FDA approves drug for aggressive breast cancer
A Waltham-based company developed key components of the new drug.
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Nation must rebuild ‘industrial ecosystem,’ says MIT
The report says a system of manufacturers, suppliers, research, and skilled labor is needed to spur manufacturing.
Up to 8 inches could fall within Route 128
The third significant snowstorm of the month will start Saturday, intensify in the evening and taper off Sunday afternoon.
7,350 in Mass. get $510m in mortgage aid
Borrowers received millions in help last year as part of a settlement with five major US banks.
Matthew Woodson for the boston globe
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James ‘Whitey’ Bulger & Catherine Greig’s story
The most remarkable thing about the brutal gangster’s 16 years on the run isn’t that he evaded arrest for so long. It’s that he ended up in a love story.
Dan Shaughnessy
How much like J.D. is Stephen Drew?
The new Red Sox shortstop wears the same number, 7, that his brother J.D. wore in Boston. The similarities don’t end there.
Kevin Cullen
Changes are in the air for The Boston Globe
The Globe isn’t going anywhere. It’s changing owners. Who knows, maybe Rupert Murdoch will throw his hat in the ring. Stranger things have happened.
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Sports
Bruins 4, Lightning 2
Bruins bolt past Lightning
Nathan Horton had two goals and Brad Marchand added a goal and an assist as the Bruins imposed their will in Tampa.
Metro
Uncle says Fujita was upbeat on day of killing
Nathaniel Fujita was upbeat at a family barbecue, chatting about football, an hour before he allegedly killed his former high-school sweetheart, his uncle testified.
Columnists
Nation & World
At least 72 are killed in Damascus car bombings
At least three car bombs, including one near the downtown headquarters of President Bashar Assad’s ruling party, exploded in the Syrian capital Thursday.
Politics
Hagel has necessary votes to become defense chief
Barring any new, damaging information, Chuck Hagel has secured the necessary votes for the Senate to confirm him.
Business
Potential Globe suitors may include local investors
As news of The New York Times Co.’s plans to sell The Boston Globe filtered through media and investor circles Thursday, speculation mounted about would-be buyers.
Arts
Television Review
‘Out There’: Coming of age, ’toon-style
This quiet animated comedy takes a gentle look at nerdy high school boys coming of age.
Movies
MOVIE REVIEW
‘Snitch’ an action flick with plenty of drama
Nobody is going to confuse this with “Les Misérables,” but “Snitch” gets a decent amount of drama out of the argument that there’s paying for a crime.
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