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Bruins take 2-0 series lead

Five Bruins scored as Boston extended its lead over the Rangers in their second-round playoff series.

Brad Marchand got to the puck ahead of Rangers right wing Derek Dorsett in the second period.

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Brad Marchand got to the puck ahead of Rangers right wing Derek Dorsett in the second period.

Henrik Lundqvist was unable to stop a shot by Torey Krug (not pictured) that put Boston ahead, 1-0.

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Henrik Lundqvist was unable to stop a shot by Torey Krug (not pictured) that put Boston ahead, 1-0.

Mats Zuccarello went down following a first-period hit from Tyler Seguin.

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Mats Zuccarello went down following a first-period hit from Tyler Seguin.

Ryan Callahan and Matt Bartkowski collided in the second period.

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Ryan Callahan and Matt Bartkowski collided in the second period.

Brad Marchand celebrated his goal in the third period that put Boston further ahead, 4-2.

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Brad Marchand celebrated his goal in the third period that put Boston further ahead, 4-2.

Officer wounded in shoot-out speaks about his recovery

“This afternoon I’m feeling pretty decent,” said Richard Donohue of the MBTA Transit Police, who was wounded during a shoot-out with the Marathon bombing suspects.

BU honors two students who died before graduation

Boston University conferred degrees to thousands of its students today, but singled out Lu Lingzi, who was killed in the Marathon attack, and Binland Lee, who died in a fire.

Hometown Comfort event raises money for bombing victims

Dorchester residents gathered to jump in moon bounces, paint, eat, and raise money for the One Fund.

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25 years: Then vs. now

Names like Digital Equipment Corp., Polaroid Corp. and Bank of Boston — all gone now — were very big 25 years ago. A look at how things have changes.

New: Expanded Sunday arts

A sampling of the Globe's enhanced arts & culture coverage.

 

DJ NDN, DJ Shub, and DJ Bear Witness mix Native American and non-Native sounds.

summer | world music

A Tribe Called Red reinvent the Powwow

Until DJ NDN and DJ Bear Witness came up with the Electric Pow Wow concept in 2008, a Native American electronic club night had yet to be invented.

Game on

Exploring video games from a cultural, artistic perspective

Given that working in video game production is now a viable career for talented young artists, it’s time to stop drawing a line between video games and “real” culture.

summer | country music

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/aldean.jpg Jason Aldean finds his own path to the big leagues

When the country superstar comes to Fenway Park, he arrives as one of the summer’s most hotly anticipated acts.

Summer | Classical

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/05/13/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/BS_I_065_a_Platzer-monochrom.jpg Handel’s fevered imagination in ‘Almira’

The Boston Early Music Festival presents the composer as a young and brashly brilliant upstart in Handel’s very first opera.

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Dustin Pedroia said he doesn’t think about “the business aspect” of baseball. Yet he’s all business on the field.

Dustin Pedroia the best second baseman in MLB?

No team can boast anyone quite like Pedroia, whose next contract is likely tied to Robinson Cano’s situation with the Yankees.

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The bedroom at Blantyre (left) and the appetizer of grilled foie gras at Wheatleigh.

Berkshires inns offer high quality, higher costs

Two of the state’s top inns, Blantyre and its nearby rival, Wheatleigh, are internationally ranked and exorbitantly priced.