Edward M. Kennedy Jr. will not run for Senate
The son of the longtime Massachusetts senator lives in Connecticut and officials there have urged him to run for office in that state at some point.
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Callahan Tunnel panels removed after failed tests
Workers removed 117 wall panels in the tunnel because of concerns over corrosion.
Actor Jack Klugman dies in Los Angeles
Jack Klugman, who was loved by millions as the messy one in TV’s ‘‘The Odd Couple’’ and the crime-fighting coroner in ‘‘Quincy, M.E.,’’ died Monday, a son said. He was 90.
Menino visits Dorchester children on Christmas Eve
Menino visits Dorchester children on Christmas EveA day after leaving the hospital, Mayor Thomas M. Menino stayed in his automobile while greeting children on his annual holiday visit to the neighborhood.
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Our annual holiday card to readers, in verse
It’s time, in rhyme, for our holiday card to readers that looks back on 2012.
Movie Review
Epic ‘Les Misérables’ runs out of steam
After 2 1/2 hours, the movie becomes a bowl of trail mix — you’re picking out the nuts you don’t like.
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Tarantino blows up the spaghetti western in ‘Django Unchained’
Tarantino blows up the spaghetti western in ‘Django Unchained’Quentin Tarantino’s clear-eyed and completely out of its mind exploitation western refuses to cheapen the atrocity of its subject.
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Sports
Patriots defense stepped up when it mattered
Twice in the final four minutes Jacksonville drove inside New England’s 20-yard line trailing by 7, and twice it failed to tie the game.
Metro
Crackdown cuts crime in Southie
Police have arrested 222 people since the drug-related murder of a grandmother last April.
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Nation & World
Gunman set ‘trap’ in which 2 firefighters were killed, officials say
A gunman ambushed four volunteer firefighters responding to a blaze in upstate New York, killing two.
Politics
2 GOP senators call for fiscal cliff deal
Two Republican senators implored leaders to reach an agreement with the president when Congress returns Thursday.
Business
Windows 8 fails to spur boom in computer buying
The struggles of Microsoft and other companies that depend heavily on the computer business will not abate soon.
Arts
Book Review
‘The Holy or the Broken’ by Alan Light
Light deconstructs Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah” and its mushrooming popularity.
Health and wellness
Daily Dose
Giving serious thought to a new intelligence test
A study published last week in the journal Neuron might put the nail in the coffin on the standard IQ test.
