Quincy landlords get three years in prison for fatal fire

Two Quincy brothers were sentenced today for renting an unsafe basement apartment where an immigrant father and his two young sons died in a 2009 fire.

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Egypt police, protesters clash after soccer riot

Anger over a deadly soccer riot erupted in fresh clashes that injured nearly 400 people.

Gingrich asks Florida GOP to change delegate allocation

The Newt Gingrich campaign is appealing to Florida Republican officials to award delegates on a proportional basis, rather than winner-take-all.

UMass Memorial pays $520,000 over donor recruitment

UMass Memorial Health Care, which hired models to lure potential bone marrow donors, is settling claims that it engaged in improper marketing.

Daniel Radcliffe stars as Arthur Kipps, an English lawyer with a mopey demeanor in “The Woman in Black.”

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Radcliffe doesn’t stray far from Potter in ‘Woman in Black’

How frustrating to be Daniel Radcliffe. One movie after Harry Potter vanquished Voldemort, and it’s like he’s anticipating having to do it all over again.

Movie Review

‘Big Miracle’ is a whale of a tale, and one worth cheering

If this movie is to be believed, the most riveting and important story of the late 1980s was three migrating California gray whales stranded beneath miles of ice.

Chad Ochocinco has been in on just one play so far in the postseason.

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It’s time to praise Chad Ochocinco

His smile is forced and he seems to be holding back his real feelings, but Ochocinco, despite limited on-field production, has kept his word to the Patriots.

A Boston that hates the Patriots

In Boston, Ind. - population 177, give or take a few folks - it’s hard to find a single person who will be rooting for the Patriots to win on Sunday.

“Giants fans are obnoxious. It would give me pleasure to see the Patriots hang 70 points on the Giants.’’

Joe Menendez,  47, a building manager in Midtown Manhattan

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Internet flash sales spawn a new breed of addicted shopper

Skilled hands of a lost husband hold out hope for artist

A bigger, bolder plan for Herald site
Groundhog Club handler Ron Ploucha holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 126th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Phil saw his shadow, forecasting six more weeks of winter weather. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Groundhog ‘predicts’ 6 more weeks of winter

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New Yorkers see giant chance to twist knife

Vince Wilfork thrives in leadership role
After the Mass for former Boston mayor Kevin White was over, pallbearers escorted the casket down the church aisle. The White family followed.

Mourners celebrate former mayor’s life, energy

Waning hope, a 6-organ transplant, life anew
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Sweet on Sweerts’s ‘Boy With a Hat’

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Media day madness at the Super Bowl

Columnists

JOAN VENNOCHI

Catholic Church’s unfair attack against Obama

President Barack Obama is introduced by Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., before speaking at the House Democratic Issues Conference, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Cambridge, Md. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

JOSHUA GREEN

The attack the GOP should be waging against president
Larry Bird said has tickets to Sunday’s Super Bowl, but isn’t sure if he will attend.

Dan Shaughnessy

Larry Bird is rooting for the Patriots

Yvonne Abraham

Kevin White’s parting gift
Army Spec. Theresa Lynn Flannery runs for cover as the Spanish base comes under attack outside Kufa, Iraq, near Najaf, in this April 4 2004, file photo. Along with a Bronze Star with a

JULIETTE KAYYEM

War’s glass ceiling

Steven Syre

Facebook’s business plan: Make friends, print money

TECH LAB

Boston’s brightest pick their top apps

Scot Lehigh

GOP fight is a long way from being over

Jeff Jacoby

Right-to-work laws stand for choice
Zak DeOssie is heading into his second Super Bowl for the Giants.

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Zak, Steve DeOssie connected by Super Bowl
Rob Gronkowski slapped five with a reporter from his perch at Media Day yesterday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Rob Gronkowski talks everything but his ankle
Former mayor of Boston Kevin White, poses with his statue located at Faneuil Hall Market area. **Photo taken 2008 Globe photo Bill Brett *** More caption info to follow.

Lawrence Harmon

The unflinching Kevin White

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Group swoops in to help 9 dolphins

An animal welfare group on Cape Cod saved nine dolphins yesterday that were in danger of stranding themselves in Brewster.

Nation & World

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President Obama spoke today at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.

Obama links economic policies to his Christian faith

President Obama, speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast, used his faith to justify the health care overhaul and his calls for the wealthy to pay more in taxes.

Politics

Romney returns focus to Obama

Mitt Romney, fresh off a resounding victory in Florida, attacked President Obama without mentioning his Republican rivals as he tries to rally his fractured party.

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testified today during a House Budget Committee hearing on Capitol Hill.

Fed chief sees improvement, but economy still vulnerable

Speaking to the House Budget Committee, Ben Bernanke rejected criticism that the Fed was willing to tolerate higher inflation in order to bring down unemployment.

Sports

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Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski met with reporters for the third straight day today.

Rob Gronkowski vows to make ‘final call’

The Patriots tight ends said he would decide if he can play on Sunday, and will consider pain-killing shots plus special devices that could aid his balky ankle.

Style

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Internet flash sales spawn a new breed of addicted shopper

Addiction to quick-sale websites has become a problem for some consumers, who can rack up credit card debt quickly with just a few clicks.

Arts

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BOOK REVIEW

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‘The Accordion Family’ by Katherine S. Newman

The book examines the trend of adult children returning home across many cultures.

Magazine

The cover for the January 29 2012 issue

Reversing a restaurant curse
The cover for the January 22 2012 issue

Mother worries about her Occupy Wall Street protester son
The cover for the January 15 2012 issue

Mass. voting maps reflect State House evolution
The cover for the January 8 2012 issue

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Opinion

“To understand how women can fight, but still not be in combat, is all about definition.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“A surprising number have pushed past the humiliation of defeat and laid claim to a level of prominence they might never have attained if they hadn’t run.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on presidential election losers