Blizzard hits Eastern Mass. hard

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Hundreds of snowplows and other vehicles were deployed to clear roadways in Boston and surrounding areas.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_noreaster9_met-U849351311186mD--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg More than 200,000 without power in Mass.

Governor Charlie Baker said he expects the power outages will increase until the high winds and blowing snow ease Tuesday evening.

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The facilities in Harwich, Hyannis, and Sandwich offer an option for thousands who remain without power.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/blanding031318storm5met.jpg Mass. coastal towns contend with yet another storm

The third nor?easter to hit Massachusetts since March 2 left towns along the coast reeling.

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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh said officials will decide in the coming days about Sunday?s St. Patrick?s Day parade. If it occurs, the route may have to be altered.

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During Tuesday?s storm, much of downtown Boston looked deserted ? except for seasonal workers shoveling snow. Not all are immigrants, but many are.

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 21: Malcolm Butler #21 of the New England Patriots reacts in the fourth quarter during the AFC Championship Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Malcolm Butler and Dion Lewis to sign with Titans

The cornerback and running back will join former Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel, who is the Tennessee coach.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper1-17846.jpg To keep fit, Patriots have some core work to do

The priorities now should be retaining Nate Solder and making sure Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski are happy.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, left, speaks to wide receiver Danny Amendola after the AFC championship NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots won 24-20. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Tom Brady can?t be pleased to lose Danny Amendola and Dion Lewis

Amendola and Lewis were key contributors for the Patriots.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/bg-544737b0-0119-11e8-9d31-d72cf78dbeee.jpg Puppy dies after flight attendant insists it be stored in an overhead bin

A United flight attendant insisted that a dog be stored in an overhead bin on a flight from Houston to New York. By the time the plane landed at LaGuardia, the dog was dead.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_kasky_gonzalez.jpg Parkland survivors to speak at Harvard

Six students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, including Emma Gonzalez and David Hogg, are scheduled to appear at next week?s event.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-17827.jpg Tommy Harper says Yawkey?s philanthropy doesn?t outweigh the racial harm

The former Red Sox outfielder and current consultant said the team?s former owner ?stood on the wrong side of history.?

obituary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/22/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Advance/Images/Brazeltonp_11.jpg Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, child care expert and pediatrician, dies at 99

Dr. Brazelton changed the way pediatric care and child development are practiced and taught, from Boston?s renowned Children?s Hospital to remote corners of the Third World.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/taser5a.jpg Taser use is growing among Mass. police

Police departments reported owning more than 6,000 Tasers by the end of 2016, roughly double from just three years earlier.

White House fires Tillerson as administration turmoil continues

President Trump unceremoniously dumped Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ? by tweet ? escalating the administration?s chaotic second-year shake-up.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/TRUMP_NOMINEES.jpg Pompeo?s new role reignites Muslims? worries

Mike Pompeo?s past comments are again triggering concern among Muslims after President Trump named him on Tuesday as his pick to take over the State Department.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_12G2DO.jpg 11 times Trump and Tillerson haven?t been on the same page

When Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was abruptly fired by President Trump, it was shocking but, at the same time, not unexpected.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_12G65I-14669-U84935131118V4D--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg 6 things to know about Gina Haspel

Gina Haspel, President Trump?s pick for new director of the CIA, was involved with the now-banned practice of waterboarding terror suspects.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/931512800.jpg Tillerson is out, but this question remains

Despite persistent rumors that Trump was set to fire Tillerson at different points throughout his tenure, most recently in December, the president didn?t do it until now.

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Munch Madness 2018: The top restaurants in Boston

A la March Madness, local restaurants are pitted against each other. Vote now to make sure your favorite place wins.

Debuting Love Letters: The Podcast

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In Season One, Meredith Goldstein explores this question through intimate stories of love and heartbreak and confessions from her own life.

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Opinion & Ideas

SCOT LEHIGH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/14/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/lehigh-4576.jpg Harsh rhetoric complicates Trump?s tricky North Korean gambit

Any nuclear deal President Trump strikes with Kim Jong Un will be judged against the Iran deal.

Modeling?s glamour hides web of abuse

The fashion industry is built on glamour and allure, but many models, especially the very young, know it for something else: sexual exploitation and abuse.

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The study has raised the question of whether the push for expansion may be doing more harm than good.

Special reports

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At the beginning of the maestro?s 50-year career, Levine ran what some young musicians considered a cult, allegedly making members take loyalty tests and engage in group sex.

The Big Picture

Quincy-03/02/18- A rescue worker holds a crying baby rescued with her mother from a flooded home on Post Island Road. Many water rescue evacuations took place at residences flooded on Post Island Road in the Houghs Neck section of Quincy. Quincy firefighters used beats and front end loaders to rescue many residents. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

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The Big Picture

Back to back nor?easter storms slam Massachusetts

Two nor?easter storms in the past week have brought snow, power outages and flooding to towns across Massachusetts.

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