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Court to hear abortion clinic buffer zone case

The Massachusetts law created a 35-foot fixed buffer zone that keeps protesters a set distance from abortion clinics.

High court sends affirmative action case back to lower court

The Supreme Court’s 7-1 decision leaves unsettled many of the basic questions about the continued use of race as a factor in college admissions.

Massachusetts State Police searched near Aaron Hernandez’s home in North Attleborough.

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Police search stream near Hernandez home

State Police today searched a stream near the home of Aaron Hernandez as the investigation into a recent murder linked to the Patriots tight end continued.

The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar’s 5,000 square feet of solar panels stretch 75 feet across and 115 feet stem to stern when fully deployed.

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World’s largest solar boat on an Atlantic expedition

The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar visited New York last week before arriving in Boston for a brief stay to show off its unusual engineering and design.

Secretary of State John Kerry listened to a question during a joint press conference with Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Monday.

‘Deeply troubling’ if Snowden was allowed to flee, Kerry says

Edward Snowden fled from Hong Kong to Moscow on Sunday after the US moved to extradite him to face espionage charges.

J.W. Carney Jr., one of James “Whitey” Bulger’s lawyers, left the court on Friday.

‘Whitey’ Bulger defense seeks to lift gag order

Attorneys for James “Whitey” Bulger want to talk to the press so they can properly defend him on charges of participating in 19 murder charges.

on basketball

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The lure of going to the Clippers, competing with a downtrodden Lakers franchise and coaching Chris Paul in his prime was too irresistible.

Opinion

JAMES CARROLL

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American foreign policy too often relies on worst-case thinking.

Globe exclusives

Despite improved techniques to help trace the sources of food contamination, current food safety regulations have not prevented dangerous contamination from happening in the first place.

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Will new laws make your food safer?
Reimundo Gonzalez (left), 76, and Miguel Arrue, 88, relaxed last week in West Miami. where the GOP’s Senator Marco Rubio began his political career in 1998.

GOP in a tangle over immigration
The supermoon, shown rising behind Long Island, was photographed from Castle Island before clouds covered the view.

SCIENCE IN MIND

‘Supermoon’ won’t be back until next year
Republican Gabriel E. Gomez greeted supporter Michael Mulvey in Worcester on Sunday. Democrat Edward J. Markey said hello to Michael and Kitty Dukakis in Lowell.

Gomez, Markey going all out

Special section

Spring All-Scholastics
From left: Abigale Reisman, Jonathan Cannon, Peter Fanelli, Nat Seelen, and Kirsten Lamb of Ezekiel’s Wheels.

Ezekiel’s Wheels on the fast track

Special Section

Diversity Boston
The people of a fictional Maine town get stuck inside a dome.

TELEVISION REVIEW

‘Under the Dome’ gets too familiar
Joan Baez (center) was joined by the Indigo Girls for a closing set on Sunday.

Music Review

Baez and Indigo Girls a potent pairing
Jon Hamm stars as the morally and emotionally stagnant Don Draper in “Mad Men.”

BuzzSaw

Do characters have to change?
Conservative US Representative Mark Meadows of North Carolina

Broken City

Turning the map into a partisan weapon

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A history of commencement speakers

Stanley Cup Final

The Blackhawks didn’t see much of Patrice Bergeron in Game 5 Saturday night. The Bruins center saw only 6:06 of ice time because of what the team has termed a “body injury.”

Patrice Bergeron uncertain for Game 6

Bruins coach Claude Julien said Bergeron is “day-to-day” with a “body injury,” but offered no clarity on where the 27-year-old is ailing.

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Reliever Andrew Miller didn’t help his cause by hitting Jhonny Peralta in the seventh inning with the bases loaded.

For Red Sox to contend, pitching must improve

The loss of Clay Buchholz, the ineffectiveness of Jon Lester, and the search for a closer has put a strain on the rest of the staff.

Metro

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Vernell Jordan, a trainee, weeded spinach at a farm run by City Growers in Dorchester on June 5.

Zoning changes could produce new farms in Boston

Proposed new rules would allow for commercial agriculture ventures, which are largely prohibited under current regulations.

Columnists

Claude Julien and the Bruins are looking to avoid elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bruins still expect to hoist Stanley Cup
Fundraising for a $45 million project to return White Stadium to its former glory is set to kick off on Wednesday.

Adrian Walker

Restoring a city jewel
EverTrue’s Elisabeth Carpenter.

Innovation Economy

New app offers home delivery of wine, beer

JOHN E. SUNUNU

A fake rule gums up real progress

JAMES CARROLL

Trusting in peace over war

yvonne abraham

Paying attention to Markey-Gomez race?
Attorney Tom Kiley, left, made a point as then-UMass president William Bulger, right, testified under a grant of immunity in 2003 before the House Government Reform Committee. The panel was studying the FBI’s use of informants.

JEFF JACOBY

Political elite should shun Bill Bulger

derrick z. jackson

To get respect, cyclists need to show some, too

JOANNA WEISS

Watch out, Superman! It’s the NSA!

Bob Ryan

LeBron James’s greatness is one of a kind

JOAN VENNOCHI

Not talking of Newtown is cowardice
Coach Claude Julien and his players reacted to Chicago scoring an empty-net goal late in the third.

Dan Shaughnessy

Must-win up next for Bruins

Politics

During the second stop of his two-week swing through the Mideast and Asia on Sunday, Secretary of State John F. Kerry spoke on climate change in New Delhi.

Kerry seeks India’s help on global warming ‘challenge’

Secretary of State John Kerry urged fast-growing India to work with the US on global warming before it’s too late.

Nation & World

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Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to seven years in prison and barred from public office for life.

Berlusconi convicted in sex-for-hire trial

Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to seven years in prison and barred from public office for life.

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Hostess plans to have Twinkies back on shelves starting July 15.

Twinkies no longer will be just a sweet memory

Hostess is betting on a sweet comeback for Twinkies when they return to shelves next month.

Arts

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Music Review

Sting (pictured performing in Amsterdam last year) played to a sold-out crowd at the Bank of America Pavilion Friday.

At Bank of America Pavilion, Sting plays the hits

The English rocker put the focus squarely on the music that made him a household name.

Health and wellness

IN PRACTICE

When someone is no longer safe at home

For some, loss of independence is a worse fate than falling.

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Magazine

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The bee keepers
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Last of their kind
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Seaside haven
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Weekend Fun Guide 2013

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 Oregon experiment suggests that the most important advantage of getting more Americans insured might not be that it saves money or lowers their risk for heart attacks. It’s that it just makes them happier.”

Leon Neyfakh on health insurance as antidepressant