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Celtics 107, Hawks 102 | OT

Celtics pay back Hawks with an overtime win

Behind clutch 3-pointers in overtime, the Celtics were able to win their fifth straight game and their ninth straight at home.

Storm coverage

Mass. hit with snow, flooding

A worse-than-expected storm brought flooding to coastal communities and as much as 2 feet of snow in some areas.

Twins 2, Red Sox 0

Sox shut out in seventh loss

Ryan Dempster gave up four consecutive hits with two outs in the third inning, giving the Twins their two runs.

Downtown Crossing to shutter pushcart program at end of March

The move to end the pushcart program that has operated for more than three decades is angering vendors.

Lia Cirio and Paulo Arrais during a dress rehearsal of “Wings of Wax.” The Boston Ballet’s Jiri Kylian program presented three of the choreographer’s works spanning 28 years.

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Exclusive Saturday preview | Dance Review

Program reflects Kylian spirit, tenderness

The Boston Ballet’s “All Kylian” program presents three of choreographer Jiri Kylian’s works spanning 28 years.

Parents Mary Dunne and Malcolm Astley after their daughter’s former boyfriend was convicted Thursday of murdering her.

Exclusive Saturday preview

Slain teen’s parents talk about dating violence

The parents of an 18-year-old who was killed by her ex-boyfriend in Wayland have started a fund to support programs on healthy relationships.

At James’s Gate in Jamaica Plain you can enjoy your beer next to the fireplace.

Exclusive Saturday Preview

Irish Pub Crawl

With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, here are 32 Irish pubs in the Boston area that help to make the city what it is.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

How to make stress work in your favor

New research suggests it can be invigorating — if that’s what you expect.

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Globe exclusives

A baby zebra named Nemo, born on Feb. 9 at the Franklin Park Zoo during the blizzard named Nemo, appeared outdoors for the first time on March 5.

Photo Gallery

Globe photos of the week, March 8, 2013

SCOT LEHIGH

Charter school results too good to ignore

Sunday Magazine Preview

Where the jobs are now
“Work 0808,” a glazed stoneware piece by Harumi Nakashima, from “New Blue and White” at the Museum of Fine Arts.

Art Review

‘New Blue and White’ at the MFA
The 2013 cover.

Sunday Preview | Style Magazine

Who are the Most Stylish Bostonians?
Sarah Leveille, a member of the education staff at the Higgins Armory Museum, showed Shaun McGrath and other children around at the Higgins Armory Museum Wednesday.

Higgins Armory Museum to close
Thomas J. May

AG wants utility chief’s pay revealed

Glenn Ordway to join Michael Felger
The 2013 film “Oz: The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam Raimi.

Movie review

‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ never finds its groove
Kentucky forward Nerlens Noel grimmaced in pain after he injured his knee during a basketball game in February.

Injury revives NBA age feud

Kevin Cullen

Bill Bratton is America’s most wanted
Television personality Regis Philbin, left, and Michael Strahan attend the Fox Sports Media Upfront party celebrating the new Fox Sports 1 network on Tuesday.

Sports Media

With new network, Fox to challenge ESPN

Sports

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ALLEN WEBSTER

Allen Webster is impressing Red Sox

Acquired from the Dodgers in last year’s trade, the starter has drawn good reviews from John Farrell and could help the team this season.

Metro

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A house on Plum Island toppled shortly after 8:30 a.m.

Storm ravages homes on Plum Island

One house fell into the ocean and at least two others need to be condemned.

Columnists

Gina McCarthy was Governor Mitt Romney’s deputy secretary for the environment.

Derrick Z. Jackson

McCarthy a clear choice for EPA
Boston Police recruits stretched out before their last workout at the Boston Police Academy before the June 2011 graduation.

Lawrence Harmon

Boston’s police test

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The children of ‘1984’

Kevin Cullen

Bill Bratton is America’s most wanted

Dan Shaughnessy

Why today’s NCAA teams shouldn’t complain

SCOT LEHIGH

Charter school results too good to ignore

JOAN VENNOCHI

With Cahill, a good law and a weak case

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Chavez death creates risk, opportunity
Mitt Romney told Chris Wallace, “It kills me not to be there, not to be in the White House doing what needs to be done.”

SCOT LEHIGH

Romney’s look back
Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz is seeking a return to his 2010 form — a 17-7 record and 2.33 ERA.

Christopher L. Gasper

Now must be Clay Buchholz’s time to shine
A man carried a bucket filled with waste to be discarded, in a slum area in Port-au-Prince in this Dec. 17, 2012, photo. The country is fighting a cholera epidemic in the wake of the January 2010 earthquake.

Adrian Walker

From Andrew Square, taking on the UN for Haiti

Nation & World

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Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro

Fiery funeral for Venezuela’s Chavez

President Hugo Chavez was lauded as a modern-day reincarnation of Latin American liberator Simon Bolivar and a disciple of Cuba’s Fidel Castro at a fiery, foot-stomping state funeral.

Politics

Representative Stephen Lynch recalled a long struggle that brought him to his final vote on health care legislation. In the end, he said, “this bill was not good enough.”

Lynch’s health care vote at issue in Senate campaign

US Representative Stephen F. Lynch’s opposition to President Obama’s health care overhaul remains one of the better known moments of his career.

Business

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Job seekers at a job fair in Boston in February.

Job market accelerates as unemployment rate hits 4-year low

US employers added 236,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent in February, down from 7.9 percent in January.

Arts

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BLO music director David Angus will be joined by Caroline Worra, John Tessier, Emily Hindrichs, and Sarah Coburn for performances in the upcoming season.

Boston Lyric Opera announces new season

The 2013-14 season will feature new productions of four operas: Mozart’s “Magic Flute,” Verdi’s “Rigoletto,” Bellini’s “I Puritani,” and Jack Beeson’s “Lizzie Borden.”

Movies

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MOVIE REVIEW

Noomi Rapace and Colin Farrell costar in “Dead Man Down.”

‘Dead Man Down’ has its loopy charms

Niels Arden Oplev’s film is a violent crime thriller that has its melodramatic charms before the story gets stupid.

Magazine

The cover for the March 3 2013 issue

Getting through to your kids in the digital age
The cover for the February 24 2013 issue

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger & Catherine Greig’s story
The cover for the February 17 2013 issue

A trip to Rio de Janeiro, without leaving Boston
The cover for the February 10 2013 issue

Change on the Mystic

Opinion

“The bottom line, though, is that prospects are dimming for minority officers.”

Lawrence Harmon 

Globe Insiders

Editorial Event | March 20

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Get tips on shooting video from award-winning Globe videographer Darren Durlach.

Ideas

“To proponents of this speculative new field, understanding the legal status of robots is key to how we want society to work once humans are no longer the only ones making important decisions.”

Leon Neyfakh on robot law