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NSA leaks will continue, says Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Edward Snowden will not stop making disclosures from classified documents.

Teammates celebrated with Shane Victorino (second from right).

Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4

Walkoff win gets Red Sox to 50 victories

Shane Victorino ripped a ground ball to the right, and an error from the Blue Jays’ first baseman gave the Red Sox their walkoff victory.

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The cross-country relay to raise money will end Sunday or Monday by following the marathon route.

Tourists stayed close to misters to keep cool as they walked along the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday.

High temperatures continue in the Southwest

Record-breaking heat continues to affect western parts of the US, and officials say an elderly man was found dead on Saturday in a Nevada home without air conditioning.

Africa’s future rests in Mandela’s values, Obama says

President Obama challenged the continent’s youth to size a “moment of great promise” and unveiled an initiative to double electricity in the sub-Sahara in today’s address.

President Obama visited the prison cell on Robben Island where former South African president Nelson Mandela was jailed.

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President Obama visited the prison cell on Robben Island where former South African president Nelson Mandela was jailed.

At a speech in Cape Town, he challenged young Africans to shore up progress on the continent that rests on a

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At a speech in Cape Town, he challenged young Africans to shore up progress on the continent that rests on a "fragile foundation."

Obama visited a classroom at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Youth Centre.

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Obama visited a classroom at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation Youth Centre.

The Obama family toured a limestone quarry where prisoners worked.

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The Obama family toured a limestone quarry where prisoners worked.

The president said he was

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The president said he was "deeply humbled" by a visit to the prison where Mandela spent 18 of his 27-year prison term.

Sunday Baseball Notes

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Rodriguez’s $250 million contract with the Texas Rangers changed him, and not for the better.

Richard Seymour, Robert Kraft, his son Jonathan, Myra Kraft, Tedy Bruschi, and Ty Law performed the Super Bowl victory dance at City Hall Plaza in 2004.

opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI

Without Myra, the Patriots lost their way

The “Patriot Way” was a play called by the late Myra Kraft 17 years ago — and has been out of favor for a long time.

Matt Burne and his son Mason, 10, examine a net looking for evidence that a pond in the Middlesex Fells Reservation is vernal.

Biologists on the hunt for vernal pools at Middlesex Fells Reservation

A formal survey is underway in the sprawling Middlesex Fells to locate and protect vernal pools, the seasonal wet spots where many creatures breed.

Opinion

JEFF JACOBY

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For many people, the chains of remembrance make it difficult to believe that the old racist impulses aren’t still smoldering, ever ready to ignite.

Globe exclusives

Divers and staff at the New England Aquarium worked to move a bonnethead shark to its new home in the renovated Giant Ocean Tank.

Aquarium’s giant tank is a renovated marvel
Real estate agent Patty Chen (right) and one of her clients, Jane, in Brookline. Chen helps people from China buy homes.

Overseas buyers flood region’s realty market
Missourian Dan Bohannon, who had never been to Boston or run this late at night, trudged along with his escort.

A long night’s journey toward a new day
Among the Sinovel wind turbines in the United States is this one in Charlestown. The Sinovel case “illustrates the heavy baggage that some Chinese firms carry on their journey to global markets,” said Thilo Hanemann at Rhodium Group.

Theft case against Chinese firm carries a warning
The team behind Outside the Box included managing director Kevin T. Carlon (left), artistic director Sherrie Johnson, and founder and chairman Ted Cutler.

Ted Cutler’s thinking way outside the box
Johnny Depp.

critic’s Notebook

Johnny Depp acting his age?
As their No. 2 all-time scorer, Paul Pierce’s place in Celtics history is assured.

Christopher L. Gasper

Celtics’ trade hurts, but it was time
Michael C. Hall in “Dexter.”

BUZZSAW | MATTHEW GILBERT

Do uneven TV series become classics?
American John Isner pulled out of his second-round match with a knee injury.

