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Donald Berwick considers run for governor

Berwick, a former Obama administration official whose nomination to a powerful health care post was derailed by Republicans, said he is strongly considering a run for governor in 2014.

Red Sox introduce Joel Hanrahan

The new closer for the Red Sox toured Fenway Park and said he thinks he’ll be fine on a large-market team.

High temperatures across US set record in 2012

Last year was the warmest on record for the country, and was the second most extreme for droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, and storms, according to weather officials.

Curt Schilling tipped his cap to the Fenway crowd on Oct. 25, 2007, after leaving Game 2 of the World Series.

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A Hall of Fame ballot without a whiff of PED usage

If you fail a drug test, or admit to PED usage, you don’t get my vote. In addition — even if it’s unfair — you don’t get my vote if you look dirty.

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Birth of a food business

Lil Foodie of Boston is the area’s first fresh organic baby food delivery service.

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At BoMA in the South End, a surprise on your plate

You may think that the food here is going to be predictable, but there’s a surprise on almost every plate. Somebody in the kitchen is having fun.

State ruling on gay marriage is a favorite at weddings

Parts of the 2003 case that made Mass. the first state to recognize gay marriage are common readings at same-sex and heterosexual weddings in Mass. and beyond.

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Editorial Event: Exclusive Screening of Brooklyn Castle

See the film and participate in a talk with cast members, moderated by Boston Globe movie editor Janice Page.

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President Obama’s pick to lead the Pentagon, Chuck Hagel, and Senator John Kerry, nominee for secretary of state, share a history of service in Vietnam.

In Hagel and Kerry, a wariness of war

Low-altitude stratus clouds.

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Looking at the sky may change your entire POV

Liquid Imaging will offer miniature filming devices with Wi-Fi for the active crowd, including bikers, car racers, and scuba divers.

Few game-changing electronics in ’13 CES

Melanie Steier does not allow her son, Harrison, to play violent games.

Violent video games put parental judgment to the test

Judge Dougan serves in Boston Municipal Court.

Boston judge got free aid worth $85,000

Roger D. Mundell Jr. talked about the bobcat attack in his Brookfield home.

Bobcat attack leaves Brookfield man, nephew bloodied

James Andreassi plays Beethoven and Paula Plum is a musicologist struggling against Lou Gehrig’s disease in Lyric Stage’s “33 Variations.’’

Stage Review

Plum’s artistry gives needed lift to ‘33 Variations’

Miniatures of Eleanor Fleming, circa 1824, around the time of her wedding. The miniatures are watercolor on ivory.

Art Review

Miniature, loving commemorations

Spike’s “The Joe Schmo Show” leads a gullible man to believe that he’s competing to be a bounty hunter on a reality TV show.

Television Review

‘Joe Schmo’: a pawn in their game

Suffering flu-like symptoms, Jeannine Cook is examined by physician Heather Tarrant at Brigham and Women’s Urgent Care Center in Foxborough.

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Bracing for the flu

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A warm year for Boston in 2012

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Sammy Sosa — are among those who were on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Will ‘roid rage’ among baseball writers show up in vote?

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Referee Tony Brothers issued technical fouls to Kevin Garnett and Carmelo Anthony after they tangled in the fourth quarter of Monday’s game in New York.

Anthony says he didn’t want to fight Garnett

The Knicks player said he only wanted to talk to Garnett when he pursued him after a loss to the Celtics Monday night.

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Police moved protesters into a police van Monday after they were arrested for trespassing at TransCanada corporate offices in Westborough. The eight chained themselves together in protest of the company’s Keystone XL oil pipeline.

8 arrested in Westborough for Keystone XL protest

Protesters superglued their hands and chained their waists and ankles together at the TransCanada corporate offices.

Columnists

Doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital have been treating Almas (foreground) and Abdulallah Alhazmi for rare conditions.

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Medical promised land

Anonymous, whose members often wear Guy Fawkes masks, has taken on the Steubenville, Ohio, rape controversy.

Opinion | JOANNA WEISS

Internet shifts rape stigma to perpetrators

Nick Saban hoisted the BCS trophy for the third time in four years.

Christopher L. Gasper

Alabama proves SEC’s dominance

opinion | JAMES CARROLL

Football: America’s dangerous game

Russian President Vladimir Putin banned adoption of Russian children by Americans.

Opinion | JULIETTE KAYYEM

The real plight of the orphan-hostages

JOHN E. SUNUNU

Fiscal cliff battle ends with a whimper

Bounce Imaging says its surveillance product can keep people out of danger.

Innovation Economy

Risk-detecting ball may get big bounce in Vegas

Tom Brady celebrated after scrambling for a first down against the Texans on Dec. 10, 2012.

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Texans matchup just what the Patriots wanted

Brian Kelly has come a long way from his Everett, Chelsea roots.

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Notre Dame coach hasn’t forgotten Mass. roots

Yvonne Abraham

A friend, indeed

Derrick Z. Jackson

Touchdown! for Graduation Gap Bowl

Coaches Nick Saban (above) and Brian Kelly met with the media two days before the BCS championship game. The SEC is trying to claim the title for the seventh straight year.

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SEC has been in a league of its own

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A Delhi police van thought to be transporting men accused in a New Delhi gang rape left a city court Monday.

Indian judge bars reporters from gang rape trial

A magistrate banned reporting on the New Delhi trial of a gang rape case that has attracted worldwide attention.

Politics

December was Lt. Gov Tim Murray’s strongest month of fundraising.

Murray raises $447,000 in year, leading officeholders

Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray has raised more in campaign donations in the past year than any other statewide officeholder.

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Restaurants like Cinquecento in the South End saw business fall off because of the 2008 ban on pharmaceutical company meals.

Meals for medical clients back on the table

Drug companies are once again taking doctors out for meals, a move that pleases restaurants and worries health advocates.

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Book Review

‘Driver’s Education’ by Grant Ginder

In the book, a stroke patient asks his grandson to fetch Lucy, his beloved 1956 Chevy Bel Air, out of storage and drive it across the country.

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Eric C. Sinoway (right) wrote “Howard’s Gift” about professor, mentor, and friend Howard Stevenson, whose most frequent advice is: “Live life forward.”

Sharing what’s at the heart of career success

Eric C. Sinoway wrote “Howard’s Gift” about Harvard professor, mentor, and friend Howard Stevenson.

Magazine

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Jan 6, 2013

Dave Barry’s 2012 Year in Review

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Dec 23, 2012

Bostonians of the Year: Raisman and Harrison

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Dec 16, 2012

Best of the New: Diversions

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Dec 9, 2012

The drug lab scandal: Who’s cleaning it up?

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