Storm relief threatened by budget morass

Federal money to help recover from historic snowstorms is tied up as Congress debates funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Beverly Scott said the MBTA woes this winter had sounded several ?wakeup calls.?

Full recovery for commuter rail not seen until March

Beverly Scott, general manager of the MBTA, said the commuter rail system is ?still having challenges.?

Bill Clendaniel, retired president of Mt. Auburn Cemetery, speaks to Boston 2024, the organizing committee for Boston's bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics confer during the first of a series of community meetings at the Boys and Girls Club of Boston's Yawkey Club of Roxbury. Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe (Metro, smithst)

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Olympic bid organizers discuss issues in Roxbury

Jobs, housing, and economic development are areas of concern, particularly for communities of color, residents said.

Marco Rubio, Republican Senator from Florida, spoke in Hollis, N.H. Monday.

In N.H., Rubio talks college affordability, corporate taxes

Florida Senator Marco Rubio delivered an impassioned speech in his first event in New Hampshire explicitly exploring a presidential run.

Richard McDonough

Lobbyist in DiMasi case faces more legal trouble

Richard McDonough, in prison for his role in the Salvatore DiMasi corruption case, is accused of defrauding the state pension system.

Man charged after leaving woman with overdose at hospital

A Boston man was arraigned after he dumped the body of a woman who died of an apparent overdose at Cape Cod Hospital.

Quincy boy in serious condition after being struck by taxi

The accident happened around 3 p.m. on Berlin Street as the boy was walking home from school.

Boston University's Cason Hohmann hoisted the Beanpot first as he skated to his celebrating teammates.

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BU 4, Northeastern 3 | overtime

BU defeats Northeastern in Beanpot final

Boston University scored early in overtime after Northeastern rallied in the third period.

Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell responds to a question from reporters after a team workout at baseball spring training in Fort Myers Fla., Monday Feb. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Christopher L. Gasper

John Farrell in position, now he has to do the job

The Red Sox manager got a two-year extension Saturday that goes through 2017 with a club option for 2018.

Alex Speier

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A closer look at the 19-year-old?s abilities and track record, as well as how he fits into the Red Sox? plans.

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2010 file photo, a statue of the Pawtucket Red Sox baseball team mascot

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PawSox to remain in Pawtucket for at least two years

The Pawtucket Red Sox were sold to owners who plan to move the team to Providence after a new stadium is completed.

The snow bar has brought some neighbors out of their homes.

Jamaica Plain residents belly up to a homemade snow bar

Chris Haynes used a day off work to hollow out an outdoor cocktail lounge from the snow in his yard.

From left: Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope and Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt.

Critic?s Notebook

In Pawnee, a vision of Knope and change

?Parks and Recreation? became a respite from all of America?s political noise, disappointment, and suffering. It was therapeutic.

Cambridge, MA., 02/18/15, Ben Zauzmer, a Harvard senior, has developed an algorithm that he uses to predict Oscar results. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

How math won big at the Oscars

At Sunday night?s Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences proved the power of math. That?s right, math.

The Big Picture

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Wintry woes for the MBTA

A look back at our recent public transit woes, due to an unusually harsh winter.