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Family, friends, teammates mourn Odin Lloyd
Members of the Boston Bandits, the semiprofessional football team Lloyd played for, attended the service.

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Hundreds packed a Mattapan church for the funeral service of Lloyd, 27, whose body was found earlier this month in North Attleborough.

Ecuador President Rafael Correa (left) and US Vice President Joe Biden.

Biden asks Ecuador to deny Snowden asylum

Ecuador’s president told Vice President Biden he can’t consider the request until NSA leaker Edward Snowden is in the country.

President Obama took questions during a Young African Leaders meeting at the Soweto University of Johannesburg.

Obama praises Mandela’s ‘moral courage’

President Obama met privately with Nelson Mandela’s family but did not visit the ailing anti-apartheid icon.

A dirt patch in front of the Medway Town Hall marks where officials thought a time capsule was buried.

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Medway hunts for time capsule buried in ’63

The town is trying to find a container put in the ground 50 years ago, hoping to display the contents as part of a 300th anniversary celebration.

Dr. Granville Coggs during Harvard Medical School's 1953 class reunion held at Gordon Hall in Boston.

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Granville Coggs’ rhythm of life

Sixty years after graduating from Harvard Medical School, Dr. Coggs, a former Tuskegee Airman, is still marching to his own beat.

Nathan Horton will not re-sign with the Bruins prior to next Friday, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Bruins’ Nathan Horton to test free agency

Horton will not re-sign with the Bruins prior to next Friday, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Rajon Rondo has two years left on his contract for a total of $25 million.

Mavericks look to acquire Rondo, source says

The Dallas Mavericks are interested in Rajon Rondo to make one final championship run with Dirk Nowitzki and to help lure Dwight Howard, an NBA source said.

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American history, hacked to bits

How we used to remember our nation’s past: with a chisel.

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In a report on marijuana possession arrest rates, the ACLU found that blacks were nearly four times more likely to be arrested than whites.

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Old Havana streetfront buildings.

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Cuba is an exotic mystery
From left, Carlos Ortiz, Ernest Wallace, and Aaron Hernandez are being held in the slaying of Odin Lloyd.

Hernandez associate turns himself in
The Patriots have voided all of Aaron Hernandez’s remaining guaranteed money, which totals $5.91 million.

Patriots were ‘taken aback’ by murder charge
Celeste Corcoran walked on her new prostheses with her daughter Sydney and physical therapist Alyson Jodoin.

Victims take 1st steps down uncertain path
The “Fiddle Oak” pictures have brought Zev Hoover national media attention.

Images of ‘little folk’ make it big online
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Potential witness must be jailed until leaving US
John Morris, 67, appeared combative at times as a defense lawyer suggested James “Whitey” Bulger never told the FBI anything useful.

Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Morris insists Bulger was an FBI informant
Dr. Granville Coggs during Harvard Medical School's 1953 class reunion held at Gordon Hall in Boston.

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Granville Coggs’ rhythm of life
Agnes Bruckner plays the title character in Lifetime’s “Anna Nicole.’’

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‘Anna Nicole’: Tragedy redux

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Two’s company, three’s even better
Circus artist Tobias Wegner uses video, illusion, and a piece of chalk to create a life for himself in “LEO” at Jacob’s Pillow.

Dance Review

Climbing walls at Jacob’s Pillow
Top (North): Performers flipped colored cards to form a giant picture of a handgun in Pyongyang in August 2012; Bottom (South): Pop sensation Psy performed in Seoul in August 2012.

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Which is the real Korea?

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Many around the league believe Rajon Rondo and the Celtics won’t be nearly as bad as some might believe.

Celtics might not be that bad next season

The talent of point guard Rajon Rondo and a weak Eastern Conference may prevent a complete collapse of the Celtics.

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One Fund to distribute nearly $61 million to victims

The money will be given to 232 individuals and families starting Sunday, marking the end of a crash campaign to help Marathon bombing victims.

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Once known for petty crime and drugs, the now-popular Brewer Plaza was renovated and opened last summer.

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Brewer Plaza, reborn

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US is a segregated joint on marijuana
Officer David Williams has been fired twice.

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Do arbitrators give violent cops a pass?

SCOT LEHIGH

The tech-tax monster vs. Beacon Hill

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Where to turn without Google Reader

Yvonne Abraham

There’s no compromising on equality

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My fat problem — and yours

Kevin Cullen

The real Whitey Bulger
News microphones waited to capture reactions from Supreme Court rulings.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Progress, regress
Aaron Hernandez (center) in Attleboro District Court with his attorney, Mike Fee. (Mike George/Sun Chronicle)

Dan Shaughnessy

Aaron Hernandez’s story sets new low point
The Stockholm Public Library’s rotunda.

JOAN WICKERSHAM

Stockholm’s wall of knowledge

Adrian Walker

Taking arms against assault

Politics

Representative John Tierney

Amid gridlock, student loan rate set to double

The interest rate on Stafford student loans is scheduled to double to 6.8 percent because Congress was unable to agree on a long-term fix.

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Dan Kail, 67, of Pittsburgh, walked through the sand dunes in Death Valley, Calif. on Friday.

Heat wave smothers Western US

Temperatures in parts of California, Arizona, and other Western states are expected to soar.

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Facebook to remove ads from offensive pages

Facebook is trying to protect advertisers from appearing next to offensive material that was beyond their control.

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Jon Hamm as Don Draper and Kiernan Shipka as daughter Sally Draper in “Mad Men.”

Last thoughts on ‘Mad Men,’ for now

TV critic Matthew Gilbert chatted with readers about where “Mad Men” could go next season.

Lifestyle

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6 craft beers for summer drinking

A six-pack of summer beer suggestions that goes beyond ales with a hint of lemon, including Smuttynose Summer Weizen Ale, and Newburyport Plum Island Belgian White.

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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

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

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“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