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City sends letters to property owners targeting violations

The 1,500 letters inform the owners that their units will be among the first wave to be inspected.

Williams College roiled by report of rape

Allegations that administrators mishandled a student’s report of being raped and subsequently harassed has sparked outcry.

Delmy Lemus is one of the workers attempting to unionize.

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Workers trying to unionize appeal to Sandberg

Employees of a Boston hotel are trying to turn Sheryl Sandberg’s campaign for empowering women in their favor.

Jeanne Shaheen’s voting record as a US senator is practically indistinguishable from the Senate’s most partisan Democrats.

Shaheen has bipartisan reputation, but votes party line

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s voting record is practically indistinguishable from the Senate’s most partisan Democrats.

Shortstop Xander Bogaerts walks off the field as the Rays celebrate behind him. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

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ON BASEBALL

Red Sox are stuck in an identity crisis

The 20-27 Red Sox have been dreadful, pathetic . . . any derogatory adjective you want. They deserve it.

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The man who ran the former Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad, which operated a similar service in the 1980s, was aboard the season’s first train on Friday.

AAA predicted Memorial Day weekend traffic would reach a postrecession high, sure to mean Sagamore Bridge delays.

Gas prices could fall as summer progresses

A number of factors, including plentiful supplies of crude oil at US refineries, should lead to lower prices, analysts said.

Katie Starbuck got a workout taking her kids from day care to swim lessons in Cambridge.

Parents buy in to bikes with kids aboard

Called the cargo bike, these pedal-powered behemoths may become the new minivan.

Opinion

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Memorial Day weekend brings memories of summers past, each one marked by a ubiquitous song.

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Globe must-reads

Fallen trees and buried trails created unexpected problems for Eric Mazur and his fellow cross-country skiers.

True grit on White Mountains
Eddie Clements was a founding member of the Barley House Wolves. Photo credit to Courtney Selig

Sticking with an Irish sport

ideas

The conservative case against the death penalty
Kari Belson of Andover took in the sights of Legoland Discovery Center’s Fenway Park.

Brick builder’s bliss opens

Names

Cast revealed for local ‘Whitey’ Bulger film
Modest Mouse band

Boston Calling weekend schedule

Rockwell painting sold for $22.5m
Matt Finstein, 28, of Lower Allston played trombone on the Boston Common with bandmates (from left) John Baylies, 22, of Allston, Matt Salvo, 23, of Waltham, and Gabriel Labovitz, 23, of Watertown.

Photos of the week, May 23, 2014
The Red Sox were swept by the Tigers and Blue Jays in each of their last two series.

Peter Abraham

A 10-step plan for fixing the Red Sox
Sinn Fein's Party leader Gerry Adams voted for local and European Elections at Doolargy National School in Ravensdale, County Louth, Ireland, May 23. Adams was arrested earlier this year based on interviews reportedly given for the Boston College oral history project.

Northern Ireland seeks all BC interviews
Sharon Rabbi Barry Starr.

Man accused of extortion has criminal record
Matt Guthmiller, a 19-year-old MIT freshman, is trying to become the youngest pilot to make a solo flight around the world.

Teen plans to fly solo around the world

Sports

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RAYS 1, RED SOX 0

The Red Sox wasted seven shutout innings from John Lackey. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Red Sox’ losing streak reaches eight games

The Sox have lost nine of their last 10 and haven’t had a lead since Sunday.

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Carlos Bello and Jasjaap Sidhu in front of Delta Kappa Epsilon, near the college campus. About 100 students participate in Greek life at Amherst.

Move to ban frats at Amherst College resisted

Many are calling on administrators to overturn the recent decision to bar students from any involvement in on- or off-campus fraternities.

Columnists

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Walsh’s erratic efforts for a diverse workforce

Ruth Simmons spoke at Smith College’s 2014 commencement.

KEVIN CULLEN

A debacle becomes a teaching moment
David Ortiz and the Red Sox lost all six games on their homestand.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Maybe these Red Sox just aren’t good

Shirley Leung

Firm’s health care move smells bad

JOANNA WEISS

Same old gender script
People line up to enter the 9/11 Memorial Museum on public opening day Wednesday in New York.

JOAN VENNOCHI

The tragedy trade

Stephen Drew is back for another tour of duty with the Red Sox.

Christopher L. Gasper

Drew’s comeback was inevitable

YVONNE ABRAHAM

A salary that’s hard to defend

ALEX BEAM

Apologies, years after Hillsborough
President Obama has the chance to lay out a creative foreign policy plan for the end of his second term.

NICHOLAS BURNS

Time to reset foreign strategy

Adrian Walker

Finding the thrown-away key
Michigan Representative John Conyers, serving his 25th term, was disqualified from the Democratic primary ballot.

JEFF JACOBY

How political insiders control the ballot

Politics

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro (left) was picked to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Castro, 39, is seen as a possible candidate for vice president.

Texas mayor nominated to Cabinet

President Obama selected San Antonio’s Julian Castro, a rising star, to be the next housing secretary.

Nation & World

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Flames of over 100 feet consumed ponderosa pines on Friday near Flagstaff, Ariz.

Cooler, calmer weather aids Ariz. firefighters

A blaze burning in a scenic canyon has forced Memorial Day travelers to change their plans.

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Tailwind Air Service plans to use two planes from Fly the Whale and one of its own when it begins flights in the summer.

Boston-NYC seaplane service is landlocked

The nine-passenger plane will run out of a seaplane dock on the East River in Manhattan, but will use a terminal at Logan Airport for now.

Arts

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Dance Review

Boston Ballet dancers rehearse the “Emeralds” portion of George Balanchine’s “Jewels” at the Boston Opera House Thursday.

Boston Ballet glitters in ‘Jewels’

The company is presenting George Balanchine’s triptych as the Boston climax of its 50th-anniversary season speaks to how far Boston Ballet has come in 50 years.

Lifestyle

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99 Bottles

Brasserie Cantillon deserves its world-class reputation

Cantillon’s lambics are said to be among the world’s best.

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The cover for the May 18 2014 issue

Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush: A prescription for fixing hospitals
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Will the Green Line Extension make Somerville real estate go crazy?

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Alan Guth: What made the Big Bang bang
The cover for the April 27 2014 issue

Who will support Boston’s museums, symphonies?

Ideas

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Two decades after the war, can a nation that learns separately ever be united?