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Police enter Hernandez home
Police arrived at Aaron Hernandez’s home Saturday afternoon.

Officers brought two police dogs and what appeared to be crime scene analysis equipment to the home of Patriots player Aaron Hernandez.

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“There’s no reason why this guy shouldn’t walk to victory,” Vice President Joe Biden said of US Senate candidate Edward Markey.

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The Republican candidate for US Senate pushed his closing argument at a Newton fun run.

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A sampling of stories from this Sunday's Globe.

 

Jon Hamm stars as the morally and emotionally stagnant Don Draper in “Mad Men.”

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BuzzSaw

Do characters have to change?

As TV dramas dig deeper into the twisty problems of men and women, viewers eventually begin to anticipate some kind of personal evolution.

Paul Feig found Boston to his liking while he was here last summer shooting “The Heat.” the film stars Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, and a host of local actors.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | movies

Paul Feig loves Boston in ‘The Heat’

“The Heat,” the new Boston crime comedy by “Freaks and Geeks” creator and “Bridesmaids” director Paul Feig, is a few love letters at once.

There are sunsets for two — like the one this couple enjoys on a dock at Wauwinet resort.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Travel

Enjoying Nantucket in three ways

Looking for romance? Love history? Crave adventure? Here are three ways to explore Nantucket.

Bruins vs. Blackhawks, 8 p.m. | Game 5

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The defensive awareness of captain Zdeno Chara and forward Patrice Bergeron is one reason the Bruins could claim a 3-2 series lead with a Game 5 win.

Opinion

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It would be a shame if Boston’s mainstream business leaders stick to the sidelines through the preliminary election when the field whittles down.

Globe exclusives

Laurie Seckinger was more focused on Scott Brown’s Senate bid.

Many tuning race out in town Gomez must win
Syrian government soldiers stood in front of the clock tower flying the national flag in the main square of the city of Qusayr, in Syria’s central Homs province, on June 5, after the army claimed it had seized total control of it and the surrounding region.

opinion | alan berger

The ‘let-it-burn’ strategy in Syria
Painter Walter Richard Sickert’s “Putana a Casa.”

Obsessed with Jack the Ripper
Staples kiosks allow customers to buy online what they can’t find in stores.

Staples looks to fend off its online rivals
Among the bands scheduled to play the Channel reunion show at Royale are Lizzie Borden and the Axes.

Bands return to Channel days

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Magazine

The bee keepers
Michael Murphy, business development manager for water innovation at Mass. Clean Energy.

‘Water dude’ aims to be matchmaker
Ex-Bulger associate John Martorano bristled at one typical bit of mob slang: “hit man,” a term for a hired killer first noted in Eric Partridge’s 1963 “Dictionary of the Underworld.”

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

How to talk like Whitey Bulger
The House on Thursday defeated the farm bill, 234 to 195. Nearly 80 percent of the proposed farm bill spending would be set aside for food stamps and nutrition programs.

Broken City

Farm bill fails as trade-offs of yore vanish
Edward J. Tutunjian and smaller fleet owners are accused wrongly treating cabbies as independent contractors instead of as employees, costing drivers hundreds of millions in unpaid wages.

spotlight follow-up

Judge freezes assets of Boston’s taxi king
Anthony Savoy and Francis Lawrence of Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Dance Review

Youthful enthusiasm
Sean A. Collier is being posthumously appointed to the Somerville Police Department.

Patrick signs bill honoring slain MIT officer

Stanley Cup Final

Coach Claude Julien and the Bruins practiced at TD Garden Friday before leaving for Chicago for Saturday’s Game 5.

Bruins’ top line must get back to top level

In the last three games of the Stanley Cup Final, David Krejci, Nathan Horton and Milan Lucic combined to produce just one goal.

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Red Sox Notebook

Koji Uehara laughed when asked how long he expected to keep the job.

Koji Uehara replaces Andrew Bailey as Red Sox closer

The season is not yet half over and the Red Sox have their third closer.

Metro

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A model of the proposed Wynn Resorts casino in Everett.

Everett voters weigh in on casino plan

Everett residents vote today on whether to give the green light to Steve Wynn’s plan to build a $1.2 billion casino in the city.

Columnists

CARLO ROTELLA

Humanities: The practical degree

lawrence harmon

Business needs to join mayoral race
Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask didn’t need to pad his stats during practice Friday — here stuffing Brad Marchand — since he’s had such a strong postseason.

Christopher L. Gasper

Expect a sharper Rask

SCOT LEHIGH

Pacheco Law eats T money and options

Newly elected Iranian President Hassan Rowhani greeted reporters during a press conference in Tehran on Monday.

NICHOLAS BURNS

Rowhani’s Iran

Alex Beam

Letting the sun shine in

JOAN VENNOCHI

Boston’s gang wars, 2013
A thumb-friendly keyboard is still a big advantage for many BlackBerry fans, but such devices are losing market share.

Tech Lab

BlackBerry’s new phone is perfect — for three years ago
The Blackhawks celebrated after their game-winning goal.

Christopher L. Gasper

Blackhawks bullied the Bruins

Yvonne Abraham

A lost year at Madison Park
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews celebrates Chicago’s winning goal, much to the chagrin of Bruins counterpart Zdeno Chara.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bruins fans celebrated too soon

Kevin Cullen

Shaming the shameless

Nation & World

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Edward Snowden admitted providing information to the news media about highly classified NSA surveillance programs.

Hong Kong silent on Snowden extradition

Edward Snowden has admitted to providing information to the media about classified NSA surveillance programs.

Politics

President Barack Obama will unveil a national plan to combat climate change in a speech Tuesday.

Obama to unveil climate plan in Tuesday speech

White House aides have suggested the steps will include renewable energy and energy-efficient appliances and buildings.

Business

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A spokesman for Southwest Airlines said all departing flights were grounded for part of Friday due to a system-wide computer problem.

Delays linger after Southwest computer glitch

Southwest Airlines is still working to clear a backlog of flights after a computer glitch grounded 250 flights for nearly three hours late Friday.

Arts

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Book reviews

Barbara J. King’s “How Animals Grieve” examines the subject from the view of an anthropologist.

‘The Possibility Dogs’ and ‘How Animals Grieve’

Two books that explore the rich inner lives of animals.

Lifestyle

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99 Bottles

Terra Incognita a complex beer that’s still well grounded

“Terra Incognita” can renew faith in highly-involved beers.

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Last of their kind
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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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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