Russian support for Syria weakens

Russia took an unusually hard line against Syria Monday in the wake of the killing of more than 100 people, including women and children, over the weekend.

Plymouth divided over Pilgrim’s license renewal

Some residents vowed to continue opposition to the nuclear plant despite its recent 20-year license renewal.

Police search for four suspects in Mattapan shooting

The suspects are wanted in connection with a shooting that left five injured early this morning.

Mass. GOP moves to invalidate caucus ballots

A month after Mitt Romney’s loyalists were trounced by Ron Paul supporters in the state caucuses, the Mass. Republican Party is trying to invalidate some ballots.

Felix Doubront gave up two runs on four hits over six innings against the Tigers Monday, raising his record to 5-2.

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Red Sox 7, Tigers 4

Red Sox prevail against the Tigers

Felix Doubront was strong in earning his fifth victory of the season, giving up two runs on four hits over six innings, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit his ninth home run.

With the Heat waiting in Miami, Saturday night’s celebration after eliminating the Sixers in Game 7 was short-lived.

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Celtics to give best shot to turnaround

The Celtics meet the Heat tonight in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, less than 48 hours after an 85-75 victory over the 76ers.

5-26-12: Boston, MA: This fan came prepared, as he flashes a sign reading

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics don’t have a chance against Heat

The party is over for the Morgan Freeman Five, the Duct Tape Five, or whatever you want to call the ancient warriors who patrol the court for the Boston Celtics.

Against the Heat, a lot will fall on the shoulders of Celtics Rajon Rondo (left) and Paul Pierce.

On Basketball

Celtics, Heat bump into each other again

Great rivalries just seem to have a way of happening, and the Heat consider their matchup with the Celtics part of their destiny if they are to win a championship.

At Northeastern, Delia Mocann and Micola Perra watch the “American Idol’’ finale in which Jessica Sanchez lost to Phillip Phillips.

Tweets helped team predict ‘American Idol’ winner

A team at Northeastern University used the popular show to test an Internet forecasting theory.

Job outlook bright for 38 Studios staff

Dozens of game companies are lining up to hire castoffs from 38 Studios LLC, Curt Schilling’s failing video game maker.

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Major Marianne Miller, 42, of West Roxbury.

Honoring Mass. veterans who answered the call
“We’re trying to not have empathy and compassion feel like one extra thing you have to do. One way to actually help you cope . . . is to connect with people and feel this thrill of helping them,” Dr. Helen Riess said.

G Force

Helping doctors put empathy to good use
A wounded US paratrooper is helped through a blinding rainstorm in 1969 by medics during the 10-day battle for Hamburger Hill. The more than 1.6 million troops back from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will join more than 20 million others from previous wars.

Opinion | Roland Merullo

The patriotism of sacrifice
Bill Paxton (above) as Randall McCoy in “Hatfields & McCoys.’’

Television Review

‘Hatfields & McCoys’ recalls darkest of feuds
A service member’s grave received close attention during an early Memorial Day service Sunday at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Mattapan.

Ceremony held in Mattapan to honor veterans
Shirley Manson and Butch Vig were sharp in Garbage’s show Saturday at the Paradise.

Music Review

Garbage pours it on in powerful show

Tech Lab Plus

Your own little TV station

Ideas | Interactive Graphic

How to look at the Prudential

opinion | dante ramos

Boston bar buzz-kill

7 tips to save gas this summer
Jacoby Ellsbury proved that you don’t have to play to make a lot of money. In the offseason after he made $490,000 and played in 18 games, his salary rose to $2.9 million.

Sunday baseball notes

Injury epidemic a pain in the neck for MLB
Workers from Solect Energy Development installed solar panels on a commercial building in Northborough.

Solar energy industry is flourishing in Mass.

Sports

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On Basketball

Against the Heat, a lot will fall on the shoulders of Celtics Rajon Rondo (left) and Paul Pierce.

Celtics, Heat bump into each other again

Great rivalries just seem to have a way of happening, and the Heat consider their matchup with the Celtics part of their destiny if they are to win a championship.

Metro

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Harvard graduates, class of 2012, marched across Massachusetts Avenue Thursday.

Not easy for Harvard grads to say they went there

Although the pop culture image of Harvard people is that they are shamelessly throwing it around, most students and graduates say the reality is the opposite.

Columnists

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Kayak to take IPO show on the road
5-26-12: Boston, MA: This fan came prepared, as he flashes a sign reading

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics don’t have a chance against Heat

JEFF JACOBY

When ‘white’ is a trick of definition

JOANNA WEISS

Health care costs can bite

JOAN VENNOCHI

Online classes cut costs and human contact
Rajon Rondo scored 9 points in less than two minutes to give Boston a 10-point lead with 1:45 left. He finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Dan Shaughnessy

Rajon Rondo leads Celtics on to Miami

Yvonne Abraham

Tending graves and memories of the departed
Craig Driscoll charged his Chevy Volt at a free charging station in the garage of One Broadway in Kendall Square.

Innovation Economy

Charging an electric car in Boston can be free, easy

LAWRENCE HARMON

Carol Johnson on shaky ground after missteps
Paul Pierce and the Celtics outdueled LeBron James and the Cavaliers in one of the classic Game 7s in Boston history in 2008.

Bob Ryan

Celtics’ history in Game 7 is very rich

Opinion | JOSHUA GREEN

Obama’s awkward private equity dance

scot lehigh

Health care will test Gov. Patrick’s skills

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Kim Shipley navigated Boston with daughters Coraline, 2, and Arya, 7 months.

Student research leads to a stroller made for the city

A team of students have built a stroller system which aims to help urban parents get around.

Politics

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York who ran against Mitt Romney in the 2008 Republican primaries, called Romney “the perfect choice for a period of time in which we have to revive the economy’’ during an interview on CNN.

Giuliani, Gingrich come to Romney’s defense

Two of Mitt Romney’s fiercest former rivals, Newt Gingrich and Rudy Giuliani, defended him Sunday against the Obama campaign’s attacks on his business record.

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From left, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, and President Barack Obama during the singing of the National Anthem at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.

Obama honors fallen troops on Memorial Day

President Barack Obama paid tribute today to the men and women who have died defending America with visits to Arlington National Cemetery and the Vietnam War Memorial.

Health and wellness

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In Boston, CrossFit trainer Christina Morris (second from left), helps Brian Bostwick (left) hold a cord for workout partner Kevin Cummings.

Extreme workouts gaining in popularity

While many cubicle-dwelling Americans struggle with weight and fitness problems, a distinct subset is diving into exercise that might seem extreme to outsiders.

Arts

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The HBO biopic focuses more on Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman) than on Ernest Hemingway (Clive Owen).

Ernest Hemingway’s third wife, nearly his match

The HBO biopic “Hemingway & Gellhorn,” starring Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman, is a love story, but it’s also a travelogue, as well as a smallscreen historical epic.

“It’s about false modesty. The code is to pretend to avoid saying it at all costs.”

Jessica Mayer,  on the discomfort felt by Harvard alumni

Magazine

The cover for the May 27 2012 issue

What does it take to become a Disney star?
The cover for the May 20 2012 issue

Best beaches guide for New England
The cover for the May 13 2012 issue

Things to do in and around Boston this week
The cover for the May 6 2012 issue

Homes for sale for $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1 million

Opinion

“On Memorial Day ... we might think about sacrifice, and how easy it is to ask it of everyone but ourselves.”

Roland Merullo 

Ideas

“Super-empowered and quickly deployable, the Pentagon has become a one-stop shop for any policy objective, no matter how far removed from traditional warfare.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on the amazing expanding Pentagon