Mob storms government office in Ukrainian city

Pro-Russian protesters broke into an office in eastern Ukraine amid high tensions as Crimea votes on whether to secede.

Thomas M. Menino began an intravenous chemotherapy regimen early this month.

Menino is being treated for advanced cancer

Never one to back down, 71-year-old former mayor of Boston Thomas Menino says, “we’ll get through this.”

Rick Kuhn (No. 35, fourth from left), Ernie Cobb (No. 14, left in first row), and Jim Sweeney (No. 21, right in first row) were part of the 1978-1979 BC basketball team.

When ‘Goodfellas’ collided with BC basketball

Over three decades ago, a point-shaving scandal featuring some notorious gangsters ensnared BC’s basketball team.

Archbishop of Manila Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (center) is a moderate who prefers seeking compromise to bringing down fire and brimstone.

John L. Allen Jr.

Meet the Philippine Pope Francis

The Globe’s John L. Allen Jr. also focuses on the Catholic saturation in the Philippines, the risk of importing priests, and Rome’s station churches.

Julian Edelman (11) will return to the Patriots after a breakout season in 2013.

Julian Edelman agrees to deal with Patriots

In a busy day for New England, the Patriots didn’t let Tom Brady’s top receiver last season walk away in free agency.

State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry is hosting the event.

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State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry is hosting the event.

Rep. Stephen Lynch and Senator Elizabeth Warren sang a tune.

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Rep. Stephen Lynch and Senator Elizabeth Warren sang a tune.

The event is a time for jokes, including one by House Speaker Robert DeLeo, right, and Senate President Therese Murray.

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The event is a time for jokes, including one by House Speaker Robert DeLeo, right, and Senate President Therese Murray.

Forry was the first woman, first Haitian-American, and first Dorchester resident to host the event.

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Forry was the first woman, first Haitian-American, and first Dorchester resident to host the event.

Politicians gather for St. Patrick’s Day breakfast

The event is a yearly tradition in South Boston for politicos from throughout the area.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/slider2-11955--90x90.jpg Updates from the St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast

Everybody who is anybody in local politics is sure to attend this quintessentially Boston event.

Steve Martin and Randy Foster got some help building a float for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade from the Keenan family in South Boston.

‘Diversity float’ will be part of St. Patrick’s Day Parade

A contingent from South Boston’s Lower End that includes gay residents has been embraced by the parade’s longtime sponsor.

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Opinion | Dante ramos

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/03/14/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/ramosnew.jpg Will Mass. legalize marijuana before happy hour?

The differing prospects of happy hour and marijuana speak volumes about the political and cultural climate in Massachusetts.

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