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Last bomb victim discharged from Boston hospital

John Tlumacki / Globe Staff

After spending 50 days at Beth Israel, Erika Brannock is the last of the victims to be discharged from the area hospitals that took care of the wounded.

Senator Frank Lautenberg, a multimillionaire businessman and liberal who was called out of retirement for a second tour of duty in Congress, has died.

Senator Frank Lautenberg of N.J. dies at 89

Lautenberg, a multimillionaire businessman and liberal who was called out of retirement for a second tour of duty in Congress, has died.

Police shot and killed a bear (top left) in Newton Sunday.

In bear shooting, tranquilizing was ‘too difficult,’ police say

The decision to kill a bear in Newton was made “because of the proximity to the MBTA lines, Mass Pike, and the urban environment,” Environmental Police said.

The Forum has been boarded up since the bombings.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Closed since bombings, Forum seeks fresh start

The restaurant is the only Boylston Street business yet to reopen since the April 15 bombings.

Even getting James “Whitey” Bulger to the Moakley Courthouse in South Boston can be a production.

First task in Bulger trial finding a jury

The long-awaited trial of James “Whitey” Bulger is set to begin Tuesday with the daunting task of finding 18 impartial jurors in a pool of 675.

Wayne and Lillian Graham, with their son, Eddie, in the kitchen, have recovered losses in their retirement fund.

Patience pays off for older investors

Retirement savers who stuck it out during the darkest days of the recession have more than recouped their losses.

Red Sox 3, Yankees 0

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Clay Buchholz was credited with a complete game win as David Ortiz’s home run helped wrap up the Yankees after 5 1/2 innings.

Dan Shaughnessy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/06/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-4641.jpg Buchholz looks like best pitcher in MLB

Clay Buchholz improved to 8-0 Sunday with an MLB-best 1.62, and he’s a big reason the Red Sox are in first place.

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Bitten by Uncertainty

With tens of thousands of people contracting Lyme disease in Mass. each year, the Globe is taking an in-depth look at the disease, the patients, the debate, science and testing.