Jobs report shows weak hiring in Jan.

While the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level since October 2008, the report may renew concerns that the US economy is slowing.

Magazine

Lessons on being happy

Unhappy millennials change the rules, and the Greatest Generation looks back.

Fireworks went off over the Fisht Olympic Stadium at the start of the Opening Ceremony in Sochi.

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Liza Temnikova performed

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One of the Olympic rings failed to open during the ceremony.

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Yulia Volkovaa and Lena Katina of Russian pop duoTatu performed before the start of the Opening Ceremony.

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2014 Winter Olympics

Opening Ceremony kicks off

The ceremony is Russia’s chance to tell its story of post-Soviet resurrection.

A Maine court ruled that private property owners will be able to bar the public from parts of Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport.

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A Maine court ruled that private property owners will be able to bar the public from parts of Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunkport.

Resident Heather Cyr went skiing with her dog Millie on the beach.

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Resident Heather Cyr went skiing with her dog Millie on the beach.

Property owners were awarded exclusive rights over the beach “down to the mean low-water mark.

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Property owners were awarded exclusive rights over the beach “down to the mean low-water mark."

Pam Reynolds, 57, says it’s heart-wrenching that property owners will be able to bar the public from parts of the beach.

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Pam Reynolds, 57, says it’s heart-wrenching that property owners will be able to bar the public from parts of the beach.

“It’s one of the nicest beaches in Maine,” said John Bain, 63, a longtime resident. “It should be for everyone to enjoy.

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“It’s one of the nicest beaches in Maine,” said John Bain, 63, a longtime resident. “It should be for everyone to enjoy."

“Now that they’ve won, all bets are off,” said Wesley Phillips, 71, who walks the entire length of the beach most days.

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“Now that they’ve won, all bets are off,” said Wesley Phillips, 71, who walks the entire length of the beach most days.

Many lament potential loss of access to Maine beach

Sections of a beach that has been used by the public for decades were declared private property this week in what could prove to be a far-reaching court decision.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/dtlumacki_southfield_reg07.jpg Winning marijuana team limits its role

Top executives at Medical Marijuana of Massachusetts won’t be running the company’s cultivation and dispensing operations.

Kevin Cullen

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Let him scratch the days into the wall of his cell. Let him count the weeks, the months, the years. Let him grow old alone and miserable.

Opinion

opinion | roland merullo

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Push aside all the dire predictions; the Sochi games still might go well.

Arts

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Nick Cave’s Soundsuits.

ICA showcases Cave’s deliriously playful art

An Institute of Contemporary Art show pairs costume artist and sculptor Nick Cave with the animator, sculptor, and set designer William Kentridge.