Boston receives 5.1 inches of snow
More than 4,000 customers were without power, most on the South Shore, in a storm that could still bring snow to the Cape and strong winds to eastern Mass.
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White House calls draft immigration plan a backup
Republicans and Democrats predicted that the White House would fail if it went forward with a proposal to put 11 million illegal immigrants on a pathway to citizenship.
Danica Patrick wins historic Daytona 500 pole
Patrick became the first woman in NASCAR history to win a pole position for a Sprint Cup race.
Pope blesses thousands at Vatican
A crowd of tens of thousands cheered Pope Benedict XVI when he appeared in his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
Bombings in Baghdad area kill dozens
Car bombs tore through shopping areas in Baghdad, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 100.
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History is front and center at this year’s Oscars
The 2013 Oscar lineup is about actual history — the topical events of then and now, writes Ty Burr in his Oscar picks.
Fans are impatient for Pallotta to bring wins to AS Roma
Jim Pallotta, the Bostonian president of Italian soccer team AS Roma, was initially greeted with enthusiasm by fans, but opinions have turned.
The Station nightclub fire | 10 years later
Finding life after the fire that will never go out
Finding life after the fire that will never go outTen years ago, The Station nightclub fire killed 100 and injured many more. For survivors, the road back has been unthinkably hard.
Aceves gets up to speed in Fort Myers
Red Sox pitching coach Juan Nieves needed to speak with Alfredo Aceves to get him to throw harder during batting practice today.
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Knuckleballer Steven Wright hoping for a spot
Wright is rising fast in the Red Sox organization and he’ll get a chance to show he’s the real deal in spring training.
Metro
Pilgrim nuclear plant back in service
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth went back in service after being offline since last weekend’s winter storm.
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Cleanup begins after meteor deals blow in Russia
About 40 people remained in hospitals, and the total damage was estimated at $33 million.
Politics
US representative returns Kennedy presence to politics
Joseph P. Kennedy III was raised among political royalty but is now just another lost freshman on Capitol Hill.
Business
Sam Adams founder’s quest for the perfect can
Jim Koch is finally ready to release his precious Boston lager in a patent-pending can he claims is superior to the regular metal vessel.
Arts
A colorful life as Amy Arbus’s muse
Sebastian Smee discovered his 3-year-old daughter’s baby sitter had been a famous photographer’s muse and street-fashion icon.
Travel
36 hours in Berlin
Could Berlin live up to the hype of being young and dynamic, an art lovers’ heaven, and cutting-edge trendy?
Books
‘The Burn Palace’ by Stephen Dobyns
Dobyns’s new work of fiction punches and bangs its shoulders hard against the confines of the thriller genre.
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From the Archives | Photo gallery
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Potholes in Boston
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Potholes in BostonNew England traffic has long negotiated the effects of our repetitive freeze-thaw cycle that leaves roads an obstacle course of potholes.