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Up to 10 inches of snow expected

Forecasters issued winter storm watches from Worcester County to the coast, saying six to 10 inches of snow could fall between Wednesday night and Friday morning.

Dow closes at all-time high, erasing losses from recession

The market’s high of 14,254 after a 126-point gain is another sign the US economy is healing after the worst recession since the 1930s.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/03/05/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/71949902.jpg Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez dies

Chavez, who was president of Venezuela for 14 years and a vocal critic of the US, fought cancer for almost two years. He was 58.

Eric Fehr  of the Capitals scored the game-winner 37 seconds into overtime.

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Bruins squander a chance to win in Washington

The Bruins scored three goals in the first period, and none the rest of the way as the Capitals came back for the win.

Paul Pierce drove against the 76ers' Evan Turner in the first half. Pierce finished with 18 points.

celtics 109, 76ers 101

Bradley, Pierce lead Celtics past 76ers

Avery Bradley hit 10 of his first 12 shots in scoring 22 points and Paul Pierce went 4 for 4 on 3-pointers and scored 18 points in the win in Philadelphia.

A man carried a bucket filled with waste to be discarded, in a slum area in Port-au-Prince in this Dec. 17, 2012, photo. The country is fighting a cholera epidemic in the wake of the January 2010 earthquake.

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From Andrew Square, a push for UN accountability in Haiti epidemic

A group in Boston is urging the UN to take responsibility for a cholera epidemic brought to Haiti by peacekeepers.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/02/26/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/simple%20supper%204%20031.jpg To do: Make dinner every night

A 5-day menu plan begins with a store-bought rotisserie chicken, uses bits of chicken another night, and offers more recipes to make your evenings a little less frantic.

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Beginning in the 1930s, New England ski trails quickly expanded, and today skiing isn’t the quaint small business it once was.