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Morning-after pill age limits struck down by judge

A US District Court judge ruled that the government’s refusal to lift age restrictions on access to the pill was “arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable.”

US economy adds fewest jobs in 9 months

Employers added only 88,000 jobs in March, a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. The unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent.

Obama to propose Social Security cuts

The president will call for reductions in the growth of Social Security and other benefit programs, an official said.

Little diversity yet in Boston’s mayoral field

Tito Jackson’s decision not to run leaves the declared field thus far without a major candidate of color.

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What are Markey, Lynch promising to interest groups?

Stephen Lynch and Ed Markey are offering pledges that neither they nor the relevant interest groups will make public.

H-1B visas predicted to go fast

The annual derby to secure special visas may be over after just one week, as a growing economy is prompting more companies to rush to hire tech-savvy foreigners.

Attleboro middle school students denied lunches

Parents were in an uproar after 25 middle school students were denied lunch because they could not pay cash.

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Seals gather on the Cape

Studies show no direct health effects from flickering shadows of turbines’ blades.

Residents angry over flickering shadows from turbines

Danielle Miller Mooney is pushing for equality for women in the Mormon Church.

Mormon feminists speak out

Coach Norm Bazin has goaltender Conor Hellebuyck and the UMass-Lowell team in the Frozen Four.

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UMass-Lowell hockey is soaring

Governor Deval Patrick said the Legislature’s transit bill would lead to higher fares and decaying roads.

Patrick rips rival transit package

From left: Ryan Gosling plays a carny turned robber, Eva Mendes plays the mother of his son, and Bradley Cooper plays a cop.

MOVIE REVIEW

Cop’s and robber’s legacy in ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services office in New York.

H-1B visas predicted to go fast

SCOT LEHIGH

What are Markey, Lynch promising to interest groups?

Sports Media

CBS handled gruesome leg injury well

Elisabeth Moss’s character Peggy Olson has had one of the more interesting journey’s of the women in “Mad Men.”

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The Women of ‘Mad Men’

Siskel and Ebert were newspaper guys and they took their movie love seriously.

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Ebert democratized movie criticism

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer and author of the new book

Sandberg pitches ‘lean in’ message

Spotlight Report: Driven to the Edge

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A nine-month Globe investigation of Boston’s $1 billion taxicab industry found widespread corruption.

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Even if this is his last stand and he’s just a complementary part, Jaromir Jagr’s time in Boston could turn out to be his best since his Pittsburgh salad days.

Jaromir Jagr in position to thrive with Bruins

Jagr is no longer expected to be a team’s star, which should allow him room to succeed as a valuable role player.

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Sixty-six pairs of shoes were lined up on the Grand Staircase at the State House on Thursday to symbolize the number of children abused and neglected every day in the Commonwealth. Suzin Bartley, executive director of the Children’s Trust Fund, worked on the “Step Up for Prevention!” display.

Hundreds gather in Mass. to decry child abuse

Sixty-six pairs of shoes were lined up on the Grand Staircase at the State House to symbolize the number of children abused and neglected every day in the state.