Prospects limited for new gun control laws

There is a sense that advocates for stricter controls will have to settle for more modest gains than an assault weapons ban or sharp limits on magazine capacity.

Northeast Utilities won’t reveal chief’s full pay

Relying on a technicality, Northeast Utilities has not told shareholders or the public what top executives were paid for engineering a large merger with NStar.

Kayvan Khalatbari, who runs a dispensary, has branched out into medical marijuana business consulting.

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Medical marijuana businesses see opportunity in Mass.

As the state’s medical marijuana program begins, businesses are ready to capitalize on the expected “green rush.”

Coastal Mass. residents brace for stormy seas

The state girded for snow, rain, and winds, while the storm heading to the area knocked out power to 250,000 in the mid-Atlantic region.

Tech Lab

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And here you thought that the cellphone in your pocket belonged to you. Not quite.

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Tech Lab: Jailbreaking mobile devices

Hiawatha Bray talks about jailbreaking your mobile device.

Former House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi with his wife, Debbie, in Boston.

Imprisoned DiMasi weak with cancer, wife says

In federal prison for corruption, former House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi, 68, has lost 50 pounds, has suffered bouts of pneumonia, and has a feeding tube attached to his stomach.

Sox starter Clay Buchholz is seeking a return to his 2010 form — a 17-7 record and 2.33 ERA.

Christopher L. Gasper

Clay Buchholz must produce wins for Red Sox

A lot of the weight of this redemptive season rides on the slender shoulders of Buch­holz.

No matter where he goes, Justin Bieber sports his drop-pants look: (from left) when meeting fans, performing, and on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.”

Justin Bieber, please stop wearing terrible drop-crotch pants

For the past year, Bieber has been trying to make drop-crotch, droopy-drawer pants catch on. But no one is buying what he’s selling.

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For fall/winter 2013 GANT by Michael Bastian takes inspiration from the iconic works of American art- ist and painter Norman Rockwell. The presention of his line of clothing called “Stockbridge.”

Designer Michael Bastian finds inspiration in Norman Rockwell
Clockwise from top: the break out area, the living wall, and one of the scrum stations at Perkins + Will architecture firm.

Design

Perkins + Will creates an architectural laboratory
Anne Hathaway arrived at the 2013 Oscars.

How did nail art become a fashion favorite?

David Maes, 24-year-old visual merchandiser, says he feels “like an old soul trapped in a youthful body.”

Instagram fashion: David Maes
A cheeseburger classic comes with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, and dive sauce.

Cheap Eats

Burger joint in Assembly Square
At 6 feet 7 inches, with flowing locks and an unruly beard, Red Sox lefty Andrew Miller is a striking figure on the pitcher’s mound.

What’s the deal with Andrew Miller’s hair?
Rajiv Gupta and Peabody Essex Museum conservator Mimi Leveque watched as Padihershef headed for his CT scan.

Unraveling a mummy’s mysteries
Sean O’Malley said improvising can lead to a “lot of mistakes.”

O’Malley talks about priest abuse
The new designs include an overhaul of the entrance off Route 1A, which passes a field of fuel tanks.

Suffolk Downs adds greenery to boost chances at casino
Kais Nashif, a poet, and Maisa Abd Elhadi, an engineering student, have their West Bank visas revoked by the Israelis.

Movie Review

Palestinians longing for freedoms
Casey McLaughlin (left) and her spouse, Major Shannon McLaughlin, with their 2-year-old twins, Grace and Grant, at home in Foxborough. They object to the Army’s refusal to acknowledge their marriage and grant Casey rights and benefits.

G Cover

For same-sex couples, battle on home front
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.

Adrian Walker

From Andrew Square, taking on the UN for Haiti

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Celtics 83, Pacers 81

As the Pacers’ Paul George (24) and Lance Stephenson look on, the Celtics’ Jeff Green makes the winning basket with 0.5 seconds left in Boston’s stunning comeback.

