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Gomez hits Markey on 9/11 vote in appearance with McCain

In a Dorchester appearance with Senator John McCain, Gabriel Gomez slammed Edward Markey for voting against a 2004 resolution to honor the terror attack victims.

Officials find driver in death of visiting MIT scientist

The driver of the truck that struck and killed a bicyclist near Kenmore Square on Sunday is cooperating with investigators, an official said.

Tumblr was founded in February 2007 by David Karp, who is 26. According to its latest statistics, it has 175 employees and has raised more than $125 million in venture funding.

Yahoo buys blogging service Tumblr for $1.1b

The deal represents chief executive Marissa Mayer’s boldest move since leaving Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo’s comeback attempt.

Marlena Hodson walked out of her home as her grandsons helped her sort through belongings after a tornado damaged her home in Carney, Okla., Sunday.

Oklahoma tornado kills 2

A tornado Sunday leveled a central Oklahoma mobile home park, killing two men in their 70s.

US won’t mirror Mass. on health exchanges

The Obama administration has decided not to adopt features of the state plan that advocates say have helped consumers make cost-effective choices.

Marathon bombings

Seasoned defender for Tsarnaev

Judy Clarke, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s defense lawyer, has previously defended Unabomber “Ted” Kaczynski and Atlanta Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph.

The nurses assigned to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at Beth Israel Deaconess felt ambivalent but duty-bound to care for him.

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For suspect’s nurses, angst gave way to duty

The nurses assigned to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at Beth Israel Deaconess did what they had to do to care for him, despite the range of emotions they felt.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/05/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/donohue90.jpg MBTA officer hangs tough in recovery

Richard “Dic” Donohue remembers almost nothing of the night he was shot during chaotic gunfire on a normally quiet Watertown street.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/05/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bu90.jpg At commencement, BU honors the fallen

The school awarded posthumous degrees to Marathon victim Lu Lingzi and Binland Lee, a senior who died last month in a fire.

Bruins defenseman Torey Krug made the fans happy after scoring in the first period.

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Another big game for Bruins’ Torey Krug

An emergency call-up early last week, Krug is now a two-game playoff veteran with two goals and a smile almost as infectious as his game.