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Obama and congressional leaders try to avoid fiscal cliff

Senate leaders will spend the weekend trying to patch together a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. Obama said if a compromise isn’t reached, he will push for a vote.

Democratic establishment supports Markey’s Senate run

Top state Democrats threw their weight behind Representative Edward Markey in what appeared to be an effort to avoid a divisive primary.

Lawrence mayor says he will run for re-election

William Lantigua, the controversial mayor of Lawrence who has been buffeted by allegations of corruption, will run again.

Eastern Mass. to get several inches of snow on Saturday

Boston should see at least a few inches of snow, while interior Southeastern Mass. might see a bit more, and the Cape and Islands will get mostly rain.

A curvy road sign was speckled with fallen snow on Chickataubut Road in the Blue Hills Reservation on Christmas Day.

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Globe photos of the week

A road sign speckled with snow, churchgoers singing by candle light on Christmas Eve, and more of the week’s best images.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

2012: What ended

A salute to the things, places, and ideas that breathed their last this year, from an endangered tortoise species to Bieber’s reign atop the YouTube charts.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Travel

10 ways to celebrate New Year’s Day

It’s not too late to make plans to shake up your New Year’s Day routine. If you usually plunk down in front of the flat screen for the Rose Parade and a round of football, 2013 might be the year to try something new.

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Get troubled children the help they need

In the wake of the Newtown tragedy, State Sen. Karen Spilka argues Mass. should implement reforms to the Children in Need of Services system (CHINS).

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Photo Gallery | From the Archives

Bill Russell’s career

The Celtics legend defended personal dignity in the face of institutionalized racism in society as aggressively as he defended the basket on the court.

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Members of Amazing Royal Crowns, from left: JD Burgess, Jack Hanlon, Jason King Kendall, and Judd Williams.

new year’s eve

Our guide to starting 2013 off right

Chalk on the sidewalk on Bowdoin St. at the corner of Bowdoin Park

Opinion | The Podium

In Bowdoin-Geneva, community groups build hope

Gray seals have been blamed for attracting sharks and cutting fishermen’s catch.

Scientists hope to help seals and humans better coexist

Networks ratchet up challenges to ESPN

Deion Branch, left, and Tom Brady celebrated during the Patriots’ playoff win over the Broncos in January.

10 best Boston sports wins of 2012

Matt Damon stars as Steve Butler and John Krasinski stars as Dustin Noble in the 2012 film

Movie Review

‘Promised Land’: more promised than delivered

House Speaker John Boehner has felt resistance from members of his own party.

Len Burman and Joel Slemrod

Changing the cost-benefit calculus on taxes

Colleen Krause held up a portrait of her husband, Stephen, who was killed in 2009 by an out-of-control Toyota Highlander.

New England victims’ families fault Toyota settlement

John Magaro stars as a young man in the ’60s who falls in love with rock ’n’ roll.

Movie Review

In ‘Not Fade Away,’ a Jersey memoir set to music

Attendance for the Boston Ballet’s “Nutcracker” is up 23 percent from three years ago, and revenue is up 36 percent.

Holiday shows bringing box office joy

An ice mold made with layers of juices and fruit.

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Mr. New Year’s Eve on making Prosecco Punch

Foxwoods Resort Casino, here in 2011, is striving to keep its Mass. customers as the Bay State continues on the path toward having casinos of its own.

Foxwoods to fight for Bay State clientele

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Dolphins at Patriots | Sunday, 4:25

The Patriots practiced outside in the elements Thursday in preparation for Sunday’s regular-season finale against the warm-weather Dolphins.

Dolphins not scared off by cold weather

Is it safe to assume that a team accustomed to cold weather would have an advantage against a team from a warm-weather city? Many of the Patriots say no.