Nevada caucuses compete with glitz and glamour

Even the most sophisticated political operations have scant idea what might happen in Nevada on Saturday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/511285542.jpg The Nevada caucuses are a mess. Again.

Less than a day before Nevada’s Democratic caucuses, the campaigns and the state party are bracing for problems.

Dogs show their owner’s support for Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush following a campaign event Friday in Greenville, S.C.

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S.C. GOP primary stays nasty, volatile right up to the end

Voters head to the polls on Saturday in what Republican Party officials are projecting will be a record turnout.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/511294404.jpg Ted Cruz moves to shut down Illinois man’s ‘birther’ challenge

Ted Cruz made his first move to shut down a birther lawsuit.

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The Justice Department says Apple designs its products to allow technology — ‘‘rather than the law’’ — to control access to critical data.

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The Veterans Affairs hospital will reopen for limited care Monday after a series of pipe bursts forced its closure.

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Camille Cosby set to be deposed Monday

A federal magistrate judge rejected a last-ditch effort Friday to postpone the scheduled deposition Monday of the wife of Bill Cosby.

Leahy says senators should not serve if they are afraid to vote

The Vt. Democrat said the GOP leadership would be shirking its duty if it blocks a vote on a Supreme Court nominee.

Jeannette Lazarus paints in the studio in her Salisbury condo where her husband, Peter Edwards, also has a carpentry shop.

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Are incomes rising in your community?

Amid an uneven recovery, some Greater Boston suburbs have fared better than others, with Weston leading the way.

Convicted Saugus murderer denied parole

Christopher Berry was convicted of first-degree murder and burglary in the 1987 stabbing death of Virginia Woodward.

Jonas Reinholdsson (left) came up with the idea for O’Learys while working on Nantucket in 1987.

O’Learys Trademark

A Swedish chain of Boston sports pubs far, far from home

O’Learys (no relation to the Irish pub in Brookline) is the work of an enterprising Swede who happened to fall in love with Boston three decades ago.

MUSIC

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Jon Lal, founder and chief executive officer of BeFrugal.Com, says his offer to invest in the rapper’s musical projects is completely serious.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/IMG_9674.jpg Rob Gronkowski boards his party cruise in time

Patriots party boy Rob Gronkowski is embarking on the Norwegian Pearl.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/farragher-11100[1].jpg High school basketball referee stays calm, even after 2,000 games

Bob “Moona” Mullins’s career stretches across three decades and has made him one of the most sought-after basketball officials in Eastern Mass.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/IMG_2192(1)A.jpg The thin bread line: British outraged over straight croissant

Tesco, Britain’s largest supermarket chain, is dispensing with the traditional curved pastry.

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The monkey chased the men around the establishment — but left the women alone.

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What’s it like to be a drag queen in Gloucester? Ask Laila McQueen.

Laila McQueen is the stage name of Gloucester artist Tyler Devlin, who will soon compete in the eighth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/FullSizeRender-11043.jpg Computer issues blamed for Amtrak signal issue

Officials say they are still trying to figure out why the computer system failed, causing widespread commuter rail delays Thursday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/umassmug-11073-kjBB--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Suspect arrested in UMass incident that locked down campus

William McKeown, 19, of Framingham, turned himself in after an arrest warrant was issued by UMass police.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/a1f5959f7dc240d9b6a34fedd0665d78-15964377593d48e9b180720c6195b974-0[1].jpg More than 1.3m Mass. residents affected by data breaches

The number of state residents affected by breaches in 2015 represented a nearly four-fold increase from the previous year.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/510729022.jpg Five ways the South Carolina primary is different from Iowa, N.H.

Republicans will hold their presidential primary Saturday in a state where they must navigate an entirely different political landscape.

The Big Picture

Winter white

Across the globe, snow blankets the landscape, giving photographers a new perspective on their surroundings.

Globe investigations

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A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

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Scott Kirsner

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/18/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/scott_kirsner_150-5877.jpg Why entrepreneurs still bolt from Boston

The area must do a better job of retaining young entrepreneurs who feel the pull of California or New York.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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“Spotlight” is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Crux

Crux

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In fact, Vatican City is wide open to anyone who wants to stroll down the Via della Conciliazione and into St. Peter’s Square.