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The trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Bookmakers detail payments to ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Two former bookmakers testified that they paid James “Whitey” Bulger under the understanding that, if they did not, Bulger could resort to violence.

Markey outraised Gomez by more than $1m since April

Since April 10, Edward Markey’s campaign has taken in $2.9 million in contributions.

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A state trooper fired his gun in a “violent confrontation” with a 41-year-old New Bedford man on Route 28 near the Randolph line, State Police said.

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Horton, who left Game 1 with an injury, passed without limitations during practice, but is still day-to-day for Game 2.

Western Sahara, near the Mauritanian border.

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Why Africa’s last colony can’t break free

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the push for independence in Western Sahara, Africa’s last “non-self-governing territory.”

State Police salute as the casket of Paul Cellucci was carried into Saint Michael Church in Hudson.

Paul Cellucci mourned by hundreds at Hudson service

The former governor was described as a “family man of faith who tried to make the world a better place.”

Transit police officer Richard Donohue left Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston on Friday.

MBTA officer wounded in shoot-out heads home

Nearly two months after being shot while pursuing the alleged Marathon bombers, Richard Donohue departed Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital today.

Terence Nance and Namik Minter in a scene from Nance’s film, “An Oversimplification of Her Beauty.”

Movie Review

Beauty and love in all their complications

In “An Oversimplification of Her Beauty,” Terence Nance directs himself and his perhaps over-analyzed love for an elusive beauty.

Opinion

SCOT LEHIGH

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Paul Cellucci was an elected official who thought for himself rather than reflexively adopting his party’s positions and who wasn’t afraid to change his mind.

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Towne Stove and Spirits.

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Boylston Street eats
16names - Pixies US rock band's Kim Deal performs during the Pilsen Circus festival in Montevideo on October 7, 2010. (Pablo Porciuncula/AFP/Getty Images)

Kim Deal to leave the Pixies
Bidding for the weed-bordered tandem parking spaces began at $42,000. They were claimed for $560,000.

Boston parking spaces sell for $560,000

Globe Talks | VIDEO

A conversation with Dennis Lehane
Thomasene Walker of Brighton landed a catfish while Jeremy Schoen of South Natick looked on below the Charles River dam in South Natick.

Photo gallery

Globe photos of the week, June 14, 2013
Since 2003, the Red Sox have been able to close part of Yawkey Way before home games to use the street as a ticket gate and food court.

Businessman tries to outbid Sox for street license
Robert S. Mueller said a lack of formal communication may have prevented investigators from alerting Russian authorities that Tamerlan Tsarnaev had returned to Russia.

The Marathon bombings

FBI director admits to lapse before bombings

Kevin Cullen

Whitey Bulger witnesses biting their tongues
Boston University’s Marsh Chapel Choir performed with the Rolling Stones for their classic

BU choir joins the Rolling Stones
Researchers hope to tag nine gray seals and learn where they go. The batteries should last seven to nine months.

Biologists tag Cape Cod seals with cellular radio monitors
Representative Michael Capuano

Capuano seeks curbs on TV spying

G Cover

Summer’s best pop music festivals

Stanley Cup Final

Dan Shaughnessy

Bruins goalie Andy Moog swings his stick at Esa Tikkanen of the Oilers during the Stanley Cup Final in 1990.

Bruins’ loss evokes memories of 1990

The Bruins couldn’t bounce back from Petr Klima’s third-overtime goal in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final 23 years ago. Will history repeat?

Sports

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On golf

Tiger Woods, left, and Rory McIlroy didn’t finish their first round until Friday morning, then had to turn around and begin the second round shortly thereafter.

US Open demands extra stamina, patience this year

Weather delays have made an already challenging US Open course at Merion even tougher, with some players drawing rough tee times.

Metro

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Michael Ross met Jay Mofenson and his dogs in the South End as Ross launched his effort to become mayor of Boston.

Councilor Michael P. Ross kicks off mayoral campaign

Ross spent 25 hours rolling out his candidacy across Boston as a way, in part, to distinguish himself.

Columnists

Governor Paul Cellucci delivered a State of the State address in 2001.

SCOT LEHIGH

Cellucci — independence and courage

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The innocent suspect

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Unfounded fear of Common Core

alex beam

Web of history
Bruins coach Claude Julien was upset after his team was flagged for a too many men on the ice penalty.

Christopher L. Gasper

A great night, just not for the Bruins
The Blackhawks were all smiles after their winning goal in the third overtime.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bruins, Blackhawks provided a thriller

Kevin Cullen

Defense sketching out a fantasy land

Yvonne Abraham

Stifling student voices at Northeastern University

JOAN VENNOCHI

Gabriel Gomez’s identity problem

Tech Lab

Keep data away from prying eyes

Adrian Walker

Paul Cellucci’s way was honorable
Jaromir Jagr greeted fans before the Bruins left Boston on Tuesday.

Christopher L. Gasper

Jagr still hungry for Stanley Cup

Nation & World

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Anti-Syrian regime protesters held a banner and flashed victory signs during a demonstration in Hass town, Idlib province, Syria, on Friday.

US grapples with how much weaponry to give Syrian rebels

In its response to the Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons, the US wants to ensure that weapons given to rebels stay out of the hands of extremists.

Politics

Democratic Senate candidate Edward J. Markey spoke at a campaign rally attended by President Obama on Wednesday.

Spanish-language newspaper endorses Markey

El Planeta said Markey’s stance on the issues should override any desire to catapult the first Latino senator into office.

Business

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Gamal Aziz, president and chief operating officer of Wynn Resorts Development, said the proposal features a five-star hotel with 551 rooms and a 100,000-square-foot casino.

Wynn Resorts unveils 3D casino model

The $90,000 model of the proposed Everett casino featured a bronze glass tower and a promenade of restaurants.

Arts

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Art Review

Fritz Haeg on his rug made of recycled apparel in “Domestic Integrities.”

deCordova show surveys beauty of nature’s bounty

In “Work Out,” the art display is the flowers and vegetables, as well as some ideas about what art is and how we live our lives.

Movies

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Movie Review

Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough in the drama “Shadow Dancer,” directed by James Marsh.

Odd woman out in ‘Shadow Dancer’

Up-and-comer Andrea Riseborough plays it tough as an MI5 informant in the drama set during the Irish Troubles of the early 1990s.

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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

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Full Globe coverage of the gangster’s ongoing trial, life on the run, and notorious legacy in 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