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Taliban signals willingness to begin peace talks

US and Afghan officials said they would travel to Qatar to meet insurgent negotiators within days.

Flooding a concern as storms roll through

Powerful, fast-moving thunderstorms are pounding much of the region with lightning and heavy rain.

The proposed blockbuster deal that would have sent Doc Rivers (above) and Kevin Garnett to the Clippers is “dead.”

Clippers-Celtics deal ‘dead,’ Danny Ainge says

The Celtics and Clippers were unable to reach a deal about compensation, but Ainge said the team wants coach Doc Rivers back in Boston.

Chrysler agreed to recall 2.7 million older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs at risk of fire.

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Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire

The recall affects 2.7 million older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire.

The Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger

‘I always tried to be a nice guy,’ ex-hit man says

During cross examination, ex-Bulger associate John Martorano said he should not be considered a serial killer, even though he has murdered 20 people.

Former hit man coolly describes a long parade of murders

John Martorano laid out a grim parade of murders in horrific detail in his testimony in the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger.

Deborah Rimmler of Lenox with her first son in 2009. After his birth she battled postpartum depression and, when she recovered, helped set up Postpartum Progress Inc. To raise money for it, June 21 will be the first Climb Out of Darkness.

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Raising awareness about postpartum depression

Deborah Rimmler, who dealt with postpartum depression (PPD), will hike Mount Greylock to raise money and awareness.

Frame by Frame

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The Royal Descendent Hetepheres, a limestone statue, possesses the kind of beauty that reminds you of the smallness of your life.

The Bruins delivered a physical message late in the game when Zdeno Chara (33) and Dennis Seidenberg roughed up Bryan Bickell.

On Hockey

Bruins taking fight out of the Blackhawks

Where is the pushback from the Blackhawks? The Bruins have broken their spirit and their backs and now look tough to beat.

Opinion

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In an age of Big Data, we should stop focusing on who is collecting it and why, and instead make good laws to regulate its use.

Globe exclusives

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, which sits on land leased from Harvard University.

Academy honorees included the chief
Michelle Downey tried on team caps at the New England Patriots Pro Shop in Foxborough earlier this month.

Strategy is crucial for selling NFL gear
The “Mad Men” characters Megan and Don Draper are played by Jessica Pare and Jon Hamm.

Casual marijuana use common on TV
Seals on Cape Cod’s Monomoy Island.

G Cover

What to do when you see a seal
Deborah Rimmler of Lenox with her first son in 2009. After his birth she battled postpartum depression and, when she recovered, helped set up Postpartum Progress Inc. To raise money for it, June 21 will be the first Climb Out of Darkness.

Q & A

Raising awareness about postpartum depression
Celtics president Danny Ainge faces a big decision on whether to keep Paul Pierce in the fold. The aging veteran led the team in minutes played this year.

Teams place big bets on older players
Singer Tim Armstrong (pictured performing in California) and Rancid played to a packed House of Blues Sunday.

Music Review

Rancid keeps it raw at House of Blues
Anna Protopapas, Millennium’s president, says its corporate owner is “working through the process” of restructuring research operations.

Millennium chief faces questions, uncertainties
Roger Ahlfeld of Framingham conducted a job search from his tiny home office next to his daughter’s bedroom.

Job hunt gets harder as search grows longer
Contractor Edward Snowden revealed secret government surveillance programs before fleeing to Hong Kong.

Support slim for scrutiny of data
Adam Crane, 24, with defense attorney Laura Fenn at the start of his dangerousness hearing at Woburn District Court. Crane allegedly set off pipe bombs in his backyard.

Bomb threats, hoaxes weigh on police
Caroline Reinsch and Christian Williams were seriously injured in the Boston Marathon bombings.

The Marathon bombings

Amid death and anguish, a gift of life

Stanley Cup Final

Dan Shaughnessy

Although an alum of both teams playing in the Stanley Cup Final, Bobby Orr is rooting for Boston, where his heart is.

Bobby Orr is rooting for the Bruins

Although an alum of both teams playing in the Stanley Cup Final, Orr is rooting for Boston, where his heart is.

Sports

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Clay Buchholz has not been able to start sine June 8.

DL stint could loom for Clay Buchholz

The Red Sox starter was set to throw Tuesday, but manager John Farrell said if he didn’t perform well a trip to the DL was likely.

Metro

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Jonathan Napoli wants to run a dispensary in Roxbury.

3 making plans for medical marijuana dispensaries

State health officials are currently finalizing the rules for operating medical marijuana dispensaries.

Columnists

Kevin Cullen

Once a hitman, always a hitman

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Big Data’s big deal
Nothing got past the steady hands of Tuukka Rask, who turned aside the Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane on the doorstep for one of the Bruins goaltender’s 28 saves in Game 3 at TD Garden.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bruins the team you love to love
Daniel Paille and Tyler Seguin hooked up after Paille scored to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead in the second period.

Christopher L. Gasper

Paille rises to occasion — again
Gabriel Gomez campaigned in Quincy in May.

Opinion | Adrian Walker

Gomez is no Scott Brown

JOAN VENNOCHI

Boston FBI, old and new, on trial

Joanna Weiss

Humanities at risk

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The firefighters’ airport hot point

JAMES CARROLL

US security — too big not to fail
CustomMade’s CEO, Mike Salguero.

Innovation Economy

Got a song request? Text it on over
Torey Krug congratulates Tuukka Rask following the Bruins’ win in Game 2.

Christopher L. Gasper

Rask just as good as Thomas
These days, fathers are more involved with their children than in previous generations.

Beverly Beckham

Modern dads put the verb into ‘father’

Nation & World

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Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, testified before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Surveillance programs foiled terror plots, official says

Government surveillance has prevented dozens of plots, including one targeting the New York Stock Exchange, the director of the NSA said.

Politics

House Speaker John Boehner

House committee takes up tough immigration bill

In the Senate, a Republican lawmaker floated a compromise border security proposal he hopes can win over support for sweeping immigration legislation.

Business

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Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the dissent in the “pay for delay” drugs case.

Court says deals on generic drugs can be illegal

Deals between pharmaceutical corporations and their generic drug competitors can be illegal and therefore can be challenged in court, the Supreme Court said.

Arts

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The Joy Formidable was scheduled to play the House of Blues on April 19, during the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers.

Joy Formidable, halted by bombings, happy to be back

The last time the Joy Formidable was in Boston, it was for a show that never happened.

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Magazine

The cover for the June 16 2013 issue

Last of their kind
The cover for the June 9 2013 issue

Seaside haven
The cover for the June 2 2013 issue

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

The great froyo gold rush

Globe Insiders

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Full Globe coverage of the gangster’s ongoing trial, life on the run, and notorious legacy in Boston.

Ideas

“The stalemate over independence here in Western Sahara, Africa’s last remaining colony, raises the uncomfortable question of whether a peaceful breakup of nations is really possible — even when the process, officially speaking, enjoys the full support of the UN.”

Jenn Abelson