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NRA responds after Newtown shootings

The National Rifle Association broke its silence, saying it was “prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again.”

Opinion | The Podium

How to protect our children from guns

Boston doctors Robert Sege and John O’Reilly write that the safest homes for children and adolescents are homes without guns.

Moore sentenced to life in prison without parole

Dwayne Moore was sentenced Tuesday after relatives of the victims in the 2010 murders gave statements.

Boehner to pursue backup bill to avert tax hikes

House Speaker John Boehner said his ‘‘plan B’’ would cancel tax increases on everyone earning $1 million or less.

A commuter gladly accepted an orange from a member of Samaritans at Back Bay station earlier this month.

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Samaritans help Boston put on a happy face

The people behind the “Happier Boston” campaign tried to make Bostonians smile while promoting Samaritans, the organization known for its depression hot line.

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A worrisome year turns out profitable

Amid all that agita, markets of almost every kind have produced remarkably good results so far in 2012.

68 Blocks: Life, Death, Hope | Part 3

Time to celebrate and to worry

On Hendry Street, a new sense of stability is unraveling. On Norton, a gang target plans a peace festival, which police fear will only draw trouble. Nothing is easy in Bowdoin-Geneva, but no one is giving in.

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Growing up in Bowdoin-Geneva

The Globe handed out video cameras to young people in Bowdoin-Geneva, and asked them to talk about life in their neighborhood.

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Boston Globe Insiders are invited to the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum for after hours, and select participants will get to attend a concert.

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Despite a hectic schedule since he arrived, athletic director Brad Bates has found the time to focus on all of BC’s teams.

Brad Bates jumping right in at BC

Instructor Mike Magowan worked with students during a concealed weapons permit class in Florida on Saturday.

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Finding common ground on guns

Jack Pinto, 6, was mourned at a funeral in Newtown, Conn.

Connecticut school shootings

As investigators hunt for answers, rites begin in Newtown

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House Speaker John Boehner walked to his office in the Capitol after meeting with President Obama at the White House. Obama proposed a deal that would raise revenues by $1.2 trillion over the next decade but keep in place the Bushera tax rates for any household with earnings below $400,000.

President Obama retools offer on revenues, taxes

Best TV episodes of 2012

Left to right: Bernice Abbott’s “Newstand, 32nd Street and Third Avenue, Manhattan.” (1935); Adam Davies’s “Marconi Station Road, Wellfleet, MA” (2009).

Photography review

Wit and wonders in ‘Collection Selections’ photo show

ALBUM REVIEW | FOLK

Jessica Pratt’s self-titled album echoes an era past

Adam Lanza is accused of killing 26 people, including 20 children, at an elementary schoool in Connecticut before taking his own life.

Opinion | The Podium

Suicide by homicide: Taking mental illness seriously

Tools help make smartphone videos smarter

Frank Ocean performed during the “All Tomorrow's People” festival in Manhattan.

The best albums of 2012

Wendy Stone, a pilates instructor in Walpole, has been doing a juice cleanse once a month since August.

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Juice ‘cleansing’ is going mainstream

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Brad Bates jumping right in at BC

The new athletic director is taking an aggressive schedule as he begins putting his own stamp on the program, including the rebuilding of the football team.