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.

Globe debuts digital facsimile of print version

The Boston Globe’s new ePaper allows subscribers to read the newspaper electronically exactly as they would the print version, but on a laptop, tablet, or mobile phone.

UMass picks physicist to lead Amherst campus

The University of Massachusetts has tapped Kumble Subbaswamy, provost at the University of Kentucky, as chancellor of the state’s flagship campus.

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.

Vigil is held at Harvard to remember slain teenager

Nearly 100 people gathered at Harvard Monday night to remember Trayvon Martin, who was killed a month ago in Sanford, Fla.

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The art of self expression

The work of more than 25 artists, some with mental, emotional or intellectual limitations, adorns Mercantile Bank’s recently renovated Fenway branch office.

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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.

Mother accused of slashing children is sent to hospital

A Salem mother accused of slashing the throats of her two children was found to be too dangerous to be set free and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

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.”

Celtics center Ryan Hollins went up for two points against the Bobcats’ center Byron Mullens in Boston’s win in Charlotte.

celtics 102, bobcats 95

Pierce scores season-high 36 in win

Paul Pierce led the Celtics as they moved into a first-place tie with the 76ers in the Atlantic Division.

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Watch the video of this Globe Talk event, featuring local comedians Dave Russo, Anthony Scibelli, Tony V, Jimmy Tingle, and Lenny Clarke sharing stories about the Boston comedy scene. Laughs guaranteed. (Editor’s note: This video contains strong language.)

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

Soldiers welcomed home in Braintree
Bobby Valentine

Valentine says ‘no validity’ to alleged rift

CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK

Martin is mourned with eloquence

Foxborough, Krafts battle over billboards
Amanda Johnson at her workstation at the TripAdvisor office in Newton.

Many employees abandon sitting while working

New ‘Nutcracker’ to highlight Boston Ballet 2012-13 season

tech lab plus

A little Wi-Fi router goes a long way

Cardinal O’Malley heads to a changing Cuba
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

For homeless families, hotel is a life in limbo
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Ideas

The truth about the ‘code of the street’

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Spring Travel Special

Metro

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Backlog follows parole overhaul

Governor Patrick’s revamped Parole Board has voted to grant early release to 17 serious criminal offenders, but has not notified any of the inmates or the victims’ families.

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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

BOSTON CAPITAL

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

LAWRENCE HARMON

The case for orphanages

SCOT LEHIGH

The economy, generically oversimplified

Nation & World

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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.

Sports

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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.

Health and wellness

G Force

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.’’

Arts

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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

The cover for the March 25 2012 issue

Montreal: Full of chic charm
The cover for the March 18 2012 issue

Grover Norquist: Emperor of no
The cover for the March 11 2012 issue

Stoughton’s Lori McKenna is writing her heart out
The cover for the March 4 2012 issue

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