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State of the Commonwealth

Patrick pushes for income tax hike

Governor Deval Patrick called on legislators to raise the state income tax from 5.25 percent to 6.25 percent while cutting the sales tax from 6.25 percent to 4.5 percent.

Yvonne Abraham

Pressure on to fix transit

Our transportation system is in such disrepair, with such enormous debt, that we can’t stop it from falling apart without more money.

Tech Lab

New gadgets bring over-the-air TV to mobile devices

Mobile DTV lets viewers receive over-the-air television broadcasts on their mobile devices. It works pretty well, but for now it is much too limited to catch on.

More Boston public school grads finishing college

The college completion rate has climbed for public school graduates, putting them on a par with nationwide averages.

Armstrong case reflects lesson about human behavior

For the millions expected to watch cyclist Lance Armstrong admit he cheated, there is one nagging question: How can someone live with such a lie?

US attorney defends office’s action in MIT hacker case

US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz said her office acted appropriately in the case of Aaron Swartz, an open information advocate who committed suicide Friday.

joan vennochi

Swartz case is sad, but not an overreach

The reason why computer prodigy Aaron Swartz was prosecuted does not seem mysterious.

Ravens at Patriots | Sunday, 6:30

Aqib Talib has had things well-covered for Patriots

The numbers for the Patriots secondary show improvement for a unit that had been the Achilles’ heel of the team for going on two seasons before his arrival.

Television Review

Jim Jefferies’s ‘Legit’: Boys to men

The new FX comedy is full of material that relies on giddy vulgarity, political incorrectness, and sexual frankness.

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Globe Talk | Jan. 30, 6 p.m.

Globe Talks: Inside Bowdoin-Geneva

Globe subscribers will get a firsthand look at the “68 Blocks” special project from the journalists who created the series.

Globe exclusives

2b design uses items from homes damaged in Lebanon’s conflicts and employs people from diverse religious groups to turn them into home furnishings.

Style

Finding beauty in Lebanon’s broken buildings

Book Review

‘Going Clear’ by Lawrence Wright

Joseph Aaron Segal, an adjunct professor at Rhode Island School of Design, creates fashion under the labels JAS and Pretty Snake.

style

Framingham native needles his way into ‘Project Runway’

Brand new beauty finds under $20

Marion Cotillard is Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

Doctors contacted by the Globe didn’t fault the Patriots’ decision to play Rob Gronkowski, who broke his arm again.

Doctors call Rob Gronkowski’s injury bad luck

At Northeastern University’s dining hall, there’s a wide array of gluten-free offerings for students.

Colleges must now serve up gluten-free fare

Terry Francona with Theo Epstein in their last title year.

Image drove Sox owners, Francona laments

US Attorney Carmen Ortiz maintained her silence on the Aaron Swartz case and declined to comment on the posts by her husband, who could not be reached.

US attorney’s husband stirs Twitter storm on Swartz case

Dan Shaughnessy

Ravens not afraid of the Patriots

Stephen Crosby, chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, talked to the media after the application deadline on Tuesday.

At deadline, Boston area gets 3d casino suitor

Senator John Kerry’s 2012 financial disclosure statement details some of the investments that could be seen as problematic if, as expected, he is confirmed as secretary of state.

Kerry faces scrutiny over extensive investments

Sports

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Hornets 90, Celtics 78

Celtics coach Doc Rivers embraced his son, Austin, but said he didn’t enjoy coaching against him.

A relatively painful loss for Celtics, Rivers

While Austin Rivers scored 8 points gainst his father’s team, the most important result for Celtics coach Doc Rivers was a distasteful loss.

Metro

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Shirley Clarke, whose son Gabriel was shot Friday on a Roxbury street, was comforted at Wednesday night’s service.

Prayer service held for Roxbury shooting victim

Five days after 13-year-old Gabriel Clarke was shot as he walked to choir practice, a prayer service was held at the boy’s church.

Columnists

joan vennochi

Swartz case is sad, but not an overreach

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Walmart’s veterans program is temporary relief

Tech Lab

New gadgets bring over-the-air TV to mobile devices

Yvonne Abraham

Pressure on to fix transit

Opinion | scot lehigh

Quaking about shaking

lawrence harmon

Newton needs a police chief from outside system

Adrian Walker

Questioning the price of solitary confinement