Poll puts Scott Brown ahead of Elizabeth Warren in US Senate race

According to a new poll, Scott Brown holds a nine-point lead over Elizabeth Warren, his likely Democratic opponent in November.

Some in Maine upset over uncounted votes

Mitt Romney’s narrow victory in Saturday’s Maine Republican caucuses was announced before numerous towns had voted.

Anthony Shadid won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting with The Washington Post.

Anthony Shadid, New York Times correspondent, former Globe reporter, has died

Anthony Shadid, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his Iraq coverage, died of an apparent asthma attack in eastern Syria.

Paul Pierce headed to the basket against Chicago’s Luol Deng and Joakim Noah.

Bulls 89, Celtics 80

Celtics lose second straight, are 15-14 on year

The Celtics led by one point early in the fourth but the Bulls, still without star Derrick Rose, roared back for the win.

Trial begins in Mattapan massacre

As prosecutors described how four people were killed in 2010, several family members of the victims ran out of the courtroom sobbing.

WHO TAUGHT YOU TO DRIVE?

How a Malden entrepreneur (may have) launched Presidents’ Day car sales

The idea of car sales and President’s Day, according to many, was the brainchild of Malden native Alvan T. Fuller, perhaps best remembered for his tenure as Massachusetts’ 52d governor.

Why was Adele chewing gum at the Grammys?

Was she chewing for medicinal purposes, on doctor’s orders? Or was that just Adele being Adele, reminding us that she’s still just an unpolished 23-year-old?

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‘This Means War’ a losing battle for Reese Witherspoon

This romantic comedy mixes other movies, television action shows, sitcoms, and comic strips, and features another terrible role for the Oscar-winning actress.

“You’re seeing that Anybody But Romney vote unite around Santorum here in Michigan.”

Steve Mitchell,  an East Lansing-based pollster

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Coriolanus’ resonates in 21st century
Gary Carter, right, celebrated along with New York Mets first baseman Keith Hernandez after clinching the National League East title in 1988.

Gary Carter, Hall of Fame catcher, has died
MIT President Susan Hockfield

MIT president Susan Hockfield to step down

Movie Review

In ‘Rampart,’ Woody Harrelson makes an honest effort

Editorial

Truro lacks cause to demolish home

Curt Ingram has become a mini-celebrity in Brighton for doing iPhone repairs not covered by the warranty.

iPhone Curt’s accidental career
The Patriots may need to get more help for Pro Bowl defensive lineman Vince Wilfork in the offseason.

On football: Season review

Patriots by the numbers: Lots to improve on

State to back NStar, Northeast Utilities merger

ART REVIEW

Holt’s vision aligned with sun, earth
Newton, MA. 02/16/12, Joe Kennedy III officially launches his campaign for Congress Thursday, by visiting spots around the district. He greets commuters and supporters in Newton. Section: Metro Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staffNewton, MA. 02/16/12, Joe Kennedy III officially launches his campaign for Congress Thursday, by visiting spots around the district. He greets commuters and supporters in Newton. Section: Metro Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Joseph Kennedy III launches campaign

Track’s perceived clout may deter rivals

names

Elephants get support from Marblehead girl

Columnists

Tech Lab

Vita: too big, too pricey, no phone

Yvonne abraham

The senator and the slippery slope

Juliette Kayyem

Bridge to the future

Opinion | Joan Vennochi

Telling the real story of Camelot
Jeremy Lin, right, hit a game-winning shot for the Knicks last night and has become a sensation in the NBA.

Bob Ryan

Lin just latest Ivy Leaguer to shine in NBA

Brian McGrory

A model city councilor
David Ortiz

Christopher L. Gasper

A happy David Ortiz is great for Red Sox

Jeff Jacoby

On birth control, Obama imperiously overreaches
Claude Julien’s Bruins are headed out on a six-game road trip.

Tony Massarotti

Bruins not as good as they think they are

Scot Lehigh

Raise the high school drop out age

kevin cullen

A sweet dish of revenge

Joanna Weiss

A path blocked by Lego toys

Metro

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HOLLISTON, MA Feb 16, 2012 --Westford Police Officer Corey Peladeau (cq) puts SWAT vest on his K-9 Beny (cq) , 2 1/2, as he gets ready for K9 demonstration after Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog announced grants totalling $17,000 to multiple law enforcement agencies today at the Holliston Police Department. Peladeau wrote in his grant application

Police receive $17,000 grant for K-9 programs

Several police departments will receive grant money from a Walpole nonprofit for items such as bite suits and a cruiser kennel.

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Harvard challenges students to think big

Harvard University has posed a challenge to its students: come up with an entrepreneurial solution to the world’s social problems and win $100,000.

Nation & World

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Syria's ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar Ja'afari, addressed the General Assembly at the United Nations in New York today.

UN General Assembly condemns Syria

The 193-member world body approved a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for Syria’s president to step down amid the country’s attacks on civilians.

Politics

Loss to Santorum in Mich. would be blow to Romney

Rick Santorum is trying to attract blue collar fiscal conservatives in Mitt Romney’s boyhood backyard.

Sports

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On baseball

New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, second from left (with Red Sox Larry Lucchino, left, and JetBlue official Marty St. George, is set to run his first spring training camp with the team.

Bobby Valentine running camp his way

This year, there are few illusions the Sox are a 100-win team. In some ways, they are the underdog, a role the new manager relishes.

Style

COVER STORY | NEW YORK FASHION WEEK

Model Gisele Bundchen walks the runway in the Alexander Wang show during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

New York Fashion Week gets dark and masculine

In this year’s collections, military invaded the runway.

Arts

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STAGE REVIEW

In ‘Daddy Long Legs,’ an old novel becomes a musical

Tony Award-winning director John Caird turns his attention to the intimate new production.

Magazine

The cover for the February 12 2012 issue

Boston wedding venue guide
The cover for the February 5 2012 issue

What if the lights go out?
The cover for the January 29 2012 issue

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

The man who crushed the Keystone XL pipeline

Opinion

“The president’s proposal for highway, bridge, and mass transit projects should be just the beginning of efforts to promote resilient designs.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“In the 50 years since the competition, architects have declared Kallmann and McKinnell’s City Hall one of the greatest buildings of the 20th century. Yet its relationship with the people of Boston has remained uneasy, even hostile.”

Leon Neyfakh on Boston’s City Hall