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Debate rages over monitoring of phone records

Mass. lawmakers are among the most vocal critics of a top-secret order allowing the Obama administration to obtain phone records of millions of Americans.

Emily Breslow (left) and Alana Pradhan work at the Harvard iLab for a start-up called Bobo Analytics.

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New grads drawn to new businesses

A growing number of technology graduates are eschewing corporate America for the unpredictable world of scrappy start-ups.

Academy chief to take time off amid inquiry

An outside law firm will investigate reports that Leslie Berlowitz, the head of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, inflated her resume.

Troubling letters spur police patrols at Boston schools

Police are increasing patrols after more than a dozen schools received letters that mentioned Al Qaeda, Nazis, and weapons of mass destruction.

Krista Librett told dog owner Jessica Hoguet and Karen O’Brien to keep clear of the piping plovers at Duxbury Beach on Thursday. At least 18 nests were seen on the beach as of Thursday evening.

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Birds vs. cars in Duxbury — and for now, the birds win

The town has banned vehicles from parking on beach because a flock of endangered piping plovers is nesting there.

In Senate race, two views of global responsibilities

Gabriel E. Gomez and Edward J. Markey offer strongly different stances on US foreign policy.

KEVIN CULLEN

‘Whitey’ Bulger is sublimely vindictive

“Whitey” just wants to keep colleague Shelley Murphy and me out of the courtroom because he doesn’t like us or the book we wrote about him.

Game 4 | Penguins at Bruins, 8 p.m.

Gregory Campbell’s sacrifice epitomizes Bruins’ will to win

In an example of his team’s whatever-it-takes attitude, Campbell broke his leg blocking a slap shot and kept playing for another 50 seconds.

Christopher L. Gasper

Claude Julien’s defense has Bruins on offensive

The Bruins have thrown a Black-and-Gold blanket over Pittsburgh’s vaunted attack.

Opinion

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John Biggers’s “Shotgun, Third Ward #1,” a 1966 tempera and oil, is among the works that have come to Salem from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Art Review

Modern African-American art gets the spotlight

From left: Nick Robinson, Moises Arias, and Gabriel Basso in the Jordan Vogt-Roberts-directed “The Kings of Summer.”

Movie Review

Teenagers off the suburban grid in ‘Kings’

Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) are 40-somethings with twins — and still many questions about love and life — in “Before Midnight.”

Movie Review

Study of a couple stresses maturity in ‘Midnight’

Coverage

The Boston Marathon bombings

From left: Felicity Price, Anthony Starr, Teresa Palmer, and Joel Edgerton in “Wish You Were Here.”

Movie Review

When exotic vacations go wrong in ‘Wish You Were Here’

Photos

Government Center towers — before and after

Bombing victim Erika Brannock said of North, “I honestly don’t believe I’d be here if it weren’t for her.”

Bombing victim reunites with her hero

Aug. 19, 1982: The Nantasket roller coaster gave a good view of the Boston skyline in the distance. The giant coaster was built after the park fire in 1916 and opened for rides in May 1917. It gave a ride of nearly a mile and a half, its highest point 98 feet above the ground. It cost $100,000 to build and 200 mechanics worked nine months on its construction.

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Paragon Park

The Post did not identify the pair by name, but friends and co-workers recognized them, the suit said.

Marathon bombings

Mass. pair sues New York Post

Aldus Chapin II, the CEO of Chadwicks since November 2011, believes he can bring back the clothing company’s core consumers — middle-aged women.

Chadwicks of Boston attempts a comeback

“Martha Speaks” author Susan Meddaugh (left) with WGBH staff in 2008. Meddaugh wrote the first book, which follows the adventures of a lovable dog, in 1991.

Author sues WGBH for cut of donations

Jason Collins has been dealing with a new level of notoriety since announcing that he is gay.

Jason Collins thrilled with ‘new life’

Sports

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Red Sox 6, Rangers 3

As he has on so many occasions, Sox slugger David Ortiz stood out just a little bit more than everybody else after Thursday’s walkoff home run.

Ortiz hits walkoff home run to lift Red Sox

Ortiz hit a three-run homer to right field to give the Red Sox a 6-3 victory over the Rangers.

Metro

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Justo Garcia pleaded not guilty to charges including larceny and campaign violations.

Ally of Lawrence mayor arrested

An attendant at a city-owned garage is accused of illegally doing campaign work for Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua while on the job, among other charges.