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On eve of papal conclave, cardinals hold final debate

With no clear front-runner or indication of how long voting will last, cardinals Monday offered wildly different assessments of what they’re looking for in a pope.

US seeks ‘serious’ action by China on hacking

The US response reflects growing concern over the security risk posed by cyber intrusions and the economic costs for American businesses.

Jack Parker makes retirement from BU official

The BU men’s hockey coach said after a 40-year tenure during which he won 3 national titles, “It’s a tough job. It takes a lot out of you.”

A woman holds a photo of Hugo Chavez as she waits in line to see his body in Caracas on Thursday.

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Opinion | JAMES CARROLL

What Chavez meant to the poor

Neither Hugo Chavez’s excesses nor his death can disprove what he was right about: the need to grapple with the horrors of mass poverty.

Judge blocks N.Y. ban on large sugary drinks

A judge said the rule banning the drinks, which was scheduled to go into effect on Tuesday, was ‘‘arbitrary and capricious.”

Four ways to use exercise to boost your brain power

A new study finds that a short burst of exercise right before a mental challenge can significantly boost performance.

Opinion | Jennifer Graham

Milk’s enablers

The public continues to support dairy because of the perceived wholesomeness of its wares.

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Dr. Alessio Fasano, Victoria Kennedy, Dr. Ronald Kleinman, and Dr. Peter Slavin have their picture taken by a Mass. General staff photographer at the Museum of Medical History and Innovation.

Making bread safe for celiacs

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Facing the puzzling urge to injure

Nara Williams worked in the window seat of her tiny house on the campus of Hampshire College.

In a tiny house, large lessons about life

Hospital charges bring a backlash

No fixed standards for gun permits in Mass.

Adrian Walker

A taxing time for many at UMass

James Braga, 61, died in a car crash Saturday.

Crash kills a Middleborough High ex-coach, teacher

New flight paths southwest of Boston are designed to be more efficient and save fuel, but they concentrate air traffic.

Noise worry holds up Logan flight path plans

Thomas Allen as Don Alfonso (with Helen Donath as Despina) in a 2006 production of “Così fan tutte.”

Sir Thomas Allen pulls double duty in ‘Così fan tutte’

From left, George Wong, Yalonda Howze, Andrew Ference, Kara Hayward, Maggie DeSantis Ahearn and Dani McDonald.

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The 25 Most Stylish Bostonians of 2013

Now 46 and living in Vermont, Richard Abath was a struggling musician moonlighting as a guard at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum when it was robbed in 1990.

Decades after the Gardner heist, a focus on the guard

Cable talk hosts loosen up

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David Ortiz left the clubhouse after meeting with trainers on Sunday.

As injury lingers, David Ortiz sees big picture

Still out with a foot injury from last summer, the Red Sox slugger said he hopes rest now turns into a productive “five or five and a half good months” later.

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University logo may play key role in ‘Rockefeller’ trial

Jury selection begins today in the murder trial of Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who also called himself Clark Rockefeller, for the 1985 killing of his landlord.