Mitt Romney endorsed by Des Moines Register
The endorsement from Iowa’s largest newspaper could help Romney in central Iowa, an area where he didn’t fare as well four years ago.
Verizon to pay $800,000 in billing dispute
The landline phone company has agreed to settle charges that it overbilled Massachusetts cities and towns for phone service.
Senate approves $1t spending bill, payroll tax cut
President Obama has 60 days to decide on a proposed Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline as a condition for Republican support of today’s temporary extension of a Social Security payroll tax cut.
Egypt’s military crushes protests
Clashes in Cairo have left at least 10 dead and hundreds injured in the military’s most sustained crackdown yet.
Celtics say Jeff Green out for season
Green will undergo surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm in January and will miss the 2011-12 season.
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The secret origins of the civic Christmas tree
Though they’re a staple in town squares across the country, our big civic Christmas trees are also divisive, striking some beholders as inappropriately religious for a public space.
travel | EXPLORE NEW ENGLAND
5 family-friendly New England trips for winter break
Here are a few places where you can keep the whole family amused next week.
ideas | The Word
What we talked about in 2011
Occupy, bunga-bunga, planking, and tiger moms: Ben Zimmer takes a look at the front-running words of the year for 2011.
“I want to make sure I’m getting the best deal possible, and technology is allowing that. I don’t have buyer’s remorse.”
Kim Grenon, on using her smartphone to check prices
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Metro
Occupy Harvard to remove some tents
In a move that the student occupiers called a transition and not an abandonment, Occupy Harvard plans to remove all but one tent from Harvard Yard.
Business
ON THE JOB
The pop-up store: retail’s proving ground
Mika Nakafuji, a native of Japan, is testing the market in Boston for handmade, ethnic home accessories while fulfilling a dream of being her own boss.
Politics
Political Notebook
SC governor endorses Romney
Mitt Romney is hoping Governor Nikki Haley will provide some momentum in a state where he trails chief rival Newt Gingrich.
Nation & World
Hundreds dead in Philippine floods
Flash floods killed more than 400 people in a southern region of the country.
Sports
Bruins 6, Flyers 0
Bruins blank the Flyers for 4th straight win
The Bruins snapped the Flyers’ seven-game winning streak with a 6-0 victory today in Philadelphia.
Arts
Bring the Family
A ‘Wonderful’ night at the theater
It’s eye-opening to watch “It’s a Wonderful Life’’ in the year of Occupy Wall Street.
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