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Under pressure, college cancels Kennedy speech

A Worcester bishop pressured Anna Maria College in Paxton to disinvite Victoria Kennedy, saying her political views clash with Catholic teachings.

Ruling may spur foes to Mass. health law

A Supreme Court ruling against President Obama’s landmark health care law could prompt challenges to the Massachusetts law that inspired it, legal experts said.

Boston Capital

Insurers, flexibility, and savings

Health insurance companies are trying to figure out what kinds of limits and restrictions people are willing to accept in order to save money on their premiums.

Guard chief on leave amid rape allegations

Governor Deval Patrick placed Joseph C. Carter, head of the state’s National Guard, on leave after learning of the allegations. Carter has flatly denied the charges.

MasterCard investigates potential data breach

The New York-based company said it had notified card issuers and law enforcement, but did not specify the number of accounts affected.

Larry Bird’s story is on the big stage

Tug Coker has gone to great lengths, even trash-talking with Bird, in order to portray the Celtics legend in the Broadway production of “Magic/Bird.’’

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Actor Tug Coker, who portrays Larry Bird in the upcoming Broadway show "Magic/Bird," posed at the TD Garden.

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The one-act play traces the lives of Bird and Magic Johnson from their days as college rivals through to the Olympic Dream Team.

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The 90-minute play at the Longacre Theater in New York depends more on dialogue between the two rivals than set changes.

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Coker, a former Virginia high school basketball star, spent time in French Lick, Ind., to perfect Bird's accent.

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Amy Neswald worked on Coker's transformation.

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Coker has dark brown hair but wears a blond wig, blond eyebrows, and blond mustache on stage.

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The physical transformation is a challenge given Bird's unique look.

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Bird has been supportive. “He couldn’t have been nicer,’’ Coker says.

Lynch finds a privileged space in parking wars

Tow trucks in South Boston’s Telegraph Hill twice passed over an SUV owned by US Representative Stephen F. Lynch that was parked in an area where cars are usually towed.

Providence Guardsman dies saving child in Afghanistan

Specialist Dennis P. Weichel Jr., a 29-year-old father of three, was struck by a truck after swinging an Afghan girl to safety.

Brian McGrory

Overflowing compassion

Shirley Simmons was about to get thrust from the Milton ranch she lived in for the last 30 years. But Globe readers, once they heard, wouldn’t let it happen.

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Olin program offers training, solutions

Michael Forhan extends a hand to Burma

NICHOLAS BURNS

Why Europe still matters

Movie Review

‘The Raid: Redemption’ portrays dance of death

Foxconn audit finds ‘serious’ violations of China labor laws

A sign outside a Boston store showed the new jackpot for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing.

At $540m and counting, Mega Millions is the ‘big one’

Brain connections laid out like city streets, scientists find

With no snow, golf courses spring to life early

WET TERRARIUM: Start with a layer of moss, then add a layer of rocks for drainage. Follow that with a layer of soil and then begin arranging your plants (like hyacinth and Silver Lace fern) until you get the look that you want.

5 steps to gorgeous homemade terrariums

Anger, betrayal on Bus 48

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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ fever grows in Boston

BOOK REVIEW

‘Girl Walks Into a Bar...’ by Rachel Dratch

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Is driving a better deal for commuters?

As commuters absorbed news of a proposal to substantially hike fares on commuter lines some began doing the math to figure out whether it would be cheaper to drive.

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Suit tests barefoot-style shoe’s health claim

Vibram USA Inc., which is based in Concord, is facing a class-action lawsuit that challenges the company’s health claims about its minimalist FiveFinger running shoes.