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Davis says police, city to review bombing response

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis spoke to reporters after he delivered the commencement address at UMass Lowell.

Proposal would recoup public benefits from terrorists

Republican state Sen. Bruce Tarr is proposing a measure that would allow the state to recover public benefits from anyone later convicted of weapons of mass destruction use.

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Amtrak service between New York and Boston remains suspended after a Metro-North train collision sent at least 60 people to the hospital.

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A man charged in a Brockton killing was freed from prison because of evidence tainted by former state drug lab chemist Annie Dookhan.

Harvard students erupt at scholar’s claim in thesis

Students are outraged over a 2009 doctoral dissertation arguing that Hispanic immigrants lack “raw cognitive ability or intelligence.”

Exclusive Sunday preview | Travel

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.

The bedroom at Blantyre (left) and the grilled foie gras appetizer at Wheatleigh, two of the state's top inns.

Bella English/Globe staff (left) and Wheatleigh.

The bedroom at Blantyre (left) and the grilled foie gras appetizer at Wheatleigh, two of the state's top inns.

The covered terrace at Blantyre.

Blantyre

The covered terrace at Blantyre.

The grounds at Blantyre are lush and feature whimsical chain-saw sculptures of wildlife by local artist Ken Packie.

Blantyre

The grounds at Blantyre are lush and feature whimsical chain-saw sculptures of wildlife by local artist Ken Packie.

Tours of Blantyre's packed wine cellars are available.

Blantyre

Tours of Blantyre's packed wine cellars are available.

Wheatleigh

The mansion at Wheatleigh was built in 1893 by Henry H. Cook as a wedding present for his daughter, who married a Spanish count.

The decor of the room at Wheatleigh was modern, with no floral prints, and featured a larger flat-screen TV.

The decor of the room at Wheatleigh was modern, with no floral prints, and featured a larger flat-screen TV.

Globe photographer John Tlumacki met Marathon bombing survivor Nicole Gross in her hospital room on Friday.

Globe photographer meets woman in Marathon photo

The image of a shocked and injured Nicole Gross came to symbolize the bombings, and Friday she met the Globe photographer who took the picture.

Republican US Senate nominee Gabriel Gomez makes a campaign stop at the John Adams statue in Quincy Thursday.

Opinion | Julio Ricardo Varela

Gomez a poster boy with no poster

Turning Republican Senate nominee Gabriel Gomez’s story into a national one would be the smart play. Unfortunately, the GOP can’t realize the obvious.

Gabriel E. Gomez autographed a sign for Jerry Isaac, a Quincy Republican, in Quincy on Thursday. Representative Edward J. Markey joined the House Homeland Security Committee in Washington at a hearing on the Marathon bombings on May 9.

Markey’s aides bridle after Gomez calls him invisible

GOP Senate hopeful Gabriel Gomez has contended that Rep. Edward Markey, who has not held a public event since last Sunday, has been hiding.

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The jackpot for Powerball set a record on Friday as it exceeded $600 million, bringing buyers out for Saturday night’s drawing. Sisters Connie Cataldo (left) and Susan Fox, of Derry, N.H., were part of a long line of players in Methuen.

Powerball fever, pot grow to new level
David Ortiz put the Red Sox on the board with an RBI single in the first inning.

On baseball

Red Sox winning the close games
Upgrades at the Boxer Hotel include boutique-style rooms.

Renovated hotel embraces city’s past
Clockwise from top left: Cooling off at the fountain on Boston Common, the staircase of the Copley library, Fenway Park, the Esplanade, the Fourth of July celebration, the Boston skyline.

Why do you love Boston? We asked. You answered.
James Debney, CEO of Smith & Wesson.

Sunday Preview | Globe 100

A steadied aim for Smith & Wesson
Heather Maloney has released three albums since 2009, with a full-band approach flavoring her “adventurous folk,” as she describes it, with pop and rock.

Heather Maloney keeps her music in the moment
Yannick Lebrun and Jacqueline Green in the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s performance of “Petite Mort.”

Dance Review

A bold opening night for Alvin Ailey
Hermitage at Craigieburn from

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

Garden hermit needed. Apply within.
Surina Phelan, 3, of Cambridge tried her might on the “Power Launch” during the 100th anniversary of the Boston Children’s Museum.

