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Carjacking victim recalls harrowing night

The 26-year-old filled in some of the missing pieces between the death of MIT police officer Sean Collier and the shoot-out with the bombing suspects.

The carjacked Mercedes (right) can be seen in this image of last week’s events in Watertown.

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The carjacked Mercedes (right) can be seen in this image of last week’s events in Watertown.

Antiterror units not notified of 2011 probe

The Boston Regional Intelligence Center and the Commonwealth Fusion Center were never informed that FBI agents had looked at Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s activities.

Friendly fire may have wounded MBTA officer in shoot-out

Authorities are investigating whether the officer was wounded by friendly fire in the shoot-out with the bombing suspects, a State Police spokesman confirmed.

Bombing victim says amputation was ‘best option’

After doctors had tried for nearly a week to save her foot, injured in the blasts on Marathon Monday, Heather Abbott gave the go-ahead to amputate.

Patrick vows to ensure state followed rules in giving benefits to bombing suspects

Governor Deval Patrick said that officials will release as much information about state benefits collected by the Marathon bombing suspects as allowed by law.

Cab driver believes he had encounter with bomb suspects

A local taxi driver said he believes he had the Marathon bombing suspects in his cab, and even picked up an unusually heavy backpack.

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Kraft announces $617,000 donation to One Fund Boston

The Kraft family had previously made a commitment to match up to $100,000 in donations for bombing victims.

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Red Sox rout Astros in series opener

David Ortiz hit his first home run of the season and drove in two runs. He is 11 of 20 with five RBIs since coming off the disabled list.

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Bruins inch closer to Northeast Division title

A touch of renewed emotion, coupled with some dazzling Tuukka Rask goaltending, led the Bruins to victory over the Lightning.

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More coverage of the bombings

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino ate at Solas Irish Pub at the Lenox Hotel on Boylston street.

Mayor Menino has lunch on Boylston Street

While visiting Solas, an Irish bar at the Lenox Hotel, Mayor Thomas Menino said he was excited to see the crowds in Copley Square.

Investigators searched the Crapo Hill Waste Facility for evidence in the Boston Marathon bombing.

FBI searches landfill in bombing investigation

A New Bedford landfill was searched as part of the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings.

Opinion on the bombings

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Boston Police Officer Mike Duggan repositioned a barrier as the city conducted a cleanup of Boylston Street on Tuesday.

The new normal?

Recovery from a terrorist attack can be orderly and efficient. Step by step, we are following an emerging pattern.

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Eric Fisher of Central Michigan held up a jersey on stage after he was picked No. 1 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Central Michigan’s Fisher is tonight’s first NFL draft pick

The Kansas City Chiefs took offensive tackle Eric Fisher of Central Michigan to begin the NFL draft Thursday night.

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This artist's rendering released in March shows a proposed resort casino on the banks of the Mystic River.

Everett announces deal with Wynn

Casino operator Steve Wynn would make $30 million in advance payments to the city, among other commitments, once a proposed resort casino opens.

Politics

House approves $34 billion spending plan

The fiscal 2014 budget is balanced with new taxes and withdrawals from state reserves, on a party-line 127-29 vote.

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President Barack Obama (from left) stood alongside former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter during the dedication ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.

Obama calls younger Bush ‘a good man’

Barack Obama joined all of the living former presidents today to dedicate the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.

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Douglas Melton, co-director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (back) and post-doctoral researcher Peng Yi discovered a hormone that in early experiments increased the number of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

Hormone causes cells lost to diabetes to multiply, researchers find

Harvard researchers hope the discovery will lead to a drug that can replace or augment daily insulin injections.

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ART’s ‘Glass Menagerie’ is Broadway-bound

John Tiffany’s “The Glass Menagerie,” starring Cherry Jones as Amanda Wingfield, is going to Broadway with its original cast.

Style

Guests at the recent Huntington Theatre Company’s spring gala, which included a silent auction.

When tragedy strikes, event planners are faced with a wrenching decision

Across Boston, party planners are wrestling with the question of how to handle their lighthearted and celebratory affairs as memorial services take place.

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A living room design for grown-ups

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Tornado season approaches

About 1,200 tornadoes strike the United States every year, and while Massachusetts lies outside the “Tornado Alley” of the midwest, we’ve experienced our share of violent twisters.

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