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Ukraine says rebels are destroying crash evidence

An European monitor spoke with a pro-Russian separatist at the crash site.

Maxim Zmeyev/REUTERS

International monitors at the crash site Saturday said they were being hampered by armed rebels.

AIDS scientists mourn colleague killed on jet

Dr. Joep Lange often visited Boston to recruit for his campaign against AIDS.

Gaza death toll now tops 300, officials say

Israeli officials say they?ve uncovered more than a dozen cross-border tunnels.

Low-tech methods hinder BRA?s work

The agency?s compliance division, targeted in a recent audit, is largely run out of a single cubicle and with a crude database.

Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff

Funeral is held for five members of family killed in Lowell fire

Seven people died in the fire that was blamed on an electrical failure.

Patrick defends plan for migrant children

Governor Patrick began to weep as he paraphrased a Biblical exhortation while unveiling his plan to provide temporary shelter.

Just 16, Karina Moreira battles cancer in her own style

The Malden High School sophomore has continued her fashion blog even as she endures more chemotherapy.

Patriots say Hernandez, Belichick exchanged 34 texts

The team disputed the number of texts sent between Aaron Hernandez and coach Bill Belichick.

Market Basket workers stand up for ousted CEO

More than 2,000 employees left their jobs to rally outside the company?s headquarters, despite threats of being fired.

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Thomas Farragher

Open Hearts Camp is a retreat for little survivors

Greg Johnson scanned waters off of Cape Cod, where he has been lifeguarding since 1979.

The Jobs of Summer

Lifeguard still devotes himself to ?cool job?

President Obama said that one US citizen ? Quinn Lucas Schansman ? was on the flight.

Obama points at Russia as he calls for crash probe

A tractor-trailer truck was on the Boston Common Thursday.

Officer credited in Boston Common crash

Scott Murphy, chief supply officer for Dunkin? Brands, responded to a question by Maya Rubin of the Park School?s Styrofoam Club.

Students want chain to end use of foam cups

Shirley Leung

Money scandal hits Oakley Country Club again

Young scientists face harassment in field, survey finds

This birth-control device from MicroChips would be capable of lasting for 16 years after it is implanted under a woman?s skin.

Innovation Economy

A birth-control device that lasts 16 years

Ideas

What playfulness can do for you

Brainiac

Why were planes still flying over eastern Ukraine?

Owner and interior designer Jill Morelli spruced up the 1960s addition at the back of the house, opening up the ceiling to expose the pitched roof, painting the floor white, and adding French doors to the deck.

Your Home: Cape & Islands

A family gathering place in Orleans

Evan Horowitz

Get ready. Your baby is coming early.

Sports

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Red Sox 5, Royals 4

Jonny Gomes received a high five from Stephen Drew after pinch-hitting a two-run homer in the sixth inning.

Red Sox start second half with win over Royals

Xander Bogaerts and Jonny Gomes both hit two-run homers in the sixth inning to lift the Red Sox.

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An artist?s rendering shows a proposed casino by Wynn Resorts on the banks of the Mystic River in Everett.

Wynn Resorts offers Boston $1m upfront, $2.6m annually

Rival applicant Mohegan Sun promised an $18 million annual payment to the city.

Columnists

State Treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Steven Grossman ordered a review of the state?s pension portfolio in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting and reported that $27.8 million was invested in the gun industry ? less than 1 percent of the total.

RENÉE LOTH

Don?t like gun violence? Stop funding it

The Ferdinand Building in Dudley Square.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Ed-tech the answer in Dudley Square

Patriots coach Bill Belichick will convene his 15th training camp in New England next week.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Patriots, come rescue our summer please

Adrian Walker

At BRA, the rent is due

Evan Falchuk took part in Boston?s Pride Parade last month.

SCOT LEHIGH

Evan Falchuk?s bold vision

A teacher at a Delaware elementary school that began implementing the Common Core standards taught a fifth-grade language arts class.

JOANNA WEISS

Brains of Common Core opposition

Yvonne Abraham

The weather we love to hate

Eduard Shevardnadze gestured during a news conference in 1998.