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  • Ex-governor turns more aggressive

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    Christopher Rowland, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Mitt Romney set out in Florida this week to prove that he could get down in the trenches and duke it out with Newt Gingrich. Last night, the former business turnaround expert left his uncertain performances of South Carolina behind and put his reengineered style on display.

  • Mega Millions winning numbers

    Boston.com -- Latest news
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:18 am
    Here are the winning numbers selected Friday evening in the Mega Millions lottery: 03-05-30-36-48

  • Feisty Gingrich stakes campaign on electability

    Boston.com -- Local news
    Steve Peoples, Associated Press
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:38 am
    Newt Gingrich has staked his presidential bid on one idea: that he is best positioned to defeat President Barack Obama. Even some of his supporters seem to be struggling to buy the former House speaker's claim, an indication that chief rival Mitt Romney's efforts to undercut him may be working.

  • Need for courtroom artists fade as cameras move in

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    Michael Tarm, Associated Press
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:10 am
    Moves by more states to lift bans on cameras in court have thinned the ranks of sketch artists, who have served as the eyes of the public for hundreds of years.

  • Ex-governor turns more aggressive

    Boston Globe -- National News
    Christopher Rowland, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Mitt Romney set out in Florida this week to prove that he could get down in the trenches and duke it out with Newt Gingrich. Last night, the former business turnaround expert left his uncertain performances of South Carolina behind and put his reengineered style on display.
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  • Mega Millions winning numbers

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:18 am
    Here are the winning numbers selected Friday evening in the Mega Millions lottery: 03-05-30-36-48

  • Despair, crackdowns breed more violence in Tibet

    Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:09 am
    A young man posts his photo with a leaflet demanding freedom for Tibet and telling Chinese police, come and get me. Protesters rise up to defend him, and demonstrations break out in two other Tibetan areas of western China to support the same cause.

  • Japan, Russia to boost economic, security ties

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:09 am
    The foreign ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday to strengthen economic and security cooperation but made no progress on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute over islands off northeastern Japan.

  • Salem support group buoys families of OD victims

    Thor Jourgensen, The Daily Item
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:08 am
    Ken Washburn walks into a Salem Hospital auditorium at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month, introduces himself to the people seated around him, and says, "I lost my son Casey three years ago to a drug overdose."

  • Kingston book store thrives at former Borders spot

    Alex Spanko, The Patriot Ledger
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:08 am
    Erik Christensen took a chance on opening an independent book store in the space that once housed the Independence Mall's Borders location. Today, the Plymouth resident is already talking about a potential expansion.
 
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    Boston Globe -- Front Page

  • Ex-governor turns more aggressive

    Christopher Rowland, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Mitt Romney set out in Florida this week to prove that he could get down in the trenches and duke it out with Newt Gingrich. Last night, the former business turnaround expert left his uncertain performances of South Carolina behind and put his reengineered style on display.

  • Small Worcester group plays large role in online protest

    Michael B. Farrell, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Fight for the Future, a small grassroots organization based in Worcester, became a leading figure in last week’s fight against two congressional bills meant to combat online piracy. The group played a key roll in coordinating a broad coalition of Internet companies in an online protest against the legislation, which had strong bipartisan support and the backing of media trade groups. It succeeded in delaying a vote on the measures and causing key cosponsors in Congress to drop their support.

  • Brady true to his roots

    Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Tom Brady is just one of many famous alumni at his high school in San Mateo

  • Broad Institute to open cell study center

    Mary Carmichael, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:54 pm
    A $32.5 million gift will allow the Cambridge biomedical research institute to open a center where researchers will investigate the molecular contents of different human cell types.

  • N.E. lawmakers join to fight base closures

    Bryan Bender, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:08 pm
    Republican and Democratic lawmakers from across New England are joining forces to save the region’s dwindling number of military bases and weapons manufacturers, acknowledging that their states’ economic well being are increasingly interconnected and that past efforts to defend only their immediate territory won’t be bring enough political clout to bear to overcome historic budget pressures in Washington.
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    Boston.com -- Local news

  • Feisty Gingrich stakes campaign on electability

    Steve Peoples, Associated Press
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:38 am
    Newt Gingrich has staked his presidential bid on one idea: that he is best positioned to defeat President Barack Obama. Even some of his supporters seem to be struggling to buy the former House speaker's claim, an indication that chief rival Mitt Romney's efforts to undercut him may be working.

  • Salem support group buoys families of OD victims

    Thor Jourgensen, The Daily Item
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:08 am
    Ken Washburn walks into a Salem Hospital auditorium at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month, introduces himself to the people seated around him, and says, "I lost my son Casey three years ago to a drug overdose."

  • Kingston book store thrives at former Borders spot

    Alex Spanko, The Patriot Ledger
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:08 am
    Erik Christensen took a chance on opening an independent book store in the space that once housed the Independence Mall's Borders location. Today, the Plymouth resident is already talking about a potential expansion.

  • Ex-Boston Mayor White, led in turbulent '70s, dies

    Mark Pratt, Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:48 pm
    Kevin H. White, a four-term mayor who led Boston through years of racial violence and economic stagnation and was credited with putting the city on a path to prosperity, has died. He was 82.

  • Romney, Gingrich focus on Hispanic voters in Fla.

    Steve Peoples and Brian Bakst, Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:18 pm
    Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney urged conservatives to back off aggressive anti-immigration policies as the Republican presidential candidates vied for Hispanic votes Friday, a day marked by heightened tensions entering the final weekend before Florida's primary.
 
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  • Need for courtroom artists fade as cameras move in

    Michael Tarm, Associated Press
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:10 am
    Moves by more states to lift bans on cameras in court have thinned the ranks of sketch artists, who have served as the eyes of the public for hundreds of years.

  • Wash.: 8 sea lions found dead, apparently shot

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:29 pm
    Washington wildlife officials say eight sea lions have been found dead in the Puget Sound region in recent weeks -- all apparently shot.

  • Facebook IPO could value it among top companies

    Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:29 pm
    When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's , Amazon.com and Bank of America .

  • American economy not healthy yet, but it's healing

    Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:20 pm
    The American economy may not be truly healthy yet, but it's healing. The 2.8 percent annual growth rate reported Friday for the fourth quarter was the fastest since spring 2010 and was the third straight quarter that growth has accelerated.

  • Student charged in Utah school bomb plot

    Paul Foy and Jennifer Dobner, Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:20 pm
    The two teens had a detailed plot, blueprints of the school and security systems, but no explosives. They had hours of flight simulator training on a home computer and a plan to flee the country, but no plane.
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    Boston Globe -- National News

  • Ex-governor turns more aggressive

    Christopher Rowland, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Mitt Romney set out in Florida this week to prove that he could get down in the trenches and duke it out with Newt Gingrich. Last night, the former business turnaround expert left his uncertain performances of South Carolina behind and put his reengineered style on display.
 
