US players celebrated a second-period goal.

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US players celebrated a second-period goal.

Ryan Sutter, in blue, tangled with Russia’s Alexander Syomin.

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Ryan Sutter, in blue, tangled with Russia’s Alexander Syomin.

Fans cheered a US goal in the second period.

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Fans cheered a US goal in the second period.

Cam Fowler, behind the net, celebrated with Phil Kessel after scoring against Russian goalie Sergei Bobrovski in the second period.

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Cam Fowler, behind the net, celebrated with Phil Kessel after scoring against Russian goalie Sergei Bobrovski in the second period.

Pavel Datsyuk beat Jonathan Quick to open the scoring in the second period.

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Pavel Datsyuk beat Jonathan Quick to open the scoring in the second period.

Russian President Vladimir Putin watched the US-Russia game.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin watched the US-Russia game.

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US defeats Russia in shootout

T.J. Oshie scored four times in the shootout and got the winner in the eighth round as the US won in a preliminary-round game.

Poland's Zbigniew Brodka, right, and Shani Davis of the US competed in men's 1,500-meter speedskating. Brodka won the gold, and Davis finished 11th.

Poland’s Brodka skates to upset win in 1,500

Zbigniew Brodka captured Poland’s first gold medal in speedskating in the men’s 1,500-meter race. The top US finisher was Brian Hansen in 7th, and Shani Davis finished 11th.

Maria Komissarova is seen in practice on Feb. 2.

Russian skicross racer breaks spine

Skicross racer Maria Komissarova broke and dislocated her spine while training and underwent emergency surgery, Russian officials said.

Mayor taps pair to lead antiviolence initiative

A Suffolk County prosecutor and former probation officer will lead the Mayor’s Safety Initiative, aimed at curbing violence.

Get your shovels out, the latest storm could drop up to 14 inches of snow at the coast.

Blizzard conditions expected

A storm is moving towards Mass., expected to hit by mid-afternoon. It could drop up to 14 inches at the coast, 10 in Boston.

Obama names delegation to Olympic closing ceremony

Former tennis great Billie Jean King, and speed skaters Bonnie Blair and Eric Heiden will be members of the official delegation.

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, arrived for the Super Bowl earlier this month.

No, no, not again, Mitt Romney says

Romney denies running for president a third time, but some supporters keep chatter of a 2016 campaign alive.

Talks on hospital merger break down

Negotiations to forge an alliance between Beth Israel, Lahey Health, and Atrius Health stumbled over merge issues.

Lily Jones, nearly 2, was captivated at Candlewick Press, the children’s book publisher that’s won critical acclaim.

Somerville publisher finds big success

Candlewick Press is enjoying a string of critical successes when most other publishing houses have fled Boston.

Opinion

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The US attorney general has spent the past several months restoring compassion and sanity to criminal justice.

Globe exclusives

Ellen Page told an audience in Las Vegas on Friday that she is gay.

Ellen Page, actress in ‘Juno,’ comes out as gay
Lucas with his sister and their guardians, Elizabeth Cavallini (left) and Sheryl Erb. The cause of his death is still under investigation. Erb is a cousin of the children’s mother.

Toddler’s death heartbreaking for 2 guardians
Lila McCain, mother of Karen Douglas, with Mayor Setti Warren (center) and schools chief David Fleishman of Newton.

Communities taking frank approach after teen suicides

Vacation hooky
Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan bent over backward to win the gold medal in men’s figure skating. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)

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Japan’s win signals change in figure skating
More than 4,700 flights, or nearly 7 percent of those scheduled, have been canceled at Logan, from December to February 2014.

Storm weather leads to surge in flight cancellations
US guidelines have been crafted so banks can serve legal marijuana dispensaries.

US offers banks rules on marijuana

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Red Sox training on Valentine’s Day
Aaron Hernandez at a court last year.

Judge issues gag order in Hernandez case
“It’s been horrible. She’s been made to look terrible by half truths. . . . She never hit that guy,” said Philip R. Boncore, who is representing Patricia Campatelli (above).

Suffolk official pays fine over campaign violations
Christine Stulik and Zeke Sulkes rehearse The Hypocrites’ “12 Nights.’’

Stages

Letting Shakespeare be Shakespeare?
There is enormous pressure on the Russian men's hockey team to win gold on home ice in Sochi, but they weren’t impressive in an opening win over Slovenia. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

US, Russia set for big faceoff on Sochi ice

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Celtics rookie Kelly Olynyk (right) credits his All-Star Weekend gig to his relationship with Jared Sullinger.

NBA notebook: Olynyk, Sullinger embrace opportunity

The Rising Stars experience produced positives for Celtics Jared Sullinger and Kelly Olynyk, who came away motivated.

Metro

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A chimney was all that was left standing after a fire that is believed to have taken the lives of an elderly couple.

Couple feared dead after home fire

Firefighters carried two bodies from a Concord home, presumed to be Ronald, 89, and Margaret, 83, Jones.

Columnists

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Lila McCain and Brian Douglas, parents of suicide victim Karen Douglas, attended Tuesday’s community meeting at Newton South High School about teen suicide.

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Teen suicide’s tragic lure

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Urban beach maintenance at an ebb

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DeLeo likes Facebook, site unseen
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Kevin Cullen

Another lost generation in Sudan
Lady Antebellum were the headliners at a concert last month at the TD Garden.

CARLO ROTELLA

Nashville comes to Boston

SCOT LEHIGH

To GOP’s credit, profiles in common sense

YVONNE ABRAHAM

When teens took on tobacco

Alex Beam

Do unto robots ...
A girl was pulled from the rubble of a building in Aleppo, Syria, after it was bombed by the government last month.

NICHOLAS BURNS

A Srebrenica moment in Syria?

Tech Lab

Icon a top-notch phone, but appeal is limited

JOSHUA GREEN

Michael Sam is on his own

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Gay and lesbian couples in Virginia will not be able to get marriage licenses immediately.

Va. gay marriage supporters celebrate

The ruling was the first to overturn one of the state amendments banning same-sex marriage that prevail in the South.

Politics

“It’s been horrible. She’s been made to look terrible by half truths. . . . She never hit that guy,” said Philip R. Boncore, who is representing Patricia Campatelli (above).

Suffolk official pays fine over campaign violations

Patricia Campatelli, already on paid leave after allegedly punching an employee, settled charges that she violated rules.

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Baskin-Robbins ice cream heads for the grocery store

Company executives said the new line will help the brand reach more consumers in states such as Mass., where it only has six retail stores.

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Stage Review

Opposite page: Michael Luwoye and Griffin Matthews in “Witness Uganda.”

In ‘Witness Uganda,’ a man on a mission

“Witness Uganda,” a joyous, wrenching experience drawn from life, bursts forth at the American Repertory Theater.

Movies

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Colin Farrell and Jessica Brown Findlay (top) as Gilded Age mansion burglar and resident, and Eva Marie Saint (above) as an acquaintance Farrell runs into in modern day.

‘Winter’s Tale’ fails to go with flow of Mark Helprin novel

Writer-director Akiva Goldsman takes Helprin’s book — a work overflowing with events, ideas, characters, passions — and pounds away at it until it’s mush.

Globe Insiders

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Swidey discusses his new book “Trapped Under the Sea” with Harvard’s Amy Edmondson on Feb. 24.

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Locking up kids for life?

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The “guaranteed basic income” almost became law in the US — and it’s having a revival now.