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Businesses face uncertain position on insurance for bombing losses

The Marathon bombings are presenting the first major test of an insurance law passed after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to regulate coverage in the event of another large-scale disaster.

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Virginia officials surprised to learn of suspect’s burial

Officials are looking into whether the law was followed in the process of burying Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s remains.

Woman who coordinated burial was upset by protests

When a Virginia woman heard about reports of protests outside a funeral home, she decided she could help end the controversy.

State Department sought to change Libya talking points

State Department and other officials asked that references to terror groups and prior warnings be deleted from UN Ambassador Susan Rice’s talking points, according to department emails.

Maple Leafs 2, bruins 1

Toronto plays tough in win at TD Garden

Facing elimination, the Maple Leafs played focused hockey on their way to cutting the Bruins’ series lead to 3-2.

Toronto’s Tyler Bozak scored in the second period.

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Toronto’s Tyler Bozak scored in the second period.

Patrice Bergeron’s shot in the second period went wide of the net.

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Patrice Bergeron’s shot in the second period went wide of the net.

Tuukka Rask made a glove save on a close shot by Toronto’s Mikhail Grabovski in the first period.

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Tuukka Rask made a glove save on a close shot by Toronto’s Mikhail Grabovski in the first period.

Zdeno Chara was in the middle of a scrum in front of Toronto’s net with the Maple Leafs’ John-Michael Liles and Ryan O’Byrne .

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Zdeno Chara was in the middle of a scrum in front of Toronto’s net with the Maple Leafs’ John-Michael Liles and Ryan O’Byrne .

Maple Leafs left wing Clarke MacArthur beat in the third period.

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Maple Leafs left wing Clarke MacArthur beat Tuukka Rask in the third period.

Jon Lester was masterful against the Blue Jays

red sox 5, blue jays 0

Jon Lester is nearly perfect against Blue Jays

Lester took a perfect game into the sixth inning on his way to a complete-game one-hitter at Fenway Park.

Cardinal O’Malley to boycott BC commencement

O’Malley said the boycott is in protest of the abortion rights stance of Ireland Prime Minister Enda Kenny, the scheduled speaker at the commencement.

IRS apologizes for targeting conservative groups

The IRS inappropriately flagged conservative political groups for reviews to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status.

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Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo said he’s “always trying to get better.”

Mayo takes workmanlike approach to offseason

Jerod Mayo rarely strays too far from Gillette Stadium, and has been at the team’s facility getting in his preseason work for weeks.

Politics

Gabriel Gomez’s house is in a Cohasset historic district.

Gomez stands ground on home

Senate nominee Gabriel E. Gomez defended a $281,500 tax deduction on his historic home and declined to release further information.

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Television review

Chris O’Dowd, as Tom Chadwick, shows an old family photo to his dad, played by Michael McKean, in “Family Tree.”

Christopher Guest’s ‘Family Tree’ is a sweet mockumentary

It’s really about time Guest made his way to series TV, and it’s a great thing that HBO, so respectful of artistic intention, is his home.

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Clément Métayer and Lola Créton star in “Something in the Air,” Olivier Assayas’s memory play about 1971 France.

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.