 
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    Boston.com -- Top political stories

  • College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan

    Kimberly Hefling, AP Education Writer
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:09 am
    Illinois State University President Al Bowman says President Barack Obama's proposal to tie federal support to tuition controls is a product of "fuzzy math." His counterpart at the University of Washington calls it little more than "political theater."

  • Feisty Gingrich stakes campaign on electability

    Steve Peoples, Associated Press
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:34 am
    Newt Gingrich has staked his presidential bid on one idea: that he is best positioned to defeat President Barack Obama. Even some of his supporters seem to be struggling to buy the former House speaker's claim, an indication that chief rival Mitt Romney's efforts to undercut him may be working.

  • Leadership scramble: GOP rivals vie for title

    Nancy Benac, Associated Press
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:34 am
    The Republican presidential contenders are making a pitch to voters that sounds a lot like a children's game: Follow the leader.

  • Why is investment income taxed less than wages?

    Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:39 am
    Why do Mitt Romney and other wealthy investors pay lower taxes on the income they make from investments than they would if they earned their millions from wages? Because Congress, through the tax code, has long treated investment more favorably than labor, seeing it as an engine for economic growth that benefits everyone.

  • Romney, Gingrich focus on Hispanic voters in Fla.

    Steve Peoples and Brian Bakst, Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:29 am
    Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney urged conservatives to back off aggressive anti-immigration policies as the Republican presidential candidates vied for Hispanic votes Friday, a day marked by heightened tensions entering the final weekend before Florida's primary.
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    Boston.com -- World news

  • Afghan lawmaker blasts early French withdrawal

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:09 am
    An Afghan lawmaker has sharply criticized France's plans to withdraw its troops from the country early and to hand over responsibility for security in her troubled province to Afghan troops within a few months.

  • Despair, crackdowns breed more violence in Tibet

    Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:09 am
    A young man posts his photo with a leaflet demanding freedom for Tibet and telling Chinese police, come and get me. Protesters rise up to defend him, and demonstrations break out in two other Tibetan areas of western China to support the same cause.

  • Japan, Russia to boost economic, security ties

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:09 am
    The foreign ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday to strengthen economic and security cooperation but made no progress on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute over islands off northeastern Japan.

  • Senegal's president cleared to run for 3rd term

    Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:20 pm
    Senegal's highest court ruled Friday the country's increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month's election, a deep blow to the country's opposition, which has vowed to take to the streets if the aging leader does not step aside.

  • Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil

    Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam, Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:20 pm
    Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dramatic escalation of violence, activists said Friday.
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    Boston Globe -- Op-ed columns

  • Obama’s truth: Taxes or debt

    Scot Lehigh, Globe Columnist
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:02 pm
    Polls have repeatedly shown that most people favor hiking taxes on the wealthy over deeper cuts in government programs.

  • The sound of saber-rattling against China

    Edward L. Glaeser
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:59 pm
    American consumers will pay the price for trade sanctions on China, and intemperate action will ensure Chinese opposition on issues such as containing Iranian nuclear ambitions.

  • The perfect spirit of an old museum

    Joan Wickersham
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:52 pm
    Not every museum needs a new wing, a new building, a new outlook. And not every old exhibit needs to be refreshed just because it’s old.

  • Charlie Baker, get ready

    Joan Vennochi, Globe Columnist
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Martha Coakley and Steve Grossman are frequently mentioned as future gubernatorial candidates in Massachusetts and Tim Murray isn’t ruling out a run. But each Democrat has an image challenge and so does their party.

  • The story Romney should tell

    Joshua Green, Globe Columnist
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Mitt Romney is in a position he probably never imagined he’d find himself: struggling to win the GOP presidential nomination and under sustained attack over his business career. The trouble began after the New Hampshire primary, when Rick Perry accused him of “vulture capitalism---Original Message--- From: Joshua Green [mailto:atlanticjosh@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 4:10 PM To: Pritchard, Marjorie J Subject: Here you go
 
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    Boston.com -- Massachusetts news

  • Mega Millions winning numbers

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:18 am
    Here are the winning numbers selected Friday evening in the Mega Millions lottery: 03-05-30-36-48

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    28 Jan 2012 | 12:08 am

  • Salem support group buoys families of OD victims

    Thor Jourgensen, The Daily Item
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:08 am
    Ken Washburn walks into a Salem Hospital auditorium at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month, introduces himself to the people seated around him, and says, "I lost my son Casey three years ago to a drug overdose."

  • Kingston book store thrives at former Borders spot

    Alex Spanko, The Patriot Ledger
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:08 am
    Erik Christensen took a chance on opening an independent book store in the space that once housed the Independence Mall's Borders location. Today, the Plymouth resident is already talking about a potential expansion.

  • Ex-Boston Mayor White, led in turbulent '70s, dies

    Mark Pratt, Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:48 pm
    Former Mayor Kevin H. White, who led the city for 16 years including racially turbulent times in the 1970s and was credited with putting it on a path to prosperity, died Friday, a family spokesman said. He was 82.
 
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    Boston.com -- Top business news

  • What we worry about when we worry about Greek debt

    Matthew Craft, AP Business Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:29 pm
    Remember Greece? It's been two years since a financial crisis erupted in the birthplace of drama, and the final act is still unfinished. A second week of talks in Athens ended Friday with no deal between the country, the European Union and private holders of Greek bonds.

  • Facebook IPO could value it among top companies

    Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:29 pm
    When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's , Amazon.com and Bank of America .

  • And now for a long commercial break

    Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    If there’s ever a time people want to linger over TV commercials, it’s during the Super Bowl - and this year, advertisers will oblige, running longer spots that do more storytelling.

  • Treats are in store at big chains

    Gail Waterhouse, Globe Correspondent
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Big chain stores often are criticized for hurting local merchants, but now Target and Walmart are reaching out to small businesses to form partnerships.

  • AP Exclusive: Vatican rewrites money launder law

    Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:59 pm
    The Vatican has rewritten its 2010 anti-money laundering law after European inspectors found that it didn't fully meet their tough standards to combat the financing of terrorism.
 
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    Boston.com -- Personal finance

  • What we worry about when we worry about Greek debt

    Matthew Craft, AP Business Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:29 pm
    Remember Greece? It's been two years since a financial crisis erupted in the birthplace of drama, and the final act is still unfinished. A second week of talks in Athens ended Friday with no deal between the country, the European Union and private holders of Greek bonds.

