Jurors begin deliberations in probation trial

The panel is weighing allegations against former probation chief John O?Brien and two top aides.

Thomas Farragher

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What happened at the Probation Department was the crack cocaine of patronage.

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Employees have posted signs inside and outside company headquarters in support of ousted president Arthur T. Demoulas.

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The Mashpee man arrested Tuesday apparently told police he was looking for singer Katy Perry and John F. Kennedy.

A picture taken from the southern Israeli city of Sderot showed rockets being launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel Tuesday.

Israel intercepts four rockets over Tel Aviv

The military bombed the homes of several political leaders of the militant Islamic movement Hamas overnight.

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Azamat Tazhayakov heard Dzokhar Tsarnaev talk about knowing how to make explosives out of fireworks, a federal prosecutor said.

Interactive timeline

Three pivotal days in case against Azamat Tazhayakov

Tazhayakov, 20, is one of three friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev charged with obstructing justice. Here are key events in the case.

Evan Horowitz

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The economy has not been kind to low and middle-wage workers in recent years.

Philadelphia-based Comcast said Tuesday the employee?s behavior is unacceptable and the company is ??embarrassed?? by it.

Comcast apologizes after customer service call goes viral

In an eight-minute audio clip, an aggressive Comcast representative demanded to know why a customer wanted his service disconnected.

Opinion

Marcela García

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Chelsea is proving that its open-arms approach to immigrants works.

BetaBoston

BetaBoston

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?I think it represents progress and something that we shouldn?t be afraid of,? Ross said.

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The crew of the Charles W. Morgan hoisted sails on the voyage to Charlestown. Mystic Seaport spent $7.5 million to restore the ship.

Whaling ship docks in Charlestown
Derek Jeter celebrated with his AL teammates after beating the NL in the All-Star Game.

AL 5, NL 3

Jeter sent off as an All-Star in triumph
Hillary Rodham Clinton acknowledged during Tuesday?s taping of ??The Daily Show?? that the speculation surrounding her possible candidacy has become ??a cottage industry.??

Clinton gives no hints on ?Daily Show?
Bud Selig was on hand at what he says was his final All-Star Game as commissioner.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Bud Selig leaving complicated MLB legacy

Andris Nelsons (below center) has kept up a hectic pace at Tanglewood that includes planning future performances.

New BSO music director right at home
Haystack, launched in Baltimore in May, is expanding to Boston this week with what its 24-year-old founder calls a convenient solution to one of urban living?s great frustrations.

City?s next move on Haystack parking app unclear
Senator Elizabeth Warren.

Website urges Warren to run for president
Guy Fieri, host of the Food Network?s ?Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives,? and Nikki Christo, owner of Blunch, a South End sandwich cafe being featured on the show.

Fieri drives to Blunch

Jennifer Lawrence straightened a pull-out couch that she rents in the living room of her Somerville home.

With Airbnb, many turn rooms into inns
Yonetta Harris, (center), 18, a three-sport athlete, graduated from O?Bryant High School on June 13.

Boston athlete thrives after early turmoil
Wilhelmina Peragine is overseeing the building of a parklet near 506 Park Drive.

A parklet rises in Boston

Video

Footage shows Tsarnaev, friend day after bombing

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Pressure is on Doc Rivers with Clippers now

The Clippers GM and coach has a lot of work to do to keep up with West powers in San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Dallas and Memphis.

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The deadliest fire the state has seen in 20 years swept the Branch Street building, forcing some residents to leap from windows to escape.

Lowell fire tied to an electrical failure

Investigators believe the building?s alarm system was up to code, ?properly maintained and inspected.?

Columnists

Last winter, the Pine Street Inn saw an overcrowding of homeless men trying to escape the extreme cold.

Shirley Leung

Pine St. Inn?s bold move
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, left, and rival candidate Ashraf Ghani appeared in Kabul Saturday.

farah stockman

Politics, Afghanistan-style

SCOT LEHIGH

State Senate needs an honest debate about charters

JEFF JACOBY

Alter Constitution by amendment, not interpretation

Kevin Cullen

Gordon College insults our intelligence

Adrian Walker

Games quest can?t be elite
LeBron James will be back in a Cavaliers uniform next season with the goal of winning an NBA title for Northeast Ohio.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

LeBron?s homecoming will start new legacy
Steve Grossman spoke during a recent candidates forum in Boston.

Yvonne Abraham

Steve Grossman is gaining votes, one at a time
Jon Lester is having his best overall season at 9-7 with a 2.65 ERA, 29 walks and 134 strikeouts in 129 innings.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Jon Lester has shown control with contract situation
Self-serve beer machines will be up and running for Tuesday?s All-Star Game.

on second thought

Self-serve beer machines in pour taste?
Pope Francis delivered his homily as he celebrated Mass in southern Italy in June.

All Things Catholic

On sex and money, Pope Francis sets his course
A charter school volunteer checked names of future students drawn from a list of hopefuls on lottery day in May.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Charter school battle erodes middle ground

Politics

Joseph Kennedy III is the son of former congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II and grandson of Robert F. Kennedy.

Joseph Kennedy III reports big cash haul

The first-term Democrat raised a whopping $517,000 in April, May and June, according to a report.

Nation & World

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The casino boat Escapade, with 123 people aboard, was grounded off the coast of Tybee Island, Ga.

Casino boat stranded after becoming stuck on rocks

A casino boat with 123 people aboard on its maiden trip ran aground on rocks off the coast of Georgia.

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Matt Guthmiller, right, walks with his mother Shirley after arriving in El Cajon, Calif. on Monday at the completion of his solo around-the-world flight.

MIT student finishes record flight around the world

Nineteen-year-old Matt Guthmiller seemed to have mixed emotions that his extraordinary six-week journey had come to an end.

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Marin Ireland and Paul Schneider (above) and Damon Gupton (below) in WE tv?s new drama ?The Divide,? about death row and the justice system.

?The Divide? aims high with death-row drama

The WE television show is yet another series hoping to remind us that sometimes the guilty get off scot-free.

Food & dining

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Many flavors of gazpacho on local menus

Gazpacho has cropped up in colorful preparations, from the traditional to more adventurous kinds.

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Since 1634, when Boston voted to establish a market at the site of the Old State House, markets in the city have flourished.

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The complicated sex life of baby boomers
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Behind the Massachusetts casino kerfuffle is a country that?s always been torn about whether to trust Lady Luck.