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Judge in Bulger case rejects request to delay trial

After jury selection was completed, the judge turned aside defense attorneys’ request for more time for an investigation into a key witness against the gangster.

US Senate sebate | 7 p.m.

Gomez, Markey set for second debate

The one-hour matchup in Springfield is expected to include questions important to the western part of the state.

ACLU sues over collection of phone records

The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over its “dragnet” collection of logs of domestic phone calls.

Protestors clash with Turkish riot police in Taksim square on Tuesday evening.

Police push into Istanbul square in battle with protesters

The police raid, which came on the 12th day of nationwide protests, sparked clashes with groups of protesters.

From left, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, and Danny McBride in “This Is the End.”

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‘This Is the End’ is Armageddon in Hollywood

The comedy, in which the apocalypse comes to Hollywood and takes most of the A-list with it, sends up the new rules of celebrity engagement.

Tim Tebow walked off of the field after practicing with the Patriots on Tuesday.

Patriots ready to capitalize on marketable Tebow

Before Tim Tebow even had a number on the New England Patriots roster, his jersey was already selling online at the team’s pro shop for $99.95.

Tim Tebow was swarmed by reporters after the Patriots practice on Tuesday.

On Football

Tim Tebow mostly a bystander at Patriots practice

Tebow watched as Tom Brady and Ryan Mallett took most of the quarterback drills Tuesday, then talked about how grateful he is to be with the team.

Bruin Brad Marchand walked by the crowd gathered to send the team off to Chicago.

Fans send Bruins off to Chicago

Hundreds of fans showed up at the TD Garden on Tuesday to cheer on the Bruins before the team headed to Chicago for the Stanley Cup Final.

Opinion

PAUL MCMORROW

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/04/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_Prudential2_MET.jpg Towers rise from Big Dig shadows

The Big Dig, the demolition of the elevated Green Line, and the expansion of North Station have combined to open a North End neighborhood to ambitious development.

Globe exclusives

Ben Mezrich’s post-adolescent heroes start from scratch in the basement of a parent’s house and eventually rake in the cash — before crashing.

Book Review

‘Straight Flush’ by Ben Mezrich
Publicist Kate Conti’s firm has promoted meditation’s benefits but she finds she cannot focus on it.

G Cover

The stress of not meditating
Some school districts already offer computer science courses, but few students are taking them.

Google, others call for mandatory tech classes
Brian Rosen played with Autumn, a home seller’s pet, as wife Elizabeth Deutsch and broker Ed Greable watched.

House hunters go to extremes in hot market

Opinion | TOM KEANE

Edward Snowden is an American hero

Coverage

The trial of Whitey Bulger
The Commonwealth Lyric Theater in rehearsal for Rachmaninoff’s opera “Aleko.”

Opera Review

Rachmaninoff’s ‘Aleko’ runs free in Brighton
George Tooker’s “Study for Subway” in the Addison show.

Art Review

Show frames 20th century’s gay male life

Colleen MacRamos, with Jack, 1, and Maggie, 5, said she and her husband can’t afford family health care insurance.

State targets health law gap

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A Boston landmark celebrates the power of play
David Ortiz and other players often have time-taking habits during their plat appearances that help to slow games.

Why do baseball games take so long?
Harold Addison grabbed the summit sign as Gerry Wright, his climbing companion that night, and savior Guy Gosselin approached.

Years later, still warmed by kindness

Stanley Cup Final

GRAPHIC

The 6 Stanley Cup banners in Bruins history

Will the Bruins add a seventh to this collection of Stanley Cup banners they have accumulated through the decades?

Sports

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On Baseball

With a lean, lanky frame, Clay Buchholz is hardly the prototype power pitcher.

Red Sox must take it slow with Clay Buchholz

Buchholz is now this team’s ace. He’s too important to the Red Sox’ playoff hopes not to allow him time to heal properly.

Metro

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Richard DesLauriers served more than 26 years with the agency, taking the helm in Boston in July 2010.

Head of Boston FBI office to retire

Richard DesLauriers, who became a familiar face during the Boston Marathon bombing investigation, is retiring next month.

Columnists

Dr. Hiep Nguyen led app’s development.

Innovation Economy

Can Google’s Glass save lives?

Adrian Walker

A Prom Night to remember

JAMES CARROLL

No military intervention in Syria

Kevin Cullen

It’s Beantown vs. Hawkeytown

JOHN E. SUNUNU

Who is a patent troll?
The Bruins have 17 players who were on the team’s Stanley Cup-winning roster in 2011.

Christopher L. Gasper

Talent, not luck, got Bruins here

Yvonne Abraham

Rising and falling

JEFF JACOBY

Gomez and Markey on other issues
Michelle Obama was heckled at a private fund-raising event Tuesday.

joanna weiss

The power of contact
Zdeno Chara and the Bruins have made dramatic playoff runs for four years in a row.

Bob Ryan

Bruins’ four-year playoff run has been epic
A motorcycle taxi waited for business at the Konyo Konyo city market in Juba in July 2012.

farah stockman

The Wild West in South Sudan

JOAN VENNOCHI

Still so many questions for the FBI

Nation & World

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A chimpanzee mother, Regina, carried her female baby, Zuri, at the Los Angeles Zoo.

US agency proposes endangered listing for all chimpanzees

Chimpanzees in the wild were listed as endangered 13 years ago, but those in captivity were listed as threatened.

Politics

Edward Markey gestured during a debate on June 5.

Edward Markey leading Gabriel Gomez in new poll

A new poll of likely voters released this morning found Gabriel Gomez trailing Edward Markey by 7 points.

Business

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Thomas J. May.

Utility leader Thomas May’s holdings exceed $80m

The merger of Northeast Utilities and NStar has been good for shareholders, and for the NStar chief who engineered the deal.

Arts

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ALBUM REVIEW | Pop

Quadron, ‘Avalanche’

On Quadron’s slinky sophomore release, the electronic soul band toes the fine line between club cuts and after-hours ballads.

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Magazine

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Seaside haven
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Weekend Fun Guide 2013
The cover for the May 26 2013 issue

The great froyo gold rush
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10 best amusement and theme parks in New England

Globe Insiders

Globe Talks | June 11

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/06/11/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/lehane-170.jpg A conversation with Dennis Lehane

The best-selling author discusses his craft with Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory. Proceeds will go to the One Fund Boston.

Ideas

“In Boston, the mass summer exodus of students creates what amounts to a second city — a place that isn’t just warmer, but different in specific, surprising, and delightfully measurable ways.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on summer in Boston