Tax lobbyists help businesses reap windfalls
While Congress fights over ways to cut spending and the deficit, generous breaks for corporations pass with little notice.
CHARLIE MAHONEY FOR THE GLOBE
Angel investors flood the tech start-up scene
The ranks of angel investors in Boston are swelling fast as the tech economy goes deep into another boom cycle.
Program to track immigrants grows, drawing scrutiny
Advocates for immigrants say the program has morphed into a profit-driven enterprise that subjects thousands to scrutiny usually reserved for serious criminals.
Biogen Idec readies its next move
Analysts said the company’s latest drug, an oral MS treatment, could eventually have sales of up to $6 billion annually if it gains regulatory approval.
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Right whales in the midst of a revival
North Atlantic right whales, once the focus of dire extinction talk, have rebounded in recent years, but the once-hunted animals now face new threats.
From Rome, O’Malley emerges with a new aura
From Rome, O’Malley emerges with a new auraCardinal Sean O’Malley’s unexpected emergence in the last month as a serious contender for the papacy has elevated his image.
Dan Shaughnessy
Wes Welker may still cost the Patriots
With the loss of Welker, even the loyalists are acknowledging the arrogance and hubris of the Patriot operation.
Storm pushed Boston snow removal to limit
A GPS analysis of the February blizzard response recounts the effort undertaken by 678 plows and diggers, and shows where mistakes were made.
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Sports
Celtics 105, Bobcats 88
Celtics get revenge, throttle the Bobcats
The Celtics got payback for a 26-point beatdown from the league-worst Bobcats last Tuesday via a 105-88 blitzkrieg at home.
Metro
Boston Latin student the 1st girl to win city’s spelling bee
Seventh-grader Ina Beinborn, 13, of Mission Hill successfully spelled “schnauzer” in the final round.
Columnists
Nation & World
Syrian regime expands use of cluster bombs
An activist group said it has found Syria is using more cluster bombs, which often don’t explode on impact and later injure civilians.
Politics
Republicans audition for 2016 election
Participants at the Conservative Political Action Conference gave Senator Rand Paul a narrow victory in their presidential preference poll.
Business
Product Reviews
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Best treadmill doesn’t have to be the costliest
Consumer Reports’ tests of 34 treadmills and 31 ellipticals found that it’s possible to get solid models without spending too much.
Arts
Art Review
‘Electric Paris’ delivers only limited voltage
The tidy exhibition at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute examines the effects of the advent of gas and electric light.
Travel
Austria’s revolutionary chocolatier
A 90-minute tour of the bean-to-bar production process stretches into three hours of chocolate indulgence and discovery.
Books
Book review
‘With or Without You’ by Domenica Ruta
In the opening pages of her funny and poignant memoir, Ruta plunges readers into the maelstrom of her turbulent family life.
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St. Patrick’s Day parades
St. Patrick’s Day paradesWhat began as an observation of the anniversary of Evacuation Day in 1901 morphed along the way into a celebration of Boston’s Irish traditions.