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Venezuela’s opposition meets with top brass

An aide for opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles says Capriles is meeting with members of the military high command.

US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke during a news conference with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.

North Korea rejects South’s offer as ‘crafty trick’

South Korea made another offer of dialogue and Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a message of diplomacy, but it appeared unlikely the North would back down.

Clay Buchholz gave up two hits over eight innings in the Red Sox’ 5-0 win.

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Buchholz pitches a gem at Fenway

Clay Buchholz pitched no-hit ball through seven innings and finished with a two-hitter through eight.

Runners moved along the marathon course in Hopkinton.

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Marathon 101: Advice for first-time runners

So, you’re running the Boston Marathon for the first time. Two veterans of the course offer some keys to a successful race.

Shalane Flanagan is capable of becoming the first American woman to win Boston since 1985.

Shalane Flanagan carries local pride into Boston Marathon debut

Marblehead’s Flanagan could become the first American woman to win Boston since 1985.

INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC

How running the Marathon affects the body

Explore how running 26.2 miles puts a grueling amount of stress on a runner’s body.

Map

Boston Marathon course

Here’s a look at the 26 miles and 385 yards participants will run for this year’s marathon.

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Globe exclusives

Adam Scott addressed the media after winning the 2013 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

The Masters

Adam Scott receives his green jacket
Runners launch their marathon journeys in Hopkinton.

Secrets to a successful Boston Marathon
At Scituate’s Annual Town Meeting, Mark McKeever (arms crossed) waits to speak about the town’s wind turbine.

Globe South | Scituate

Wind turbine prevails in narrow vote
Karen Goucher (right) believes training with Shalane Flanagan (left) makes both runners the best that they can be.

Boston marathon

Kara Goucher on course for a fulfilling day
Scott Brown spoke at a dinner commemorating the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death April 4 in Nashua, N.H.

Scott Brown again doesn’t rule out run in NH
Members of the Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums marched in a Patriots Day parade as Lexington celebrated 300 years of incorporation.

Photo gallery

Lexington’s 300th anniversary
Defending champions Wesley Korir, Shirley Riley, and Sharon Cherop show of their race bibs.

marathon notebook

Jason Hartmann is America’s best hope to win Monday’s Boston Marathon
Stephen F. Lynch worked on the Polaroid building in Waltham in the 1970s.

Born to high iron, Stephen Lynch forged his own way
After their children moved out, Christine and Shawn Corr downsized from a Colonial in Concord to a condo in Charlestown.

living longer, living better

Empty nesters enjoy the freedom of downsizing
Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson in a scene from

Sunday baseball notes

Still a lack of interest from African-Americans
The Bruins need concussed forwards Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand to return in or near top form.

Sunday hockey notes

Bruins’ playoff hopes tied to key returnees
Barry McGee’s “Untitled (Crawling Man),’’ from the artist’s exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art.

Art review

Barry McGee exhibit traces his vibrant visions as a graffiti artist

Sports

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Juli Windsor, 27, has been a runner since joining her middle school cross-country team in a suburb of Atlanta.

Dwarfs outrunning expectations in Boston Marathon

Juli Windsor and John Young have known casual cruelty, but the first dwarfs in Boston Marathon field know nothing of giving up.

Metro

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A maintenance crew walked toward a row of Vermont Air National Guard F-16 fighter jets in South Burlington, Vt., in April 2010.

As jets seem bound for Vt., questions of political influence arise

Was Vt. chosen as the new home of F-35 jets because Senator Patrick Leahy is a powerful political ally of the National Guard?

Columnists

Yvonne Abraham

Probation as it should be
A collection of papers showing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final revisions to his enduring essay, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” was offered by Sotheby’s in 2006.

JEFF JACOBY

In ‘Letter,’ King’s caution about bowing to the law

Plan B is also known as the “morning-after pill.”

JOAN VENNOCHI

Plan B, and politics of parenthood

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox, Tiger and marathoners, oh my!
A flyer sent to parents in West Roxbury by real estate agent Stephanie Giroux touts school quality in Westwood.

Opinion | Lawrence Harmon

Can suburban schools lure city parents?

DERRICK Z. JACKSON

Pay now or really pay later for transportation

SCOT LEHIGH

Clearing the fog in Senate race

CARLO ROTELLA

‘Screen zombie’ and other new words

Kevin Cullen

TJ and Finbarr: a friendship made in the desert

JOAN VENNOCHI

Did an Attleboro administrator order lunch withheld?

Dan Shaughnessy

Papelbon will be missed

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Three reasons for hope in Afghanistan

Nation & World

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Matthew Warren in an undated photo

Private funeral held for Warren’s son because of protesters

“The Purpose-Driven Life” author Rick Warren said ‘‘haters’’ responding to his 27-year-old son’s suicide prompted the family to hold a private funeral last week.

Politics

Immigration law is not ‘amnesty,’ Rubio says

Senator Marco Rubio said a proposed immigration bill expected to be introduced this week won’t offer amnesty to those who entered the US illegally.

Business

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Innovation Economy

Increasingly, tech firms are crossing river

A year ago, it was rare for tech companies to land in downtown Boston, but now, the low rents and short leases are luring them.

Arts

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Music

Keith Richards says he is excited to get back on the road with the Rolling Stones.

Keith Richards on the record

Sarah Rodman caught up with the 69-year-old rock icon to chat about the TD Garden show, his 2010 memoir, and the importance of new music.

Travel

Steven Keller and Nancy Levandowski, longtime “passionate” Denny’s fans, were married this month in Las Vegas at a flagship Denny’s restaurant with a wedding chapel.

Denny’s opens Las Vegas wedding chapel

Those seeking a unique setting in which to exchange vows need look no further than Denny’s, which has opened a flagship restaurant with a wedding chapel in Las Vegas.

Books

Book Reviews

Bill Rodgers crosses the finish line in 1975 for his first Boston Marathon win.

Three new books look back at Boston Marathon

The books take us up close and personal with some of our nation’s greatest runners and with the event itself.

Magazine

The cover for the April 14 2013 issue

Greetings from Gun Valley
The cover for the April 7 2013 issue

The complete guide to Boston’s food trucks
The cover for the March 31 2013 issue

The great running experiment
The cover for the March 24 2013 issue

Azores, a perfect destination for Boston travelers

Opinion

“The mindless enforcement of bad laws is not a substitute for decency or justice.”

Jeff Jacoby 

Globe Insiders

Editorial Event | April 17

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Attend a session on photography and videography with the host of BostonGlobe.com’s “Back Story” series.

Ideas

“When parents pick a name for their baby, it says something not just about them, but about the time and place they live in, social influence and trends, and even the economy.”

Ruth Graham  on new research into naming trends