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Hit man takes stand in Bulger trial

John Martorano spent just 12 years in prison after agreeing to testify against “Whitey” Bulger, even though he admitted to committing 20 murders.

Court strikes down Arizona proof-of-citizenship law

The Supreme Court voted 7-2 to throw out the state’s requirement that prospective voters prove their US citizenship.

Sweeping US-EU trade talks to start in July

Talks on a sweeping new free trade agreement between the European Union and the US are slated to begin next month.

Gabriel Gomez campaigned in Quincy in May.

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Opinion | Adrian Walker

Gabriel Gomez is no Scott Brown

The GOP Senate candidate won’t go down as the first person to discover that running for office is just a bit harder than it looks from the outside.

Caroline Reinsch and Christian Williams were seriously injured in the Boston Marathon bombings.

The Marathon bombings

Amid death and anguish of bombing, a gift of life

Bombing victims Caroline Reinsch and Christian Williams kept the news of her pregnancy a Father’s Day surprise.

Roger Ahlfeld of Framingham conducted a job search from his tiny home office next to his daughter’s bedroom.

For those long out of work, job prospects get worse

The long-term unemployed are frequently viewed by companies as having outdated skills — or worse, as damaged goods.

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Forty percent of residents oppose the government obtaining telephone records and electronic information of Americans, a new poll shows.

Opinion

Jennifer Graham

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Kneeling is an act that’s not permitted in the state religion, the Church of Self-Esteem. And that’s why we need Tim Tebow — to remind us to be humble.

Globe exclusives

Adam Crane, 24, with defense attorney Laura Fenn at the start of his dangerousness hearing at Woburn District Court. Crane allegedly set off pipe bombs in his backyard.

Bomb threats, hoaxes weigh on police
Both Gabriel Gomez (left) and Edward Markey support a comprehensive reform of the federal tax code, but each candidate would approach that reform with a fundamentally different philosophy.

Gomez, Markey differ on economic remedies

Children’s starts hand transplant program

Big-data crunching hits the fast lane
Celtics president Danny Ainge faces a big decision on whether to keep Paul Pierce in the fold. The aging veteran led the team in minutes played this year.

Teams place big bets on older players
Harmful germs may be lurking in your local public pool.

G Cover

How to deal with the perils of summer
HBO’s “Love, Marilyn’’ tells Monroe’s story using writings by her discovered a few years ago.

Television Review

New take on Monroe, in her words
Dave Matthews performing Saturday at the Comcast Center.

Music Review

Subdued Matthews delivers healthy variety

fashion

The style legacy of ‘Sex and the City’

Boston’s 2013 valedictorians
Much of Edward Markey’s support may come more from the fact that he is a Democrat than from personal affinity.

Markey holds solid lead over Gomez, poll says

Globe Magazine

A way of life disappearing for fishermen

Stanley Cup Final

Christopher L. Gasper

Torey Krug congratulates Tuukka Rask following the Bruins’ win in Game 2.

Tuukka Rask just as good as Tim Thomas

The Bruins goalie is matching the performance Thomas gave two years ago, when the Bruins won the Stanley Cup.

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Orioles 6, Red Sox 3

David Ortiz reacts to flying out in the eighth inning, ending the Sox DH’s 0-for-4 performance.

Orioles roll past Jon Lester and Red Sox

The Orioles took three of four games in the series and improved to 5-2 against the first-place Red Sox this season.

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The Hatch Shell was empty on Sunday, but on July Fourth it will be packed with celebrants for a Boston Pops concert and fireworks.

Laments, shrugs for snub of July Fourth event

The “Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular” on the Charles River Esplanade will appear only locally, on WBZ-TV.

Columnists

JAMES CARROLL

US security — too big not to fail
CustomMade’s CEO, Mike Salguero.

Innovation Economy

Got a song request? Text it on over
Gabriel Gomez campaigned in Quincy in May.

Opinion | Adrian Walker

Gomez is no Scott Brown

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The firefighters’ airport hot point
Torey Krug congratulates Tuukka Rask following the Bruins’ win in Game 2.

Christopher L. Gasper

Rask just as good as Thomas

Joanna Weiss

Humanities at risk
These days, fathers are more involved with their children than in previous generations.

Beverly Beckham

Modern dads put the verb into ‘father’
Tyler Seguin was willing to battle every single Blackhawk in Game 2 — and that included goalie Corey Crawford.

Dan Shaughnessy

Seguin adjusts, powers Bruins to win
Farm workers rested before planting artichokes near Watsonville, Calif., in April.

JEFF JACOBY

Employers are not immigration officers

JOAN VENNOCHI

Boston FBI, old and new, on trial
For people looking for a ride, there are now several options. The new services encourage Bostonians to give them a spin.

Innovation economy

Put these ride-sharing services to the test

Kevin Cullen

Courtroom tales bring Whitey’s reign of fear into focus

Nation & World

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Supporters of Hasan Rowhani, a moderate, rallied at the shrine of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Sunday.

Iran’s president-elect meets conservative elite

Western leaders watched for openings as moderate president-elect Hasan Rowhani began talks with Iran’s political establishment.

Politics

The former vice president said Snowden had violated US law and might be a Chinese spy.

Dick Cheney defends national surveillance policies

The former vice president called the NSA contract worker who disclosed the programs a criminal and a traitor.

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Police were patrolling the waters around the G8 summit venue in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on Sunday.

Lines fuzzier in US-Europe austerity debate

After pressing Europe to adopt American-style stimulus measures, the US is now feeling the effect of its own cutbacks.

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Book Review

Columbia University neuroscientist Carl Hart used and sold drugs as a youth in Miami. He weaves personal stories with research to debunk what he considers myths about addiction.

‘High Price’ by Carl Hart

The Columbia neuroscientist weaves personal stories with research to debunk what he considers myths about addiction.

Health and wellness

Ultra Sound Pregnancy

Some truths about (unplanned) C-sections

Labor is unpredictable. That’s why it’s so important to communicate your desires to your support team before go time.

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Magazine

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Last of their kind
The cover for the June 9 2013 issue

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

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

“The stalemate over independence here in Western Sahara, Africa’s last remaining colony, raises the uncomfortable question of whether a peaceful breakup of nations is really possible — even when the process, officially speaking, enjoys the full support of the UN.”

Jenn Abelson