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Lawmaker finds new realities in return to Congress

Minnesota Representative Rick Nolan, back in the House after 32 years, decries the disunity and focus on money he now sees.

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Red Sox defeat Phillies in interleague game

Alfredo Aceves allowed one run in six innings and the Red Sox batters had 15 hits as Boston won its fourth straight.

Man dies in Roxbury shooting

The man died Monday night after being shot in the chest outside the Holgate Apartments at the corner of Elm Hill Avenue and Seaver Street, Boston Police said.

McCain meets with rebels in Syria

Senator John McCain quietly slipped into Syria for a meeting with rebels fighting President Bashar Assad’s regime.

Bombings kill at least 66 in Iraq

The attacks are the latest indication of deteriorating security in Iraq amid rising sectarian tensions.

Dan Brown puts an amnesic Robert Langdon at a Florence hospital before sending him off to decipher clues in Dante’s writing and solve a mystery.

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Book Review

‘Inferno’ by Dan Brown

Compared to Brown’s last novel, the schlocky, silly, and badly constructed “The Lost Symbol,” his latest feels like a literary masterpiece.

In Hyde Park, a reason to pause on Memorial Day

Ceremonies in Hyde Park today paid tribute to servicemembers who never returned home.

The Mass. service members killed in Afghanistan

Since the first US airstrikes, 2,227 service members have died, including 45 from Massachusetts.

‘Always remember’ those lost, Obama implores

Speaking at Arlington National Cemetery today, President Obama said he worried the nation’s veterans are not being fully appreciated.

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From left: Lisa Whalen, Joan Eppich, Mary Ellen Dean, and Lesley Keays at Keays’s home in North Attleborough. The four relatives have all taken steps to reduce their cancer risk in recent months.

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Striking before cancer can

Saturday performers included (clockwise from top left): lead singer Nate Ruess of Fun., singer Marina Diamandis of Marina and the Diamonds, and Matt & Kim.

Concert review

Boston Calling fest a two-day hit with crowds

Once a designer of reactors, Jessica Brewer cares for sons Benjamin and Samuel.

Many women with top degrees stay home

Cabdrivers waited in line for fares in Logan International Airport’s taxi pool.

Spotlight follow-up

1st steps for city on cab abuses

Josep Dalmau, a neurologist at the University of Pennsylvania, and his lab have conducted important research into anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis.

Health and Wellness

When the brain is under attack

Angelina Jolie wrote an op-ed in the New York Times about her decision to have a double mastectomy.

Jolie’s aunt dies of breast cancer

Gomez courts Democrats who backed Lynch

The Boston Housing Authority Administration Building in Charlestown.

Federal cuts hit housing subsidy program

An emotional Samantha Herwig of Salem crosses the finish line of the ninth Run to Remember on Sunday.

A run to honor fallen officers

Warren wondered how many had been harmed or killed by tainted pharmaceuticals since 1997. “Why don’t you know?’’ she asked. “You’re the federal drug administration.”

Warren uses liberal clout selectively in new role

William Lautzenheiser, who lost his limbs due to an infection, said he is considering a transplant of arms and possibly in the future his legs.

Doctors set sights on leg transplants

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33 spots to shop for antiques

More coverage of the bombings

Concert promoter Don Law leads the benefit effort.

Many details to orchestrate for Marathon concert

In barely two weeks, Don Law and his team assembled Boston Strong, a star-studded benefit for Marathon victims this Thursday.

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Jonathan Papelbon, now with the Phillies, talked with reporters before Monday’s game at Fenway Park.

Papelbon is ready to pitch again at Fenway Park

Jonathan Papelbon, the former Red Sox closer who is now with the Phillies, said he’s looking forward to the chance to take the mound in his old ballpark.