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Gabriel Gomez and John McCain

US Senate race

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

Appearing in Dorchester with Senator John McCain, Gabriel Gomez slammed his opponent for voting against a 2004 measure to honor the Sept. 11 victims.

Kerry challenges Congress to help ensure diplomats’ security

Secretary of State John Kerry said Congress must go beyond investigations and play a role in ensuring embassies have the resources they need.

A truck struck and killed a bicyclist Sunday near Kenmore Square.

Officials find driver in death of visiting MIT scientist

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

Defense Attorney Josina Raisler-Cohn (left) stands beside Paul A. Collins during his arraignment for child sex abuse at Cambridge District Court in Medford.

Man charged with abusing children at Arlington club

Paul Collins pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing several boys while he was the swim coach at a Boys & Girls club in Arlington during the late 1970s.

From Sunday’s Globe | Ideas

The long, weird history of the Nigerian e-mail scam

200 years ago, a near-perfect con was already snagging our imaginations—and wallets.

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Summer Travel

10 best amusement and theme parks in New England

From an adventure course in the trees to a mecca for train-loving children, we highlight the top destinations in the region.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/05/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/victylerphoto--90x90.jpg The Globe 100 turns 25

Year by year, the Globe 100 has chronicled the shifting dominance of local industries and the emergence of promising new ventures.

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Globe 100 rankings for all 25 years

A look at the top 100 companies in the Globe 100 rankings, from 1989 to 2013.

Angelina Jolie is a person of extraordinary privilege.

Opinion | Jennifer Graham

Don’t praise Angelina Jolie

Let’s put the brakes on the canonization of Jolie, a person of extraordinary privilege who has exercised an option that’s not available to most women.