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Storm buries Mass. with snow, flooding

A worse-than-expected storm brought flooding to coastal communities and as much as 2 feet of snow in some areas.

Menino defends decision to open schools during storm

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino said officials received conflicting forecasts.

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Flooding in Marshfield and Scituate, a toppled house on Plum Island, and more photos from the snowstorm.

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See how much snow the massive storm dumped in your area.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

How to make stress work in your favor

New research suggests it can be invigorating — if that’s what you expect.

A baby zebra named Nemo, born on Feb. 9 at the Franklin Park Zoo during the blizzard named Nemo, appeared outdoors for the first time on March 5.

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Globe photos of the week

A baby zebra at the Franklin Park Zoo, a statue with a facelift at the Museum of Fine Arts, and more of the week’s best images.

SCOT LEHIGH

Charter school results too good to ignore

This state’s charter school results have become too compelling for policymakers truly concerned about education to ignore.

Statue of the ancient Greek philosopher and teacher Socrates.

Opinion | Cathy Young

In defense of ‘dead white males’

The West is attacked as uniquely oppressive even though it has gained unprecedented rights and freedoms for women, for gays and lesbians, and for individuals in general.

Rajon Rondo was lost for the season to a knee injury.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Bob Ryan

The Rajon Rondo conundrum

The Celtics have played much better since Rondo went down to injury. Could it be that having him dominate the ball in search of assists was not best for the team?

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Zhenya Kovalenko. Thirtysomething / Somerville. Employer: Rakuten Loyality / Boston.

Sunday Magazine Preview

Where the jobs are now
“Work 0808,” a glazed stoneware piece by Harumi Nakashima, from “New Blue and White” at the Museum of Fine Arts.

Art Review

‘New Blue and White’ at the MFA
The 2013 cover.

Sunday Preview | Style Magazine

Who are the Most Stylish Bostonians?
Sarah Leveille, a member of the education staff at the Higgins Armory Museum, showed Shaun McGrath and other children around at the Higgins Armory Museum Wednesday.

Higgins Armory Museum to close
Thomas J. May

AG wants utility chief’s pay revealed
Representative Stephen Lynch recalled a long struggle that brought him to his final vote on health care legislation. In the end, he said, “this bill was not good enough.”

Lynch’s health care vote at issue

Glenn Ordway to join Michael Felger
The 2013 film “Oz: The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam Raimi.

Movie review

‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ never finds its groove
Kentucky forward Nerlens Noel grimmaced in pain after he injured his knee during a basketball game in February.

Injury revives NBA age feud

Kevin Cullen

Bill Bratton is America’s most wanted
Television personality Regis Philbin, left, and Michael Strahan attend the Fox Sports Media Upfront party celebrating the new Fox Sports 1 network on Tuesday.

Sports Media

With new network, Fox to challenge ESPN

Dan Shaughnessy

Why today’s NCAA teams shouldn’t complain

Sports

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“People who wrote us off didn’t know really who we are,” Garnett said of the Celtics.

Retooled Celtics are very much alive

The Celtics loom as a playoff dark horse, much to the chagrin of their detractors and their Eastern Conference rivals.

Metro

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A house on Plum Island toppled shortly after 8:30 a.m.

Storm ravages homes on Plum Island

One house fell into the ocean and at least two others need to be condemned.

Columnists

SCOT LEHIGH

Charter school results too good to ignore

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The children of ‘1984’

Kevin Cullen

Bill Bratton is America’s most wanted

Dan Shaughnessy

Why today’s NCAA teams shouldn’t complain

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

Christopher L. Gasper

Now must be Clay Buchholz’s time to shine
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?

Nation & World

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Chuck Hagel

Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel makes 1st trip to Afghanistan

The new defense secretary said challenges remain as NATO hands over security to Afghans.

Politics

John Brennan is a former CIA station chief in Saudi Arabia and has served as President Obama’s principal counterterrorism adviser for the past four years.

Senate confirms Brennan to CIA

The Senate voted to confirm John Brennan as CIA director after a 13-hour filibuster.

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Job seekers at a job fair in Boston in February.

Job market accelerates as unemployment rate hits 4-year low

US employers added 236,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent in February, down from 7.9 percent in January.

Arts

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BLO music director David Angus will be joined by Caroline Worra, John Tessier, Emily Hindrichs, and Sarah Coburn for performances in the upcoming season.

Boston Lyric Opera announces new season

The 2013-14 season will feature new productions of four operas: Mozart’s “Magic Flute,” Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” Bellini’s “I Puritani,” and Jack Beeson’s “Lizzie Borden.”

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MOVIE REVIEW

Noomi Rapace and Colin Farrell costar in “Dead Man Down.”

‘Dead Man Down’ has its loopy charms

Niels Arden Oplev’s film is a violent crime thriller that has its melodramatic charms before the story gets stupid.

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
The cover for the February 10 2013 issue

Change on the Mystic

Opinion

“This state’s charter school results have become too compelling for policymakers truly concerned about education to ignore.”

Scot Lehigh 

Globe Insiders

Editorial Event | March 20

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Get tips on shooting video from award-winning Globe videographer Darren Durlach.

Ideas

“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