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Questions remain, however, about the stability of the website, the volume of traffic it can handle, and the quality of the data it is delivering to insurers.

Milan Lucic scored a power-play goal, putting the Bruins at a 2-0 lead in the first period.

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Lucic, Bruins topple Blue Jackets

After taking a two-goal lead into the final period, the Bruins extended their advantage on Milan Lucic’s slap shot, his second goal of the game.

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Survivors, dignitaries, fire officials, and historians gathered in Bay Village as the street that once housed the nightclub became Cocoanut Grove Lane.

Linebacker Josh Kirkland (10) and the rest of the Syracuse sideline celebrate after the Orange’s last-second TD.

Syracuse 34, BC 31

BC ends regular season with loss at Syracuse

Andre Williams was knocked out of the game in the second half, and the Eagles were unable to hold on against the Orange.

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The Food Issue

Chefs’ winter warmers

Soups you can make at home include shrimp soup, sichuan beef noodle, ash-e Mast, pasta e fagioli, fava bean soup with broccoli rabe, and rustic country borscht.

From left, Napoleon, Charles Darwin, and William Shakespeare.

Ideas

The most important people who ever lived

A new ranking system puts Napoleon Bonaparte above William Shakespeare and Charles Darwin, and finds some very overrated artists.

Paul Walker posed for photographers to promote “2 Fast 2 Furious” in Madrid.

Actor Paul Walker, 40, dies in car crash

The star of the “Fast & Furious movie series was a passenger in a car that crashed north of Los Angeles, according to a statement on his Facebook page.

Opinion

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Student test scores on standardized exams, for the most part, don’t reflect the sky-high reviews of their teachers.

Sports

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DANE FLETCHER

Dane Fletcher makes most of his opportunity

Fletcher, who tore an ACL in the 2012 preseason opener, saw an uptick in snaps after Dont’a Hightower was benched during the Broncos game.

Lifestyle

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99 Bottles

Sierra Nevada Celebration

Going back to craft beer’s beginning

Craft beer is so omnipresent these days that it’s difficult to imagine not seeing hundreds of bottles on the shelves of your local store.