Officials take stock of bombing response as suspect is moved

After suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was moved to a federal prison hospital in Ayer, Governor Patrick defended his response to the manhunt.

The Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury held Friday prayer, with clergy of other faiths present.

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Boston Muslims gather, saddened and shaken

For many area Muslims, the feeling of being besieged by scrutiny hasn’t lifted since the Marathon bombings.

Congress is briefed on radical Islamists in Northern Caucasus

Terrorist groups in the Northern Caucasus pose little immediate threat to the US, harboring most of their ill will for Russia.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Lee_russian3_met--90x90.jpg At Russian festival, pride interlaces with sadness

Organizers of an arts and culture festival in Newton said they were horrified to learn that the Marathon bombing suspects were from Russia.

Opinion | Michael Craig Miller

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One case is not going to satisfy our curiosity, but we do have an opportunity now to examine important and interesting evidence that is there for the taking.

Back Bay stores secure US loan aid

Small businesses that suffered financial losses because of the Boston Marathon bombings will be able to apply for federal loan assistance.

Trooper Ed Mathurin, the tactical flight officer the night of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s capture, described the operation at Plymouth Airport Friday.

Copter’s camera could see Boston bombing suspect

The helicopter team searching for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was stunned to see his silhouette in a boat as they flew over Watertown.

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Miss. man arrested in poison letter case, FBI says

Everett Dutschke was arrested at his home in connection with letters, allegedly containing ricin, that were sent to the president and other officials.

James “Whitey” Bulger.

‘Whitey’ Bulger wants immunity ruling vacated

James “Whitey” Bulger made his first public appearance in months, before a new judge at the South Boston courthouse.

Celtics (from left) Chris Wilcox, Jason Terry, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett headed off the court knowing their season could come to an end on Sunday.

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Celtics look like they’re done

After their 90-76 loss to the Knicks on Friday, it looks like this series is not coming back to Boston next week.

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What we want from the Marathon bombing trial

Boston expects a lot from the prosecution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. If things go right, we won’t get it all.

Police say the Marathon bombing suspects fired on them in Watertown from behind the SUV they had stolen in a carjacking.

Carjacking victim describes harrowing night

Danny, a 26-year-old Chinese entrepreneur, described his 90-minute abduction and escape from the Marathon bomb suspects in an exclusive interview with the Globe.

Opinion on the bombings

Editorial

The bombing suspects stood near an SUV that had been carjacked. The victim had escaped earlier.

Tsarnaevs’ carjacking victim: Quick thinking saved lives

The 26-year-old deserves Boston’s praise and thanks because his calm under pressure may well have prevented further tragedies.

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Knicks 90, Celtics 76

Jeff Green led the Celtics with 21 points Friday, but they got down early and couldn’t recover against the Knicks.

Celtics lose Game 3 to Knicks

The Celtics are a loss away in Sunday’s Game 4 at the Garden from having their season finished.

Metro

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Robert Breest, with his wife, Carol, at MCI-Shirley. He was convicted of killing 18-year-old Susan Randall.

Lowell man seeks new murder trial 42 years later

Robert Breest has maintained his innocence since he was convicted of a 1971 murder. His lawyers say they have new evidence.

Politics

President Obama spoke Friday at a Planned Parenthood meeting in Washington, calling some of the new laws “absurd.”

Obama voices criticism of tough new abortion laws

President Obama assailed conservatives who have sought to restrict access to abortion and contraception, saying “you want to make sure you’re still living in 2013.”

Nation & World

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A close-up view of a plane fragment found wedged between two buildings just blocks from the World Trade Center site.

Workers find possible wreckage from 9/11 plane

A rusted 5-foot-tall piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the hijacked planes has been discovered near the World Trade Center.

Business

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Jonathan Bean of Needham putted at George Wright Golf Course in Hyde Park, one of two municipal courses in the city.

Golf courses in Massachusetts on the rebound

After several slow years during the recession and a sluggish start to the recovery, courses are optimistic business is on the upswing.

Arts

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Michael Stinnett stands next to the “Cocked Hat” piano that he was hired to restore to its original circa 1861 condition. Top right: details of the restored piano.

Rare piano is restored to its original glory

A Boston-built grand piano is one of the rarest, and oldest, pianos in the United States, but until recently the owner was unaware of its worth.

Opinion

“The days have passed when a quick snapshot of a Boston candidate’s race, gender, ethnicity, or address could be used as a palm card on election day.”

Lawrence Harmon 

Magazine

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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.

Ideas

“What we felt this week, the collective vulnerability, is an exact reflection of what makes cities work in the first place, what makes them productive, and vital, and almost unimaginably resilient.”

Stephen Heuser, on the vulnerability of an open city