Getting In
Popularity matters in school lottery
The lottery system for Boston public schools has created a group of prized schools and a group perpetually relegated to second-rung status.
‘Anonymous’ strikes US firm
The hacker group claimed today it stole thousands of credit card numbers belonging to clients of a US-based security think tank.
Sectarian attacks kill 39 in Nigeria
The majority of those killed in a series of bombings by a radical Muslim sect were attending Christmas Mass.
knicks 106, Celtics 104
Celtics lose see-saw season opener
The Celtics had a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter but couldn’t hold off the Knicks in a hard-fought start to the season.
Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
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At the top of their game
The Globe asked several prominent Bostonians to reveal a few of their personal health tricks, and their answers ranged from dog-walking to breakfasting on cucumbers.
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He speaks his mind on health
Dr. Salah D. Salman, a former Lebanese cabinet minister and former surgeon at the Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary, wrote a critique of the American medical system.
opinion
Gridlock, or democracy as intended?
Our constitutional republic has endured for more than two centuries, but it might never have done so without the “gridlock” and “dysfunction” that we love to hate, writes Jeff Jacoby.
“If they’re ever going to have a real future, it’s through education. If we cry over these issues, we can’t help them.’’
Teresa Harvey-Jackson, principal of Marshall Elementary
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Columnists
Metro
163-year-old church reopens after blaze
Last night, parishioners attended a Christmas Eve service at the Central Congregational Church, marking its reopening after a Memorial Day fire in 2009.
Business
Moynihan has not met bank’s goals
Brian Moynihan’s two-year tenure as CEO of Bank of America has been marked by slow progress as the bank untangles itself from its past.
Politics
Gingrich attacks Virginia for keeping him off ballot
The state party said that presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich had failed to submit the required 10,000 signatures to appear on the ballot.
Nation & World
Nine die in Yemen protests; president vows he will leave
Forces commanded by President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s son and nephew opened fire on an estimated 100,000 protesters marching into the capital, killing at least nine.
Sports
heat 105, mavericks 94
Heat embarrass Mavs at home
The Miami Heat led by as many as 35 points in the second half as they avenged last season’s NBA Finals loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
Travel
travel
Beauty out of hiding
Myanmar, the former Burma, is the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia and has been accused of being among the most corrupt. But for travelers it is reminiscent of what Vietnam was 50 years ago.
Books
Book review
'The Third Reich' by Roberto Bolano
Roberto Bolano’s latest posthumously published novel, “The Third Reich,” is a good book with a great premise.
Arts
2011: the year in movies
A time for anxiety and comfort
Ty Burr’s annual Top 10 movies list is a Top 20 this year and making the cut was harder than usual with 2011 being the most unsettled, questioning and disturbing time for movies.
Opinion
“It’s as though an enemy invaded the United States and took democracy hostage.”
James Carroll, on Washington’s political gridlock
Ideas
The practice of sending commercially printed cards soon became wildly popular. It reached the United States in 1875…By 1958, the average US family mailed 100 Christmas cards.
Mark Feeney on the history of Christmas cards