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Supreme Court voids key part of Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court said Congress must come up with a new way of determining which states and localities require close federal monitoring of elections.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to reporters in Naantali, Finland on Tuesday.

Russia won’t extradite Snowden, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said NSA leaker Edward Snowden is in the transit zone of a Moscow airport and is free to go anywhere.

Obama climate plan to limit emissions at plants

The plan will direct the EPA to work with states and industry to develop the first federal carbon emission limits on existing power plants.

The trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Widow of victim recalls conversation with Bulger

The widow of a man allegedly killed by “Whitey” Bulger said Bulger told her that her husband “was probably in Canada robbing banks.”

US Representative Edward Markey and wife, Susan Blumenthal, voted this morning in Malden.

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US Representative Edward Markey and wife, Susan Blumenthal, voted this morning in Malden.

Republican Gabriel Gomez waved as he walked with his family in Cohassett early Tuesday.

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Republican Gabriel Gomez waved as he walked with his family in Cohasset early Tuesday.

Gomez picked up his ballot at Cohassett town hall.

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Gomez cast his ballot at Cohasset town hall.

Markey and wife donned election stickers after voting.

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Markey and wife donned election stickers after voting.

Low voter turnout was expected in the race to fill the US Senate seat formerly occupied by John Kerry.

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Low voter turnout was expected in the race to fill the US Senate seat formerly occupied by John Kerry.

Gomez filled out his ballot as his children looked on.

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Gomez filled out his ballot as his children looked on.

Gomez's children held signs in Cohasset.

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Gomez's children held signs in Cohasset.

Markey has led Gomez in polls throughout the compressed election cycle.

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Markey has led Gomez in polls throughout the compressed election cycle.

Dave Brown cast his ballot in Charlestown early Tuesday.

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Dave Brown cast his ballot in Charlestown early Tuesday.

US Senate Special Election

Voters head to the polls amid expected low turnout

Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey are vying for the US Senate seat formerly occupied by Secretary of State John Kerry.

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Patrice Bergeron and the Bruins saluted TD Garden fans after the loss.

Christopher L. Gasper

This Bruins team deserved a better ending

Their resolve, resiliency, and tenacity -- words that still apply to this team -- were turned against the Bruins by the Blackhawks’ amazing comeback.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/06/25/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/senate90.jpg A Senate campaign that never caught fire

Edward Markey never wanted the race to heat up, and Gabriel Gomez didn’t seem to be able to light the match.

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Goalie Tuukka Rask (center foreground) and teammates watched glumly as the Blackhawks celebrated.

Dan Shaughnessy

Sudden end to Bruins’ magical run
Athenahealth has promised to add workers at its Watertown headquarters in exchange for the state tax break.

Athenahealth, state strike deal
COLLEEN GREEN

Music for every summer occasion

Setting sail for history in Plymouth

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Alela Diane makes aesthetic visceral
From left: Brian Richard Robinson, Kami Smith, Jennifer Ellis, and Cheo Bourne performing in the cabaret-style “Never Far From Home: Love Songs About Leaving,” the works of local composers, presented by Central Square Theater.

Stage Review

A true original in tune with summer

The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar’s 5,000 square feet of solar panels stretch 75 feet across and 115 feet stem to stern when fully deployed.

Solar boat sails into Boston
Doc Rivers couldn’t bear to go through a rebuild with Kevin Garnett and the Celtics.

on basketball

Rivers just didn’t want to rebuild the Celtics
Despite improved techniques to help trace the sources of food contamination, current food safety regulations have not prevented dangerous contamination from happening in the first place.

Health and Wellness

Will new laws make your food safer?
Reimundo Gonzalez (left), 76, and Miguel Arrue, 88, relaxed last week in West Miami. where the GOP’s Senator Marco Rubio began his political career in 1998.

GOP in a tangle over immigration
Republican Gabriel E. Gomez greeted supporter Michael Mulvey in Worcester on Sunday. Democrat Edward J. Markey said hello to Michael and Kitty Dukakis in Lowell.

Gomez, Markey going all out

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Spring All-Scholastics

Stanley Cup Final

Patrice Bergeron, who missed a big part of Game 5 with injuries, played a courageous 18 minutes in Game 6.

Patrice Bergeron played through broken rib

Bergeron, who missed a big part of Game 5 with injuries, played Game 6 with a broken rib, torn cartilage, and a separated shoulder.

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The Patriots don’t need to make any rash decisions with Aaron Hernandez.

Patriots don’t need to act on Aaron Hernandez yet

The Patriots can allow the legal process to play out before acting, and the team likely will not have to pay Hernandez if he faces serious legal issues.

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J.W. Carney spoke outside the courthouse Monday.

Jurors see FBI files describing Bulger as informant

“Whitey” Bulger fed the FBI information for 15 years, sometimes blaming others for his own alleged crimes, according to detailed reports.

Columnists

Farah Stockman

Dirty secrets and sweet deals
Goalie Tuukka Rask (center foreground) and teammates watched glumly as the Blackhawks celebrated.

Dan Shaughnessy

Sudden end to Bruins’ magical run
Patrice Bergeron and the Bruins saluted TD Garden fans after the loss.

Christopher L. Gasper

This Bruins team deserved a better ending
Father Matt Wallace

Kevin Cullen

Comforting the comforters
Fundraising for a $45 million project to return White Stadium to its former glory is set to kick off on Wednesday.

Adrian Walker

Restoring a city jewel
EverTrue’s Elisabeth Carpenter.

Innovation Economy

New app offers home delivery of wine, beer

JOHN E. SUNUNU

A fake rule gums up real progress

JAMES CARROLL

Trusting in peace over war
Claude Julien and the Bruins are looking to avoid elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bruins still expect to hoist Stanley Cup

yvonne abraham

Paying attention to Markey-Gomez race?
Attorney Tom Kiley, left, made a point as then-UMass president William Bulger, right, testified under a grant of immunity in 2003 before the House Government Reform Committee. The panel was studying the FBI’s use of informants.

JEFF JACOBY

Political elite should shun Bill Bulger

derrick z. jackson

To get respect, cyclists need to show some, too

Politics

On Monday, a group of 14 Republican senators sent a letter to Senator Harry Reid, the Democratic leader, calling for a “serious, extensive amendment process.”

Immigration bill clears first hurdle in Senate

The Senate endorsed a proposal to increase security along the nation’s southern borders, a major step in the bipartisan effort.

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Edward J. Snowden had booked a seat on a flight from Moscow to Havana, but he never boarded the flight.

With Snowden at large, US ramps up criticism

Frustrated Obama administration officials pressed Russia to turn over Edward Snowden.

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Mass. home sales have best May in seven years

A total of 4,820 single-family homes were sold in Massachusetts last month and median home prices rose for the eighth straight month.

Arts

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Album review | R&B

India.Arie, ‘SongVersation’

India.Arie’s musical conversation about the affirmation of the soul continues.

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Magazine

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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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Weekend Fun Guide 2013

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

Ideas

“The Oregon experiment suggests that the most important advantage of getting more Americans insured might not be that it saves money or lowers their risk for heart attacks. It’s that it just makes them happier.”

Leon Neyfakh on health insurance as antidepressant