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  • What we worry about when we worry about Greek debt

    Matthew Craft, AP Business Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:41 pm
    Remember Greece? It's been two years since a financial crisis erupted in the birthplace of drama, and the final act is still unfinished. A second week of talks in Athens ended Friday with no deal between the country, the European Union and private holders of Greek bonds.

  • Why is investment income taxed less than wages?

    Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:39 am
    Why do Mitt Romney and other wealthy investors pay lower taxes on the income they make from investments than they would if they earned their millions from wages? Because Congress, through the tax code, has long treated investment more favorably than labor, seeing it as an engine for economic growth that benefits everyone.

  • Getting started on your small business tax return

    Joyce M. Rosenberg, AP Business Writer
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:09 pm
    Do not look at the calendar and think, "I don't need to start on my small business tax return yet. I have more than three months to do it."
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  • Scott Brown National Guard records partially released, but much is withheld

    Bryan Bender
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Brown’s records from Guard released Newly released records detailing Republican Senator Scott Brown’s more than 30 years in uniform have been heavily excised by the National Guard to protect his privacy and do not shed light on other periods, such as when he says he was told he had to leave the service for not completing required training and then was reinstated.

  • State economy slowed at end of 2011, UMass report says

    Erin Ailworth
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Mass. economy slows, study says Hiring in the state slowed after a spurt earlier in the year, and demand for IT products fell, but the dip may only be short-lived, a UMass report shows.

  • Ted Rubin, 94, who found true calling as a volunteer after retiring

    Alli Knothe
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Ted Rubin, 94; found true calling as volunteer Honored for the amount of time he devoted to helping others, Ted Rubin was the volunteer many Randolph residents were most likely to see: He served as a Town Meeting member, worked with groups that assist the elderly, lent a hand at Turner Free Library, and helped found a free community food pantry. In retirement, “he just came to life and got involved in all these things that he wanted to do or wasn’t able to do while working,’’ said his friend June Newman.

  • Ex-Boston Mayor White, led in turbulent '70s, dies

    Mark Pratt
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:13 pm
    Kevin H. White, a four-term mayor who led Boston through years of racial violence and economic stagnation and was credited with putting the city on a path to prosperity, has died. He was 82.

  • Ex-Boston Mayor White, led in turbulent '70s, dies

    Mark Pratt
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:13 pm
    Kevin H. White, a four-term mayor who led Boston through years of racial violence and economic stagnation and was credited with putting the city on a path to prosperity, has died. He was 82.
 
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    Boston.com / Lifestyle / Health and Wellness Boston -- articles, tips, news and advice

  • Business, social media to prevent babies with HIV

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:49 am
    Business and social media leaders teamed up Friday to tackle the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies, saying the medicine and the money are largely in place, and with the right organizational skills they can eliminate HIV-infected births by 2015.

  • Report: Electronic health records still need work

    Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:09 pm
    America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue.

  • Oral cancer virus affects 7 percent of Americans

    Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:09 am
    About 16 million Americans have oral HPV, a sexually transmitted virus more commonly linked with cervical cancer that also can cause mouth cancer, according to the first nationwide estimate.

  • My dog’s not fat, he’s big boned

    Beth Teitell, Globe Staff
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:16 pm
    Mayor Tom Menino’s promise to help Bostonians lose a stunning one million pounds this year is at once ambitious and doesn’t go far enough. Our cats and dogs need help, too. Even as the human obesity rate levels off (35.7 percent of the adult population is obsese, according to the Centers for Disease Control), Fido and Kitty are packing on the pounds. More than half of all dogs and cats are overweight, according to the North Carolina-based Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, and the percentage that are obese is growing. In 2007, 19 percent of cats were obese, as were 10 percent…

  • How do you know if you’ve had a concussion?

    Courtney Humphries, Globe Correspondent
    15 Jan 2012 | 8:18 pm
    A concussion is a brain injury that occurs when the brain accelerates in a spinning motion because of a blow to the head or body, or a fall, jolt, or other force.
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    Boston.com -- Real estate news

  • In tight local market, no relief for renters, apartment hunters

    Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:15 pm
    Rents in the Boston area hit record highs in the last quarter of 2011, pushed up by increased demand and declining inventory, maintaining its reputation as one of the country’s most expensive places to live. Average monthly rents in the metropolitan Boston area, loosely defined as within Interstate 495, jumped to $1,686 between October and December, compared with $1,649 during the same period the previous year and $1,600 in 2009.

  • Mass. housing sales, prices fell in 2011

    Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:24 pm
    Sales of single-family homes dropped by nearly 6 percent last year in Mass., median prices declined by 3 percent, and the number of transactions was the lowest since 1990.

  • Resolutions: Make homeownership dream a reality

    Eileen AJ Connelly, Associated Press
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:57 pm
    If you vowed to make your homeownership dream come true in 2012, it’s time to get started. The timing may be ideal.

  • Banks’ agreement to overhaul mortgage industry sent to states

    Derek Kravitz, Associated Press
    23 Jan 2012 | 9:22 pm
    The nation’s five largest mortgage lenders have agreed to overhaul their industry after deceptive foreclosure practices drove homeowners out of their homes, government officials said Monday. A draft settlement between the banks and U.S. states has been sent to state officials for review.

  • Ventless gas fireplaces pose possible hazards

    Peter Hotton, Globe Staff
    21 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The Handyman cautions against relying too much on a ventless gas fireplace for heat, worrying the warning devices for carbon monoxide may fail, or they emit so much water vapor they cause mold.
 
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  • Britain ranks top risks posed by climate change

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    UK study assesses top climate change risks Coastlines, working patterns, and even the country’s most famous meal are under threat from climate change, Britain said yesterday in its first-ever national assessment of the likely risks. The $4.4 million study sets out the most pressing problems expected to affect the United Kingdom as a result of climate change, from rising sea levels to more frequent summer droughts.

  • Scientists: Haiti, DR may facing big quake period

    Trenton Daniel
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:52 pm
    Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic could be in for a period of periodic powerful earthquakes, according to a scientific study released Thursday.

  • Britain ranks top risks posed by climate change

    David Stringer
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:52 am
    Coastlines, working patterns, and even the country's most famous meal are under threat from climate change, Britain said Thursday in its first-ever national assessment of the likely risks.

