Tussle over tax law marks start of health care case

Rapid-fire questioning from Supreme Court justices appeared to indicate they would allow the case to proceed despite a 1867 tax law that threatened a delay until 2015.

Harvard hikes tuition, boosts financial aid

Harvard University announced Monday it will raise its annual price tag to almost $55,000 for undergraduates while boosting financial aid to record levels.

Strauss-Kahn charged in French prostitution probe

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, was charged by French officials Monday in an investigation of a prostitution ring.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson led a prayer as Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, parents of slain teenager Trayvon Martin, bowed their heads at Macedonia Baptist Church in Eatonville, Fla.

Family slams police for leak of Trayvon Martin’s suspension

The slain teen’s mother blamed police for leaking the information about his suspension from school for marijuana.

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Juliette Kayyem

A new ocean passage, with not enough rules

The challenge for populations close to the Bering Sea is how to manage the traffic on an ocean they never dreamed would be so welcoming.

John E. Sununu

Paul Ryan’s groundhog day

Ryan’s budget is far from perfect, but this year’s edition brings us a step closer to an honest debate about tax reform, something America hasn’t had in nearly 30 years.

Robert McCarthy of Braintree greeted his 10-year-old son Liam at the Braintree Armory.

In Braintree, soldiers welcomed home from Afghanistan

Three busloads of soldiers from the Massachusetts National Guard were greeted with roars of joy and hugs of relief.

Obama overheard talking of ‘flexibility’ after election

Speaking to outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, President Obama was heard through a microphone saying, “This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.”

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Walt (right), with his brother Malcolm, made gluten-free cookies one Sunday. ‘‘I did so awesome,’’ said Walt, who was diagnosed with autism as a preschooler.

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How parents are changing autism research
Amanda Johnson at her workstation at the TripAdvisor office in Newton.

Many employees abandon sitting while working

Backlog in parole decisions follows overhaul at agency

Foxborough, Krafts battle over billboards
Martin Shires, marketing manager at NCR Corp., demonstrated how to use an ATM that employs videoconferencing technology.

Need a teller at the ATM? Push the button
A vehicle crossing in Kyrgyzstan has monitors to detect nuclear materials that could fall into the hands of terrorists.

Nuclear security effort faces uncertain future

Cardinal O’Malley heads to a changing Cuba

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A little Wi-Fi router goes a long way

Daily Dose

Training for a marathon? Consider chi running

For homeless families, hotel is a life in limbo
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The truth about the ‘code of the street’

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Spring Travel Special

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Farmers see early growing season, worry of coming cold

Massachusetts farmers are worried that tonight’s freezing temperatures could literally nip their crops in the bud.

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke during the 2012 Economic Policy Conference of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) Monday in Arlington, Va.

Stocks surge after Bernanke remarks

The Dow climbed 161 points as remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the Fed will stick to its plan to keep short-term interest rates near zero.

Columnists

Innovation Economy

Former Vertica executive hears call of ‘big data’

Juliette Kayyem

A new ocean passage, with not enough rules

Yvonne Abraham

Mattapan verdict shows jury system works
Excited supporters cheer when Mitt Romney arrives for a campaign stop at the Machine Shed Restaurant in Rockford, Ill., in March.

Jeff Jacoby

Young voters should flock to GOP

Joan Vennochi

Romney’s Fehrnstrom problem

Gareth Cook

Inconvenient truth

Joanna Weiss

A calculated risk for at-risk kids

Innovation Economy

Mobile payment app aims to create loyalty

Christopher L. Gasper

Power struggle may weaken Red Sox

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Bay State Banner publisher’s two hats in bank-church dispute

LAWRENCE HARMON

The case for orphanages

SCOT LEHIGH

The economy, generically oversimplified

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A vehicle crossing in Kyrgyzstan has monitors to detect nuclear materials that could fall into the hands of terrorists.

Nuclear security effort faces uncertain future

Obama administration officials want to cut funding for a major nuclear smuggling project by 65 percent.

Politics

‘Etch A Sketch’ comment reveals truths for Mitt Romney

Republican political consultant Eric Fehrnstrom’s Etch A Sketch remark did nothing more than state an obvious truth that applies to this fall’s campaign as it has others.

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Jonathan Papelbon moved to the Phillies over the winter.

Jonathan Papelbon backs off criticism of Boston fans

The former Red Sox closer said he meant no offense when he said fans in Philadelphia know baseball better.

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Dr. Ira Byock

Finding a better way to die

Dr. Ira Byock, director of the Palliative Care Service at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, has just written a new book called ‘‘The Best Care Possible.’’

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DANCE REVIEW

José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s Sybil Geddes and August Pozgay in “Pagano y No,’’ danced to the music of Aruán Ortiz.

José Mateo inspires ‘Of Worlds Apart’

Mateo’s choreography is vivid, inflecting his contemporary ballet aesthetic with folkloric influences, and Friday night’s performances were solid.

“The total effect is more people in prison overall, and fewer people released under supervision.”

James R. Pingeon of Prisoners’ Legal Services,  on parole backlog

Magazine

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Montreal: Full of chic charm
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Grover Norquist: Emperor of no
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Stoughton’s Lori McKenna is writing her heart out
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Putting college degrees to work

Opinion

“If global warming had a number it might be about 660, the anticipated vessels that will traverse the Bering, and pass St. Paul, in 2012 alone.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“Even people with no direct experience with street life — whose exposure to the criminal underworld comes mainly from “The Wire” — have a sense that it is governed by its own set of rules and ethics.”

Leon Neyfakh