Wash. caucuses low-key prelude to Super Tuesday

The four Republican presidential hopefuls undertook relatively subdued campaigns in the contest for Washington’s 40 delegates.

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Joseph E. Aoun was appointed to an academic advisory group tasked with finding how universities can contribute to anti-terrorism efforts.

Greenway market gets one bidder

The Boston Public Market Association is the only group to submit a proposal to operate a planned food market along the Greenway.

New York Islanders players celebrated after taking the lead in the second period.

Islanders 3, Bruins 2

Bruins lose late, have dropped five of eight

John Tavares had a late tiebreaking goal to lift the New York Islanders past the Bruins today.

An aerial view of destruction in Campbell County, Ky., this morning.

Storms, tornadoes demolish towns, at least 38 killed

The death toll is rising as rescue workers search the wreckage after violent storms left a trail of destruction across the South and Midwest yesterday.

Exclusive Sunday Preview

A sampling of stories from this Sunday's Globe.

 

Whitney Houston waits for her first professional audition at CBS Records, circa 1982.

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Whitney: Before we knew her

A Sudbury family offers a glimpse at Whitney Houston before the spotlight found her.

Actress Emily Blunt at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston.

movies

Emily Blunt angles for hearts with ‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’

Blunt is a romantic comedy waiting to happen. She’s adorable without being conventionally pretty, and there’s an unforced quirkiness that invites you to expect the unexpected.

Collection: St. John's University-

Ideas

The lost liberal arts university of China

Sixty years ago, the government shuttered an unusual outpost of Western education in Shanghai. Today, its powerful but elderly alumni are scattered all over the world — and they’d like nothing more than to bring back St. John’s.

“Foxborough isn’t a place for neon and glitz. It’s a rural residential community, so this [design] is more of a lodge.”

Casino mogul Steve Wynn,  on his proposal for Foxborough

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Join Dave Russo, Anthony Scibelli, Tony V, Jimmy Tingle, and Lenny Clark for a talk about the city’s comedy scene. Laughs guaranteed.

Inside The Boston Globe

MIT awards pirate certificates to undergraduates
A rendering of the proposed Foxborough casino.

Wynn shows his hand to Foxborough

Romney ’68: The GOP moderates’ last battle

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Putting college degrees to work
Whitney Jensen rehearsed “Rooster,” part of the Boston Ballet production “Play with Fire.”

DANCE REVIEW

Boston Ballet sizzles in ‘Play with Fire’

Images renew hope of finding student

BRING THE FAMILY

Model ships at the USS Constitution Museum

City starts work on Dudley Square
Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams apologized for his role: ‘‘It was a terrible mistake, and we knew it was wrong while we were doing it,’’ he said.

NFL: Saints violated bounty rule
The Globe investigation found that tilapia (right), an inexpensive farmed fish, was substituted for wild red snapper (left).

Globe fish series cited as Taylor award finalist

Hamilton officer’s service recalled
A lack of snow has made for a less than ideal winter vacation for many at Killington Mountain in Vermont.

Photos

Globe photos of the week

Metro

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Mattapan trial stirs up the emotions of victims’ families

The jury has witnessed their pain, grief, and anger, emotions that lawyers say can play a significant role in the quadruple murder trial’s verdict.

Business

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Spain’s deficit tests Europe’s fiscal treaty

After leaders of 25 European countries signed a treaty to limit government overspending, Spain said it would miss deficit targets to spare itself from austerity overload.

Columnists

Dan Shaughnessy

Valentine managing Red Sox a different way

Adrian Walker

Business as usual

RENÉE LOTH

Bootstraps bunkum

love letters

Forgive and forget?

opinion | LAWRENCE HARMON

Finally, getting kids off the bus

Christopher L. Gasper

Numbers don’t lie, teams use advanced analysis

Brian McGrory

The shrinking candidate

CARLO ROTELLA

A battle between The Author and The Fact Checker

Scot Lehigh

Open mouth, insert foot
Retiring Red Sox captain Jason Varitek wipes away tears while speaking at home plate during a ceremony at JetBlue Park.

Dan Shaughnessy

Jason Varitek leaves behind big iconic image

Boston Capital

A case of bad, costly timing for Meyers
Fans and teammates rushed to congratulate Wilt Chamberlain after his 100-point game in 1962.

Bob Ryan

Fifty years later, Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 stands tall

Politics

Romney struggles for blue-collar vote

Whether Mitt Romney, the wealthy son of a Michigan governor and Detroit auto executive, can win over these voters may determine his success on Super Tuesday.

Nation & World

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A man walked near a blast site in the southern Syrian town of Deraa today.

Fresh assault on Homs as Red Cross seeks access

Two days after they fought their way into the rebel stronghold of Baba Amr, Syrian forces shelled several other neighborhoods of the city.

Sports

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Celtics 107, Nets 94

A second-half 3-pointer by Kevin Garnett (right) led to some chest-thumping and put a smile Paul Pierce’s face.

Celtics crank it up

The Celtics concentrated effectively enough to limit their turnovers, dominate an opponent they should dominate, and follow through to the end.

Arts

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DANCE REVIEW

Whitney Jensen rehearsed “Rooster,” part of the Boston Ballet production “Play with Fire.”

Boston Ballet sizzles in ‘Play with Fire’

The edgy new program brilliantly showcases what skilled contemporary dancers the troupe fosters through its training.

Magazine

The cover for the February 26 2012 issue

24 hours in Kendall Square
The cover for the February 19 2012 issue

Renovated Newport firehouse is calm, cool, and collected
The cover for the February 12 2012 issue

Boston wedding venue guide
The cover for the February 5 2012 issue

What if the lights go out?

Opinion

“It would be a tragedy for all concerned if the popular uprising in Syria spawns yet one more cold monster of a state.”

Alan Berger 

Ideas

“As criminal justice became a clash of mandates and bureaucratic rules, it became untethered from what was once its basic function: separating the guilty from the innocent and delivering fair punishment.”

Leon Neyfakh, on “The Collapse of American Criminal Justice”