With health care website troubles, state turns to mail

The state has focused on creating an offline system for processing applications for people who need coverage by Jan. 1.

Ariad gets OK to resume selling leukemia drug

The Cambridge biotech was forced to shed jobs and saw its stock price tumble after sales of the drug were halted.

US economy expanded at faster pace than previously thought

The economy grew at a 4.1 percent annual rate amid strong consumer spending, the fastest pace since late 2011.

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The FBI and the SEC are investigating the investment, pushed for by a former MBTA pension chief, which had “many of the characteristics of a Ponzi scheme.”

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It is unclear how many Mass. customers are affected by the breach, but 36 of Target’s 1,800 stores are in the state.

Opinion | SCOT LEHIGH

The GOP vs. the right

“I think they are misleading their followers,” House Speaker John Boehner said of right-wing advocacy groups.

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The vote for the bipartisan budget deal was an explicit rejection of right-wing advocacy groups’ demand for ideological purity.

Dan Marshall, Natalie Stavas, and Larry Hittinger.

Exclusive Sunday Magazine Preview

2013 Bostonians of the Year

When bombs went off at the Boston Marathon finish line, the crowds fled for safety. But a group of everyday people rushed in to offer whatever help they could.

Online sellers like Amazon (above), L.L. Bean, and Wayfair have become adept at delivering even last-minute orders before Christmas.

Last call for online sales is later than ever

This year, retailers are sweetening the pot by giving shoppers a little more time to click or tap on a purchase and still have their orders delivered for free.

DAVID ORTIZ: 39 at end of current deal

Dan Shaughnessy

These pieces are now falling into place

Thoughts acquired while hiring a food taster after reading fanboy blogs, tweets, and e-mails . . .

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CARLO ROTELLA

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/12/20/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Carlo_Rotella_150px-817.png A Yes vote for bombast

The progressive rock group missed the cut to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, but its sincere commitment commands a certain respect.

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Sabres 4, Bruins 2

Milan Lucic and Buffalo’s Mike Weber (not pictured) tangled early on.

Sabres wrap up win

The four goals allowed by the Bruins negated an excellent effort from Brad Marchand, who scored both of Boston’s goals.

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Director David O. Russell.

David O. Russell’s ‘Hustle’

Russell is on a roll with “The Fighter,” “Silver Linings Playbook,” and now comes “American Hustle,” which he directed and co-wrote, with Eric Singer.

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Oscar Isaac (left) and F. Murray Abraham in the Coen brothers' ode to the early ’60s New York folk scene.

The inside scoop on ‘Llewyn Davis’

The transporting cinematic experience “Inside Llewyn Davis” represents the Coen brothers’ affectionately jaundiced re-creation of the Greenwich Village folk scene.