Boston Police not warned of bomb suspect, chief says
The revelation drew outrage from members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, who were holding the first congressional hearings on the bombings.
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Suspect’s parents make peace with his burial
An activist who has been working with the family in Russia said Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s parents do not know where he was buried but they would visit when they came to the US.
Richard family expresses ‘guarded optimism’ for Jane, 7
The 7-year-old sister of fatal bombing victim Martin Richard has undergone her 11th surgery, which her family called an important milestone.
Republicans boycott committee vote on EPA nominee
Republicans boycott committee vote on EPA nomineeAll eight GOP members of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee failed to show up at the meeting to consider the nomination of Gina McCarthy.
Details of horrors suffered by kidnapped women emerge
The women were apparently bound by ropes and chains at times and suffered prolonged sexual and psychological abuse, officials said.
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Tragedy’s cold calculations
In distributing money from One Fund Boston, speed competes with fairness.
Movie Review
An upbeat elegy for the ’60s in ‘Something in the Air’
A clear-eyed memory play from writer-director Olivier Assayas, “Something in the Air” is deceptively calm for a movie about the death of the ’60s.
Movie Review
Baz Luhrmann’s eyepopping vision of ‘Gatsby’
Leonardo DiCaprio gives us the full Gatsby, and he’s magnificent, but the movie ends up romanticizing what F. Scott Fitzgerald spent the book de-romanticizing.
Researchers find protein that rejuvenates aging mouse hearts
A team of Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists discovered a protein that circulates in blood that can turn old hearts young.
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Some agonize over fleeing Marathon bombing scene
Some runners and spectators are suffering from feelings of intense guilt because when violence struck, they didn’t dash in to help.
Sports
on hockey
Maple Leafs making it extra difficult for Bruins
The Bruins led for only 44 seconds in the Game 4 win. Before they celebrate too much, they should recall the famous collapse to Philadelphia in 2010.
Metro
Melrose WWII vet dies after being hit by bus
Minor McLain was a veteran of World War II who was heading to a weekly gathering at the VFW post when he was killed Tuesday.
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Nation & World
Minn. House approves same-sex marriage
If the bill passes the state Senate, which plans to consider it on Monday, then Minnesota would become the nation’s 12th state to allow gay marriage.
Politics
Special Senate election
Gomez took $281,500 home tax deduction
Senate candidate Gabriel E. Gomez claimed the deduction for pledging not to make changes to the facade of his 112-year-old Cohasset home, but local bylaws already prevented such alterations.
Business
Tips for graduates to manage student loan debt
Finding a job in a slow-growing economy is daunting enough without new financial obligations. Here are six tips for loan debt.
Arts
Book Review
‘The Golem and the Jinni’ by Helene Wecker
Wecker’s first novel is a blend of historical fiction and fantasy with a dash of sci-fi about faith and free will.
Style
Instagram fashion: Katherine Tabinowski
The 23-year-old Delaware native is new to Massachusetts, but isn’t new to searching out vintage fashion at secondhand stores.
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Globe Talk | May 22
Inside the Marathon bombings
Inside the Marathon bombingsGlobe reporters and editors talk about the horror and heroic efforts of a story that has touched us all.