Adele dominates Grammys

The British singer-songwriter matched Beyonce for most Grammy wins in a night by a female act.

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Singer-songwriter Adele was the biggest winner at the 54th annual Grammy Awards.

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She won six awards, including Album of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Song of the Year.

Jennifer Hudson performs

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Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson performed "I Will Always Love You" as a tribute to Whitney Houston, who died Saturday at 48.

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Host LL Cool J speaks onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Actor-rapper LL Cool J hosted the show held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: (L-R) Musicians Nils Lofgren, Max Weinberg, Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zant of the E Street Band perform onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the show.

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Singers Jason Aldean (L) and Kelly Clarkson perform onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Country music singer Jason Aldean, left, was joined on stage by Kelly Clarkson.

Rihanna, left, and Chris Martin of the band Coldplay perform during the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

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Rihanna, left, and Chris Martin of the band Coldplay performed together.

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Musician Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performs onstage at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Dave Grohl and his band, Foo Fighters, performed tonight.

Inquiry into Houston’s death continues

Investigators worked to piece together what killed Whitney Houston while officials did not release details on an autopsy performed today.

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Mass. vets tout skills with help from Comcast

The state and Comcast are helping the effort to try to solve how to translate military assignments into civilian sector needs, writes Juliette Kayyem.

Greek parliament passes austerity bill amid rioting

Lawmakers passed the controversial austerity and debt-relief bill tonight, after extensive rioting and looting swept through Athens.

A girl who soared, but longed to belong

Elizabeth Warren grew up amid the infinite expanse of Oklahoma, the finite expectations of her place and time, and financial pain at home. The lessons of those years still drive her.

Celtics guard Rajon Rondo had 32 points, 15 assists, and 10 rebounds against the Chicago Bulls.

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Rondo rises, Celtics halt Bulls’ win streak

Rajon Rondo led the Celtics with a triple-double as Chicago, playing without Derrick Rose, saw its five-game winning streak end.

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Romance: It’s not all hearts and flowers

What’s so romantic about lobster, a typewriter, a float plane, the Bash Bish maiden, bags full of goodies, snowshoes, and more?

“I couldn’t go off to OU. I couldn’t maintain the fiction anymore, not at OU, not there, not with kids living in dorms and buying formals for dances.”

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Join the Boston Globe’s movie critics, Ty Burr and Wesley Morris, for a conversation about this year’s Academy Awards.

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Aspiring Kennedy welcomed at a party caucus in Newton

Joseph P. Kennedy III, who is considering a bid for the congressional seat being vacated by Democrat Barney Frank, shook hands and met potential supporters.

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Iran says it will announce nuclear program advances

Iran will soon unveil “big new’’ nuclear achievements, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday while reiterating Tehran’s readiness to revive talks with the West.

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Mitt Romney wins Maine caucuses

Mitt Romney pulled out a narrow win in the caucuses in Maine today, averting an embarrassing defeat in a state he won handily in 2008.

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