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Reasons to lose an hour of sleep
Basking in the tropics with a loved one is a good reason to gladly say bye to that hour.
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Red Sox Spring Training
An unlikely road to Red Sox for Bailey
An unplanned shift to the bullpen in the minors put Andrew Bailey on a whole new career path.
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- Sox's Kalish shouldering emotional load
- Checking to see how the AL East adds up
- Bruins slip early, lose to Capitals, 4-3
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- Bruins: Rask eyeing postseason return
- Celtics embark on crucial eight-game trip
- Patriots could be a fit for Brandon Lloyd
- Revolution open with loss at San Jose, 1-0
Santorum wins in Kansas, Romney takes Wyoming
The caucuses in Kansas and Wyoming left Mitt Romney with 454 delegates -- more than all his rivals combined -- leading up to next week's Southern primaries. (AP)
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Silence for Japan earthquake anniversary
People along Japan's tsunami-battered northeast coast observed a moment of silence to mark the exact time a massive earthquake struck the nation one year ago. (AP)
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Boston's 25 best comfort foods
Globe food critic Devra First details these simple but sentimental culinary staples that are as rich in local tradition as they are in calories.
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Retailers cut floor space to reduce costs
Big name retail brands are downsizing to cut costs due to tepid consumer spending, a trend that is happening at local and national shopping centers. (Boston Globe)
Steve Wynn:
A fortune made by design
The casino magnate says it's not
the money that attracts him to Foxborough, where he wants to
build a gambling resort. (Boston Globe)
the money that attracts him to Foxborough, where he wants to
build a gambling resort. (Boston Globe)
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More wild animals calling suburbs home
Evidence is strong that bears and other wild creatures are moving back after getting used to our presence.
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A parish grows amid the abuse scandal
In 2002, a tight-knit parish in Hanson celebrated a new church under a cloud. After a decade of struggle, it has emerged stronger.
Art Review
Impressions of Debussy
A show at Smith College marks the 150th anniversary of Claude Debussys birth with a sampling of art.
For Romney, saying little said a lot
Mitt Romneys response to comments Rush Limbaugh made about a Georgetown Law student struck some inside and outside the GOP as woefully inadequate.
Duxbury resident still fighting Pilgrim
A year after Japans crisis, Mary Lampert's efforts to close the Plymouth nuclear plant have helped drag out the license renewal process for Pilgrim.
Opinion | Jeff Jacoby
Medallion system shackles cabbies
A lawsuit shows how shackled cabbies are by rents, middlemen, and regulations most workers would find intolerable.
Ironclads battle tested their metal
A century and a half ago, a historic battle took place that changed the course of naval warfare. And Boston played a role.
Explore New England
10 meals worth the mileage
Fresh ingredients, inventive preparations, and ethnic touches make going out to eat in Maine outstanding.
Health & Wellness
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5 Yoga mistakes to avoid
Scared to try yoga because you think you'll hurt yourself? If you avoid these five things, your chances are better that you won't injure yourself.
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Over 100 to be buried
in Congo state funeral
Morgue workers hurried to finish washing the bodies of hundreds of people killed in last week's explosion at a Congo military base -- the single largest loss of life in this Central African nation.
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Leftist opposition wins big
in Slovakia election
A leftist opposition led by one of the few leading politicians in Slovakia to escape voter anger over a major corruption scandal has been elected back to power.
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- Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick heading to the US Virgin Islands for vacation
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Richest people in Mass.?
Among the world's wealthiest people, there are six who call Massachusetts home according to Forbes Magazine's 2012 list of the world's richest billionaires.
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Van Halen plays TD Garden tonight
This hard rock band has had the most number-one hits on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, 13, edging out Tom Petty and Aerosmith. See which other musicians are coming to the Hub.
Lifestyle
Eat, tweet, blog
Recent college grads and amateur foodies that count themselves among the 150-member powerhouse that is Boston Brunchers tweet madly about food and restaurateurs are happy to feed them.
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Best towns for raising families in New England
Criteria including schools and crime rates helped decide New England's best family friendly towns.
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Losing an hour of sleep for daylight savings
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