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If cut, fiscal deal will pale against expectations

Any potential deal on the fiscal cliff would put off some big decisions about tax and entitlement changes.

Storm leaves up to foot of snow in New England

Some power outages occurred but there were no reports of major injuries or property damage following yesterday’s storm.

Britain’s cutbacks a cautionary tale for US

England is implementing deep cuts in government spending as part of a multiyear plan to halt a widening budget gap, but two years of austerity have backfired.

A wish for relief, a tainted drug, a tragic outcome

The meningitis outbreak caused by a Framingham pharmacy’s steroids cut short 39 lives, leaving behind a web of anguish.

Jason Abul-Jubein, son of the owner, Sari, made a farewell toast at the Casablanca this summer. The iconic club closed on Dec. 21.

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Harvard Square’s Club Casablanca closes for good

The Brattle Street bistro, a beacon for the arty and the academic, has shut its doors, its time, apparently, gone by.

Dolphins at Patriots, 4:25 p.m. Sunday, CBS

Patriots’ Stevan Ridley focused on holding onto football

The second-year running back has been highly productive, but recent fumbles have him placing an increased emphasis on ball security.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots tough enough to make it back to Super Bowl

The Patriots have a team that can take them back to where it all began for Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, a Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Bob Ryan

Boston’s best sports days behind it?

The Patriots have a legitimate shot, the Bruins are a locked-out contender, the Celtics may do well simply to make the playoffs, and the Red Sox are reinventing.

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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.

Globe exclusives

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

2012 in TV: A year of micro-analysis

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Kerry’s ‘realist’ approach slips into callousness

The Dodgers will have the highest payroll in baseball, with talented players such as Matt Kemp.

Sunday Baseball Notes

The best rosters in MLB heading into 2013

Gary Bettman and his brazen band of billionaires wouldn’t resort to shutting out the house lights so often if they truly feared fans would walk away for good.

Sunday Hockey Notes

Finally, thaw detected in icy NHL labor relations

Ty Burr’s top 10 movies of 2012

Sky brightens in minutes before dawn at West Quoddy Head Light in Lubec, Maine.

Travel

10 ways to celebrate New Year’s Day

Books

The year in books

Arts

A quiz for the pop culture mavens among us

The crowd on Causeway Street is much smaller these days with the Bruins out of commission as a result of the NHL lockout.

NHL lockout is being felt beyond Bruins’ ice

Oscar Epstein rides the Green Line to work at the state’s Highway Division.

Oscar Epstein, Mass.’s oldest employee, keeps on working

In season of resolutions, parents line up to fess up

The Tennant family has participated in study using DNA sequencing in a bid to understand preterm birth.

A tangled debate centers on newborns’ DNA

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Rajon Rondo misses Celtics game against Warriors

Rajon Rondo’s absence from Saturday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors was a debilitating blow for the Celtics.

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Shoppers in Downtown Crossing frolicked in the snow that fell Saturday evening. The region may see up to a foot.

Snowfall sets scene for New Year’s party

This weekend’s wintry blast, which was expected to bring up to a foot of snow to some areas, came as the city prepared for its popular First Night celebration Monday.