Casino pitch: tax revenue of $10m
Proponents of a Route 1 casino say the $1 billion project envisioned by Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn would generate at least $10 million annually in municipal taxes for Foxborough.
Congress targets sex assaults in military
Language deep within the defense appropriations bill demands that the Pentagon aggressively address the violence and protect service members.
GOP’s new rules set up long slog to nomination
Under the rules, most states that vote before April 1 will award their delegates in proportion to the tally, rather than giving them all to the candidate who wins a simple majority.
Bruins 5, Senators 2
Bruins break free from the Senators
The Bruins gave up 49 shots, including 22 in the third period, to a scrappy Ottawa club missing its top goal scorer in Milan Michalek.
Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff
Facebook’s age limits pose a puzzle for parents
Though its policies prohibit anyone under 13 to join, the 7.5 million preteens on Facebook are creating a hornets nest of problems from security issues to privacy concerns.
Andover couple slain at home
A married couple was found slain in their million-dollar house yesterday, victims of an apparently targeted shooting.
Kayak won’t renew ads on Muslim TV show
The travel website Kayak.com will no longer advertise on “All-American Muslim,’’ a TLC cable TV reality series that chronicles the lives of Muslim families in Detroit.
“I wasn’t worried about breaking the Facebook rule because my daughter wasn’t old enough according to ‘Facebook law.’ I was worried about the appropriateness and the vulnerability.”
Kimberly Jackson
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Columnists
Metro
Sharp-eyed T conductor honored
Commuter rail conductor John Slyman was honored by the MBTA Transit Police for his help in unraveling a multimillion-dollar scheme to sell thousands of unauthorized MBTA passes.
Business
Genzyme plans to grow in Mass.
Drawing on resources from its new parent company, Genzyme Corp. plans to grow over time in Massachusetts and increasingly apply its business model to drugs that serve larger patient populations.
Politics
Political Notebook
Mitt Romney sharpens attacks on Newt Gingrich
His attacks growing ever more personal, Mitt Romney questioned chief rival Newt Gingrich’s temperament, spending habits, and allegiance to the GOP and middle class.
Nation & World
Iraq veterans get a presidential welcome home
President Obama told a crowd of returning war veterans that the nine years of conflict in Iraq, a war now indelibly imprinted on the national psyche, had come to a close.
Sports
Brady determined to beat Broncos
Tom Brady has faced — and beaten — every team in the NFL. But there is one team he always has had problems with: the Denver Broncos.
Style
G COVER
Why more companies are opting for the DIY holiday party
Hey boss, can you make me a margarita? Company parties are getting more hands-on.
Arts
STAGE REVIEW
‘A Christmas Story’ retold (too) faithfully
Any stage adaptation of a beloved film has to answer one basic question: Why? Unfortunately, this production does not provide a satisfying answer.
Fall All-Scholastics
All-Scholastics
Fall All-Scholastics: Honoring the area’s best
A Boston Globe tradition continues as we toast local athletes from Barnstable to Georgetown for their achievements this fall.
Opinion
“Visas are not even a blip in employment statistics; the fear that these highly skilled workers will take jobs from Americans is remote.”
Juliette Kayyem
Ideas
The ability to coordinate among the different senses seems to be something the brain learns; we’re not born being able to do it.
Courtney Humphries