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Menino declares health emergency over flu outbreak

Health care centers across Boston will be offering free vaccines. There have been 700 confirmed cases of flu and four flu-related deaths in the city.

Annie Dookhan waited in the courtroom before her arraignment.

Former chemist in lab scandal pleads not guilty

Annie Dookhan was released after her arraignment on obstruction of justice charges, and is slated to return to court on Feb. 8 for a pre-trial conference.

Jack Lew, President Obama's chief of staff, is expected to be nominated as the next Treasury secretary, replacing Timothy Geithner.

Obama expected to pick Jack Lew as next Treasury secretary

Lew, the White House chief of staff, would replace Timothy Geithner as head of the Treasury.

Emergency workersl at the scene of a ferry crash in Lower Manhattan.

Ferry strikes New York City dock, injuring dozens

A ferry made a hard landing, injuring as many as 50 people, at least one critically, officials said.

dining out

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.

At BoMA Restaurant + Bar in the South End, kale, mesclun greens, and shaved fennel salad.

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At BoMA Restaurant + Bar in the South End, kale, mesclun greens, and shaved fennel salad.

From the “tiny plates” menu, a jumbo shrimp sprinkled with chili lime salt.

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From the “tiny plates” menu, a jumbo shrimp sprinkled with chili lime salt.

Chef Christopher Bussell’s custom-blended BoMA burger.

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Chef Christopher Bussell’s custom-blended BoMA burger.

A “tiny plate” of fontina and truffle oil-infused tater tots.

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A “tiny plate” of fontina and truffle oil-infused tater tots.

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

Dan Shaughnessy

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.

Patricia Cornwell says her financial management firm is guilty of negligence.

Mystery novelist accuses manager of betrayal

Crime writer Patricia Cornwell is suing her former financial management firm for negligence, in a case that has all the drama and ­intrigue of one of her novels.

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

Globe exclusives

Former state lab chemist Annie Dookhan appeared at Middlesex Superior Court with her attorney, Nick Gordon, on Wednesday.

Husband warned that state chemist was liar
Rep. Edward Markey’s campaign account has helped him hold his House seat for 37 years, scaring off potential challengers.

Media giants big donors to Markey

2012 was warmest on record for US
In September, President Obama ordered China’s Ralls Corp., led by Wu Jialiang (left), to drop interest in wind farm projects near a Navy base. But Wanxiang America president Pin Ni (right) appears confident that his company will get the OK to buy A123 Systems.

A123 Systems deal hangs on federal panel
After clearing hurdles, local company Lil Foodie is set to deliver fresh organic meals to babies.

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Birth of a food business
A skullcap from MC10 of Cambridge, shown by the Tennessee Titans’ Matt Hasselbeck, contains head-trauma sensors to protect athletes.

At CES, staying healthy the high-tech way
Quicksand performing at the Paradise on Monday.

Music Review

Quicksand opt for intensity over nostalgia
At BoMA Restaurant + Bar in the South End, kale, mesclun greens, and shaved fennel salad.

dining out

At BoMA, a surprise on your plate
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

Sports

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Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes, who doesn’t chat with media very often, did talk on Tuesday.

Brandon Spikes ‘focused’ for Patriots playoff run

The linebacker has participated in the playoffs in each of his first three NFL seasons, and he relishes the chance to do so again Sunday.

Metro

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Dr. Donald Berwick said his health care experience gives him a broader window into issues that matter to people.

Health care expert may run for Mass. governor

Dr. Donald M. Berwick, a former Obama administration official, is strongly considering a run for governor in 2014.

Columnists

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

Dan Shaughnessy

How I handled the ‘poison’ Hall of Fame ballot

Derrick Z. Jackson

All of earth now a mercury hotspot
What Nick Saban, who now has won four national titles, three in Tuscaloosa, has built at Alabama is a program par excellence.

Christopher L. Gasper

NFL the only challenge unmet by Nick Saban
Items such as sawhorses are commonly used by shovelers in Boston to save parking spaces, but many wait days to remove those objects.

Scot Lehigh

Winter etiquette on Boston’s streets

JEFF JACOBY

‘Pledge’ didn’t make Warren-Brown race less nasty

Adrian Walker

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

farah stockman

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

Nation & World

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US officials have lamented the lack of cooperation with the governments of the region after the attack that killed US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.

One of few suspects held in Benghazi attack released

Tunisia released one of the few suspects in the fatal September attack on the US consulate in Libya, saying evidence was lacking.

Politics

Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, will outline his proposal in his State of the State address.

New York governor seeks tighter assault weapons ban

Governor Andrew Cuomo plans to propose one of the country’smost restrictive bans on assault weapons.

Business

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Governor Patrick’s proposed rate freeze could save employers $500 million this year.

Mass. employers’ jobless costs may stand

Governor Patrick’s proposal would save employers about $500 million this year.

Arts

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Book Review

Author Massimo Montanari is a professor of food history at the University of Bologna.

‘Let the Meatballs Rest’ by Massimo Montanari

You may be forgiven for thinking our food obsession is some kind of recent phenomenon.

Food & dining

The 1HandR dispenses one paper towel at a time and requires only one hand.

He invented the perfect paper towel dispenser

Build a better paper towel dispenser, and the world will beat a path to your door. That, at any rate, is the hope of John Erdman.

Magazine

The cover for the January 6 2013 issue

Best Boston Globe photos of the year, 2012
The cover for the December 23 2012 issue

Bostonians of the Year: Raisman and Harrison

The cover for the December 16 2012 issue

Best of the New: Diversions
The cover for the December 9 2012 issue

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

Opinion

“It’s the responsibility of homeowners or building managers to ensure that sidewalks are shoveled after it snows, and most do a pretty good job.”

Scot Lehigh 

Ideas

“Researchers say our disconnectedness from the older version of us is more than a metaphor for the difficulty of imagining the future—it’s a surprisingly powerful subconscious influence on our behavior.”

Leon Neyfakh on the phsychology of keeping resolutions. 

“You’re not counting on [Rep. Ed Markey] — if you’re a big industry group — to vote for you, but you want him to hear what you’ll have to say.”

Marian Currinder,  a senior fellow at the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown