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NSA contract worker revealed surveillance data

The Guardian newspaper said a 29-year-old American who works as a contractor at the National Security Agency is its source of leaks about the US government’s surveillance programs.

Ayotte to back immigration overhaul

Support from Kelly Ayotte, a Republican senator from New Hampshire, increases the chance that the immigration overhaul will pass the Senate.

NStar to cut power after midnight in Back Bay

The utility will shut power to customers affected by this morning’s outage for a few hours after midnight while crews repair a problem at a substation.

White House not involved in reviews, IRS manager says

The manager told investigators that he, not the White House, set in motion the review of tea party groups, a top Democratic representative said.

Bombing victim Martin Richard is remembered on his birthday

Hundreds of people filled St. Ann Parish in Dorchester to remember Martin Richard on what would have been his ninth birthday.

Mourners embraced as they left a memorial mass in honor of Martin Richard at St. Ann’s Church in Dorchester.

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Mourners embraced as they left a memorial mass in honor of Martin Richard at St. Ann’s Church in Dorchester.

Kenny Blasi of Dorchester knelt in prayer at a remembrance for Martin Richard.

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Kenny Blasi of Dorchester knelt in prayer at a remembrance for Martin Richard.

Hundreds of people attended the service.

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Hundreds of people attended the service.

Members of the Boston Police Gaelic Column marched down Ashmont Street before the memorial mass.

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Members of the Boston Police Gaelic Column marched down Ashmont Street before the memorial mass.

Martin Richard would have been nine years old today.

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Martin Richard would have been nine years old today.

Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis attended.

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Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis attended.

David Ortiz hit a three-run home run in the third inning.

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Red Sox power past Angels

The Red Sox hit four home runs to earn a series win against the visiting Angels.

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Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital therapists have carved new paths for those most grievously injured by the April 15 attacks.

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How to get your house cool this summer

There are more air-conditioning options than ever — from so-called ductless split systems to high-efficiency models. We help you choose what’s best for your family.

Opinion

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The streets are teeming with what Americans believe makes the US great: the entrepreneurial spirit, in overdrive.

Globe exclusives

Mike Napoli’s trench is just one example of the time-consuming quirks that have become prevalent throughout baseball.

Why do baseball games take so long?
Charles Knowles inspected a Citi Bike station in Brooklyn, part of New York’s new bike-share program.

Shared bikes, headaches in New York, Boston
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has long been an advocate of visors.

Sunday Hockey Notes

NHL and players seeing things clearly

Coverage

The Boston Marathon bombings

Movies

Finding his innner Batman
David Hyde Pierce and Billy Magnussen in “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.”

Critic’s Notebook

Actors perfect the art of upstaging
Jaime Pollette in North Cascades National Park in northern Washington, an area just high enough to induce altitude sickness.

In the know

Combat thin air on your next holiday
Jim Davidson (left) checked in with golfer Andy Oleski, of Orleans, on the fourth hole at Captains Golf Course.

On the Job

Golf ranger keeps things on course
Pickled Sardines at Spoke Wine Bar in Somerville.

quick bite

Bottles, bicycles, and banter at Spoke Wine Bar
This undated image of the human brain was taken through scanning technology.

Hospitals want to test drug with no consent

Newlywed Marathon victims share gratitude online
This week’s disclosures that the government reportedly tracks cellphone records and taps into Internet databases are only the latest evidence that American society is being tracked like never before, partly due to efforts to stop terrorism.

What surveillance can uncover about you

Boston Children’s Museum at 100

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A Boston landmark celebrates the power of play

The interactive space for play and learning, with a collection 50,000 pieces strong, turns 100.

Sports

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Though only 24, tight end Rob Gronkowski already has taken a lot of hits in his career, so the Patriots are expected to be cautious with his return from back surgery.

Rob Gronkowski’s recovery time up for debate

Experts think the Patriots’ star tight end will be fine, but players caution against rushing him back.

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Paul Cellucci, governor from 1997 to 2001, never lost an election. He died at 65 Saturday of Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Paul Cellucci, former Mass. governor, dies at 65

The Hudson native, who rose from a smalltown selectman to become governor and ambassador to Canada, died Saturday after a battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Columnists

Yvonne Abraham

Rising and falling

JOAN VENNOCHI

Still so many questions for the FBI

JEFF JACOBY

Gomez and Markey on other issues
Michelle Obama was heckled at a private fund-raising event Tuesday.

joanna weiss

The power of contact
Zdeno Chara and the Bruins have made dramatic playoff runs for four years in a row.

Bob Ryan

Bruins’ four-year playoff run has been epic
A motorcycle taxi waited for business at the Konyo Konyo city market in Juba in July 2012.

farah stockman

The Wild West in South Sudan
Puffer in better days.

Innovation Economy

The region’s tech sector, in a fishbowl

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Humor, pluck, and rust in mayoral field
A dejected Jarome Iginla skates off after the Penguins were swept out of the playoffs. Iginla had zero points and five shots on goal in the series.

Christopher L. Gasper

Bruins dominate from start to finish
“The chronicling of what Whitey calls The Big Show will be confined to the written word, though Whitey wants to control who gets to write those words, which is why my colleague Shelley Murphy and I find ourselves on Whitey’s witness list and possible sequestration,” writes Kevin Cullen.

KEVIN CULLEN

‘Whitey’ Bulger is sublimely vindictive

Scot Lehigh

Absent facts, the GOP still talks scandal

CARLO ROTELLA

Jack Vance’s adventure

Nation & World

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A makeshift memorial lay next to Akiva Sherman, 62, on Sunday as he repaired the wall where the vehicle of a shooting victim crashed at Santa Monica College.

Fifth victim of Calif. shooting rampage dies

A woman who was critically wounded in last week’s shooting in Santa Monica died Sunday, an official said.

Business

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Eric Slifka heads up the company founded by his grandfather in 1933 with one oil truck.

Global Partners is now an industry powerhouse

The family-owned Waltham fuel distributor has turned into a Fortune 500 company in less than a decade.

Arts

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RISE

Oladunni Oladipo.

Oladunni Oladipo, standout sister singer

Oladipo, 14, of Canton, likes to think of herself as a gospel version of Beyonce.

Travel

Spring and fall are the best times to visit Cap d’Antibes in the south of France.

An idyllic escape in the south of France

A playground for the rich and famous, Cap d’Antibes has been drawing the global 1 percent since well before the 1920s.

Books

Book review

Much about rowing doesn’t translate to the page, but some books manage to raise the bar.

‘The Boys in the Boat’ and ‘Flat Water Tuesday’

In books about rowing, it’s almost impossible to avoid Mystical Rowing Mumbo Jumbo.

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Read the ePaper edition

The complete print edition, in its exact layout. Browse the print edition page by page, including stories and ads.

Magazine

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Seaside haven
The cover for the June 2 2013 issue

Weekend Fun Guide 2013
The cover for the May 26 2013 issue

The great froyo gold rush
The cover for the May 19 2013 issue

10 best amusement and theme parks in New England

Globe Insiders

Globe Talks | June 11

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/Ashleigh-Faye%20brick-800x1120.jpg A conversation with Dennis Lehane

The best-selling author discusses his craft with Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory. Proceeds will go to the One Fund Boston.

Ideas

“In Boston, the mass summer exodus of students creates what amounts to a second city — a place that isn’t just warmer, but different in specific, surprising, and delightfully measurable ways.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on summer in Boston