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Before leaving, Pope Benedict XVI asked cardinals to “always works toward a higher and harmonious agreement.”

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Judge restores $10,000 monthly pension to ex-official

John B. Barranco, who is accused of siphoning more than $10 million from an agency for special needs children, had his pension halted in 2011.

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John Kerry and David Thorne shared a warm greeting.

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Below (from left): Jim Bauer, Ruth Bauer, Steven Bogart, and Matt Aucoin are working on pieces that the American Repertory Theater is developing for the National Civil War Project. Above: President Lincoln some 150 years ago.

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American Repertory, Harvard reflect on the Civil War

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Will Middlebrooks optimistic about wrist

The third baseman reiterated he doesn’t think his new right wrist injury is serious, but will see a specialist.

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Dr. Bohdan Pomahac and a team at Brigham and Women’s performed the hospital’s most complicated face transplant.

Vermont woman burned with lye gets face transplant

A team of 30 Brigham and Women’s Hospital surgeons performed a complex face transplant on a woman whose immune system had been altered by many blood transfusions.

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Opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI

Yahoo’s broken glass ceiling
Children are treated for cholera at a clinic in Haiti. The epidemic was introduced, it is widely believed, by UN peacekeepers.

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Boston City Councilor John Connolly announced his candidacy for mayor of Boston outside Brighton High School.

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Tom Brady is now signed with the Patriots through 2017.

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Michelle Obama announced the Best Picture Oscar from the White House.

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Caroline Kennedy is a reportedly a leading candidate for President Obama’s nomination as US envoy to Japan.

Caroline Kennedy considered as US envoy to Japan

The daughter of John F. Kennedy is a leading candidate for President Obama’s nomination, Bloomberg News reports.

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Gabriel Gomez is running for the Senate seat vacated when John Kerry was appointed secretary of state.

Gabriel E. Gomez formally joins the GOP Senate race

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PayPal employees Max Metral (center), Brandee Shin (left), and Tony Leach are among those now working at International Place.

PayPal setting up shop in Boston

Internet commerce company, owned by eBay Inc., has moved into a 65,000-square-foot office that spans two floors in 1 International Place.

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Marianna Bassham as Mrs. Swanson in the Actors’ Shakespeare Project production of Will Eno’s “Middletown.”

‘Middletown’ a rewarding destination

In the Actors’ Shakespeare Project production now up at the Cambridge YMCA, the town is a tough but rewarding destination.

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Walk in for the shoe drive at Allen Edmonds

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“For decades, the goal of breaking the glass ceiling was tied to the belief that women who did it would manage differently.”

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“Nuns have served as the face of Catholicism to generations of Americans, and have been pioneers in health care, education, and social work…What’s next for nuns affects not just the inner workings of the church, but its future course in America.”

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