Holder avoids daily furloughs for prison staffers
Attorney General Eric Holder says he has averted furloughs of 3,570 federal prison staffers, moving $150 million from other Justice Department accounts.
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Senate budget doesn’t resolve differences with GOP
The budget the Democratic-majority Senate approved, its first in four years, includes nearly $1 trillion in tax increases over 10 years but shelters domestic programs.
Pirates 5, Red Sox 3
Pirates score four times in eighth inning
Clay Buchholz pitched four-hit ball into the sixth inning, but the Boston Red Sox lost 5-3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
Pope Francis tells Benedict: ‘We’re brothers’
Pope Francis tells Benedict: ‘We’re brothers’Francis met with the former pontiff at the papal summer residence, where Benedict moved after his resignation last month.
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No. 14 Harvard vs. No. 6 Arizona | 6:10 p.m.
Pride and joy at Harvard after hoop upset
After its win over No. 3 New Mexico on Thursday, Harvard will take on No. 6 Arizona in Salt Lake City.
Exclusive Sunday Preview
A sampling of stories from this Sunday's Globe.
City runs, complete with history and views
On a running tour of Boston, the course provides a good mix of historical sites and scenery, and the pace is perfect for conversation and sightseeing.
travel
Australia’s cultural cities: Sydney and Melbourne
Australia’s cultural cities: Sydney and MelbourneAustralia’s culture cornucopia, centered in Melbourne and Sydney, is available regardless of what time of the year you choose to visit.
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michigan 78, vcu 53
Michigan feels little pressure from VCU
The Wolverines breezed through Virginia Commonwealth’s vaunted pressure to advance to the round of 16 for the first time since 1994.
Metro
Prison visitors irate about plan for drug-sniffing dogs
Families, civil libertarians, and prisoner advocates say the searches will discourage relatives from visiting loved ones in prison.
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Nation & World
Cyprus races to complete alternative rescue plan
Finance Minister Michalis Sarris said new legislation could be completed and submitted to Parliament as early as this evening.
Politics
Choice for energy secretary has ties to oil, gas examined
MIT professor Ernest Moniz’s history of straddling academia and the private sector has come under fire since he was nominated.
Business
PAX East packs gamers in on first day of show
This weekend Boston is the center of the video gaming universe and host to some 70,000 enthusiasts — some dressed in costumes.
Arts
Book Review
‘Truth in Advertising’ by John Kenney
The comedy in the New Yorker contributor’s debut novel sparkles while the drama proves formulaic and predictable.
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Editorial Event | April 17
Video tips with Dina Rudick
Video tips with Dina RudickAttend a session on photography and videography with the host of BostonGlobe.com’s “Back Story” series.