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  • Concord: In Concord, a goose from Greenland may signal the advance of global warming

    Alice Elwell
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Rare visitor may hint at climate shift A Canada goose from Greenland that was spotted in Concord last month signals a change in migration patterns that could be another sign of global warming, authorities say. Geese that were banded in Greenland have also been sighted at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in South Egremont and in Sheffield. That a goose flew almost 2,000 miles, much of it while crossing the Gulf of Labrador, is nothing new. But that Canada geese, whose species is relatively new to Greenland, appear to have widened their territory to Massachusetts tells a different…
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    Boston Globe -- Automotive

  • Ford Motor Co.'s 2011 profits at a glance

    The Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:54 pm
    Ford Motor Co. released its full-year earnings on Friday. This shows the automaker's operating profits, by region, and the comparison to profits in 2010. Region 2011 Operating Profit/Loss 2010 Operating Profit Percent change North America $6.2 million $5.4 billion 15 percent South America $861 million $1 billion -14 percent Europe -$27 million $182 million -114 percent Asia-Pacific/Africa -$92 million $189 ...

  • Summary Box: North America props up Ford in 4Q

    The Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:24 pm
    FORD EARNINGS: Ford Motor Co. earned $1.1 billion in the first quarter, excluding a big accounting gain. North American profits jumped 33 percent. They fell elsewhere because of the European debt crisis and slower sales in China.

  • North America boosts Ford in 4Q

    Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Auto Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:04 am
    Ford has shown it can make money even with U.S. car sales at depressed levels. Now it needs to show it can manage a myriad of challenges outside its home region.

  • Iowa Senate president calls for fuel tax increase

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:34 pm
    The president of Iowa's Senate says it's time for lawmakers to put aside politics and send a bill raising the fuel tax to Gov. Terry Branstad.

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  • Newell Rubbermaid

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Consumer products maker Newell Rubbermaid Inc. said fourth-quarter net income rose 6 percent, helped by emerging markets and market share gains in North America. The company, which makes products ranging from Rubbermaid storage bins to Sharpie pens, said net income rose to $80.4 million, or 27 cents per share. That compares with net of $75.7 million, or 25 cents, last year.

  • Dow falls as economic growth comes up short

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    US stocks declined after a report showed the US economy expanded less than forecast in the fourth quarter as consumers curbed spending. Banks rallied near the session’s end after the Obama administration said it will relax rules on a loan-modification program. Optimism also rose that Greece will finally reach a debt-restructuring deal accord with bondholders.

  • And now for a long commercial break

    Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    If there’s ever a time people want to linger over TV commercials, it’s during the Super Bowl - and this year, advertisers will oblige, running longer spots that do more storytelling.

  • Mass. economy slows, study says

    Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Hiring in the state slowed after a spurt earlier in the year, and demand for IT products fell, but the dip may only be short-lived, a UMass report shows.

  • Facebook set to soar with expected IPO

    Ryan Nakashima, Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    LOS ANGELES - When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social networking company will likely vault into the top ranks of the largest public companies in the world, on par with the likes of McDonald’s, Amazon.com, and Bank of America.
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  • Obama nominates Hub Marine to lead Southern Command

    Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:09 pm
    Marine Lieutenant General John F. Kelly was nominated by President Obama to become a full general and lead US Southern Command.

  • Putting pain aside to kiss the bride

    Colin A. Young, Globe Correspondent
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:08 pm
    Love was in the air yesterday as Wendell Scraders and Carol Anne Perinchief were joined in holy matrimony. An intimate crowd of about 25 was on hand to witness the ceremony, held in an unusual locale: the radiation oncology center at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington.

  • Judge overturns jury’s verdict after man convicted in gun case

    Amanda Cedrone, Globe Correspondent
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:08 pm
    The Suffolk County district attorney’s office is appealing a gun case involving a Mattapan man after a judge overturned the jury’s guilty verdict on charges of possession of a loaded firearm without a license. Errol Reece, 21, of Mattapan, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition and unlawfully carrying a loaded firearm in 2010, said Jake Wark, spokesman for the Suffolk County district attorney.

  • Greenway Conservancy officials defend $20,000 raise for director

    Stephanie Ebbert, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:08 pm
    The nonprofit, state-subsidized Greenway Conservancy also revealed yesterday that four other Greenway officials, in addition to their executive director, receive six-figure salaries.

  • Giants fans remain true blue

    Peter Schworm, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:06 pm
    Every Sunday morning growing up in Watertown, Barry Belotti would pile in the back of his parents’ ‘59, powder-blue Cadillac, and head down to Providence for family supper. But all through the feast, the stuffed mushrooms and the overflowing bowls of spaghetti and meatballs, Belotti was counting the minutes until 1 p.m., when his beloved New York Giants would take the field. “Couldn’t miss a play,’’ he recalled. “Still can’t.’’
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    Boston Globe -- Food stories

  • Making Chinese dumplings at home

    24 Jan 2012 | 12:27 pm
    Patricia Yeo says that round Shanghai dumpling wrappers are easiest to use. Her favorite brand is Twin Marquis. They’re flexible and the edges seals easily. You can fry or steam them, or drop them into hot soup to cook. They also have a nice chewy bite, and what Yeo describes as “a pleasant, slippery mouthfeel.’’

  • Enter the dragon

    Ike Delorenzo, Globe Correspondent
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:25 pm
    The Year of the Dragon began on Sunday night, and to many, the water dragon is a lucky year for the new, from babies to businesses. The traditional 15-day Chinese New Year celebration is layered with ceremony and tradition. Red envelopes with even-numbered amounts of money (avoiding the number four) are given to children and the elderly, and each day has different and sometimes odd proscriptions (today, Wednesday, is a bad day for visits). Through it all, dishes that are full of flavor and significance abound. There are many variations on the holiday. Om chef Patricia Yeo’s recipes come…

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    17 Jan 2012 | 12:01 pm
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  • In progress, with potential

    Devra First, Globe Staff
    17 Jan 2012 | 11:50 am
    Chef Vittorio Ettore’s Bistro 5, in Medford, is the quintessential neighborhood restaurant: beloved by those who live nearby, seldom visited by those who don’t. With A Tavola, Ettore creates a similar restaurant in Winchester. It offers Italian dishes that are just enough off the beaten track, intriguing without being alienating - cocoa pasta with braised rabbit, for instance. The menu is concise, with small plates, a few soups and salads, a half-dozen pasta dishes, and four main courses.

  • Fluffy Bundt cake with walnuts, dried fruits, and orange glaze

    17 Jan 2012 | 11:49 am
    Recipe for fluffy Bundt cake with orange glaze
 
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  • For the record

    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Correction: Because of an editing error, a headline on an article about testing young athletes for concussions (Globe South, Jan. 22) gave an incorrect hometown for Jeannine Donato. She lives in Scituate.

  • In funding spat, Duxbury cancels disaster training

    Robert Knox, Globe Correspondent
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Duxbury officials have canceled all local training for a nuclear emergency amid a quarrel over the amount of emergency preparation funding Pilgrim nuclear power plant’s owner Entergy should provide the town. Duxbury Nuclear Advisory Committee co-chairwoman Rebecca Chin said Entergy last year promised $187,000 in annual funding for five years, but a new administrator reneged on that agreement and offered the town less. Entergy said negotiations are still going on.

