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Health law repeal not an option, says Pelosi

In an interview scheduled to air Sunday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that repeal of the national health care overhaul is not realistic.

Eastern US storms kill 13, cut power

Power officials said electrical repairs could take up to a week in the aftermath of violent storms that swept through the mid-Atlantic region Friday night.

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Violent storms that swept through the mid-Atlantic region Friday left millions without power and killed at least 13.

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Power officials said the outages wouldn’t be repaired for several days to a week, likening the damage to that of a hurricane.

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Emergencies were declared in Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, the District of Columbia, and Virginia.

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The storm system was called a derecho, a straight line wind storm that sweeps over a large area at high speed.

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A van and boat were crushed by fallen trees in Northfield, N.J.

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A mother and her child rested Saturday at a Red Cross shelter in Hyattsville, Md.

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A woman looked at a damaged utility pole which fell in Falls Church, Va.

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This massive oak tree fell in Columbus, Ohio.

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This tree fell near the US Supreme Court in Washington.

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A woman examined the damage in front of her home in Linwood, N.J.

Kevin Garnett agrees to extension with Celtics

Garnett, who was considering retirement, has agreed to return on a three-year contract, sources have confirmed.

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Globe reporter Bobby Caina Calvan dangled Extremo Tarzan swing.

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Volcano, cloud forest, and all sorts of wild things

For a week, Costa Rica was the author’s playground. He zip-lined, rappelled down waterfalls, rafted rapids, and traversed rain-muddied trails by horseback.

New museum is the symbolic ‘front door’ to MGH

As part of its 200th anniversary, Massachusetts General Hospital decided to share the wealth of medical history hidden in its archives.

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Shipping up to Boston

The Globe guides you through activities as tall ships and Navy vessels pull into Boston Harbor for Operation Sail.

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From the archives | Photos

The Blackfriars Massacre

On June 28, 1978, five bodies were found in the basement of the Blackfriars Pub on Summer Street in Boston. The gangland-style killing would be known as the “Blackfriars Massacre.”

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OpSail an excuse to explore waterfront

Seven hit Hollywood reboots

Annie Leibovitz looks at her photograph “May Alcott’s drawing on her bedroom wall, Orchard House, Concord, Massachusetts, 2010” on display in the exhibit “Pilgrimage” at the Concord Museum.

Annie Leibovitz brings exhibition to Concord

A sign at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint instructed passengers about the use of the full-body scanner at O’Hare International Airport.

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How to get through airport security more quickly

Nora Ephron was a writer, director, and women’s advocate.

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Nora Ephron: onscreen and off, a life lived by words

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‘Cronkite’ by Douglas Brinkley

From left:Jens Weber, Pontus Lidberg, and Gabrielle Lamb of Morphoses in “Within (Labyrinth Within).’’ In the background, on film, is Wendy Whelan.

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Morphoses premiere at Jacob’s Pillow

Homecoming for some Eagle crewmembers

Jeff Briggs created the characters for a Boston-themed carousel featuring replicas of local fauna.

Boston-themed carousel designed for Greenway

Affordable Care law authors astounded by its trials

Anthony Bogues will direct the new center at Brown, where he is an Africana studies professor.

Brown University center to focus on slavery

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Franklin Morales impressed in loss to Mariners

Bobby Valentine thought in February that Morales could come out of the bullpen and start for the Red Sox. Eventually he was proven right.

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Life is difficult enough without losing the weekend some service of the Green Line E train, people say.

Loss of weekend E train service worries riders

Some Green Line riders said it will be an inconvenience that will complicate their lives at a time and in an area where no one wants to see life become more difficult.