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Patriots seek fast start after early stumbles

Combining the starts of the last two games, Tom Brady and the Patriots have fallen behind by a score of 41-3.

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Boston College 5, Ala.-Huntsville 2

BC’s win puts Jerry York atop NCAA career list

Boston College hockey coach York won his 925th game, taking sole possession of first place in the NCAA.

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Just days away from the Dec. 31 deadline, Senate leadership searched for a last minute bargain that could win bipartisan support.

Fiscal cliff could cost Mass. 50,000 jobs

The state is one of the most vulnerable to the deep budget cuts because it receives a disproportionate share of federal defense, research, and development money.

Flu outbreak hitting Mass. early and hard

The level of illness has already surpassed the peaks of the last two flu seasons.

Winter storm wallops region; First Night unaffected

A winter storm warning is in effect for most of the state, as well as a Boston parking ban, as a major storm arrived this afternoon.

Precipitation in Boston was a mix of rain and snow in the early evening, but other parts of the state already had several inches of snow.

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Precipitation in Boston was a mix of rain and snow in the early evening, but other parts of the state already had several inches of snow.

A major winter storm that could dump up to a foot of snow started pummeling Mass. this afternoon.

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A major winter storm that could dump up to a foot of snow started pummeling Mass. this afternoon.

Snow fell on shoppers leaving the Home Depot in Avon.

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Snow fell on shoppers leaving the Home Depot in Avon.

The storm dumped five inches of snow or more on parts of  Pa. That didn't deter this US Postal Service employee.

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The storm dumped five inches of snow or more on parts of Pa. That didn't deter this US Postal Service employee.

Children went sledding in Minersville, Pa. on Friday.

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Children went sledding in Minersville, Pa. on Friday.

Much of the Midwest was hit with snow before the storm headed for the Northeast.

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Much of the Midwest was hit with snow before the storm headed for the Northeast.

A girl tried to catch snowflakes as she made her way through Times Square.

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A girl tried to catch snowflakes as she made her way through Times Square.

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President Obama with Jon Stewart during an October appearance on “The Daily Show.”

2012 in TV: A year of micro-analysis

We’re in the middle of an age of micro-analysis, especially when it comes to TV.

Ty Burr’s top 10 movies of 2012

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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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Vladimir Putin signs ban on US adoptions

The Russian president signed a law banning Americans from adopting Russian children in response to a US law targeting Russians deemed to be human rights violators.

Books

Best nonfiction books of 2012

Everyone has been talking about what a great year it was for fiction, but nonfiction had its stars as well.