British agency had access to NSA data, report says
The UK government reportedly had access to American communications data since at least June 2010.
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Debate rages over monitoring of phone records
Debate rages over monitoring of phone records Mass. lawmakers are among the most vocal critics of the top-secret US order.
Up to 5 inches of rain expected in some parts of Mass.
Rain will become heavier throughout the day as the remnants of Tropical Storm Andrea enter the region.
US added 175,000 jobs in May
The unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent in April as more people began looking for work.
Birds vs. cars in Duxbury — and for now, the birds win
Birds vs. cars in Duxbury — and for now, the birds winThe town has banned vehicles from parking on beach because a flock of endangered piping plovers is nesting there.
The Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Bulger alleges State Police protected Martorano
James “Whitey” Bulger accused the trooper who relentlessly pursued him of shielding John Martorano after the hit man became a cooperating witness against Bulger.
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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.
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
Academy chief to take time off amid inquiryAn outside law firm will investigate reports that Leslie Berlowitz, the head of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, inflated her resume.
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Sports
Red Sox 6, Rangers 3
David Ortiz’s walkoff home run lifts Red Sox
Ortiz returned to his game-saving ways with his 11th career walkoff home run that broke a 3-3 tie and defeated the Rangers.
Metro
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.
Columnists
Nation & World
Tropical Storm Andrea rumbles through Fla. as rest of East Coast braces
The first named storm of the Atlantic season hammered Florida with rain, heavy winds, and tornadoes.
Politics
House panel grills IRS official on spending
The official, whose division staged a $4.1 million training conference, conceded to Congress that taxpayer dollars were wasted in the episode.
Business
Accounting giant may lease offices in Innovation District
PricewaterhouseCoopers is negotiating to occupy a 16-story building to be built along Seaport Boulevard.
Arts
Aoife O’Donovan comfortably confident about solo album
“Fossils” captures O’Donovan, who has been known as the singer of Boston’s Crooked Still, sounding more sensual and freewheeling than usual.
Movies
Movie Review
Teenagers off the suburban grid in ‘The Kings of Summer’
“The Kings of Summer” is a stylish and very funny teenage coming-of-age story graced with surreal fringes and a mysteriously hushed core.
Special Reports
Special report
Bitten by Uncertainty
With tens of thousands of people contracting Lyme disease in Mass. each year, the Globe is taking an in-depth look at the disease, the patients, the debate, science and testing.
Globe Insiders
Globe Talks | June 11
A conversation with Dennis Lehane
A conversation with Dennis LehaneThe best-selling author discusses his craft with Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory. Proceeds will go to the One Fund Boston.