Davis says police, city to review bombing response
Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis spoke to reporters after he delivered the commencement address at UMass Lowell.
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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.
Passenger on derailed train describes collision, acts of kindness
After the derailment but before passengers could make it out of the train, it was violently struck by the a train on an adjacent track, a passenger said.
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.”
New: Expanded Sunday arts
A sampling of the Globe's enhanced arts & culture coverage.
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‘Arrested Development’ on Netflix: Bullied into bingeing
As the cult favorite returns with a season-sized “episode dump,” Globe critic Matthew Gilbert asks, does giving viewers too much leave them with nothing to talk about?
Editor’s note: New expanded culture coverage
Sunday the Globe will introduce a broadened Sunday Arts with new columns and weekly roundups, accompanied by a look at what’s new in style, food, and drink.
Movies | Critic’s Notebook
In praise of the less-popular pleasures of the big screen
Aside from a handful of box office hits, the old-fashioned theatrical film is under assault. Globe critic Ty Burr’s take on how the communal sense of wonder is falling by the wayside.
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History Repeating
Keith Lockhart, still going strong with the Boston Pops
Almost 20 years later, Lockhart is still in charge of the Pops and not much has changed.
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More coverage of the bombings
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
Red Sox 3, Twins 2 | 10th inning
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
New extreme in Dookhan case fallout — alleged murder
A man charged in a Brockton killing was freed from prison because of evidence tainted by former state drug lab chemist Annie Dookhan.
Columnists
Nation & World
North Korea fires short-range test missiles, South says
Though North Korea routinely tests such missiles, the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.
Politics
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
No. 1 company
A steadied aim for Smith & Wesson
Refocused on handguns, the 161-year-old Springfield gun maker rose to the top spot of the 2013 Globe 100 rankings.
Arts
Dance review
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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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.
Globe Insiders
Globe Talk | May 22
Inside the Marathon bombings
Inside the Marathon bombingsGlobe reporters and editors talk about the horror and heroic efforts of a story that has touched us all.