FBI director admits to lapse before Marathon bombing

Robert S. Mueller said a lack of formal communication may have prevented investigators from alerting Russian authorities that Tamerlan Tsarnaev had returned to Russia.

Kevin Cullen

Whitey Bulger witnesses biting their tongues

The prosecution wants to keep the focus on Whitey, not the FBI, leaving State Police witnesses rather quiet.

Researchers hope to tag nine gray seals and learn where they go. The batteries should last seven to nine months.

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Biologists tag Cape Cod seals

Researchers hope to learn more about the dramatically expanding gray seal populations off New England.

Boston University’s Marsh Chapel Choir performed with the Rolling Stones for their classic

BU choir joins the Rolling Stones in unlikely pairing

Boston University’s Marsh Chapel Choir, which usually sings music like Bach, will appear with the Stones again Friday at TD Garden.

Bruins goalie Andy Moog swings his stick at Esa Tikkanen of the Oilers during the Stanley Cup Final in 1990.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bruins’ triple-OT loss evokes memories of 1990

The Bruins couldn’t bounce back from Petr Klima’s overtime goal in the 1990 Stanley Cup Final. Will history repeat against the Blackhawks?

Since 2003, the Red Sox have been able to close part of Yawkey Way before home games to use the street as a ticket gate and food court.

Businessman tries to outbid Red Sox for Yawkey Way license

A restaurateur from Everett has offered roughly double for a license to sell food and drink on game days.

Representative Michael Capuano

Would you let your TV watch you?

Representative Michael Capuano filed legislation to block Verizon and other video distributors from tracking customer behavior as they watch TV.

US to give Syrian rebels military aid

The US has concluded the Syrian government used chemical weapons against opposition forces, and President Obama authorized direct support to the rebels.

Opinion

SCOT LEHIGH

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Paul Cellucci was an elected official who thought for himself rather than reflexively adopting his party’s positions and who wasn’t afraid to change his mind.

Globe exclusives

Bidding for the weed-bordered tandem parking spaces began at $42,000. They were claimed for $560,000.

Bidding puts new premium on Boston parking spaces
Terence Nance and Namik Minter in a scene from Nance’s film, “An Oversimplification of Her Beauty.”

Movie Review

Beauty and love in all their complications

Q&A

Playing Superman a super opportunity

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Summer’s best pop music festivals
The Supreme Court’s decision could profoundly affect the medical and biotechnology industries, but was seen as a major win for researchers and patients.

No patenting of genes, justices rule
Joan Parker (left) was a muse for her husband, mystery writer Robert B. Parker, who had died in 2010.

Joan Parker, 80; philanthropist was muse to late husband
Jessica Pare and Jon Hamm in “Mad Men.”

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For couples, shared TV shows turn to streaming infidelities
June 12, 1977: Three generations of Kennedys dug small scoops of muddy soil during groundbreaking ceremonies for the John F. Kennedy Library construction at the University of Massachusetts Harbor Campus. From left, Caroline Kennedy, Rose Kennedy, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, John Kennedy Jr., and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis did the ceremonial honors. Senator Kennedy marked the day by saying, “Here on this auspicious day, the voyage Jack began sails on in the library that will bear his name. In breaking ground today, we remember Jack. And in remembering Jack, we remember the best in our country and ourselves.”

From the Archives

The John F. Kennedy Library

Tech Lab

Keep data away from prying eyes
Will Philip tuttle go back lobstering on his boat (background), “the Queen Tut”? “Oh, God, yes!” he said. “As soon as they get the boat up and running.

Capsizing doesn’t shake 90-year-old lobsterman

Yvonne Abraham

Stifling student voices at Northeastern University
Republican Gabriel Gomez resigned his position at the private equity firm Advent International in February to run for the US Senate seat vacated by John Kerry.

Gomez’s business resume remarkably thin

Stanley Cup Final

Nathan Horton (left) was the aggressor in this joust with Chicago’s Niklas Hjalmarsson but he wound up injuring himself.

Nathan Horton is day-to-day for Bruins

The Bruins have three likely options if Horton has to miss Game 2: Jordan Caron, Jay Pandolfo, and Carl Soderberg.

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Orioles 5, Red Sox 4

Alex Wilson delivered a gutsy performance in relief but ended up the hard-luck loser.

Orioles beat Red Sox in 13 innings

Chris Davis singled off Alex Wilson to drive in the winning run in the 4-hour and 35-minute game.

Metro

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Massachusetts State Police saluted as the casket of former governor Paul Cellucci was carried to the State House.

Former Governor Cellucci remembered at State House ceremony

The ceremony, held in the House chamber, was packed with Massachusetts politicians past and present.

Columnists

Governor Paul Cellucci delivered a State of the State address in 2001.

SCOT LEHIGH

Cellucci — independence and courage

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The innocent suspect

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Unfounded fear of Common Core

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Web of history
Bruins coach Claude Julien was upset after his team was flagged for a too many men on the ice penalty.

Christopher L. Gasper

A great night, just not for the Bruins
The Blackhawks were all smiles after their winning goal in the third overtime.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bruins, Blackhawks provided a thriller

Kevin Cullen

Defense sketching out a fantasy land

Yvonne Abraham

Stifling student voices at Northeastern University

JOAN VENNOCHI

Gabriel Gomez’s identity problem

Tech Lab

Keep data away from prying eyes

Adrian Walker

Paul Cellucci’s way was honorable
Jaromir Jagr greeted fans before the Bruins left Boston on Tuesday.

Christopher L. Gasper

Jagr still hungry for Stanley Cup

Nation & World

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Antigovernment protesters continued their sit-in at Gezi Park in Istanbul on Thursday amid growing indications police are preparing to clear the area.

Turkey’s leader meets with park protesters

The talks between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the protesters were an effort to resolve a sit-in at Istanbul’s Gezi Park without resorting to a police intervention.

Politics

Democratic Senate candidate Edward J. Markey spoke at a campaign rally attended by President Obama on Wednesday.

Spanish-language newspaper endorses Markey

El Planeta said Markey’s stance on the issues should override any desire to catapult the first Latino senator into office.

Business

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GM chief executive Dan Akerson spoke about new technology initiatives at the Boston College Chief Executives’ Club of Boston Thursday.

GM CEO in Boston talks of connected car

General Motors will continue to woo younger drivers with technology commonly found on smartphones in its cars.

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Fritz Haeg on his rug made of recycled apparel in “Domestic Integrities.”

deCordova show surveys beauty of nature’s bounty

In “Work Out,” the art display is the flowers and vegetables, as well as some ideas about what art is and how we live our lives.

Movies

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Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough in the drama “Shadow Dancer,” directed by James Marsh.

Odd woman out in ‘Shadow Dancer’

Up-and-comer Andrea Riseborough plays it tough as an MI5 informant in the drama set during the Irish Troubles of the early 1990s.

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Weekend Fun Guide 2013
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The great froyo gold rush
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10 best amusement and theme parks in New England

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