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Background checks for jurors in Bulger trial allowed

Prosecutors in the James “Whitey” Bulger case had contended the criminal background checks should be done.

Race for the Senate

Markey releases tax returns

Edward Markey reduced his federal rate to under 20 percent by taking large deductions, and also collected Social Security.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/05/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/gomez-4965.jpg Gomez calls Markey ‘pond scum’

Republican candidate Gabriel E. Gomez took issue with a Web ad by Edward Markey’s campaign.

After formally throwing his support behind Edward Markey, Mayor Menino said he told Markey to “meet and greet” more aggressively.

Menino praises Markey, but ‘can’t explain’ schedule

After formally throwing his support behind Edward Markey, Mayor Menino said he told Markey to “meet and greet” more aggressively.

Messages at a memorial for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

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The Marathon bomb memorial in Copley Square.

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A memorial.

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Boston Marathon memorial items from the City of Boston's Tumblr site.

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Boston Marathon memorial items from the City of Boston's Tumblr site.

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Boston Marathon memorial items from the City of Boston's Tumblr site.

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Boston Marathon memorial items from the City of Boston's Tumblr site.

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Boston Marathon memorial item

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A tube of Bengay, a pain relief medecine, lays nears flowers at a memorial site at Boylston and Arlington streets.

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A pair of running shoes, flowers, and a Boston University key chain at a makeshift memorial.

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A Teddy bear wiht a sign saying,

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Flowers at the memorial on Vassar Street in Cambridge.

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Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

Boston Marathon memorial: How much should we save?

As shrines to public tragedies proliferate, they force the difficult question of what’s important to preserve.

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Panorama: The Boston Marathon memorial

An interactive panorama of the impromptu memorial to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings set up in Copley Square.

President Obama spoke at the US Naval Academy commencement ceremony.

Sexual assault threatens trust in military, Obama says

President Obama urged US Naval Academy graduates that the crime has ‘‘no place in the greatest military on Earth.’’

Carolina (left), a loggerhead turtle, and Myrtle the turtle were reintroduced to the giant fish tank at the New England Aquarium after its renovation.

Photo gallery

Globe photos of the week

Turtles were reintroduced to the renovated giant fish tank at the New England Aquarium, flags filled Boston Common for Memorial Day, and more of the week’s best images.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.  fought Robert Guerrero earlier this month in Las Vegas.

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A boxing lesson for college grads

Think of the vast majority of professional boxers as essentially unpaid interns, taking their lumps to build their resumes in the hope of cashing in and joining the 1 percent who live large.

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Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel’s unconventional documentary follows a New Bedford-based fish trawler in the North Atlantic.

‘Leviathan’ is not just another fish tale

Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Verena Paravel’s unconventional and enthralling documentary is about a New Bedford-based fish trawler in the North Atlantic.

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Globe Talk | June 11

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/Ashleigh-Faye%20brick-800x1120.jpg A conversation with Dennis Lehane

The best-selling author discusses his craft with Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory. Proceeds will go to the One Fund Boston.