  • Town struggles to save farmland

    Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    A local citizens group and national public trust have raised $1.1 million in pledges toward the purchase of Walpole’s last working farm. The 74-acre Sunny Rock Farm, tucked in a corner of north Walpole and run by generations of the Buttimer family, was a thriving operation from the early 1920s until about 12 years ago. Eight acres were recently sold by the family for luxury homes, and a push is on to save the rest from development.

  • Hingham has eyes on water system

    Jessica Bartlett, Globe Correspondent
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    After a string of disputes with Aquarion Water Co., Hingham officials are starting to look at the idea of purchasing its water system from the company. A warrant article for April’s Annual Town Meeting would authorize a feasibility study on a purchase. Such a step would need cooperation from Hull and Cohasset, which share the infrastructure, and officials in those town appear receptive to the idea.

  • State plans Feb. 9 hearing on replacing Fore River Bridge

    Emily Sweeney, Globe Staff
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    A public hearing on the Fore River Bridge replacement project will be held Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Abigail Adams Middle School at 89 Middle St. in East Weymouth.
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  • Back to basics - and winning

    Jason Mastrodonato, Globe Correspondent
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Entering their mid-January against unbeaten Woburn, the Belmont High girls’ hockey team had not beaten the Tanners in nine years. But led by nine seniors that experienced a winless season as freshman, the Marauders stunned Woburn, 3-2, and have added three wins since for a 10-2 start on the ice this season.

  • Lining up to learn

    Kathleen Burge, Globe Staff
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Twice a year, when hundreds of people who want to learn English crowd into a middle school cafeteria in Framingham, many of them end up in a purgatory usually reserved for high school seniors: the wait list. Framingham Adult ESL Plus, the city’s largest program for teaching English as a second language, can usually offer spots to a fraction of the would-be students who apply. The shortage of classes for immigrants who want to learn English is not unique to Framingham.

  • Necessity of waste facility contested

    John Dyer, Globe Correspondent
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Federal and state records show that the General Chemical Corp. in recent years has used only a tiny fraction of its permitted capacity for storing hazardous waste, Framingham Health Director Ethan Mascoop said at a Board of Health hearing on Thursday, January 19. Under its state license, General Chemical may keep as much as 59,000 gallons of hazardous materials a day at its two-acre facility on Leland Street, Mascoop said. But the company received only 454 gallons per day on average in 2008, or less than one percent of its capacity, he added, citing the most recent state and federal data…

  • Ice chips

    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Players of the Week, Jason Mastrodonato’s Top 10 Boys’ and Girls’ teams, and a Game to Watch this week from teams west of Boston

  • Natick event to showcase services for special needs

    Lisa Kocian, Globe Staff
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    A group of Natick parents have organized the first annual Metrowest Special Needs Resource Fair, to be held Feb. 12, to help others connect with the activites and therapies that can help their children.
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  • Azarenka wins Australian Open women’s title

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:37 am

  • Woods in contention

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:37 am
    Maybe those swing changes are paying off for Tiger Woods.

  • Roundup: Braintree passes test

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:02 am
    The fourth-ranked Braintree girls’ basketball team kept their winning streak alive last night, defeating Bay State Carey foe Newton North, 48-36, to improve to 11-0.

  • Roundup: No. 2 Terriers falter in third period

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:57 am
    Mark Anthoine broke a 2-2 tie at the 10:08 mark of the third period to lead 20th-ranked Maine to a 4-2 win over second-ranked Boston University last night at Agganis Arena, giving BU its first loss since a 5-2 defeat at Notre Dame on New Year’s Eve.

  • Roundup: Stony Brook comes out on top as BU falls

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:57 am
    Bryan Dougher scored 20 points and Stony Brook withstood a second-half rally by visiting Boston University en route to a 66-57 victory last night to claim sole possession of first place in the America East Conference.
 
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  • The T: Small fixes yield big results

    26 Jan 2012 | 10:15 pm
    The new LED sign at Logan Airport’s Terminal C, announcing the arrival times of Silver Line buses, is a signal that the state transportation department is open to change and to good ideas.

  • Dredging the Strait of Hormuz

    26 Jan 2012 | 9:10 pm
    Newt Gingrich, who likes to call himself a historian, got history exactly wrong when he claimed in a recent debate that President Obama cancelled a joint military exercise with Israel so as not to provoke Iran.

  • UConn’s account of research flaws should be a model for others

    26 Jan 2012 | 9:08 pm
    The University of Connecticut took a remarkable step this month after a special review board concluded that a researcher there had fabricated data. It put forth a 49-page account that spells out what it believes researcher Dipak Das did wrong.

  • Robert L. Carter: Justice in many forms

    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Every player in the National Basketball Association can count himself among the national 1 percent. For that, all of them, from superstars down to the most obscure scrubs and overpaid busts, owe a moment of silence to Robert L. Carter. As a young lawyer he helped build the case for court-ordered school desegregation in the 1950s. Two decades later, as a federal judge, he took on the NBA over its attempts to block open competition for players.

  • For Brown-Warren pact to work, independent ads can’t be a dodge

    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    A Senate race this year between Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown will likely shatter records for campaign spending in Massachusetts, flooding the airwaves with ads. What’s important is for both candidates to take responsibility for what’s in those ads - and for the overall tenor of the race. The agreement between the Brown and Warren camps announced on Monday to discourage third-party groups is a step in the right direction.
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  • Facebook IPO could value it among top companies

    Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:29 pm
    When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's , Amazon.com and Bank of America .

  • Summary Box: Twitter censorship plan rouses furor

    The Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:59 pm
    THE SPARK: Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, unveils plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.

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  • Summary Box: Facebook IPO could value it near top

    The Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:54 pm
    BY COMPARISON: When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the top ranks of the largest public companies in the world.

  • A look at how some IPO stocks have fared

    The Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:44 pm
    Facebook is preparing to file paperwork as early as Wednesday for an initial public offering of stock, according to The Wall Street Journal. Its public debut will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August 2004.
 
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    Boston Globe -- Joan Anderman columns

  • Marcus’s ‘Guitar Zero’ asks: How do we get to be musical?

