Electing a new pope
Cardinals enter Sistine Chapel to begin conclave
Led by prelates holding a crucifix and candles, the 115 scarlet-robed cardinals chanted the Litany of Saints as they filed into the Sistine Chapel.
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Senate panel OK’s expanded gun background checks
A divided panel approved a Democratic bill to expand checks for nearly all gun purchases.
GOP budget takes aim at domestic programs
The budget outline released by Paul Ryan aims to repeal universal health care and cut programs ranging from Medicaid to college grants.
SJC justice to review drug lab scandal cases
The state’s top court may take up complex constitutional questions raised by the drug lab scandal.
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Classes prep card dealers for casino economy
Students in the inaugural class of the New England Casino Dealer Academy are hoping to find work in the emerging Massachusetts casino industry.
Mass. seeks to get all taxpayers to file returns online
With only 6 percent of users filing with paper forms, officials are trying for hefty savings by prodding everyone to file electronically.
On football
Patriots’ shopping list for free agency
Here’s a prioritized checklist for where the Patriots should concentrate on spending when free agency opens Tuesday.
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Barbara Pym fans converge on Boston
She may be one of the most famous 20th-century British writers Americans have never heard of. But she has fans in the US, and they’ll gather in Boston to mark the centenary of her birth.
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Sports
Bruins 3, Senators 2
Bruins edge Senators in shootout
Despite a slow start that put them in a two-goal hole, the Bruins rallied back for a shootout win to start their road trip.
Metro
Death investigated at home of police chief in Danville, N.H.
Police said they are investigating “an untimely death which occurred at the residence.”
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Nation & World
Detroit’s former mayor found guilty of corruption
Prosecutors said Kwame Kilpatrick ran a “private profit machine” out of City Hall.
Politics
Democratic contenders to air first US Senate ads
US Representatives Edward Markey and Stephen Lynch will launch the first television ads of the Senate race Tuesday.
Business
Mayor Menino gives pushcart vendors 60-day extension
Downtown Crossing street vendors have filed a lawsuit to fight a decision to end the current pushcart program.
Arts
Saxophonist presents a different jazz ‘Odyssey’
Chris Potter reached back to Homer’s “The Odyssey” for inspiration on his new album.
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