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Man charged in death of baby in New Bedford

A man who lives at the mother’s apartment has been charged with assault and battery in connection with the 9-month-old girl’s death.

Witness Kimani Washington (right) look at defendant Dwayne Moore (lower left) during Moore’s trial in November, 2012.

Apologetic Kimani Washington sentenced to 16 to 18 years

Washington testified against two accomplices in the 2010 quadruple murders that rocked the city.

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A gradual warming trend will peak next Wednesday with temperatures in the 50s, forecasts say.

Grab a cozy fireside seat at James’s Gate in Jamaica Plain

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9 ways to beat winter’s chill

Who says a trip to Tahiti is the only way to fight the season’s blues? Here are fun ways to swap your shivers for some sweat right here in Boston.

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Boston police officer part of boxing’s revival

Dorchester’s Billy Traft, who works in the department’s gang unit and will box at TD Garden on Saturday, is helping to prove boxing is far from dead.

Contrasting scenes at a Shaw’s in Plymouth and at a nearby Stop & Shop.

Customers leave Shaw’s, citing high prices, bad service

As other supermarket chains have undergone major expansions and cut prices to grab market share, Shaw’s has floundered.

The Patriots running backs, including Stevan Ridley, left, and Danny Woodhead, did not produce when needed against the Ravens.

Christopher L. Gasper | Web exclusive

What’s missing for Patriots? The run

The Patriots’ recent run of playoff futility has been linked by poor performances in the run game, in stark contrast to their Super Bowl-winning years.

Paul Pierce blocked J.R. Smith’s path to the basket.

On Basketball

Despite loss, Celtics had encouraging signs

Unlike in losses to Detroit (lack of effort and fortitude) and Cleveland (pathetic defense), the Celtics showed signs of life against the Knicks.

NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre heads the largest gun-rights organization in the United States.

SCOT LEHIGH

The gun lobby’s long reach

If we’re to pass sensible gun laws in this country, proponents will have to match the gun lobby’s discipline and determination.

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

Globe exclusives

Usually, Troy Bouchard said, he goes without gloves at his job pumping gas.

As Boston shudders, Maine townspeople shrug off cold
Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray had asked state regulators to investigate whether the former Chelsea Housing Authority chief violated laws while campaigning for him.

Timothy Murray under fire over campaign funding
The family of free-information activist Aaron Swartz (right) and lawyers have blamed the office of US Attorney Carmen Ortiz for contributing to Swartz’s death and said his offenses did not warrant jail time. Ortiz said the case was “reasonably and appropriately handled.”

Swartz case prompts debate over cyber­ law
Senator John F. Kerry listened as he was introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren (left), and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee prior to the start of his confirmation hearing.

Kerry vows to combat climate change

Charles Dutoit conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra and pianist Stephen Hough Thursday night.

Music Review

Dutoit is big and bold
Iraq War veteran Christopher Carter searched for jobs online at his Lenox home. He applied to Walmart’s hiring program.

Easing veterans’ job plight

Sports Media

NBC Sports ready for Michelle Beadle’s new show
Mary Beth Meehan, “Untitled” (young boxer).

Photography review

Three shows at Griffin Museum of Photography
“Ubi Girl From Tai Region” (1972) by Loïs Mailou Jones.

Art Review

Loïs Mailou Jones at the MFA
Ryan Andaluz dined at the Panera Cares cafe in Government Center on opening day. Patrons pay what they can afford at the cafe.

Panera opens nonprofit Hub cafe
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Clinton’s reality check
From left: Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, and Pauline Collins star in “Quartet.”

Movie Review

A noteworthy cast lifts Hoffman’s ‘Quartet’

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The Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony blew past Kevin Garnett en route to 2 of his game-high 28 points.

Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Garnett tiff fizzles

After words were exchanged between Anthony and Garnett earlier this month, the pair played nice on Thursday.

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Dryden Coelho and his dog Lala were driven from their home by a two-alarm fire in East Boston on Thursday.

String of fires hits 7 communities across Mass.

Fires in Massachusetts on Thursday took the life of an ­elderly woman, injured at least three people, and displaced many others, officials said.

Columnists

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The joy of re-reading

Joshua Green

GOP should embrace deficit reduction
NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre heads the largest gun-rights organization in the United States.

SCOT LEHIGH

The gun lobby’s long reach

Kevin Cullen

Here’s an out worth taking

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Invest in Massachusetts, but don’t play Robin Hood
Bill Belichick now must contemplate what his 2013 roster will look like.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots must change ways and personnel
Beyonce performed at President Obama’s second inauguration.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Unlike Beyonce, Hillary faces the music
Facebook is testing a service called Graph Search, which may help it compete with Google Plus social network.

Tech Lab

With new Facebook search, there’s nowhere to hide

Yvonne Abraham

A parent’s child-care nightmare
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Clinton’s reality check

scot lehigh

Obama must take his case to the people

Adrian Walker

Patrick’s call to pay for the future

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“This is really an uphill road,” saidSenator Dianne Feinstein.

Assault weapons ban filed in Congress

Senator Dianne Feinstein announced legislation that would ban the sale and manufacture of 157 types of semiautomatic weapons.

Politics

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., spoke with reporters following a Democratic strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013.

Top senators reach deal to curb filibusters

Senior senators agreed to impose modest limits on the filibuster, the delaying tactics that minority parties use to kill legislation.

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Federal investigators examined a damaged lithium ion battery and its case from a 787 that caught fire at Logan Airport.

No cause yet in Boeing 787 battery fire

The National Transportation Safety Board said an investigation into the failure of lithium-ion batteries aboard two planes is far from finding a cause.

Arts

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Stage Review

A more demur Campbell (right) shares a scene with fellow sisters Florrie Bagel and Lael van Keuren. “Sister Act,” while predictable, offers a catechism of fun.

‘Sister Act’ doesn’t soar to heavens, but it gives an earthy lift

The touring production of the musical “Sister Act” has arrived at the Boston Opera House, presented by Broadway in Boston, and darned if it isn’t kind of a kick.

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Movie Review

From left: Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, and Pauline Collins star in “Quartet.”

A noteworthy cast lifts Hoffman’s ‘Quartet’

Directed by a first-timer named Dustin Hoffman, the movie gives its actors and story line space to breathe, make mistakes, and forge connections.

Magazine

The cover for the January 20 2013 issue

Walden Pond’s winter wonder
The cover for the January 13 2013 issue

Alfresco fabulous
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

Opinion

“The GOP’s insistence on forcing a crisis when it doesn’t get its way guarantees the kind of showdowns they invariably lose.”

Joshua Green 

Ideas

“With just a few exceptions, the majority of gun deaths in the United States have been self-inflicted every year since at least 1920.”

Leon Neyfakh on the gun toll we’re ignoring 

“You don’t survive up here if you’re a wimpy Bostoner.”

Barry Davis,  owner, Two Rivers Canoe & Tackle in East Millinocket, Maine