    Joan Anderman, Globe Correspondent
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:46 am
    Gary Marcus’s personal quest to learn the guitar is the hook in “Guitar Zero,’’ but the book is a much broader inquiry into the nature of musicality and the ways we acquire it. The author, an NYU professor of psychology, is just the guy for the job. An expert in the fields of language, evolution, and cognitive development and, by his own admission, devoid of musical talent, Marcus is researcher and guinea pig rolled into one.
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    Boston Globe -- Ty Burr columns

  • Crazy Horse

    Ty Burr, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:48 am
    *** Crazy Horse The 39th film from the legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman prowls the Paris nude-revue nightclub of the title, watching the ways human beings manufacture the art of desire. His fly-on-the-wall approach yields insights into process from everybody but the dancers themselves. In French, with subtitles. (134 min., unrated) (Ty Burr)

  • Albert Nobbs

    Ty Burr, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:47 am
    *** Albert Nobbs As the title character, a woman passing as a male butler at an upper-crust hotel, Glenn Close skulks through Edwardian-era Dublin like a eunuch on a stealth mission. Rodrigo Garcia’s drama is cautious to the point of stodginess. Close (who co-wrote the script) gives a fascinating performance, even if Janet McTeer steals the film. (113 min., R) (Ty Burr)

  • Young Goethe In Love

    Ty Burr, Globe Staff
    19 Jan 2012 | 12:29 pm
    ** Young Goethe in Love Alexander Fehling plays the young Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as he lives the events that will become his breakthrough novel, “The Sorrows of Young Werther.’’ It’s a watchable, professional piece of Great Man hackwork that lacks the invention and spirit of its obvious model, “Shakespeare in Love.’’ In German, with subtitles. (102 min., unrated) (Ty Burr)

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  • 2011 Sundance Shorts

    Ty Burr, Globe Staff
    19 Jan 2012 | 12:28 pm
    *** 2011 Sundance Shorts A selection of last year’s Sundance short films. The hit-to-miss ratio is high, and the films underscore what makes a great short work: a solid idea expanded into a brief, powerful vision of the world. “The Eagleman Stag’’ and “Deeper Than Yesterday’’ are the best of a solid bunch. (86 min., unrated) (Ty Burr)
 
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    Boston Globe -- Wesley Morris columns

  • The Grey

    Wesley Morris, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:50 am
    ** The Grey It’s cheap the way this movie wants to be both a Liam Neeson “Quit Taking My Stuff’’ movie and an existential thriller about survival. We’ve come to see Neeson danse-macabre with wolves. Instead, we get a lot scenes of men being sad that they have no idea where they are and that there are no women to have sex with. Those moments aren’t bad, but they’re not enough, either. (117 min., R) (Wesley Morris)

  • Man on a Ledge

    Wesley Morris, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:49 am
    *1/2 Man on a Ledge People cheer the plot twists in this lousy movie about a fugitive (Sam Worthington) threatening to jump off a building. None of the actors has anything to do. You could cast this movie with potato chips and still get cheers when one of the bad guys is cuffed. With potato chips, you understand. With Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, and Ed Harris. (102 min., PG-13) (Wesley Morris)

  • A Separation

    Wesley Morris, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:49 am
    **** A Separation A superb work of realism by Asghar Farhadi about a youngish middle-class Iranian woman (Leila Hatami) who leaves her husband (Peyman Moaadi), putting his sick father and their studious and astute 11-year-old daughter (Sarina Farhadi) in the uncertain middle. The request for a divorce sets in motion a chain of small domestic events whose dismaying implications accrue. In Farsi, with English subtitles. (123 min., PG-13) (Wesley Morris)

  • Red Tails

    Wesley Morris, Globe Staff
    19 Jan 2012 | 12:28 pm
    ** Red Tails George Lucas produced this action movie about Tuskegee Airmen stationed in Italy during World War II. This is a story people have waiting decades to see, so it’s no fun feeling responsible to run out and see a movie that isn’t very good. It means well, but it’s too basic to be rousing or even heartening. Directed by Anthony Hemingway. With Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Tristan Wilds, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Terrence Howard. (125 min., PG-13) (Wesley Morris)

  • ‘Flowers of War’ blooms with color

    Wesley Morris, Globe Staff
    19 Jan 2012 | 12:25 pm
    **1/2 The Flowers of War. The new Zhang Yimou film is set during World War II not long after the Japanese have devastated the former Chinese capital, Nanking, and stars Christian Bale as an American who tries to rescue Chinese orphans from randy Japanese soldiers. It’s lovely when loveliness is beside the point of all this atrocity. In Mandarin, with English subtitles. (145 min., PG-13) (Wesley Morris)
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    Boston Globe -- Dan Shaughnessy columns

  • Super Bowl-bound

    Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:28 am
    FOXBOROUGH - Feeling 10 years younger today? You should. Your Patriots are going to the Super Bowl and it feels just like 2001-02, when the stars aligned and the Patriots were unlikely kings of the NFL.

  • Tom Brady, Ray Lewis a classic collision of opposites

    Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist
    21 Jan 2012 | 11:19 pm
    They are former Super Bowl MVPs, masters of their crafts, and the faces of their franchises — the Patriots and the Ravens. Today they clash at Gillette, with the winner heading to Super Bowl.

  • Sox not spending? We aren’t buying

    Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist
    19 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The Boston chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of American held its 73d annual dinner last night. With visions of the Super Bowl dancing in our heads, it was a chance to think about baseball on a cold winter night.

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  • He wants a rematch

    Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist
    17 Jan 2012 | 12:21 am
    Go ahead and knock yourself out dissecting and analyzing Sunday’s conference championship games. Ravens vs. Patriots, followed by Giants vs. 49ers makes for a Sunday smorgasbord of playoff thrills and tension.
 
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  • Harrison in US Davis Cup team to play Switzerland

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:59 am
    U.S. Davis Cup captain Jim Courier has selected teenager Ryan Harrison to the four-man squad that will play Switzerland next month in the first round.

  • Thunder top Warriors 120-109 to start road trip

    Antonio Gonzalez, AP Sports Writer
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:09 am
    Kevin Durant had 37 points and 14 rebounds, Russell Westbrook dazzled with 28 points and 11 assists and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder started a critical road stretch with a 120-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

  • Abbott breezes to big lead at skating nationals

    Nancy Armour, AP National Writer
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:09 am
    Jeremy Abbott was still savoring his monster score when one fan yelled out, "You're awesome!"

  • Aldridge leads Blazers past Suns 109-71

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:39 pm
    LaMarcus Aldridge had 23 points and seven rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers blew out the Phoenix Suns 109-71 Friday night for their sixth straight win at home.

  • Browns hire Brad Childress as OC

    Tom Withers, AP Sports Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:39 pm
    Pat Shurmur brought in a close friend to help him fix Cleveland's broken offense. Shurmur hired former Minnesota coach Brad Childress as his first offensive coordinator on Friday, reuniting two coaches who spent seven seasons together on Andy Reid's staff with the Philadelphia Eagles .
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  • Red Sox tickets go digital to foil scalping

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:48 pm
    The Boston Red Sox are going to a new digital ticketing system for the cheapest seats at Fenway Park to keep them out of the hands of scalpers.