On Second Thought

At Wimbledon, America’s men are history
Benjamin Britten at the piano in Aldeburgh, England.

third ear

At home with Benjamin Britten
“Soaring” by Andrew Wyeth.

art review

The Wyeths, seen at their extremes
Celeste Corcoran walked on her new prostheses with her daughter Sydney and physical therapist Alyson Jodoin.

Victims take 1st steps down uncertain path

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This will be Nathan Horton’s first opportunity to become an unrestricted free agent.

Bruins’ Nathan Horton to test free agency

Horton’s camp informed the Bruins he will not re-sign with the club prior to Friday, when free agency opens.

Metro

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Ernest Wallace turned himself in on Friday in Miramar, Fla., after learning he was wanted in the Aaron Hernandez case.

Aaron Hernandez associate will waive rendition hearing

The attorney for a man wanted in connection with the slaying of Odin Lloyd said his client will be sent to Mass. “as soon as possible.”

Columnists

Abubakar “Bubbles” Suleiman, 15, has made grea t st rides at Ro xbur y’ s Orchard Gardens school af ter moving to Bos ton from Nigeria.

Yvonne Abraham

A graduate’s inspiring story

JEFF JACOBY

Civil-rights generation prisoner to its fears
Richard Seymour, Robert Kraft, his son Jonathan, Myra Kraft, Tedy Bruschi, and Ty Law performed the Super Bowl victory dance at City Hall Plaza in 2004.

opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI

Without Myra, the Patriots lost their way
Katie Mattscheck, an employee at In the Pink in Boston, uses Sagamore Retail to determine which items are selling.

Innovation Economy

Technology a hard sell to local shops

JOANNA WEISS

Rich for a day, at least until the credits roll
As their No. 2 all-time scorer, Paul Pierce’s place in Celtics history is assured.

Christopher L. Gasper

Celtics’ trade hurts, but it was time
Once known for petty crime and drugs, the now-popular Brewer Plaza was renovated and opened last summer.

RENÉE LOTH

Brewer Plaza, reborn

derrick z. jackson

US is a segregated joint on marijuana
Officer David Williams has been fired twice.

lawrence harmon

Do arbitrators give violent cops a pass?

Tech Lab

Where to turn without Google Reader

Yvonne Abraham

There’s no compromising on equality

alex beam

My fat problem — and yours

Nation & World

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Secretary of State John Kerry spoke about his trip to the Middle East during a news conference in Tel Aviv on Sunday.

John Kerry says progress made in peace talks

The secretary of state said the resumption of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians could be “within reach.”

Politics

Hillary Clinton will be 69 by the next presidential election, a decade older than most of the possible GOP nominees.

GOP paints 2016 Hillary Clinton as old news

Clinton will be 69 by the next presidential election, a decade older than most of the possible Republican nominees.

Business

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On the Hot Seat

Jeffrey Simon, head of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s real estate office.

MassDOT real estate chief says now is a time to shine

Jeffrey Simon controls enough prime real estate to cover nearly half the communities in the state.

Arts

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Music Review

Thalia Zedek and the rest of the original lineup of her band Come performed a reunion show Thursday at the Sinclair.

Come reunion is dark and celebratory

Thalia Zedek and the rest of the original lineup of her band performed a reunion show Thursday at the Sinclair.

Travel

Marshall Point Light.

Beacons for generations at sea show their heritage

Here are five special ways to experience Maine’s lightkeeping heritage.

Books

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Sue Miller’s unregimented work routine

The perennially best-selling novelist writes in an airy office adorned with dramatic paintings and family photos.

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Magazine

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Rethinking the golden years
The cover for the June 23 2013 issue

The bee keepers
The cover for the June 16 2013 issue

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

Seaside haven

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

“To North Korea, the main security threat is not the United States. It is the prosperity, wealth, and prestige of South Korea.”

Sheila Miyoshi Jager,  on the unfinished war between the two Koreas