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Jury pool narrowed to 70 in Bulger trial

Among those who are still candidates to be picked as one of the final 18 jurors are a psychiatrist, a college professor, a high school teacher, and a bank worker.

Markey’s lead over Gomez shrinks, poll shows

Edward J. Markey is seven percentage points ahead of Gabriel E. Gomez, substantially lower than a poll in early May that found Markey with a 17-point lead.

A member of Iraq security forces inspected the site of a car bomb attack at Jadidat al-Shatt in Diyala province on Monday.

At least 57 killed in wave of bombings in Iraq

The bombings extended the deadliest eruption of violence to hit the country in years.

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China may have to make a decision on how to deal with the source of a leak on US surveillance programs who is hiding in Hong Kong.

The Jets released Tim Tebow in April.

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Patriots sign Tim Tebow

The quarterback, who was released by the New York Jets in April, is expected to join the Patriots at minicamp Tuesday.

Homegrown strawberries for sale at a roadside market outside Gettysburg, Pa.

A strong spring for strawberries, growers report

Strawberry farmers in Western Massachusetts report that just the right amount of moisture and sun have led to a crop of strawberries that are especially sweet.

Craig Federighi of Apple introduced a new operating system during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday.

Apple unveils new mobile software, music service

The company is throwing out most of the graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone’s launch.

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Opinion | The Podium

Paul Cellucci was ‘one of us’

There was something more to Cellucci than just being a regular guy, writes his former chief of staff, Virginia Buckingham.

Opinion

JOHN E. SUNUNU

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/06/10/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/jsununu-920.jpg Who is a patent troll?

Innovation is complicated, and simplistically labeling companies as trolls is more likely to make things worse.

Globe exclusives

Colleen MacRamos, with Jack, 1, and Maggie, 5, said she and her husband can’t afford family health care insurance.

State targets health law gap
Harold Addison grabbed the summit sign as Gerry Wright, his climbing companion that night, and savior Guy Gosselin approached.

Years later, still warmed by kindness
David Ortiz and other players often have time-taking habits during their plat appearances that help to slow games.

Why do baseball games take so long?

Coverage

The trial of Whitey Bulger

Coverage

The Boston Marathon bombings
From left, Rich Ranky, Mark Sivak, and Janos Stone developed Northeastern University’s Digital Media Commons at Snell Library.

Northeastern’s 3-D lab is for all to use
Diane Paulus (above), artistic director of the American Repertory Theater, won her first Tony Award Sunday night for directing the revival of ‘‘Pippin.” The musical, which opened in Cambridge before going to Broadway, took four awards.

ART, Huntington make mark at Tonys

Q & A

This doctor’s an award-winning poet
Laramii Wright (left) and Aneka Smith have children in a Head Start program in Boston, but are concerned about the effects of budget cuts on the program.

Spending cuts taking hard toll on Head Start
James Palmariello of City Fresh Foods works on meals (including vegan lasagna) for Steward Health Care patients.

G Cover

Meals to help patients heal
Jon Tenney and Rebecca Romijn in “King & Maxwell.”

Television Review

Fighting crime, but mostly being cute
An increase in the number of pitching changes per game, with teammates waiting for the new hurler on the mound, has contributed to the jump in game times.

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How game times grew since 1963

Stanley Cup Finals

Christopher L. Gasper

The Bruins have 17 players who were on the team’s Stanley Cup-winning roster in 2011.

Talent, not luck, put Bruins in Stanley Cup Final

If there are critics out there who claimed the team’s 2011 championship was a fluke, the Bruins are now repudiating them.

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NBA FINALS NOTEBOOK

Speculation has grown that Celtics coach Doc Rivers is seriously considering stepping down.

Doc Rivers mum on returning to Celtics

Rivers would not offer any hints as to whether he will return to coach the Celtics.

Metro

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A vehicle driven by a 20-year-old man rolled over and caught fire, causing major traffic delays.

Fiery crash on Route 24 snarls morning commute

A 20-year-old man and his dog are safe after the car they were in rolled over and caught fire in Brockton.

Columnists

Dr. Hiep Nguyen led app’s development.

Innovation Economy

Can Google’s Glass save lives?

Adrian Walker

A Prom Night to remember

JAMES CARROLL

No military intervention in Syria

JOHN E. SUNUNU

Who is a patent troll?

Yvonne Abraham

Rising and falling
The Bruins have 17 players who were on the team’s Stanley Cup-winning roster in 2011.

Christopher L. Gasper

Talent, not luck, got Bruins here

JOAN VENNOCHI

Still so many questions for the FBI

JEFF JACOBY

Gomez and Markey on other issues
Michelle Obama was heckled at a private fund-raising event Tuesday.

joanna weiss

The power of contact
Zdeno Chara and the Bruins have made dramatic playoff runs for four years in a row.

Bob Ryan

Bruins’ four-year playoff run has been epic
A motorcycle taxi waited for business at the Konyo Konyo city market in Juba in July 2012.

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The Wild West in South Sudan
Puffer in better days.

Innovation Economy

The region’s tech sector, in a fishbowl

Nation & World

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Protesters waved flags with an image of Turkey’s founder Kemal Ataturk at an Ankara rally. The prime minister said he is losing patience with the antigovernment movement.

Turkish prime minister demands protests end

Turkey’s prime minister demanded an end to the 10-day antigovernment protests.

Politics

William “Mo” Cowan was appointed to fill the Senate seat vacated by John F. Kerry.

Senator Cowan makes most of his short stint

William “Mo” Cowan acknowledges his life will soon be far less exciting, as he concludes his time as a temporary US senator.

Business

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Colin Angle, CEO of iRobot, with the Ava 500. Youssef Saleh, an iRobot vice president, is seen on the display screen, which is a Cisco product.

Robot boss? Latest creation beams superior to you

Bedford’s iRobot is launching a 5-foot, 5-inch machine with a video screen “head” that can connect employees to superiors remotely.

Arts

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MUSIC REVIEW

Patty Griffin (pictured performing in New York earlier this month) played many of her new songs on Friday.

Patty Griffin recalls her dad in song at House of Blues

The venerated singer-songwriter dug into her superb new album, “American Kid.”

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

Throat cancer and oral sex: What are the risks?

About 14,000 throat cancers are diagnosed every year in the US, and about 70 percent of those are related to HPV.

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Magazine

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Seaside haven
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Weekend Fun Guide 2013
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The great froyo gold rush
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10 best amusement and theme parks in New England

Globe Insiders

Globe Talks | June 11

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/Ashleigh-Faye%20brick-800x1120.jpg A conversation with Dennis Lehane

The best-selling author discusses his craft with Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory. Proceeds will go to the One Fund Boston.

Ideas

“In Boston, the mass summer exodus of students creates what amounts to a second city — a place that isn’t just warmer, but different in specific, surprising, and delightfully measurable ways.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on summer in Boston