Contraception coverage can?t be forced, court rules

Michael Hichborn kneeled and prayed as he joined demonstrators while waiting for the Supreme Court?s decision on the Hobby Lobby case outside the Supreme Court on Monday.

The Supreme Court says employers can hold religious objections that allow them to opt out of the new health law requirement.

ON BASEBALL

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Fair or unfair, if the Red Sox rookie doesn?t provide a spark for the team then it?s going to be disappointing.

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Elizabeth Warren?s latest travels represent a test of for her brand of liberal populism, which has captivated the national left.

Court says union can?t make some nonmembers pay fees

The Supreme Court ruling stopped short of overturning the practice of allowing public sector unions to pass representation costs to nonmembers.

Lawmakers nix later closing hours for Boston bars

A provision in the budget would have permitted Boston-area bars and restaurants to stay open until 4 a.m.

Timing knee and hip replacements

Choosing the right time to have a joint replaced may now be easier, thanks to extensive tracking of patients.

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The mandatory screening program is part of a broad plan to improve addiction treatment.

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Construction has contributed to the loss of nearly 50,000 acres of forest ? at a pace of 13 acres a day ? between 2005 and 2013.

Opinion

opinion | Nathaniel P. Morris

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Can medical schools truly teach medicine when they present a censored version of today?s health care?

Ideas

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It?s murderous, intolerant, and dangerous. But the group offers Sunnis something rare in the Middle East: a chance to feel like a citizen.

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?It?s a big step for the growth of soccer if we get past Belgium,?? US defender DaMarcus Beasley said.

WORLD CUP

US preparing for defensive battle

Numbers bring surge in home equity loans

Yvonne Abraham

With no buffer, protesters close in
The Rev. Terrence P. Devino gave an orientation talk to parents of incoming freshmen at Boston College.

College orientations now for parents
At left, a plane dropping Agent Orange over Vietnam. Richard Matte flew such planes on domestic missions and believes he was exposed to the deadly herbicide.

Aging fliers want VA?s help
Facebook manipulated news feeds for more than a half-million users for a study examining how emotions can be spread on social media.

Facebook study tinkers with feeds
Keolis Commuter Services will take over the state?s commuter rail system on July 1.

Keolis readies for rail service switch
Richie Hogan (left) and Padraic Folan were among the 36 boxers who took part in the event on City Hall Plaza Sunday.

Youths connecting in and out of boxing ring
Before joining the Revolution, ex-US national team striker Charlie Davies (right) played in the MLS for DC United. Luis M. Alvarez/Associated Press

Revs? Davies wonders what might have been
A movie-industry struggle is part of the drama behind a new sci-fi film (above).

movies

The saga of ?Snowpiercer?
All indications are it will take an aggressive approach by a team to acquire David Price well in advance of the deadline.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Cost will be high to get David Price

DEA details path of deadly heroin blend

Sports

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David Ortiz hit his 450th career home run, his 19th this season.

Red Sox defeat Yankees in series finale

The Red Sox banged out 12 hits to support John Lackey, who picked up his ninth victory of the season.

Metro

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Courtney Silvani of Shrewsbury led the ?Respect Life Walk? while carrying her daughter, Ryleigh, at Boston Common.

Antiabortion activists march on Common

Attendees celebrated the striking down of a state law barring protesters from within 35 feet of abortion clinics.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

An unsettling impasse in Lexington
The border area in Nogalesy, Arizona is a symbol of the flaws in the US immigration system. Every day more than 1,000 undocumented migrants are sent to the US part of the city to be deported to Mexico.

MIKE ROSS

Redefining the immigration debate
Thad Cochran successfully reached out to black voters in primary against a Tea Party challenger.

JEFF JACOBY

Voting rights are well protected
The new Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston.

JOAN VENNOCHI

More discussion needed on Partners deal
The sign for Pfeiffer Beach in California.

Beverly Beckham

Beach visit turns into trip of horrors
Mookie Betts played only 23 games at Triple A Pawtucket before getting the call to join the Red Sox. (Brian Gomsak/for The Globe)

Dan Shaughnessy

Mookie Betts gets the call

Yvonne Abraham

With no buffer, protesters close in
This file image provided by Aereo shows a streaming broadcast of Bob the Builder on the New York PBS station.

Innovation Economy

Aereo case won?t stop disruptors
The 27-unit apartment building, seen in this artist?s rendering, would be right next to the Fairmount commuter rail station.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Will Walsh lose housing in Hyde Park?
The West Cottage farm is on a former abandoned 1.4-acre lot in Roxbury.

RENÉE LOTH

Health, justice, lunch
A courtroom sketch of Whitey Bulger, who didn?t take the stand during his trial.

Kevin Cullen

?Whitey? documentary suffers
The yellow line will no longer be used as a buffer.

JOANNA WEISS

Court is naive on buffer zones

Nation & World

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Bob McDonald.

In unorthodox move, Obama picks executive to oversee VA

Former Procter & Gamble executive Bob McDonald attended West Point and served in the Army.

Business

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Companies are exploring novel ways to help people shed unwanted pounds.

New allies in war on weight

Companies are exploring novel ways to help people shed unwanted pounds, such as a pill that turns into a gelatinous glob.

Arts

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Nicki Minaj won her fifth consecutive award best female hip-hop artist.

At BET Awards, Nicki Minaj says she was close to death

In accepting her fifth consecutive win for best female hip-hop artist, Minaj said she recently thought she ?was about to die.?

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

Why doctors don?t talk to pregnant women about toxic chemicals

Reducing pregnant women?s exposure to environmental toxins was recently deemed ?critical? to prevent fetal health problems.

Globe Insiders

Design New England

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A hill-crest compound creates its own sense of drama on the former estate of a film legend.

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Aereo wants a TV revolution, if the Supreme Court will let it