Celtics come back to beat Pacers

Jeff Green’s winning layup came with 0.5 seconds left as the Celtics ended the game on an 11-0 run.

Metro

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Maria Vargas, a senior at East Boston High School, said she avoids walking around late at night. Vargas tries to use the public transportation system, get a ride from a friend, or hail a cab.

Pedestrians on edge after East Boston robberies

Police have increased their presence and warned pedestrians to be vigilant after four robberies were reported over five days recently in the Maverick Square area.

Columnists

JOAN VENNOCHI

With Cahill, a good law and a weak case

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Chavez death creates risk, opportunity
Mitt Romney told Chris Wallace, “It kills me not to be there, not to be in the White House doing what needs to be done.”

SCOT LEHIGH

Romney’s look back
Sox starter Clay Buchholz is seeking a return to his 2010 form — a 17-7 record and 2.33 ERA.

Christopher L. Gasper

Clay Buchholz must produce wins for Red Sox
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.

Adrian Walker

From Andrew Square, taking on the UN for Haiti
Is Jackie Bradley Jr. ready for his closeup as a major leaguer? Maybe not, but he is creating a lot of buzz in Red Sox camp.

Christopher L. Gasper

Is Jackie Bradley Jr. ready for Boston?

JEFF JACOBY

English language unites Americans
Jose Iglesias

Christopher L. Gasper

Will Iglesias still have a place with Red Sox?
A family walked past a campaign billboard for presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate, William Ruto, on the outskirts of Nairobi on Feb. 26.

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Bonnie Franklin, left, is seen with Mackenzie Phillips, top, and Valerie Bertinelli, who starred in “One Day at a Time” from 1975 to 1984.

JOANNA WEISS

Bonnie Franklin, reality mom
Army Staff Sergeant Greg Pizzute, with daughters Kayleigh, 4; Bella, 2; and Noelle, 11.

Kevin Cullen

Clear-eyed in oft-overlooked war

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The coffin of Hugo Chavez was driven through the streets of Caracas on Wednesday after leaving a military hospital.

Chavez’s populist machine honors his legacy

A day after Hugo Chavez’s death, the government built around his outsized persona began to pay homage.

Politics

Republican Representative Paul Ryan and President Obama are expected to meet soon.

GOP budget would keep Medicare cuts, tax increases

The GOP budget would preserve Medicare cuts that their presidential nominee loudly denounced last year and accept tax increases they sternly opposed just months ago.

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Christopher Bartel (left), Deena Friedman, Tobias Welo, and Edward Yoon are among the Fidelity analysts who research investment in private companies.

Fidelity analysts court companies on ground floor

The Boston investment giant has analysts seek companies in the stages between start-up and public offering.

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Stage Review

Above: Sarah Newhouse and Michael Ryan Buckley in Stoneham Theatre’s production of James McLindon’s “Distant Music.” Below: Thomas Rhett Kee as a disillusioned law professor.

A too-faint ‘Distant Music’ at Stoneham Theatre

Though the characters are supposed to be at life-defining crossroads, the Stoneham Theatre production of “Distant Music’’ lacks a sense of urgency.

Style

Fairey, Karmaloop team on antigun design

At first glance, the latest Shepard Fairey T-shirt design with Karmaloop.com might be offensive to some, but it is meant to convey an anti-gun-violence message.

Magazine

The cover for the March 3 2013 issue

Getting through to your kids in the digital age
The cover for the February 24 2013 issue

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger & Catherine Greig’s story
The cover for the February 17 2013 issue

A trip to Rio de Janeiro, without leaving Boston
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Change on the Mystic

Opinion

“The outcome in the Cahill case may discourage some prosecutors from enforcing the new law. But this isn’t a case of bad law.”

Joan Vennochi 

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“To proponents of this speculative new field, understanding the legal status of robots is key to how we want society to work once humans are no longer the only ones making important decisions.”

Leon Neyfakh on robot law