Aqib Talib, Broncos agree to $57m deal, report says

The six-year deal includes $26 million guaranteed for the former Patriots cornerback, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Mass. fellowships aim to elevate women in business

The Patrick administration is looking to help more women gain entrance to the executive suites in government and private organizations.

GM subject of investigations over defect

The Justice Department is looking into General Motors’ response to a problem with ignition switches in compact cars from model years 2003 to 2007.

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Residents in Crimea will vote this weekend on whether to break off from Ukraine.

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The jetliner apparently changed course and crossed over Malaysia, yet did not transmit signals.

Pacers forward David West scored against Jeff Green.

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Celtics can’t keep up with Pacers

The Celtics twice closed to within one point in the fourth quarter but couldn’t pull ahead as the Pacers swept the season series.

Terrianne Koepp educates customers on the different grades of maple syrup at Ioka Valley Farm in Hancock; the Sugar House exterior.

Ioka Valley Farm has its own ambassador of maple syrup

Terrianne Koepp, known as Miss Terri to legions of fans who come year after year to Ioka Valley Farm, is the Hancock facility’s high priestess of maple syrup.

A maple-bacon cupcake from Cakeology in Boston.

Crispy, chewy, smoky, salty house-cured bacon

The bacon craze has spread to cocktails, cupcakes — even ice cream.

Steak tartare with red curry and Southeast Asian herbs

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Lumiere is a steady light on the restaurant scene

At the Newton bistro one knows what to expect: a great meal, consistently.

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TOM KEANE

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One take-away from this year’s CPAC is that the right is in trouble.

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Pope Francis arriving by bus for a retreat in Ariccia near Rome on Monday.

Analysis | John L. Allen Jr.

Why Pope Francis is going to South Korea
A look at the Green Line train that derailed west of Kenmore Station.

Cause of Green Line crash still unknown

Carolyn Grantham and her husband, Diego Garcia, in their Medford apartment. “I know if it was me going through this, she’d take care of me. I’m really proud of her. She’s really, really tough,” says Garcia.

Devastating diagnosis, undying love
Naomi Johnston of the Animal Rescue League of Boston played on Monday with three of the dogs taken from a single-family house in Lynnfield in what authorities called one of the largest cases of animal hoarding in recent memory.

Pet lovers vie to adopt one of 199 rescued animals
The exterior of Harvard Art Museums in September 2013.

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Wellesley College’s Julie Matthaei was among 600 academic economists who signed a petition supporting a minimum-wage increase, a position attacked in a full-page NewYork Times ad.

In wage fight, echoes of Cold War
“I don’t have any information that would make me change my opinion” regarding the study, said Dr. Charles Vacanti.

Scientists split on own stem cell finding
Urban Idea Lab cofounder Jen Faigel, at Dream Factory in Dorchester.

BetaBoston

Hard quest to establish new tech startup terrain
In his first spring start, Jon Lester threw three scoreless innings, allowing only one hit and striking out four.

Christopher L. Gasper

Jon Lester already in midseason form
Kurt Schwartz (second right), head of the Mass. Emergency Management Agency, addressed law enforcement officials.

Police will double presence for Marathon
Brothers Shawn (right) and Mark O’Hagan (center) sat in court in St. Johnsbury, Vt., before the arraignment of Richard Fletcher and Keith Baird Monday. Shawn called it “the final chapter of this process.”

Years later, a hope for justice in Vt. slaying

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Jonathan Martin was traded to the 49ers from the Dolphins.

49ers acquire Jonathan Martin from Dolphins

Martin is the offensive tackle who was at the center of the Miami Dolphins’ bullying scandal.

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Kurt Schwartz (second right), head of the Mass. Emergency Management Agency, addressed law enforcement officials.

Police will double their presence for Marathon

Police are discouraging spectators from wearing backpacks, hauling coolers, or carrying containers that hold more than a liter of liquid.

Columnists

DERRICK Z. jackson

Not so fast on e-cigarettes
An average of about 6,100 vehicles used the Bypass Road road daily during the Callahan Tunnel’s closure, almost triple the number when it was restricted to commercial vehicles.

Shirley Leung

Bypass road was a popular shortcut

Boston Capital

Call to audit tax breaks brings howls
Erin Willinger left Newton to search the world for purpose. Last July, she settled in Agra, India, marrying a local taxi driver. In February, he killed her and committed suicide.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

She only wanted to change the world

Kevin Cullen

Disorder in the court
In his first spring start, Jon Lester threw three scoreless innings, allowing only one hit and striking out four.

Christopher L. Gasper

Jon Lester already in midseason form

JAMES CARROLL

Shift in defense

Adrian Walker

A missed opportunity
The Celtics played good and hard against the Pistons.

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics won’t hit bottom of league
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah of Bahrain has recently agreed to donate land for the construction of a Catholic church.

All Things Catholic | John L. Allen Jr.

Catholicism growing in heart of Muslim world

JEFF JACOBY

Welcome to Silicon Valley, America’s newest state

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Keurig trying ‘lock-out’ technology

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Senator Dianne Feinstein said the improper search of a congressional computer network has been referred to the Justice Department.

CIA improperly searched computer network, senator says

The CIA’s director denied that the agency improperly accessed computers after Senator Dianne Feinstein said she had “grave concerns.”

Politics

Senator Kelly Ayotte, Republican of New Hampshire, helped craft the bill, which passed with a rare unanimous vote.

Military sex assault bill OK’d by Senate

The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill making big changes in the military justice system to deal with sexual assault.

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Men’s Wearhouse buying Jos. A. Bank in $1.8b deal

The agreement ends a months-long back and forth between the two clothing retailers.

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ALBUM REVIEW | Indie Rock

Elbow, ‘The Take Off and Landing of Everything’

The British act packs many different styles of music into each of its songs.

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It starts in 2015 and sounds like a scheme to rebuild the USSR, but its history is quite different — and troubling for the West.