  • Selig to decide Epstein compensation

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:18 pm
    Commissioner Bud Selig will decide what compensation the Boston Red Sox will receive for Theo Epstein's move to the Chicago Cubs .

  • Youkilis: Clubhouse 'didn't have best vibe'

    Peter Abraham, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    That the Red Sox suffered from debilitating team chemistry was painfully evident last season. The team collapsed in September and manager Terry Francona soon resigned, saying he had lost the ability to communicate with some of the players.

  • Man in motion

    Peter Abraham, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine is “all in’’ according to bench coach Tim Bogar.
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  • Red Sox tickets go digital to foil scalping

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:48 pm
    The Boston Red Sox are going to a new digital ticketing system for the cheapest seats at Fenway Park to keep them out of the hands of scalpers.

  • Selig to decide Epstein compensation

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:18 pm
    Commissioner Bud Selig will decide what compensation the Boston Red Sox will receive for Theo Epstein's move to the Chicago Cubs .

  • Selig expects expanded playoffs to start this year

    Ronald Blum, AP Sports Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:09 pm
    Commissioner Bud Selig expects baseball to expand its playoffs this season. Players and owners have already agreed to add an additional wild-card team in each league, but are still deciding whether it would take effect this year or in 2013. Selig said there are scheduling issues to be worked out -- once they are, the new 10-team format would begin ...

  • Fielder: Joining Tigers 'kind of a dream'

    Noah Trister, AP Sports Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:40 am
    Prince Fielder was born in 1984, the last time Detroit won the World Series. After luring Fielder to Michigan with the fourth-largest contract in baseball history, the Tigers are hoping he will help usher in a new championship era for the Motor City.

  • Red Sox confirm signing of OF Cody Ross

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:08 pm
    The Boston Red Sox on Thursday confirmed the signing of outfielder Cody Ross to a one-year contract and said right-hander Scott Atchison was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.
 
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    Boston.com -- New England Patriots news

  • Excelling at skill position

    Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Danny Aiken might not be in the same company as Lonie Paxton, who was the long snapper for all three Patriots’ Super Bowl victories. But as Super Bowl XLVI approaches, Aiken has proven to be a capable replacement, because he’s stayed out of the news.

  • From afar, they see a soft spot in coverage

    Julian Benbow, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    No one sticks out more in the Patriots secondary than Julian Edelman , a wide receiver moonlighting as a defensive back.

  • Back within his grasp

    Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    It has become a tradition for Deion Branch, whether his team is in the Super Bowl or fails to make the playoffs: He calls every football coach he’s had, and thanks them.

  • Gronkowski again absent

    Shalise Manza Young and Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The Patriots held their final home practice of the season yesterday, with a full-pads session inside the Dana-Farber Field House.

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  • Browns hire Brad Childress as OC

    Tom Withers, AP Sports Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:39 pm
    Pat Shurmur brought in a close friend to help him fix Cleveland's broken offense. Shurmur hired former Minnesota coach Brad Childress as his first offensive coordinator on Friday, reuniting two coaches who spent seven seasons together on Andy Reid's staff with the Philadelphia Eagles .

  • Manning, Irsay insist they are on same page

    Michael Marot, AP Sports Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:20 pm
    Peyton Manning and Colts owner Jim Irsay insist they are just fine after a week filled with complaints and comments suggesting a rift had developed following one of the most miserable seasons in team history.

  • Why so little love for NFL kickers?

    Jim Litke, AP Sports Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:08 pm
    It's hardly a coincidence that the weirdest pass ever thrown in the history of the Super Bowl was launched by -- who else? -- a kicker.

  • SUPER BOWL: Giants vs. Patriots matchups

    Barry Wilner, AP Pro Football Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:08 pm
    Matchups for the Super Bowl between the New York Giants and New England Patriots on Feb. 5 in Indianapolis:

  • Indianapolis prepares for other Manning's entrance

    Michael Marot, AP Sports Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:08 pm
    There's a strange vibe on the streets of Indianapolis this week. Welcome home, Eli.
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    Boston.com -- Boston Bruins news

  • Now’s a good time for Girardi

    Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Dan Girardi leads all players by averaging 27:22 of action per game, more than two minutes above what Bruins strongman Zdeno Chara logs per appearance. The 27-year-old Girardi has become New York’s version of Chara - a stay-at-home shutdown presence - for the Bruins’ most viable competitor in the race for the Eastern Conference crown.

  • Comforts of home

    Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Tomorrow at Scotiabank Place, Claude Julien will be recognized yet again for how he steered last year’s team. Julien, along with assistant coaches Geoff Ward, Doug Houda, and Doug Jarvis, will be behind the bench of Team Chara, the reward of leading last year’s championship club.

  • Chara picks Thomas, Seguin

    Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    GATINEAU, Quebec - In the middle of every winter, save for the Olympic years, the NHL pauses for the All-Star Game. It is the league’s regular exercise of packaging and presenting a product that can’t overcome its fatal flaw: that the game itself bears little resemblance to the intense regular-season or playoff product.

  • Bruins pause to refresh

    Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The midseason doldrums, especially for a team with a postseason spot essentially locked up, usually take place between the holiday break and the All-Star Game. Clubs on lower rungs are fighting for their lives to find spots among the top eight in each conference. Meanwhile, the top teams are often battling themselves - struggling to remain tight, crisp, ...

  • Thomas’s stance draws some shots from Bruins fans

    Peter Schworm, Globe Staff
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:25 am
    After Bruins goalie Tim Thomas skipped Monday’s White House ceremony to honor the team, many fans denounced the act as selfish and ill-timed.
 
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  • Strength gaining

    Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Forget about being old and tired. The Celtics had plenty of stamina and strength last night, less than 24 hours after a difficult game in Orlando, to win their fourth straight, defeating the Pacers, 94-87.

  • Pierce, Celtics keep up pace

    Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The Celtics did not plan to be a .500 team at this point in the season. Nor could they have foreseen having to depend on Paul Pierce to both set up teammates and carry the scoring load.

  • A breath of fresh air

    Michael Vega, Globe Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    With injured starters Ray Allen (ankle), Rajon Rondo (wrist) and Jermaine O’Neal (knee) in street clothes for the start of last night’s game against the Indiana Pacers, it was imperative for the reserves on the Celtics bench to help fill the void. Led by Chris Wilcox’s 14 points and 6 rebounds, both season highs, the Celtics got a huge lift from their bench in last night’s 94-87 victory at TD Garden, outscoring Indiana’s reserves, 24-17.

