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Page one
Big Dig woes
still pose threat
A 110-pound light fixture crashed onto the northbound lanes of the Thomas P. “Tip’’ O’Neill Jr. tunnel in early February, striking no vehicles, but prompting state officials to launch an inspection of light fixtures throughout the Big Dig tunnel system. (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
DEVASTATION IN JAPAN
Nuclear crisis worsening, US says
The chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave a far bleaker appraisal yesterday of the threat posed by Japan’s nuclear crisis than the Japanese government has offered, saying that American officials believe the damage to at least one crippled reactor was much more serious and advising Americans to stay much farther away from the plant than the ... (By David E. Sanger, Matthew L. Wald, and Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times)
Lobbyists step up efforts to
reassure on nuclear energy
The nuclear power industry has mounted a concerted lobbying push on Capitol Hill this week to reassure members of Congress who are concerned about the Japanese nuclear plant disaster and potential for a similar incident in the United States. (By Theo Emery and Donovan Slack, Globe Staff)
- Graphics List of contributors | Top five contributors
- Massive, draining search | Workers have unthinkable risk
- Boston students send messages of compassion
- How to make a donation to relief efforts in Japan
- Photos Big Picture: The continuing crisis in Japan
- Photos Japan: Then and now | The quake, tsunami
- Video Footage from Japan | Video Pictures from Japan
Patrick says Fidelity left
him in dark on jobs move
Governor Deval Patrick, who has been traveling for nearly two weeks on an international trade mission intended to create jobs, said yesterday that he was blindsided by Fidelity’s decision to ship more than 1,000 jobs out of Massachusetts, but that there is nothing he can do to stop it. (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
Violent return to a life left behind
Poverty, drugs, guns, and premature death. Those are staples of life, residents said, on the tumbledown streets where Brandon Meriweather grew up — streets that nearly claimed the Patriots’ Pro Bowl safety on Feb. 28, when an early-morning after-party turned violent and two men with him were shot in the head. (By Bob Hohler, Globe Staff)
Metro
- Some Big Dig light fixtures found damaged by corrosion (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
- Patrick says Fidelity left him in dark on jobs move (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- ‘Rockefeller’ insists he’s no killer (By Shelley Murphy and Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)
- Video 'Rockefeller' insists he's innocent | More coverage
- Malden pond’s goodwill ambassador remembered (By Meghan E. Irons, Globe Staff)
- Video A mother remembers her son on St. Patrick's Day
- Mother charged with murder in death of girl, 3 (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Boston students send messages of compassion to Japan (By Akilah Johnson, Globe Staff)
- Yvonne Abraham Freddie Mac, big bully (By Yvonne Abraham, Globe Columnist)
- City urges alcohol curbs for St. Patrick’s (By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff)
- Lesley pushes ahead with Art Institute plan (By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff)
- BOSTON Green Line to increase 3-car trains (Boston Globe)
- BOSTON 2 officers, civilian injured in crash (Boston Globe)
- BOSTON Man on flight is detained by marshal (Boston Globe)
- AUGUSTA, Maine Fugitive sex offender from Mass. arrested (Boston Globe)
- QUINCY Boy in hibachi death was overmedicated (Associated Press)
- MIDDLETON No crime linked to explosion at plant (Boston Globe)
- Ex-Revere library chief indicted on embezzling charges (By Katheleen Conti, Globe Staff)
- US relents, will review fishing fines (Associated Press)
- Gribble declares he might kill again, if freed (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
- Aide helped in theft of $1.86m, DA says (By Matt Byrne, Globe Correspondent)
- UMass medical school chancellor gets pay increase of nearly 12% (By Thomas Caywood, Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
- State checking Springfield campus for uranium from old bullets (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)
Regional editions
Globe West
- Grant helps Watertown schools get students fit (By Kathleen Burge, Globe Staff)
Globe North
- Tech-minded people gather in Newburyport to network, exchange knowledge, and socialize (By Joel Brown, Globe Correspondent)
Globe South
- Group seeks $1.5m in preservation funds to restore Simes House in Plymouth (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- Nate Dogg; hip-hop crooner was key to West Coast rap (Associated Press)
- Marty Marion, 93; Cardinals shortstop won 3 titles, MVP (Associated Press)
Nation
- Lobbyists step up efforts to reassure on nuclear energy (By Theo Emery and Donovan Slack, Globe Staff)
- EPA offers rules on emissions from coal plants (By John M. Broder and John Collins Rudolf, New York Times)
- Five killed, one critically injured when plane crashes on takeoff in California (Associated Press)
- NASA unpacks humanoid robot in space (Associated Press)
- DEA seizes Georgia’s lethal injection drug (Associated Press)
- Afghan drawdown to include combat forces (Associated Press)
- Plymouth Marine seeks clemency (Associated Press)
- Kerry asks UN to approve Libya no-fly zone (By Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff)
- Consumer agency head defends role in mortgage settlement talks (By Brady Dennis, Washington Post)
- Brown gives Kennedy a fellowship (Associated Press)
- For the record (Boston Globe)
World
- Nuclear crisis worsening, US says (By David E. Sanger, Matthew L. Wald, and Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times)
- Pakistan releases CIA contractor (By Greg Miller and Shaiq Hussain, Washington Post)
- Abbas pledges to talk unity with Hamas (Associated Press)
- 184 arrested in global pedophile ring (Associated Press)
- US drones secretly aid Mexico drug war (Associated Press)
- Bahrain moves to choke protest (By Barbara Surk and Reem Khalifa, Associated Press)
- Four New York Times journalists missing in Libya (Associated Press)
- A massive, draining search for victims (By Michael Wines, New York Times)
- For workers at reactor, unthinkable risk (By Eric Talmadge and Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press)
- How to make a donation to relief efforts in Japan (Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Saudi troops in Bahrain drive fears of wider Mideast conflict
