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Weld won’t seek Senate seat

Former Republican governor William F. Weld said he won’t run for the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry.

The skeleton of Richard III, with a cleaved skull and a curved spine, was entombed under a parking lot in the city of Leicester, England.

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Remains of King Richard III found under parking lot

Scientists in England announced Monday that they identified the maligned monarch’s 500-year-old remains.

Martha Coakley widens probe of for-profit schools

The attorney general has broadened her investigation into recruiting and lending practices at colleges and trade schools.

Gun-related crimes on the rise in Massachusetts

Crimes and injuries related to firearms have risen since the state passed a comprehensive package of gun laws in 1998.

49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh protested a non-call by the officials after a fourth down play against the Ravens.

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On football

Jim Harbaugh wrong to blame officials

The 49ers coach found plenty of fault with the officials in the loss to the Ravens, but he should have looked at his curious play-calling down the stretch.

Dan Shaughnessy

This Super Bowl was one of the greatest

Ray Lewis, Joe Flacco and the Ravens beat the 49ers in a game that had everything — including a 34-minute power outage.

Forget the pub crawl, these men would rather knit

More men are joining cooking groups, book clubs, and even, yes, knitting.

Paying tribute to presidential also-rans

Mitt Romney’s portrait is the most recent addition to the “They Also Ran Gallery,” above a bank lobby in Norton, Kansas.

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From the Archives | Photo gallery

The (Mystic) Tobin Bridge

The Mystic Bridge opened for traffic on Feb. 26, 1950, and was renamed in honor of former Boston mayor and Massachusetts governor Maurice J. Tobin in 1967.

Globe exclusives

In a Best Buy ad, Amy Poehler, of NBC’s ‘‘Parks and Recreation,’’ asks a store employee endless questions.

In between football, the ad game was played to win

Ex-House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi (above) and lobbyist Richard McDonough were convicted of bribery in 2011.

DiMasi appeal to test ruling on bribery

G Cover

Finding the best therapist can be confusing

Singer Nate Ruess and guitarist Jack Antonoff (pictured performing last year in New York) and their Fun. bandmates played to a sold-out Orpheum on Friday.

Music Review

At Orpheum, Fun. and lots of it

The mobile app from Ubersense is used by elite athletes from 20 different sports — among them bobsledders.

The data to go the distance — quickly

“I think this was really the wake-up call for me,’’ Dr. Jonathan R. Welch says of the circumstances that led to his mother’s death.

Q&A

Mother’s death prompts doctor to critique her care

“When I landed the role, [Sarah Jessica Parker] sent me a very lovely note just kind of giving me her blessing and encouraging me,’’ says AnnaSophia Robb of playing the younger version of Carrie Bradshaw.

Filling big Manolos on ‘Carrie Diaries’

Going back to her days on the Boston Latin Academy track team, Annie Dookhan relentlessly pursued prestige.

Chasing renown on a path paved with lies

Bertil Hult, founder of EF Education First, in front of a piece of the Berlin Wall at the company’s Cambridge office. EF is doubling the size of its Cambridge campus.

Education First aims to bridge barriers

Dr. Gerard Hayes, who specializes in pulmonary and critical care, monitors patients remotely from the “e-ICU” command center in Westwood. Video screens show patients in Steward hospital intensive care units from Methuen to Fall River.

Steward reshapes Mass. health care business

Broadway tryouts could bring weeks of work to Boston theaters, the bill’s proponents say. But even some producers wonder if there is an audience here for so long a run.

Bill aims to woo Broadway-bound shows

Professor Jonathan Garlick and his co-teacher, Lara Park, got into the groove at a recent class.

Tufts professor turns to rap to reach students

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Although it wasn’t called a flagrant foul, the Celtics’ Leandro Barbosa hits the deck hard courtesy of the Clippers’ Ronny Turiaf (left).

Celtics’ bench lifting a depleted team

With Rajon Rondo and Jared Sullinger out for the year, the second unit is helping to lift the Celtics to a string of wins.

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Amanda DiBattista of Peabody saved by using the EBT discounted admission program offered by the Boston Children’s Museum to bring her daughter, Amelia, 6, on a visit.

Children’s Museum offers low-income discount

The discount program allows families on government subsidies to show their EBT cards and pay $2 for admission.

Columnists

Tina Fey has been both entertaining and inspirational.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Hillary, Tina, and girls like them

Adrian Walker

Seat may slip from Southie

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco won his first Super Bowl on Sunday against the 49ers.

Dan Shaughnessy

Super Bowl was one of the greatest

Yvonne Abraham

Small ending, big results?

JOAN VENNOCHI

How Patrick is shaping the face of Mass.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived at the State Department in Washington on Sept. 12 to speak about the deaths of Americans in Libya.

Opinion | JEFF JACOBY

One of the greatest secretaries of state? Not Hillary Clinton

After reading to a kindergarten class at Linden School in Malden last February, Governor Deval Patrick sat in on a music lesson for a P.A.C.E. class (Practical Academic Community Education).

Opinion | JOANNA WEISS

Deval Patrick’s public school legacy

49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and Ravens coach John Harbaugh.

Dan Shaughnessy | Super Bowl XLVII Ravens vs. 49ers, 6:30 p.m.

Harbaughs make family history

Erika Murphy works at Enservio, a Needham company that creates software for the insurance industry.

Innovation Economy

Investment in enterprise firms is picking up

JOAN VENNOCHI

Despite loss, Brown taught Democrats a lesson

RENÉE LOTH

A path or a roadblock to citizenship?

Bill Parcells left the Patriots after coaching them to a loss in Super Bowl XXXI.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bill Parcells’ legacy with Patriots still strong

Nation & World

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Chris Kyle, fatally shot along with another man on a gun range, had devoted his life to helping struggling soldiers.

‘American Sniper’ author shot to death in Texas

Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle was shot to death on a shooting range by a former soldier he was trying to assist.

Politics

Political Notebook

John Kerry also spoke with other heads of state from around the world.

John Kerry reaches out to Middle East leaders

The new secretary of state assured them the Obama administration will continue to pursue a Middle East peace agreement.

Business

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The deal raises the minimum price at which Mexican tomatoes can be sold and strengthens enforcement of trade rules.

US, Mexico agree to end dispute over tomatoes

The deal raises the minimum price at which Mexican tomatoes can be sold and strengthens enforcement of trade rules.

Arts

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BOOK REVIEW

“Detroit” by Charlie LeDuff.

‘Detroit: An American Autopsy’ by Charlie LeDuff

The colossal struggles of Detroit have not been traced with half the aptly abrasive flair of LeDuff.

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

Can eating earlier help you lose weight?

Do the calories you consume earlier in the day cause you to put on less weight than those you consume later on?

Magazine

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Feb 3, 2013

The ‘ping’ from Cambridge’s trackless trolleys

The cover for the January 27 2013 issue

Jan 27, 2013

Cambodian-Americans confronting deportation

The cover for the January 20 2013 issue

Jan 20, 2013

My friend Tito

The cover for the January 13 2013 issue

Jan 13, 2013

Alfresco fabulous

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