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Postal Service to cut Saturday mail

The plan, which would need the approval of Congress, is aimed at saving about $2 billion.

Boy Scouts delay decision on admitting gays

A spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America said the organization “needs time for a more deliberate review of its membership policy.”

Up to 14 inches of snow expected Friday

Forecasters are increasingly certain that the largest snowstorm in two years will hit Massachusetts starting Friday morning.

2 children, 1 woman killed in Denver shooting

A third child was wounded in critical condition after an apparent shooting at a house in the northeast part of the city.

Racial bias alleged in Google’s ad results

A research project concludes that searches of names more likely associated with black people often yielded ads for a criminal records search in that person’s name.

John Lackey said he had no regrets about coming to Boston and vowed to change the narrative.

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John Lackey vows to rebuild image, career

The Red Sox pitcher said he had no regrets about coming to Boston and vowed to change the narrative.

Christopher L. Gasper

Rob Gronkowski’s antics are growing old

There are two things that can stop the Patriots star: injuries and himself. They crashed together on the floor of a Las Vegas nightclub this week.

An evolution in Chinese food in eastern Mass.

As Chinese New Year approaches — the Year of the Snake begins on Feb. 10 — it’s a good time to look at how Chinese food has changed in the Boston area.

Mexico marijuana program a guide for Mass.

Industry watchers say New Mexico, with one of the country’s strictest medical marijuana programs, provides a model for Massachusetts.

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Judge Raymond G. Dougan has drawn criticism from prosecutors.

Judge said to face new inquiry

The girlfriend of Aaron Swartz blamed US Attorney Carmen Ortiz of Massachusetts for his decision to take his life.

Activist’s suicide echoes in Congress

British officials have high hopes for the Silicon Roundabout and the nearby former Olympic Park as a home to a new technology center.

London looking for the ‘MIT magic’

Duy Tran, the 25-year-old owner of DooWee & Rice in Somerville, serves up such dishes as (from top) Vietnamese marinated beef noodles, spicy soy chicken wings, and pork baobaos.

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Vietnamese fare far from traditional

Mumford & Sons front man Marcus Mumford performed at TD Garden.

Music Review

Passion marks Mumford & Sons show

Simen Johan’s “Untitled #133,” part of his “Until the Kingdom Comes” exhibit at Brown University’s David Winton Bell Gallery.

Galleries

What’s up at Boston-area art galleries

Student Lucy Zhao studied table settings at an MIT miniclass on enhancing social skills.

Engineering etiquette at MIT’s charm school

The BSA national council announced they were considering to leave the decision of inclusion of gays to the local unit level.

Opinion | The Podium

A failure of leadership at the Boy Scouts of America

Devin Mahoney and Jon Niedzwiecki star in the A&E television show “Southie Rules.”

How real is Southie’s new reality show?

Paul Pierce, left, Courtney Lee, and the Celtics have yet to lose since Rajon Rondo was ruled out for the season.

Are Celtics really better without Rondo?

Three moose, spotted from a helicopter, are among the 76,000 counted thus far in Maine’s first aerial census.

From on high, an eye on moose

Thomas Neel, owner of Candia Road Brewing Co., said demand for his craft product has been unexpectedly high.

N.H. law gives nanobreweries a larger standing

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Patriots review | Part 1 of 3

Stevan Ridley’s performance in 2012 helped the Patriots’ running backs improve as a group.

Why the Patriots actually improved in 2012

Despite their stinging playoff loss, the Patriots made major gains in 2012. Now, can they build on them in 2013?

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Michael Beaudry, 20 of Weymouth, was ordered held without bail and is due back in court for a probable cause hearing on Feb. 27. He is charged with murdering his father following an argument.

Relations between son, father called abrasive

Michael Beaudry allegedly murdered his father during a fight in front of their Weymouth home.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

Roxcomp missed payday

JEFF JACOBY

A guaranteed flop for Mass.

State Representative Dan Winslow talked with bank officials last March during a meeting at the Wrentham Co-operative Bank.

SCOT LEHIGH

Finally, Mass. GOP has some likely candidates

Rob Gronkowski needs to get his head on straight when it comes to the nightlife and endangering his well-being.

Christopher L. Gasper

Gronkowski’s antics are growing old

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco celebrated as his team won the Super Bowl.

joanna weiss

Partnering up to battle TV violence

A home in San Antonio in 2009.

Opinion | FARAH STOCKMAN

The hazards of optimism

Kevin Cullen

Real-deal candidates

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.

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Third graders Qwalynde Cain (left) and Sata Lumpkins worked on a reading assignment in Wichita, Kan.

More states toughen grading on readings

Increasing numbers of states are not promoting students who are struggling to read at the end of the third grade.

Politics

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REI chief executive picked to head Interior Dept.

President Obama will nominate Sally Jewell to lead the department, an administration official said.

Business

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Customers checked out a Dell computer at a store in Miami on Tuesday. Dell’s share of the contracting market for PCs slipped to 10.7 percent last year.

Dell deal gives founder a chance to remake company

Slumping personal computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout.

Arts

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Book Review

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‘All This Talk of Love’ by Christopher Castellani

Castellani introduces twin themes in his entertaining novel about an Italian immigrant family in America.

Food & dining

Student farmer Caitlin Sargent of San Anselmo, Calif., looked out at one of The Farm School's Red Devon cows during chore time on Jan. 16, 2013.

Letter from Farm School: Spring seems far away

Outside, life has retreated deep within the soil to await the springtime thaw, apprentice Erik Jacobs writes from The Farm School.

Magazine

The cover for the February 3 2013 issue

Feb 3, 2013

Back Bay renovation

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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