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US urges Russia to hand over Snowden

The whereabouts of NSA leaker Edward Snowden were unclear after he did not leave Moscow on a planned flight to Cuba.

IRS chief says inappropriate screening was broad

The agency’s screening of tax-exempt groups was broader and lasted longer than had been previously disclosed.

Police identify victims in triple murder

Two men and a women were killed at a party early Saturday morning in Boston.

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Even though “Whitey” Bulger’s attorneys claim he was not an informant, an FBI agent provided details from Bulger’s file today in court.

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State Police searched a stream near the home of Aaron Hernandez today in the investigation of a recent murder.

Claude Julien and the Bruins are looking to avoid elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

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Bruins vs. Blackhawks, 8:20 p.m. | Dan Shaughnessy

Bruins still expect to hoist Stanley Cup

These Bruins won’t go down without a fierce fight. They’ve been here before and know they can come back and win the series.

Abigail Fisher

Supreme Court sends affirmative action case back to lower court

The 7-1 decision leaves unsettled many questions about the use of race as a factor in college admissions.

Paddle boarders cooled off in Beverly on Monday afternoon.

Boston heats up as temperatures soar into mid-90s

Strong thunderstorms were forecast in parts of Mass. for Monday evening, while temperatures Tuesday could reach into the upper 90s.

Gomez, Markey ask voters to get to the polls tomorrow

Gabriel Gomez and Edward Markey spent their final day on the campaign trail making appeals to voters in dozens of stops from Springfield to Lawrence.

Opinion

JAMES CARROLL

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American foreign policy too often relies on worst-case thinking.

Globe exclusives

The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar’s 5,000 square feet of solar panels stretch 75 feet across and 115 feet stem to stern when fully deployed.

Solar boat sails into Boston
Doc Rivers couldn’t bear to go through a rebuild with Kevin Garnett and the Celtics.

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Rivers just didn’t want to rebuild the Celtics
Despite improved techniques to help trace the sources of food contamination, current food safety regulations have not prevented dangerous contamination from happening in the first place.

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Will new laws make your food safer?
Reimundo Gonzalez (left), 76, and Miguel Arrue, 88, relaxed last week in West Miami. where the GOP’s Senator Marco Rubio began his political career in 1998.

GOP in a tangle over immigration
Republican Gabriel E. Gomez greeted supporter Michael Mulvey in Worcester on Sunday. Democrat Edward J. Markey said hello to Michael and Kitty Dukakis in Lowell.

Gomez, Markey going all out
The supermoon, shown rising behind Long Island, was photographed from Castle Island before clouds covered the view.

SCIENCE IN MIND

‘Supermoon’ won’t be back until next year

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Spring All-Scholastics
From left: Abigale Reisman, Jonathan Cannon, Peter Fanelli, Nat Seelen, and Kirsten Lamb of Ezekiel’s Wheels.

Ezekiel’s Wheels on the fast track

Special Section

Diversity Boston
The people of a fictional Maine town get stuck inside a dome.

TELEVISION REVIEW

‘Under the Dome’ gets too familiar
Joan Baez (center) was joined by the Indigo Girls for a closing set on Sunday.

Music Review

Baez and Indigo Girls a potent pairing

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A history of commencement speakers

Stanley Cup Final

Bruins Notebook

“I think the whole playoffs there’s been a lot of guys playing with injuries,” Bruins forward Nathan Horton said.

Dealing with pain just a part of NHL playoffs

Once the Stanley Cup Final concludes, both the Bruins and Blackhawks will divulge the ailments that have been concealed.

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The Celtics must make a decision soon on the fate of Paul Pierce, left, with Kevin Garnett.

Cavaliers express interest in Paul Pierce

The Cavaliers are interested in a trade for Pierce, but talks are only at the preliminary stage now.

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Vernell Jordan, a trainee, weeded spinach at a farm run by City Growers in Dorchester on June 5.

Zoning changes could produce new farms in Boston

Proposed new rules would allow for commercial agriculture ventures, which are largely prohibited under current regulations.

Columnists

Claude Julien and the Bruins are looking to avoid elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Bruins vs. Blackhawks, 8:20 p.m. | Dan Shaughnessy

Bruins still expect to hoist Stanley Cup
Fundraising for a $45 million project to return White Stadium to its former glory is set to kick off on Wednesday.

Adrian Walker

Restoring a city jewel
EverTrue’s Elisabeth Carpenter.

Innovation Economy

New app offers home delivery of wine, beer

JOHN E. SUNUNU

A fake rule gums up real progress

JAMES CARROLL

Trusting in peace over war

yvonne abraham

Paying attention to Markey-Gomez race?
Attorney Tom Kiley, left, made a point as then-UMass president William Bulger, right, testified under a grant of immunity in 2003 before the House Government Reform Committee. The panel was studying the FBI’s use of informants.

JEFF JACOBY

Political elite should shun Bill Bulger

derrick z. jackson

To get respect, cyclists need to show some, too

JOANNA WEISS

Watch out, Superman! It’s the NSA!

Bob Ryan

LeBron James’s greatness is one of a kind

JOAN VENNOCHI

Not talking of Newtown is cowardice
Coach Claude Julien and his players reacted to Chicago scoring an empty-net goal late in the third.

Dan Shaughnessy

Must-win up next for Bruins

Politics

During the second stop of his two-week swing through the Mideast and Asia on Sunday, Secretary of State John F. Kerry spoke on climate change in New Delhi.

Kerry seeks India’s help on global warming ‘challenge’

Secretary of State John Kerry urged fast-growing India to work with the US on global warming before it’s too late.

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Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to seven years in prison and barred from public office for life.

Berlusconi convicted in sex-for-hire trial

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to seven years in prison and barred from public office for life.

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Hostess plans to have Twinkies back on shelves starting July 15.

Twinkies no longer will be just a sweet memory

Hostess is betting on a sweet comeback for Twinkies when they return to shelves next month.

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Music Review

Sting (pictured performing in Amsterdam last year) played to a sold-out crowd at the Bank of America Pavilion Friday.

At Bank of America Pavilion, Sting plays the hits

The English rocker put the focus squarely on the music that made him a household name.

Health and wellness

IN PRACTICE

When someone is no longer safe at home

For some, loss of independence is a worse fate than falling.

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The bee keepers
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Last of their kind
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Seaside haven
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Weekend Fun Guide 2013

Globe Insiders

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

Ideas

“The Oregon experiment suggests that the most important advantage of getting more Americans insured might not be that it saves money or lowers their risk for heart attacks. It’s that it just makes them happier.”

Leon Neyfakh on health insurance as antidepressant