacks should not evolve into blame-shifting.

Globe exclusives

Anna Gunn and Bryan Cranston of “Breaking Bad” are both worthy contenders for an Emmy Award.

Buzzsaw | Matthew Gilbert

Forecasting the Emmy nominations
Chris Schuttert, a University of Rhode Island graduate, recently collected ticks to be used in research.

Researchers strive for a vaccine
For Dustin Pedroia the dugout is “like a second home,” according to former Red Sox manager Terry Francona.

The art of being Dustin Pedroia
Jenna Lockwood was hugged by her sister, Jessica, after she and Kristen Welch were denied a marriage license.

Same-sex couples in South left out of trend
Hailey Jean Pease

Medical marijuana for kids
Police have said there is no indication of foul play in the death of 31-year-old Cory Monteith.

Cory Monteith, star of ‘Glee,’ found dead
Commissioner Roger Goodell will be handing down a stiff punishment in Denver for violations of the personal conduct policy, but no players will be involved this time.

Sunday Football Notes

NFL headlines you may have missed
Alex Rodriguez has admitted PED use, but he has never failed a test that has counted.

Sunday Baseball Notes

MLB braces for memorable second half
“Champ-de-Mars, View From the Eiffel Tower” by Ilse Bing.

Review

Two photography collections with personality
Los Lonely Boys brought their jam-heavy blues to the Common.

MUSIC REVIEW

Outside the Box opens with festive spirit
A family prepared to cast lines off the Armistice Bridge in Belfast.

Maine Smackdown: Belfast vs. Rockland

Theater

Fringe festival shakes up Berkshires

Sports

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Tim Lincecum needed 148 pitches to finish his first career no-hitter.

MLB roundup: Giants’ Tim Lincecum throws no-hitter

Lincecum pitched his first career no-hitter and the second in the majors in 11 days as the Giants crushed the Padres, 9-0.

Metro

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The latest issue of Inspire, a magazine published by followers of Al Qaeda, depicted alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev as a revered martyr for the wider cause of Islamic terrorism. The magazine urged its readers to follow their lead.

Some radicals make heroes of Tsarnaev brothers

In the dark recesses of radical Islamic websites around the world, the suspects in the Marathon bombings are being lionized.

Columnists

John Lackey has been the poster boy for Red Sox rehabilitation.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox have rebounded from 2012

Yvonne Abraham

Evil knows no social bounds

JEFF JACOBY

54 Americans who changed the world by giving
Electronic cigarettes are gaining popularity amid a big push by tobacco companies, but their long-term health effects are still unknown.

derrick z. jackson

E-cigarettes: the new fracking
The remote controls in Beverly Beckham’s house.

Beverly Beckham

For many, remotes are out of control
The University Paris-Saclay is an effort to create an education, research, and innovation cluster about half an hour outside of Paris. Today, much of the area is still farmland.

Innovation Economy

Can France create its own Kendall Square?
Pat Donahue arrived arrive At Moakley Courthouse with her sons, Shawn, Michael, and Tommy, for the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger on June 12.

Kevin Cullen

A widow’s dignity
Former Red Sox infielder Jed Lowrie hit a home run against his former team on Friday as the Athletics lost to the Red Sox, 4-2.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

A’s roster peppered with former Red Sox

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Don’t require more parking spaces
Parking along Broadway in South Boston.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Car-free future? Not for families
Patriots coach Bill Belichick talked with Aaron Hernandez, left, at a training camp practice last year.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots’ risky decisions haunting them now

kevin cullen

The end of ‘a hidden life’

Nation & World

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The rear of Asiana Flight 214 was seen at San Francisco International Airport.

Survivors of Asiana crash may face compensation disparity

An existing treaty is likely to close US courts to many foreigners and force them to pursue their claims in Asia and elsewhere.

Politics

Obama’s comments on military sex assault affect cases

Experts say the president’s remarks in May were certain to complicate almost all continuing prosecutions for sexual assault.

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Product Reviews

Though Virgin America charges $25 for the first and second checked bags, it was tops for bag handling.

Virgin America earns high marks from fliers

Virgin America soared to the top of the latest Consumer Reports ratings of airlines.

Arts

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MUSIC REVIEW

Los Lonely Boys brought their jam-heavy blues to the Common.

Outside the Box opens with festive spirit

Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, and Alejandro Escovedo christened the main stage of the Outside the Box festival on Boston Common.

Travel

Searsport Shores Campground on Penobscot Bay, between Camden and Bar Harbor.

Beautiful campsites in Maine

Maine campgrounds range from full-service resorts with golf courses and gourmet coffee to rustic retreats.

Books

Book review

Rose and Joe Kennedy (center) posed with eight of their nine children in this undated photograph taken on the beach at Hyannisport on Cape Cod.

‘Rose Kennedy’ by Barbara A. Perry

Perry employs a newly released trove of diaries and letters to add nuance and detail to an essentially familiar story.

Globe Insiders

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

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Magazine

The cover for the July 14 2013 issue

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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

Ideas

“Somewhere in America, a chimpanzee is about to have its day in court. Its lawyers hope to have the animal declared a ‘person’ in a court of law.”

Chris Berdik,  on the “animal personhood” movement