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Pyrotechnics may have ignited nightclub blaze

More than 230 people were killed in a Brazil nightclub as partygoers raced to escape through the club’s one exit.

Brazil blaze recalls pain for Station nightclub fire survivors

Argentina, a year later. Thailand in 2008. Russia in 2009. Now Brazil. The 2003 R.I. nightclub fire survivors wished more learned from their tragedy.

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.

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.

The Celtics’ Paul Pierce stood beside former teammate and current Miami Heat player Ray Allen in the first half of their game in Boston.

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Celtics 100, Heat 98

Celtics beat Miami Heat in double overtime

The Celtics beat the Miami Heat 100-98 in double overtime without Rajon Rondo, and during Ray Allen’s first appearance at the Garden since he left Boston.

Rajon Rondo out for the season with a torn ACL

The Celtics announced Sunday that All-Star point guard Rajon Rondo has a torn right ACL and will not play again this season.

Finding lessons in owl’s long flight

A snowy owl with a GPS transmitter residing at Logan is helping scientists learn more about migratory patterns and Logan officials find ways to avoid bird strikes.

Magazine

Medical malpractice: Why is it so hard for doctors to apologize?

Fixing a malpractice system built on blame and revenge will require bold ways of analyzing mistakes and a radical embrace of openness.

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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.

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JOAN VENNOCHI

Put the brakes on tax breaks

Opinion | Richard K. Lester

In the war against climate change, look to the states

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

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Inside Terry Francona’s Red Sox clubhouse

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’

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.

Lahey Clinic charges hospital fees to patient

Digital shift threatens community theaters

The tigers at Corbett National Park in India are protected from their human threats.

In India, hoping to glimpse an endangered tiger

Skylight Hot Tub at G20 Spa + Salon on Newbury Street.

7 ways to experience the tropics in New England

Skiers and snowshoers love the Vermont countryside.

One winter’s day in the six New England states

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.

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Collaboration in Toronto

Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin of “30 Rock.”

‘30 Rock’ has left its mark

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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Governor Deval Patrick’s tax proposals were rolled out incrementally, puzzling some observers.

Slow rollout of tax hikes raises questions

Governor Patrick’s proposals leaked out in a slow drip that puzzled some observers, who saw him trying to soften the blow of his plan.

Columnists

Yvonne Abraham

Close call that shouldn’t be

JOANNA WEISS

Beyonce, the lip sync, and the lies

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

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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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Amy Kaufman, the first woman hired at Nuukster, now works alongside cofounder Joseph Williams at The Tap Lab.

Women remain outsiders in video game industry

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

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

View of the monastery of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist from Memorial Drive.

Cambridge monastery offers unexpected sanctuary

Perched on prime Charles River real estate, on the edge of Harvard Square, the monastery of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist welcomes guests with “radical hospitality.”

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

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My friend Tito

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Jan 13, 2013

Alfresco fabulous

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Jan 6, 2013

Best Boston Globe photos of the year, 2012

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