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  • Pierce's 17 in 3rd leads Celtics past Indy 94-87

    Jimmy Golen, AP Sports Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:18 pm
    Paul Pierce played more than 44 minutes in Orlando on Thursday night, then boarded a plane with his Celtics teammates and arrived in Boston after 3 a.m. Friday.
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  • Thunder top Warriors 120-109 to start road trip

    Antonio Gonzalez, AP Sports Writer
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:09 am
    Kevin Durant had 37 points and 14 rebounds, Russell Westbrook dazzled with 28 points and 11 assists and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder started a critical road stretch with a 120-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

  • Aldridge leads Blazers past Suns 109-71

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:39 pm
    LaMarcus Aldridge had 23 points and seven rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers blew out the Phoenix Suns 109-71 Friday night for their sixth straight win at home.

  • Nuggets win 6th straight, 96-81 over Toronto

    Arnie Stapleton, AP Sports Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:40 pm
    Rudy Fernandez scored a season-high 23 in his return from a sore Achilles as the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Toronto Raptors 96-81 on Friday night.

  • Beaubois, Odom lead Mavs past Jazz

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:11 pm
    Roddy Beaubois had a season-high 22 points and Lamar Odom added 19 points, his most since joining the Mavericks at the start of the season, to lead Dallas to a 116-101 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.

  • James, Wade lead Heat over Knicks, 99-89

    Tim Reynolds, AP Sports Writer
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:50 pm
    LeBron James scored 31 points, Dwyane Wade scored 28 in his return from a sprained right ankle, and the Miami Heat beat the 3-point-obsessed New York Knicks 99-89 on Friday night.
 
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    Boston High School Sports

  • Malden Catholic stuns St. John’s

    Zac Vierra, Globe Correspondent
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    When Malden Catholic and St. John’s Prep played in Danvers Jan. 6, the No. 5 Eagles won in a rout, 90-49.

  • Feehan boys reach deep for win

    Ryan Mooney, Globe Correspondent
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:09 am
    The Bishop Feehan boys’ track team won the Division 3 State Coaches Relay for the second time in the three years at the Reggie Lewis Center yesterday.

  • Secatore and Tanner are Woburn's dangerous duo

    Craig Forde, Globe Correspondent
    22 Jan 2012 | 10:25 pm
    Heading into the season the Woburn hockey team had a lot of pressure after winning the Middlesex League Large and reaching the Super 8.

  • Bishop Feehan’s Sells gets star treatment

    Hannah Becker, Globe Correspondent
    22 Jan 2012 | 10:21 pm
    Bishop Feehan senior Lexi Sells has been nominated for the 2012 McDonald’s All-American game.

  • Walpole netminder Welch is all heart

    Liz Torres, Globe Correspondent
    22 Jan 2012 | 10:19 pm
    A team is only as good as its goalie, and Walpole’s Bethany Welch has raised the bar, on and off the ice.
 
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    Boston.com -- Theater and arts news

  • Picks revealed for free summer Central Park plays

    Mark Kennedy, AP Drama Writer
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:09 pm
    The Public Theater will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Shakespeare in the Park series this summer with a little Bard and a little Sondheim.

  • Royal Ballet star's resignation shocks dance world

    Jill Lawless, Associated Press
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:29 am
    What made the ballet dancer jump? The dance world is spinning after one of ballet's brightest stars walked away from Britain's prestigious Royal Ballet without explanation, days before he was due to take the lead in a new production.

  • ‘American Idiot’ packs an emotional wallop

    Don Aucoin, Globe Staff
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:08 am
    “American Idiot,’’ the stage adaptation of Green Day’s 2004 album, is a sustained cry of anger, disgust, and longing, dramatizing the frustrations and fears of a generation that sees nothing but dead ends in what one youthful character calls “a land of make-believe that don’t believe in me.’’

  • UK National Theatre to stage new Bennett, Bean

    Jill Lawless, Associated Press
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:20 am
    A new Alan Bennett play, a behind-the-scenes drama about Parliament, and a swashbuckling adventure from "One Man, Two Guvnors" author Richard Bean are part of the upcoming season at Britain's National Theatre.

  • Musical of 'Rebecca' postponed until next season

    24 Jan 2012 | 12:09 pm
    A musical influenced by the classic Alfred Hitchcock film "Rebecca" has postponed its Broadway debut until next season.
 
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  • Actress' claim to be gay by choice riles activists

    Lisa Leff, Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:29 pm
    Cynthia Nixon learned the hard way this week that when it comes to gay civil rights, the personal is always political. Very political.

  • Grammy-winning composer Clare Fischer dead at 83

    Shaya Tayefe Mohajer, Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:59 pm
    Clare Fischer, a Grammy-winning composer who wrote scores for television and movies and worked with legendary musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, has died. He was 83.

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  • TV show choreographer gets 10 years for rape

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:59 pm
    A salsa dance instructor who worked on the TV show "So You Think You Can Dance" has been sentenced in Los Angeles to 10 years in prison for raping one woman and assaulting another.

  • TV show choreographer gets 10 years for rape

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:54 pm
    A salsa dance instructor who worked on the TV show "So You Think You Can Dance" has been sentenced in Los Angeles to 10 years in prison for raping one woman and assaulting another.
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  • Ted Rubin, 94; found true calling as volunteer

    Alli Knothe, Globe Correspondent
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Honored for the amount of time he devoted to helping others, Ted Rubin was the volunteer many Randolph residents were most likely to see: He served as a Town Meeting member, worked with groups that assist the elderly, lent a hand at Turner Free Library, and helped found a free community food pantry. In retirement, “he just came to life and got involved in all these things that he wanted to do or wasn’t able to do while working,’’ said his friend June Newman.

  • Theo Angelopoulos, Greek filmmaker killed on location by motorcyclist, 76

    Associated Press
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    ATHENS - He was known for his slow and dreamlike directing style and had enough stamina at 76 to be working on his latest movie. But award-winning Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos was killed Tuesday after being hit by a motorcycle while walking across a road close to a movie set near Piraeus, the main port of Athens.

  • Mary Duke Biddle Semans; heiress linked to Duke U.

    Michael Biesecker, Associated Press
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    RALEIGH, N.C. - Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, heiress to a vast Gilded Age fortune built on tobacco and a member of the family that endowed Duke University, has died. She was 91.

  • Therese Delpech, historian, foreign policy analyst; at 63

    Steven Erlanger, New York Times
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    PARIS - Therese Delpech, one of France’s leading foreign policy analysts and intellectual historians, died Jan. 18 at her apartment in Paris. She was 63.
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