Photo gallery

Globe photos of the week, May 17, 2013
Lobster roll at The Clam Shack in Kennebunkport, Maine

Exclusive Sunday Magazine preview | Summer Travel

19 picks for best summertime food in New England
Charlotte Golar Richie is a former state representative who works for YouthBuild USA, a nonprofit organization.

Big names coalesce around Golar Richie

Commuters boarded the Fairmount line train at the Talbot Avenue stop that opened last year.

New stops pegged for Fairmount Commuter Rail

More coverage of the bombings

Richard “Dic” Donohue was injured during the Watertown shoot-out with the Marathon bombing suspects.

Injured MBTA officer moved to rehab hospital

Richard “Dic” Donohue, who was injured during the Watertown shoot-out, has moved to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

Sports

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Red Sox 3, Twins 2 | 10th inning

Dustin Pedroia scores ahead of the throw to the plate in the 10th inning, coming home on Jonny Gomes’s sacrifice fly.

Red Sox get job done against Twins in the 10th

Jonny Gomes’s sacrifice fly to center field gave the Red Sox a 3-2 victory in Minnesota.

Metro

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Mitchell Daehling was sent to Afghanistan in December.

Dalton man killed in blast in Afghanistan

Army Specialist Mitchell Daehling, 24, was deployed shortly after getting married last year.

Columnists

RENÉE LOTH

Immigrants — the lifeline of a town
Brad Marchand celebrated his game-winning goal in overtime.

Christopher L. Gasper

Bruins just a little better than Rangers

Kevin Cullen

Praising Boston’s firefighters — because their bosses won’t

SCOT LEHIGH

Nixon all over again? Not even close.

JOAN WICKERSHAM

‘Scenes From a Marriage,’ as seen from a marriage
Quincy resident Jennifer Azevedo-Andre photographed one of the planes.

Opinion | Lawrence Harmon

FBI too quiet on Quincy planes

Yvonne Abraham

High-stakes action on casino proposals
Arctic explorer Artur Chilingarov held a photograph showing the Russian national flag on the seabed at the North Pole.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

A seat at the Arctic table

EDWARD L. GLAESER

A bridge to East Boston — via ferry
Gabriel Gomez greeted voters at the Broadway MBTA station in South Boston on May 1, the day after he won the GOP primary in the race for the US Senate.

SCOT LEHIGH

The good and the bad of Gabriel Gomez
President Barack Obama spoke Monday during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron.

derrick z. jackson

The Obama scandals

JEFF JACOBY

Terrorism is never justified

Nation & World

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Cities hit by bombings Friday included Baqouba and Fallujah. Attacks have killed 130 since Wednesday.

More Iraqi attacks raise fears of new sectarian warfare

Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people.

Politics

Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George (left) and Steve Miller, the former IRS commissioner, testified before Congress on Friday.

GOP seeks to ensnare health law in IRS scandal

Republicans are moving to broaden the IRS matter to an array of tax malfeasances they hope will ensnare the White House.

Business

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European vehicle sales remain in the doldrums despite an uptick after 18 months.

Car sales are up in Europe — sort of

European vehicle sales remain in the doldrums despite an uptick after 18 months.

Arts

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Dance review

Misa Kuranaga and Boyko Dossev held sway in “Coppélia,” which is being performed at the Boston Opera House.

Boston Ballet offers a doll of a ‘Coppélia’

The 1974 George Balanchine version of “Coppélia” at the Boston Opera House is engaging.

Lifestyle

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Bring the Family

A row of rocking chairs in front of the white-shingled visitor center makes a breezy spot to watch for passing boats.

A hidden gem, the Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center

This kid-friendly museum is surprisingly rewarding and requires just the slightest detour off the beaten path.

Opinion

“The story of Port Chester is worth keeping in mind. Because it’s the oldest story in America: the drive and achievement of immigrants.”

Renée Loth 

Magazine

The cover for the May 12 2013 issue

Restart: The future of the Marathon
The cover for the May 5 2013 issue

Greater Boston’s top spots to live
The cover for the April 28 2013 issue

Can’t-miss events
The cover for the April 21 2013 issue

Homestead act

Globe Insiders

Globe Talk | May 22

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Globe reporters and editors talk about the horror and heroic efforts of a story that has touched us all.

Ideas

“While it may sound to us like a perversion of the democratic process, the use of pork to ease the passage of controversial legislation dates back to the beginning of the Republic.”

Leon Neyfakh, on the case for bringing back earmarks