Obama to nominate Kerry as secretary of state
President Obama will nominate Senator John F. Kerry this afternoon to be the country’s next secretary of state, sources say.
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NRA calls for armed police officer in every school
The group’s top lobbyist said that “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.’’
Church bells ring in Boston in memory of Newtown victims
Governor Deval Patrick held a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m., a week after the school massacre in Connecticut.
Sunday Preview | Globe Magazine
Bostonians of the Year: Aly Raisman and Kayla Harrison
At the Summer Games, US women snared more gold medals than the entire squads of all but two countries. Leading the way were two of our own.
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Raisman, Harrison share gold-medal experiences
Go behind the scenes with Bostonians of the Year Aly Raisman and Kayla Harrison.
The apocalypse as a plotline
If the world does end, no one can say we weren’t prepared.
Chemist’s e-mails show ties to prosecutors
Chemist’s e-mails show ties to prosecutorsAnnie Dookhan clearly viewed herself as part of the prosecution team, the e-mails show.
Brian McGrory
A final column
Globe readers showered Christmas in the City with nearly $100,000 and thousands of gifts, which partly explains the bittersweet feelings I have in leaving this column.
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68 Blocks: Life, Death, Hope
Special report
A five-part Globe series on a year in Boston’s Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.
Sports
Dougie Hamilton ready when Bruins are
The Bruins’ highest-touted defenseman prospect in decades, Hamilton has been playing in Canada as he waits out the NHL lockout for his big chance.
Metro
Boston mayor anticipates leaving hospital Sunday
Mayor Thomas M. Menino, hospitalized since Oct. 26, said he expected to be released from the Spaulding Rehabilitation.
Columnists
Nation & World
Diplomats can’t work in a cocoon, Kerry says
Senator John F. Kerry on Thursday made an impassioned plea for the need for American diplomats to interact extensively with foreign populations, despite the security risks.
Politics
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Weld’s return to Boston brings speculation of a Senate run
Maybe the timing, so elusive in recent years, is right for former Massachusetts governor William F. Weld, who had longed to be senator.
Business
US growth faster than expected
The economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1 percent over the summer, but is probably slowing in the current quarter.
Arts
Bang! Bros. breakneck tour (almost) one for the record books
The duo tried to break the record for most performances in different cities in 24 hours, playing 12 shows in 12 towns.
Movies
Movie Review
Cotillard delivers in ‘Rust and Bone’
From director Jacques Audiard, the movie is a twisted yet surprisingly ordinary love story about a kickboxing single dad and a killer whale trainer whose legs get bitten off.
