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Bulger jurors have to reach verdicts on all charges

Prodded by federal prosecutors, Judge Denise Casper said today that jurors should rule on all 32 allegations James “Whitey” Bulger faces.

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Tamerlan Tsarnaev clung to strong views that were probably influenced by propaganda, said a confidant.

Galvin faulted on rules for lobbyists

A judge ordered Secretary of State William Galvin to cover $100,000 in attorneys’ fees for lobbyists who challenged his interpretation of the state’s ethics laws.

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Stephen Drew blasted a three-run home run in the ninth inning to give Boston its 70th win, one more than it had all last season.

Central Rock Gym in Watertown (above) and Brooklyn Boulders Somerville both opened in the last three months.

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Central Rock Gym in Watertown (above) and Brooklyn Boulders Somerville both opened in the last three months.

Once a place for serious rock climbers during the winter, rock gyms are appealing to a broader audience.

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Once a place for serious rock climbers during the winter, rock gyms are appealing to a broader audience.

Rock climbing is a growing segment of the $646 billion that Americans spend annually on outdoor recreation.

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Rock climbing is a growing segment of the $646 billion that Americans spend annually on outdoor recreation.

Katie Price of Boston watched friend Mimi Lin also from Boston try a route at Central Rock Gym in Watertown.

Katie Price of Boston watched friend Mimi Lin also from Boston try a route at Central Rock Gym in Watertown.

At Brooklyn Boulders Somerville, there is a lounge, balcony, and sauna, and plans for a cafe.

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At Brooklyn Boulders Somerville, there is a lounge, balcony, and sauna, and plans for a cafe.

Number, popularity of rock gyms climbing

Rock gyms are appealing to a broad audience, making an extreme sport accessible to anyone looking for thrills mixed into exercise.

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In his 66 years welcoming guests to Boston's Taj Hotel, bellman Norman Pashoian has greeted heads of state, famous actors, prominent politicians.

Police searched the neighborhood in SWAT vehicles for a second suspect after the Dorchester shooting.

2nd suspect still at large in Dorchester shoot-out

A terrifying burst of violence left one man dead, two police officers wounded, and shattered the calm of a summer day.

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Health care from “retainer” doctors may not be for everyone, but it’s a trend that might catch on.

Globe exclusives

The media wait for news of a verdict in the James “Whitey” Bulger case. The jury continues to deliberate.

Signs appear of a split in Bulger jury
Concord and Carlisle Police reports show that the departments documented twelve reports of vandalism and death threats against former Concord-Carlisle High School student Isabella “Belle” Hankey

Police documented 12 reports of threats against Concord student
Hull’s beaches have drawn tourists for well over a hundred years, and many homeowners rent their houses out by the week to summertime vacationers.

Hull

Hull efforts to curb rentals spark blowback
Wes Welker is now wearing Denver colors, but it sounds as though he is still bothered by things that happened in New England. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Wes Welker details how bond with Bill Belichick fell apart

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Boston’s race for mayor has many down to their fighting weight
Matt Damon and Alice Braga star in the Neill Blomkamp-directed drama “Elysium.”

Movie Review

Matt Damon’s ‘Elysium’ is standard, not gold standard
The Mayflower II, a replica of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World, returned to Plymouth after getting the first repairs in a seven-year effort to get it in shipshape for the 400th anniversary of the original Mayflower’s 1620 voyage.

Mayflower II back in Plymouth after overhaul
David Tennant and Olivia Colman play mismatched detectives thrown together to solve a murder in “Broadchurch.”

Television Review

‘Broadchurch’: A town undone
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Lawrence Summers.

Despite ties, Warren, Summers paths are diverging
Isabella “Belle” Hankey has filed suit against the Concord-Carisle schools.

A happy school life lost
Deviled eggs with tuna and black olives added to the creamy yolk at Oleana.

Dining out

Oleana adventurous, iconic
Red Sox broadcaster Don Orsillo preparing his chicken and sausage dish.

Don Orsillo at home in the kitchen

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Red Sox DH David Ortiz fouled off a pitch during Wednesday night’s game.

David Ortiz is red hot on field and off

Ortiz’s passion has been flowing lately and may be playing with a chip on his shoulder. But as the team’s best hitter, that’s great for the Red Sox.

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Carol R. Johnson began clearing out and reorganizing her office Wednesday prior to her retirement as school superintendent.

Uncertainty for schools as superintendent retires

Boston Superintendent Carol R. Johnson has been relinquishing more control to John McDonough, who will serve in the position in the interim.

Columnists

LAWRENCE HARMON

Conley loses temper and respect of voters

JOAN VENNOCHI

John Walsh’s rhapsody in blue

Yvonne Abraham

Perilous rolls of the dice

Adrian Walker

The future begins at the Globe
Caroline Kennedy

Opinion | SCOT LEHIGH

Ambassadorship requires a seasoned diplomat, not a big name

Shirley Leung

The case for a sales tax rollback
A picture taken from inside a car shows Iranians waiting at a bus station in downtown Tehran in June.

Opinion | farah stockman

Tehran calculations
Steve Davis (white hair, in front of microphones), the brother of alleged Bulger victim Debra Davis, spoke to the reporters outside the Moakley federal courthouse as joggers passed by Monday.

Kevin Cullen

The theater of Whitey
Pope Francis waved from his popemobile on the Copacabana beachfront in Brazil.

JAMES CARROLL

The pope’s ‘culture of solidarity’

JOHN E. SUNUNU

‘Grand bargain’ is a grand head fake
Shane Victorino held a little impromptu meet-and-greet with some of the 37,611 Fenway Faithful in Sunday’s game.

Christopher L. Gasper

These Red Sox are Dirt Dogs again
Danny Ainge entrusted the Celtics’ head coaching job to 36-year-old Brad Stevens.

Bob Ryan

Stevens has a tough road ahead in NBA

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A Powerball lottery form was filled out Wednesday in San Antonio. Lottery officials said three grand-prize winners will split the $448 million jackpot.

3 winners will split massive $448m Powerball jackpot

Two of the winning tickets were sold in New Jersey, with a third ticket sold in Minnesota.

Politics

Edward Davis blamed the lack of diversity on civil service.

Minority officers challenge candidates on Davis’s status

One group vowed to “vigorously oppose” any Boston mayoral candidate planning to keep the city’s police commissioner.

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A child played with an iPad. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood challenges claims that apps for tablets and smartphones can teach young children.

Benefit of mobile apps for toddlers questioned

The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a Boston-based group, filed a complaint with the FTC alleging baby app developers are trying to dupe parents.

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Boston-area to do list

What’s happening in and around Boston.

Style

Rooms full of traditional or modern furniture have been replaced by a new sensibility.

Fall decor forecast: eclectic, with personality

Rooms full of traditional or modern furniture have been replaced by a more eclectic sensibility, interior decorators and designers agree.

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Walter Willett’s food fight
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What happened at Deerfield
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Ideas

“There hasn’t been a meaningful rethinking of who should appear on our paper money since 1928, when early versions of the bills we still use today entered circulation.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on American currency