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Former President Bill Clinton walks onto the stage at Symphony Hall before accepting a City Year Legacy Award at a Boston Pops Concert Celebrating City Year's 25th Anniversary Thursday, May 22, 2014 in Boston. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Clinton speaks out against Nigerian kidnappings

By STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Mark Buehrle delivers to the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, May 22, 2014, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Buehrle pitches Blue Jays to 7-2 win over Red Sox

By HOWARD ULMAN - Associated Press

Wednesday’s Sports In Brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Report: Significant mail delays in greater Boston

Associated Press

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester heads for the dugout after pitching his side during the second inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, May 22, 2014, in Boston. Lester allowed seven runs, all earned, in the first and second innings. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Red Sox’s slide hits 7 with 7-2 loss to Jays

Associated Press

Humpback whale sightings soar off Massachusetts

By PAIGE SUTHERLAND - Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion claps as he crosses home plate in front of Boston Red Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski after his solo home run in the second inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Encarnacion (2HR) helps Blue Jays beat Boston 6-4

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Newly signed Boston Red Sox player Stephen Drew stands with teammates for the national anthem prior to a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

With SS Drew back, Red Sox now need fix Buchholz

Associated Press

Ralph Gants, currently an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court jots down a note during his Governor's Council confirmation hearing to succeed Roderick Ireland as the Chief Justice of the SJC at the Statehouse Wednesday, May 20, 2014 in Boston. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Chief justice nominee appears before council

By BOB SALSBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 27, 2013 file photo, former New England Patriots football standout Aaron Hernandez stands during a bail hearing in Superior Court in Fall River, Mass., charged with killing Odin Lloyd. Hernandez is scheduled to be arraigned May 28, 2014, on two unrelated murder charges in the 2012 shooting deaths of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in Boston. Prosecutors are also seeking assistance from tattoo artists who may have inked Hernandez's right arm between February 2012 and June 2013. The tattoo artists are considered witnesses, not suspects. (AP Photo/Boston Herald, Ted Fitzgerald, Pool, File)

Tattooists’ help sought in Aaron Hernandez case

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 27, 2013 file photo, former New England Patriots football standout Aaron Hernandez stands during a bail hearing in Superior Court in Fall River, Mass., charged with killing Odin Lloyd. Hernandez is scheduled to be arraigned May 28, 2014, on two unrelated murder charges in the 2012 shooting deaths of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in Boston. Prosecutors are also seeking assistance from tattoo artists who may have inked Hernandez's right arm between February 2012 and June 2013. The tattoo artists are considered witnesses, not suspects. (AP Photo/Boston Herald, Ted Fitzgerald, Pool, File)

Aaron Hernandez tattoos might hold clues to 2012 killings

Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MARCH 9 AND THEREAFTER - In this Feb. 20, 2014 photo, U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Gary Keist walks through deep snow during his route Normal, Ill. Keist, 56, began as a letter carrier in 1978 and said this winter is the worst he's ever worked because of the consistent pattern of snowfalls followed by bitterly cold temperatures with little or no break. (AP Photo/The Pantagraph, Steve Smedley)

Slow mail delivery for Boston, investigation finds

The Washington Times

Somerville to limit detention of immigrants

By PAIGE SUTHERLAND - Associated Press

Lawmakers to weigh charter school expansion

Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin, left, holds a Cavaliers jersey with the No. 1 displayed on it as he poses for a photo with Cavaliers minority owner Jeff Cohen following the NBA basketball draft lottery in New York, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The Cavaliers continued their remarkable lottery luck Tuesday, winning the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft for the second straight year. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Ainge disappointed by No. 6 draft pick in lottery

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Drew agrees to re-sign with Red Sox after wait

Associated Press

Boston Red Sox's Mike Napoli grimaces as he grounds into a double play in the ninth inning to end the baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The Blue Jays won 7-4. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Red Sox skid hits 5 with 7-4 loss to Toronto

By DOUG ALDEN - Associated Press

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick leans in to kiss Beverly Morgan-Welch, executive director of the Museum of African-American History during a ceremony to honor Zipporah Potter Atkins, the first African-American to purchase property in Boston, near where her house stood Tuesday, May 20, 2014 in Boston. Atkins bought here house in 1670 in an area on the edge of what is today known as Boston's North End. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Marker notes Boston’s first black-owned home site

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

Boston to debate College Athletes Bill of Rights

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

** FILE ** Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Sept. 12, 2013. (Associated Press)

FBI warns U.S. tech companies, MIT of Russian spies

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times