Casino bill is on the brink of passage
A bill that would legalize casinos in Mass. was all but passed tonight, and Governor Patrick said he would sign it even though it directs more money to horse racing than he anticipated.
Tufts hospital may stop accepting Blue Cross insurance
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts began notifying about 55,000 employers and customers that Tufts Medical Center and its doctors group is ending its contract, effective Jan. 17.
Brown seeks insider-trading rules for Congress
Senator Scott Brown introduced legislation today that would bar congressional employees from using inside knowledge that could help fatten their portfolios.
DiMasi ordered to jail during appeal
Former House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi today lost his bid to stay out of prison while appealing his conviction on federal corruption charges.
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Kevin Clash, man behind Elmo
A new documentary reveals the puppeteer who made the Muppet a star.
Occupy Boston files motion to block ouster from camp
Concerned about crackdowns on similar protests in New York and Oakland, Occupy Boston protesters are seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent their ouster.
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The secrets behind Belichick’s success
In “War Room,’’ journalist Michael Holley provides a fascinating account of how Bill Belichick has used drafts and shrewd trades to build the Patriots into the envy of the NFL.
Bruins 4, Devils 3
Bruins win sixth straight
Benoit Pouliot scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:01 left in the third period to get the Bruins the win over the Devils.
“This is about your local community doctor. Blue Cross is trying to interrupt people’s care.”
Brooke Tyson Hynes, Tufts Medical Center vice president
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DiMasi ordered to jail during appeal
Former House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi today lost his bid to stay out of prison while appealing his conviction on federal corruption charges.
Business
Deal reached on naval air base land
The developer building a mini-city on the former South Weymouth naval air base has reached a deal to buy the remaining 830 acres of the sprawling station from the Navy.
Politics
Gingrich coming to Mass. Friday
GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will visit Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government Friday to screen his film, “A City Upon a Hill.”
Nation & World
High Court to hear health care law challenge
The move by the Supreme Court could salvage or doom Obama’s signature domestic initiative just months before voters go to the polls to consider his reelection.
Sports
Beating Jets was a vintage win for Bill Belichick
The Patriots’ win over the Jets was the type of team win that used to be commonplace. Some of the old magic was back, and for that, Belichick deserves much of the credit.
Arts
BOOK REVIEW
‘That Is All’ by John Hodgman
The TV celebrity and writer offers random rants in the third of his “tri-pendium’’ of knowledge books.
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Much ado about nothing
The quest for the historically correct William Shakespeare, Homer and Jesus Christ is so much sound and fury, signifying nothing.
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Under the influence
Full coverage of the Globe’s investigation into OUI acquittal rates.
Ideas
“It may seem intimidating when we say you are going to help transcribe ancient Greek papyri, but it’s all about pattern recognition, and the brain excels at pattern recognition.”
James Brusuelas, an Oxford classicist who is part of the Ancient Lives team