At Funeral for Victim of Crane Collapse, Recounting a Life, and a Love Story and other top stories.

• At Funeral for Victim of Crane Collapse, Recounting a Life, and a Love Story

  

  Photo Mourners outside Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on Sunday. Credit Yana Paskova for The New York Times On Sunday morning, a woman’s voice filled Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, a synagogue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and spilled from a speaker outside onto 85th Street. The voice belonged to the young widow of David Wichs, 38, who was heading to his job at a trading firm in Lower Manhattan on Friday when a crane collapsed onto Worth Street, killing him a..

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• Obamas Seek Better WiFi Service for Next First Couple

  

  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says one improvement he'd like to make at the White House for his successor is to upgrade the WiFi system.Speaking during an interview with CBS News on Super Bowl Sunday, both Obama and his wife, Michelle, said getting better quality connectivity for the Internet is a serious issue at the Executive Mansion.Asked by CBS's Gayle King what advice they would have for the next couple, Obama replied, "Well, no ... The whole tech thing, we've been trying to get t..

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• Some parts of area expecting 18 inches of snow

  

  A winter storm predicted to bring blizzard conditions to Cape Cod, the islands, and Southeastern Massachusetts while dumping up to a foot of snow on the Boston area prompted many communities to cancel school Monday and declare parking bans.Governor Charlie Baker closed state offices across Eastern Massachusetts for nonemergency workers as the storm approached. Advertisement Many school systems, including Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville, Arlington, Quincy, Everett, Chelsea, Revere, S..

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• North Carolina Gov. McCrory in Minor Crash After Super Bowl

  North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory sustained minor injuries after the vehicle he was riding in was rear-ended shortly after the Carolina Panthers' Super Bowl loss. California Highway Patrol Officer Ross Lee said the vehicle was traveling on State Route 237 around 8 p.m. Sunday after leaving Levi's Stadium when it was hit from behind by a Mercedes. McCrory's press secretary says the car the governor was riding in was totaled. The governor's office said in a statement McCrory experienced "minor..

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• At least 3 killed in fight at complex; bats, sticks used

  

  MARIN CITY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say two men were killed and a third survived a gunshot to the head after an armed fight broke out at a large apartment complex in Marin City, north of San Francisco.Marin County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Doug Pittman said the violence began on Sunday with a domestic dispute in which other people tried to intervene.Pittman told the Marin Independent Journal (bayareane.ws/1PgotdD) he did not know whether the victims were shot or might have died from oth..

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• Serial Victim Hae Min Lee's Family Says New Trial Has 'Reopened Wounds Few Can Imagine'

  

  By Lindsay Kimble @lekimble 02/07/2016 AT 05:40 PM EST As the post-conviction hearing for Serial subject Adnan Syed continues, the family of Hae Min Lee wants fans of the popular podcast to remember "who the victim is." Syed's new defense team is hoping to convince a Baltimore judge that he deserves a new trial 16 years after he was found guilty of murdering Lee, his ex-girlfriend. Testimony continues in the hearing on Monday. "The events of this past week have reopened wounds few can ima..

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• Donald Trump always talks about winning. Now, can he do it?

  

  MANCHESTER, N.H. — For nearly eight months, Donald Trump has talked winning. If he is president, the country will finally win on trade, on health care, on education, on jobs and against terrorists. Under his leadership, Trump likes to say, there will be so much winning that some Americans will beg him to stop winning so much. And that’s why it’s crucial for Trump to triumph in the New Hampshire Republican primary Tuesday, proving to both supporters and critics that his second-place finish in ..

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• Man Dies After Starting Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh

  

  A man has died after starting a Raleigh race in which contestants are supposed to also eat a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts midway through the competition. Organizers of the annual Krispy Kreme Challenge said in a news release that a 58-year-old man dropped out of the race during the first mile Saturday morning because of chest pains. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The unidentified runner left the race before reaching the Krispy Kreme location at which some competitors eat a doz..

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• Bill Clinton unloads on Bernie Sanders — ahead of crucial New Hampshire primary

  

  Former president Bill Clinton campaigns for his wife in New Hampshire on Feb. 7. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) For weeks, former president Bill Clinton has been the doomsday device of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign — a mighty weapon capable of doing great good or harm to her campaign — so held in reserve until absolutely needed. Now, as Hillary Clinton — who barely won the Iowa caucus last week — seeks to seize momentum from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in his own backyard days ahead of..

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• For Mardi Gras, Les Bon Temps Rouler In Mobile, Ala., Too

  

  Mardi Gras Spectators in Mobile, Ala., in 2010. Buyenlarge/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Buyenlarge/Getty Images Mardi Gras Spectators in Mobile, Ala., in 2010. Buyenlarge/Getty Images New Orleans is famous for its rollicking carnival to celebrate Mardi Gras, but the party has deep roots in ano..

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Celtics take moment to savor improbable win in Cleveland .	Firefighters celebrated during Lexington Firefighter Appreciation Day .
Lexington man says his dog was unfairly taken from him .	Lexington looking at improving communication after fire .