Patrick seeks fewer life terms for youths

Governor Deval Patrick plans to propose legislation to reduce the number of teenagers sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder.

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Despite more than 100 criminal charges, Ivan Vaclavik has avoided deportation for decades. He contends he can’t be sent home because his home land no longer exists.

Innovation Economy

Amazon is busy, but secretive, at Kendall Square offices

Current and former employees are forbidden from talking about what happens at the Cambridge office.

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Damage is seen following a fire at a nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil.

AP

245 dead in Brazil nightclub fire

Witnesses said that a flare or firework lit by band members may have started the fire, which killed at least 245 people.

Terry Francona was the Red Sox manager from 2004-2011, and won two World Series during his tenure.

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Book excerpt

Inside Terry Francona’s Red Sox clubhouse

In the first installment of the preview of Francona’s book written with Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy, we learn about the inner workings of Francona’s clubhouse rituals.

Skiers and snowshoers love the Vermont countryside.

One winter’s day in the six New England states

Each New England state offers sights and scenes and surprising places to make a getaway of just the right size.

Robert Reed looked at the $1,525 bill for “operating room’’ and hospital “facility’’ charges from Lahey Clinic at his home in Marblehead. The doctor had billed $354 for her services.

A hospital fee, minus the hospital

After a doctor’s appointment, Robert Reed received a $1,500 statement for use of an operating room he never visited.

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Female game characters are hypersexualized, and female workers are frequently subjected to unequal treatment and harassment.

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Globe exclusives

Dustin Hoffman on the set of his directorial debut, “Quartet,’’ which premiered last fall in Toronto to a reception Hoffman found “surreal.”

Dustin Hoffman graduates to directing with ‘Quartet’
The tigers at Corbett National Park in India are protected from their human threats.

In India, hoping to glimpse an endangered tiger
Amherst Cinema

Digital shift threatens community theaters
Skylight Hot Tub at G20 Spa + Salon on Newbury Street.

7 ways to experience the tropics in New England
To a snowy owl, the desolate landscape of Logan Airport looks like home, which is why the bird returned after summering in Canada.

Finding lessons in owl’s long flight
Justin Upton and B.J. Upton on the Braves

Sunday Baseball Notes

Braves double down on streaky Uptons
Boston-based composer and technologist Tod Machover at work in his home studio.

third ear

Collaboration in Toronto
Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin of “30 Rock.”

‘30 Rock’ has left its mark

Robert Parish, shown at his North Carolina home, said Kevin McHale and Larry Bird have not helped him in his quest to crack into the NBA coaching ranks.

Robert Parish yearns for NBA coaching job
Republican Scott Brown has yet to declare his intentions for the special election to fill John Kerry’s US Senate seat.

Scott Brown still silent on Senate campaign
A British soldier gestured to children in Basra, Iraq, in April 2003.

Ideas

In modern warfare, what does victory mean?
Ribs were sold at the SOWA open market.

Boston food truck industry expands

Sports

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Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray Sunday to become the first man to win three consecutive Australian Open titles.

Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open again

Djokovic won his third consecutive Australian Open title, beating Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2 Sunday.

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The Cathedral Grammar School building will be used for adult and religious education classes after the school closes.

Heavy hearts over closing of Cathedral Grammar School

Parents of Cathedral Grammar School hope to continue their children’s Catholic education despite the loss of their beloved institution.

Columnists

Yvonne Abraham

Close call that shouldn’t be

JOANNA WEISS

Beyonce, the lip sync, and the lies
Ben Affleck

JOAN VENNOCHI

Put the brakes on tax breaks

Innovation Economy

Amazon is busy, but secretive, in Kendall Square

Derrick Z. Jackson

Obama’s more perfect union
Shirley Clarke’s son Gabriel was shot in the stomach Jan. 11.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Is it safe to walk to church?

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The joy of re-reading

Kevin Cullen

Here’s an out worth taking
NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre heads the largest gun-rights organization in the United States.

SCOT LEHIGH

The gun lobby’s long reach

Joshua Green

GOP should embrace deficit reduction
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

Nation & World

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A soldier rode past a cross from a church ransacked by Islamic militants in Diabaly, Mali.

French forces retake rebel stronghold in Mali

French forces won the biggest prize yet in the battle to retake the northern half of Mali.

Politics

Political Notebook

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan says GOP has to pick its fights with Obama

In a speech to conservatives, the vice presidential candidate urged his party to avoid internal squabbles.

Business

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On the Job

Yacht broker Marc Winder says knowing your customer’s price range is key.

Yacht broker helps float boat deals

Marc Winder acts as an agent for customers, assisting with negotiations and helping clients locate vessels to purchase.

Arts

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Critic’s Notebook

ElaineStritch guest starred on “30 Rock.”

Broadway’s finest added sizzle to ‘30 Rock’

For theater fans, the TV show has offered a special treat: the chance to see familiar Broadway faces.

Travel

Skiers and snowshoers love the Vermont countryside.

One winter’s day in the six New England states

Each New England state offers sights and scenes and surprising places to make a getaway of just the right size.

Books

Book Review

‘American Isis,’ ‘Mad Girl’s Love Song’ examine how it fell apart for Sylvia Plath

With the 50th anniversary of the poet’s suicide approaching, two biographers assess both her prodigious gifts and her dysfunctions.

Magazine

The cover for the January 20 2013 issue

My friend Tito
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

Opinion

“No one is truly honest in Washington. Why should Beyonce be any different?”

Joanna Weiss 

Ideas

“Ten years after ‘victory’ in Iraq, we still don’t know what victory means. Without a clearer idea of what winning wars looks like, we risk falling into situations where they could go on forever”

Gal Beckerman on what victory means now 

“If I had known it would have cost $1,500 to have my face squirted, I would have walked out.”

Robert Reed,  57, on an expensive medical bill he received