- Globe Editorial Menino: A room with a view
- Globe Editorial Taking on patronage — at last
- Peter S. Canellos A tragic story retold
- Joan Vennochi Kerry finds his voice, and it’s in ‘D’
- Joshua Green So far, no wake-up call for the US
Sports
- For Patriots’ Meriweather, a violent reminder of a past life (By Bob Hohler, Globe Staff)
- Celtics 92, Pacers 80 Celtics get control and return to form (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Officially, Lester the 1 (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
- Walker running the show (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- BU women have skated to forefront (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox notebook Albers a viable option in pen (By Nick Cafardo and Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Baseball notebook Bonds’s messages to mistress released (Associated Press)
- Sports Log Sharks’ Heatley suspended for head hit (Boston Globe)
- Bruins notebook Bruins’ Marchand asked to explain hit on Umberger (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Predators thumbnails (Boston Globe)
- Player safety still high on NFL agenda (By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- NFL notebook League wants TV case confidential (Associated Press)
- NBA roundup Thunder too stifling for Heat (Associated Press)
- NHL roundup Red Wings halt Capitals’ streak (Associated Press)
- Celtics notebook Return of O’Neals? Uncertainty times two (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Celtics’ Green pulls a fast one (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- College basketball roundup Johnson’s 29 spark Texas-San Antonio (Associated Press)
- Southeast notebook Panthers want to avoid pitfall (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- NCAA notebook Pearl still in limbo with Vols (Associated Press)
- For Wildcats, semis are sweet (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
- Super 8 High-flying Lancers zap BC High (By Jason Mastrodonato, Globe Correspondent)
- Super 8 St. John's Prep schools Weymouth (By Jake Seiner, Globe Correspondent)
- Good things come to those who wait (By T.D. Thornton, Globe Correspondent)
- Mancuso, Vonn are on top (By Graham Dunbar, Associated Press)
Business
- Covidien picks chief with eye on growth (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Borders, Louis stores in Back Bay await something new (By Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
- Timberland steps back into the city (By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff)
- TECH LAB Lumix takes sharp photos, but battery life suffers (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- Anxious sell-off leaves stocks in negative territory (By Graham Bowley, New York Times)
- Higher cost of food hits consumers (Associated Press)
- Bailouts seen offering ‘critical support’ in ’08 (Globe Wire Services)
- Toyota gets access to plaintiffs’ data (Bloomberg News)
- Ex-SEC lawyer’s ties to Madoff sought (Bloomberg News)
- Grocers ending reusable bag rebates (Associated Press)
- Post writer suspended for plagiarism (Washington Post)
- 3 charged with running Ponzi scheme (Associated Press)
- AROUND THE REGION Houghton Mifflin CEO stepping down (By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff)
- AROUND THE REGION EMC unit in cloud privacy venture (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- Netflix seeks rights to new TV series (Associated Press)
- Car plant closures extended in Japan (Associated Press)
- Banks may boost dividends (By Eric Dash, New York Times)
- Market erases nearly all 2011 stock gains (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Housing report hammers builders’ stocks (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Power grid rule apt to benefit EnerNOC (Boston Globe)
- Peabody Energy Corp. (Boston Globe)
- Apple Inc. (Boston Globe)
- Morton’s Restaurant (Boston Globe)
- Wal-Mart bias case could re-define class actions (By Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News)
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- Dieting is tough enough without adding a sabotaging (if well-intentioned) spouse to the mix (By Beth Teitell, Globe Staff)
- Brother Cleve returns to shake up Boston’s cocktail culture (By Luke O’Neil, Globe Correspondent)
- Dressing like ‘Breakfast at Tifffany’s’ (By Hayley Kaufman, Globe Staff)
- Bargain bin Bargain bin: Special day at special prices (By Ami Albernaz, Globe Correspondent)
- Container planting ideas are plentiful at Boston Flower & Garden Show (By Carol Stocker, Globe Correspondent)
- G Force Sherry Turkle discusses her new book about how we use technology (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
‘Lord of the Dance 3D’ falls flat (By Terry Byrne, Globe Correspondent)
- BOOK REVIEW ‘American Tempest’ is a well-timed look at the original Tea Party (By Chuck Leddy, Globe Correspondent)
- HANDYMAN ON CALL Handyman on Call: Put screen over old vent to stop insects (By Peter Hotton, Globe Correspondent)
- Mark your calendar (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Event picks for kids this week (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- The Week Ahead The week ahead: music (Boston Globe)
- The week ahead The week ahead: arts (Boston Globe)
- Week ahead The week ahead: nightlife (Boston Globe)
- The week ahead The week ahead: events (Boston Globe)
- Names Revs fan scores a special delivery (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Their writings are winners (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Maybe a story, but no pictures (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names In the Pink (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Charity Earthwatch gets royal treatment (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Sheen bringing the 'Truth' to Boston (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Braff of 'Scrubs' to host Huntington event (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names WEEI guys team up (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Zombies in ‘Salem’ (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Celebrity News Keillor plans to retire (Boston Globe)
- To Do List (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Movie capsules (Boston Globe)
- ASK MARTHA Ask Martha: Tips to help spring into the season (By Martha Stewart, Boston Globe)
- TV critic’s corner (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- On Demand movie picks (Boston Globe)
- Daily TV and radio guide (Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
- Party Lines: Photos by Bill Brett (Boston Globe)
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