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Jury selected in James ‘Whitey’ Bulger trial

The jurors were sworn in by US District Judge Denise J. Casper, who instructed them to “keep an open mind” about the verdict.

SJC partially overturns landmark tobacco award

The state’s highest court upheld $35 million in compensatory damages related to a woman’s death from lung cancer, but struck down an $81 million award of punitive damages.

Edward Snowden worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency.

Government contractor says it has fired Edward Snowden

Booz Allen Hamilton says it’s fired the employee who leaked details of a secret government surveillance program.

NStar chief’s holdings exceed $80m

The merger of Northeast Utilities and NStar has been good for shareholders, and for the NStar chief who engineered the deal.

Publicist Kate Conti’s firm has promoted meditation’s benefits but she finds she cannot focus on it.

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The stress of not meditating

Extolling the benefits of meditation has become big business, but trying to mindfully clear one’s head can be exasperating.

Some school districts already offer computer science courses, but few students are taking them.

Tech firms call for mandatory computer classes

Executives from Google, Microsoft, and other leading firms want to require all Massachusetts public schools to teach computer science.

Tim Tebow and the Broncos lost, 41-23, to the visiting Patriots on Dec. 18, 2011, but he was all smiles when he met Tom Brady afterward.

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Patriots can still make a QB out of Tim Tebow

Signing Tebow was about getting him out of the spotlight and seeing if Josh McDaniels can develop him into a No. 2 quarterback.

Kevin Cullen

It’s Beantown vs. Hawkeytown

There are some endearing similarities and some remarkable differences when it comes to the two cities in the Stanley Cup Final.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/06/11/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/0611oped_keaneCLR-938.jpg Edward Snowden is an American hero

We owe the 29-year-old analyst who unveiled the existence of a NSA surveillance program our gratitude — and perhaps even our democracy.

Globe exclusives

George Tooker’s “Study for Subway” in the Addison show.

Art Review

Show frames 20th century’s gay male life

Brian Rosen played with Autumn, a home seller’s pet, as wife Elizabeth Deutsch and broker Ed Greable watched.

House seekers play all angles
The Commonwealth Lyric Theater in rehearsal for Rachmaninoff’s opera “Aleko.”

Opera Review

Rachmaninoff’s ‘Aleko’ runs free in Brighton

Coverage

The trial of Whitey Bulger
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

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A Boston landmark celebrates the power of play
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 Boston Marathon bombings
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
William “Mo” Cowan was appointed to fill the Senate seat vacated by John F. Kerry.

Senator Cowan makes most of short stint
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

Stanley Cup Final

Duncan Keith and his fellow Blackhawks defensemen know how to move the puck.

Bruins wary of Blackhawks’ quick defensemen

During the playoffs, the Bruins have not faced a group of defensemen as smart, mobile, and brisk as Chicago’s.

Sports

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The Red Sox have won three straight and seven of their last nine.

Red Sox slip past Rays in 14th inning

The Red Sox’ late victory saved themselves from what would have been the worst loss of the season after twice blowing leads to the Rays.

Metro

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The Hendrix family left a quiet Nauset Beach Monday. The beach was closed due to a shark sighting

Shark sighting a tourist draw on Cape

After a lifeguard at Nauset Beach in Orleans spotted a dorsal fin offshore, sharks seem to be on the minds of locals and tourists alike.

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 were hit with a water cannon during clashes with riot police in Istanbul's Taksim Square on Tuesday.

Police crush barricades in battle with protesters in Istanbul

The police raid, which came on the 12th day of nationwide protests, sparked clashes with groups of protesters.

Politics

Edward Markey gestured during a debate on June 5.

Edward Markey leading Gabriel Gomez in new poll

A new poll of likely voters released this morning found Gabriel Gomez trailing Edward Markey by 7 points.

Business

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General Electric named New England’s top brand

General Electric shook up the latest ranking of New England’s strongest brands, bouncing ESPN from its two-year reign at number one.

Arts

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ALBUM REVIEW | Pop

Quadron, ‘Avalanche’

On Quadron’s slinky sophomore release, the electronic soul band toes the fine line between club cuts and after-hours ballads.

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Magazine

The cover for the June 9 2013 issue

Seaside haven
The cover for the June 2 2013 issue

Weekend Fun Guide 2013
The cover for the May 26 2013 issue

The great froyo gold rush
The cover for the May 19 2013 issue

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