North Korea conducts its third nuclear test

The country’s actions drew condemnation from Washington, the UN and others. Even its only major ally, China, voiced opposition.

Stephen Lynch, Edward Markey vie for union support

The battle between the two labor-friendly Democratic representatives for John Kerry’s Senate seat has split unions in the state.

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/02/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-4100.jpg Whitey Bulger says Ronald Reagan got it

We all know about Whitey Bulger’s crimes. What about his politics? Turns out he’s a Reagan Democrat.

Pope Benedict XVI made his announcement Monday.

Pope Benedict stuns Catholic world with resignation

Citing physical and mental frailty, Benedict XVI announced his departure after eight years marred by controversy.

Summer Street in Charlestown

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Mayor Menino apologizes for clogged Boston streets

More than two days after the last snowflakes fell, Mayor Thomas Menino expressed frustration at the pace of snow removal.

Discontent grows as thousands wait for power

National Grid said it will restore power to all customers by Tuesday; NStar said it will need until Thursday.

Sean Sears and his son, Garrett

After the shoveling, the aches and pains linger

Many turned to pain relievers and medical professionals as shoveling out from the weekend snowstorm took its toll.

Power crews worked to restore electricity on Robinwood Avenue in Buzzards Bay for residents and businesses.

Insurers see fewer claims from storm than expected

Last week’s snowstorm may be one for the record books in terms of snowfall, but probably not in storm damage, insurers said.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/1940storm006-940[1].jpg The 1940 Valentine’s Day Blizzard

The Boston area was surprised by the Valentine’s Day Blizzard of 1940, which left cars and people stranded overnight, and 31 New Englanders dead.

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Ship captain Sean Bercaw

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A lifelong romance with the sea
James “Whitey” Bulger in a Boston Police Department booking photo after an arrest in 1953. He was on the lam for 16 years until caught in 2011.

Book Review

‘Whitey Bulger’ by Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy
The Eastern Minerals salt dock spans six acres along Chelsea Creek.

Opinion | PAUL MCMORROW

Chelsea reclaims its waterfront
Students from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music performed at the State Department in Washington last week.

Afghan students relish NEC residency
The NFL has reached a level of popularity that no one sport can seem to match.

From Sunday’s Globe | Bob Ryan

Would we be better off without the NFL?

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Snowstorm will provide a blizzard of lessons
A 1955 Miami Beach Police mug shot of Bulger (left), and his booking photo in 2011.

A window into Whitey’s brutal life and mind
Marcus Mumford (center) and the band Mumford & Sons revel in their Grammy for album of the year.

55th Grammy Awards

At Grammys, something for everyone
Police commissioner Edward F. Davis.

Leeway in policy to punish police
President Obama ordered the raid on Osama bin Laden at this hideout in Pakistan. The scope of the war on terrorism and presidential authority has come under new scrutiny.

Calls grow to revamp antiterror statute

Opinion | Jennifer Graham

Our zombies, ourselves
Snowballs flew in a Boston Common crowd.

Amid the toil, many find pure delight

Sports

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BC 6, NU 3

BC’s Parker Milner won the best goalie award, but it was the Beanpot that he was more happy to get his hands on.

BC’s seniors win fourth straight Beanpot crown

The Eagles amassed an 8-0 Beanpot tournament record for its seniors for the first time in school history with a 6-3 win over Northeastern.

Metro

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Pedestrians on Pickney Street on Beacon Hill found it easier to walk in the streets instead of on the sidewalks.

On snow-clogged streets, residents’ frustrations mount

The mayor’s office urged Boston residents to give the crews time, but by Monday afternoon, patience was wearing thin.

Columnists

Dan Shaughnessy

Nice to see John Henry reported early

JOANNA WEISS

Time to expand the Family Medical Leave Act

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Did ‘broken windows’ work in NYC?
Mason Plumlee is called for an offensive foul against Eddie Odio on this drive in the first half of Duke’s 62-61 victory.

Christopher L. Gasper

Duke wins on pedigree

Tech Lab Plus

Make any computer your own

Innovation Economy

Divining the future of real estate
Former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle was killed Feb. 2.

JAMES CARROLL

Death comes out of nowhere

Yvonne Abraham

A playful solution

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Snowstorm will provide a blizzard of lessons
Boston fans wear paper bags on their heads during a game against Toronto at Fenway Park Sept. 9. The Blue Jays won 4-3 to sweep the three-game series.

from sunday’s globe | JOAN VENNOCHI

Selling the Red Sox
The MBTA’s new subway ads feature badly behaving animals.

JEFF JACOBY

Boston’s commuters could learn a lesson from Tokyo’s

JOANNA WEISS

Facebook’s reckoning moment

Nation & World

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Pope Benedict XVI saluted young Catholics in St. Peter’s Square on World Youth Day in 2006.

Pontiff’s mission clouded by sex abuse scandal

Benedict XVI grew more frail as he shouldered the task of purging the Catholic world of a scandal that exploded during his reign.

Politics

President Obama is expected to outline his plan to create jobs and stabilize the middle class.

Election themes to echo in State of the Union

President Obama will press a politically-divided Congress to approve more tax increases and fewer spending cuts.

Business

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“The lessons of accidents used to be written in blood,” said NTSB chief Deborah Hersman.

For airline travel, 2012 was safest year since 1945

Flying has become so reliable that a traveler could statistically board a plane every day for 14,000 years without ever being in an accident.

Arts

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Stage Review

From left: Laine Binder, Rosalie Norris, Varla Jean Merman, Meredith Langton, and Robin JaVonne-Smith

Varla Jean Merman shines in ‘Mildred Fierce’

In Ryan Landry’s musical sendup of the movie “Mildred Pierce,’’ Merman devours the title role.

Lifestyle

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Diane von Furstenberg’s chic layered prints were exuberant and flowed with bursts of silk and chiffon.

Through the storm, Fashion Week goes on

Runway shows of Diane von Furstenberg, Emerson, and Carolina Herrera were the draw at New York Fashion Week Sunday and Monday.

Magazine

The cover for the February 10 2013 issue

Change on the Mystic
The cover for the February 3 2013 issue

South End remodel: Rear window
The cover for the January 27 2013 issue

New England traditional, with a twist
The cover for the January 20 2013 issue

The last days of Sylvia Plath

Opinion

“In places like South Boston and East Boston, developers are building the city’s future on the bones of an abandoned industrial past.”

Paul McMorrow 

Ideas

“Though speech is far more open in Egypt, it now carries a new and different kind of risk, one more unpredictable and sudden.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on Egypt’s free-speech backlash

“We’ll get there as quickly as possible. Sometimes you have to be patient in a storm of this magnitude.”

Mayor Thomas Menino