Obama unveils $3.8 trillion spending plan
The plan would raise taxes on the wealthy and trim popular benefit programs such as Social Security.
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Senators have gun deal to expand background checks
The deal would expand the checks to cover all commercial sales, such as at gun shows and online.
Globe File
Cambridge giving start-ups protection in Kendall Square
The city is poised to become the first community in the US to require developers to set aside lower-cost offices for start-ups.
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dining out
New ideas are steeped in Italian tradition at Giulia
The Italian restaurant in Cambridge is warm, welcoming, sophisticated without being pretentious, and very, very good.
Food
Burger boom
The new Shake Shack, local Tasty Burger, and Five Guys all offer good patties. But whose are the best?
Boggs wants Red Sox to retire his number
Wade Boggs is in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but remains left off the facade in Fenway Park’s right field. He believes he’s earned the right to be there.
In vitro fertilization pioneer Robert Edwards dies at 87
Edwards was awarded the Nobel prize in medicine in 2010 for the development of IVF.
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Sports
Patriots sign Emmanuel Sanders to offer sheet
The Steelers can match the offer to their restricted free agent receiver. If they decline, the Patriots will send them a third-round draft pick.
Metro
Babson answers critics over choice of Kerry Healey
Babson College is on the defensive over its selection of the former lieutenant governor as its next president.
Columnists
Nation & World
US expected to increase aid to Syrian rebels
Secretary of State John Kerry says the administration had been holding intense talks on how to boost assistance to the rebels.
Politics
Felix Arroyo launches bid to be next Boston mayor
The city councilor formally joined the growing field seeking to succeed Mayor Menino.
Business
J.C. Penney CEO’s challenge: Is it even fixable?
Mike Ullman has to quickly figure out what parts of former chief executive Ron Johnson’s legacy to keep and what to trash.
Arts
Book Review
‘Here I Am’ by Alan Huffman
Huffman investigates the significant life of war photographer Tim Hetherington.
Food & dining
Smother pork in gravy, then make Italian sandwiches
Smothered pork is a traditional Southern recipe in which chops are smothered with gravy and onions.
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Editorial Event | April 17
Editorial Event: Video tips with Dina Rudick
Editorial Event: Video tips with Dina RudickAttend a session on photography and videography with the host of BostonGlobe.com’s “Back Story” series.