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Man seriously hurt in shooting inside Roxbury home

A man in his 20s suffered life-threatening injuries when he was shot this afternoon in a house on Akron Place, police said.

news analysis

Pope’s peace summit a turning point, even without peace

Going in to the prayer with the Palestinian and Israeli presidents, neither Pope Francis nor his advisers were expecting a miracle.

A father’s unstoppable need to know

Jim Kasper just wants the truth — and justice. As his Harry slid toward death by heroin overdose, those with him did nothing to help. Shouldn’t there be a price to pay for that?

Steve Coburn (in white hat) believes only horses who run the Kentucky Derby should be eligible for the Triple Crown.

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Commentary

Steve Coburn is wrong: Triple Crown should stay way it is

Contrary to what the owner of California Chrome believes, changing the Triple Crown would ruin it forever.

Boston Fire Department honors its fallen firefighters

The annual event was made more poignant by the loss of two firefighters in a Back Bay blaze in March.

2014 Tony Awards could be a night of close calls

Sunday night’s ceremony features several hard-to-predict contests, including the lead-actress categories and best play revival.

timeline

American Repertory Theater’s Tony-nominated shows

“All the Way” and “The Glass Menagerie,” both vying for awards Sunday, are the latest nominated productions to have been staged at the ART.

Opinion

opinion | David Goldblatt

Brazil’s World Cup troubles reveal country’s deeper woes

Bungled preparations for the World Cup and Olympics have dramatized many problems in Brazil.

Address

location, location, location

Winthrop maintains a small-town feel

Despite being one of the top 10 most densely populated communities in Massachusetts, Winthrop has a quaint atmosphere.

Globe must-reads

Anwar N. Faisal, who largely caters to student tenants in Boston and was among the subjects of a Globe Spotlight Team investigation last month, has been operating a dormitory on Commonwealth Avenue in Allston with a license intended for the New England Institute of Art.

Spotlight follow-up

Notorious landlord has another problem to explain

Senator Elizabeth Warren (left) joined joyous researchers celebrating the restart of a nuclear fusion project at MIT.

MIT at center of political power play

interactive

Your World Cup primer

The Talk: Politics on Twitter

A look at armed conflict and ‘Edge of Tomorrow’

Tim Duncan has led the Spurs to four NBA titles, six NBA Finals appearances, and nine conference finals appearances

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Spurs, Patriots share uncommon success

John Williams led the Boston Pops in his annual Film Night Friday night.

music review

John Williams said plenty at Pops

Muslim and Christian clerics gathered inside a tent to express their solidarity with Syria’s President Bashar Assad on Tuesday.

all things catholic

Christians in Middle East seek survival

Mourners departed Wait Chapel after a memorial service for poet and author Maya Angelou at Wat Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Maya Angelou ‘proved how dumb racism is’

timeline

ART’s Tony-nominated shows

Tourists should find it easier to follow the historic Freedom Trail with the new thermoplastic strips.

Freedom Trail red line gets durable makeover

A videographer taped a conversation between Harvard Professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (left) and Christina Hodge, the coordinator for Academic Partnerships at Peabody Museum, for a massive open online course.

Nearly 75% who take online classes are outside US

Sports

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Rafael Nadal celebrates his four-set victory over Novak Djokovic in the final.

Rafael Nadal wins ninth French Open title

Nadal was a 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 winner over Novak Djokovic.

Metro

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Amy Coon of Duxbury searched her purse for quarters to pay for a metered parking space in Boston. A proposed smartphone app would change the way drivers pay for street spots.

Getting smart about metered parking

Boston’s Transportation Department is developing an app that would eliminate the scramble for cash.

Columnists

Yvonne Abraham

A simple way to add art in Boston

Bob Ryan

Throwing the book at baseball’s ‘rules’

LAWRENCE HARMON

Move over, plover; the beach is for people

This 15th Century Chinese gilt bronze figure of a seated Bodhisattva sold through the Invaluable Platform in March 2014 for $280,000 through auction house I.M. Chait in Beverly Hills

Innovation economy

Live from the auction floor

Lou, the pet chick with the white cap, never stood a chance.

JOANNA WEISS

Blurring the lines in the backyard

Joe Avellone differs from the field on some tax issues.

SCOT LEHIGH

This dark horse deserves a closer look

Don Zimmer sat with Ted Williams in the Red Sox dugout at Fenway on Sept. 30, 1978

Bob Ryan | Appreciation

Don Zimmer was truly a baseball man

Yvonne Abraham

Restoring Hyde Park facility’s health

As he often does, Red Sox slugger David Ortiz takes a good look at a home run, this one a two-run shot to right-center in the sixth inning.

Dan Shaughnessy

For David Ortiz, the rules are different

Alex Beam

Writers love to hate Amazon, but why?

JOAN VENNOCHI

Nice mayor, needs a vision

Tech Lab

Pack the right tech for vacation

Business

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BU professor takes on task of enforcing US wage laws

David Weil is the newly appointed head of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the first permanent administrator in the post in a decade.