Insurance for high-risk homes now easier to get

Thousands of residents who once had to buy expensive home coverage from the Mass. FAIR Plan are increasingly able to find policies through other insurers.

Mass. keeps mental health data from FBI gun checks

The state has not provided mental health records to an FBI database for gun background checks, the result of a law prohibiting such sharing.

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Police arrest 3 after Brazil fire

Authorities are also seeking a fourth person in connection with the nightclub fire that killed more than 230 people.

A still image from an undated video footage released by Iran's state-run English language Press TV showed a monkey that was allegedly launched into space.

Iran claims it sent monkey into space

Iranian state television said the move was “a prelude to sending humans.’’

Foreclosures fell 13% last year

The number of completed foreclosures in Massachusetts fell in 2012, the Warren Group reported.

“Tito was great with me. I don’t think with any other manager I could have had that comfort level,” Jon Lester said on manager Terry Francona, who guarded the pitcher’s privacy during his treatment for large-cell lymphoma.

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Book Excerpt

Job became more personal with Jon Lester in need

In the second installment of the preview of Terry Francona’s book, the former Red Sox manager relates his experience when Lester was diagnosed with cancer.

Former Chelsea Housing chief Michael E. McLaughlin.

US may tell Chelsea to repay $7m in grants

Federal officials may charge that the Chelsea Housing Authority filed misleading reports to obtain the money.

Rajon Rondo looked to throw a pass in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats on Jan. 14 at the TD Garden in Boston. Rondo will miss the rest of the regular season with a knee injury.

Christopher L. Gasper

Rajon Rondo injury clouds Celtics future

The team needed to find out if Rondo is the building block for its next era, but his knee injury means the Celtics won’t learn that anytime soon.

From his office in Burlington, Richard Wang, a security expert at Sophos, can determine where cyberattacks originate and which websites have been corrupted.

Mass. at center of a war on hackers

A long list of companies have had their critical systems protected by a cybersecurity company in the state.

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Natan Odenheimer listened at a panel discussion hosted by Brandeis Visions for Israel in an Evolving World, a group at Brandeis University.

Group at Brandeis stirs debate on Israeli politics
Ben Affleck and the cast of “Argo” accepted the award for outstanding cast in a motion picture at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

‘Argo,’ Jennifer Lawrence win SAG prizes
Carol Gilmore, a public health hygienist who provides dental services to children, treats Kyara Fortes at the offices of Brockton Area Multi-Services Inc.

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Bringing dental care to children without dentists
In a set of stories being pitched foramovie, Leslie Bibb and Justin Long star in “Movie 43.”

Movie Review

What are these stars doing in ‘Movie 43’?
José James performing in New York last year.

Music Review

José James shows mastery of influences

In Practice

Patients, doctors, and religious faith

Is morality a conservative issue? Not in Canada

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
Ben Affleck

JOAN VENNOCHI

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

Book excerpt

Inside Terry Francona’s Red Sox clubhouse

Opinion | Richard K. Lester

In the war against climate change, look to the states

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

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Rajon Rondo was only a spectator during warm-ups Sunday, before it was learned that the point guard was dealing with a torn ACL.

Rajon Rondo out for season after tearing right ACL

An NBA source said the All-Star Celtics guard will receive a second opinion to determine the extent of the damage.

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Billed as “America’s Oldest Gym,” the Union has been used for healthful recreation for 160 years. The gym recently began offering classes in the martial arts, including judo.

Historic Union Gym struggles to get up off mat

The Boston Young Men’s Christian Union is looking to its roots while modernizing amid financial concerns.

Columnists

JULIETTE KAYYEM

From Seneca Falls to Stonewall and back again

Tech Lab Plus

Keyboard for the iPhone is a clever touch
CEO David Patrick (right), shown with founder Chuck Goldman, says 100-plus companies use Apperian’s technology.

Innovation Economy

Intel invests in creator of ‘app stores’
Rajon Rondo looked to throw a pass in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats on Jan. 14 at the TD Garden in Boston. Rondo will miss the rest of the regular season with a knee injury.

Christopher L. Gasper

Rajon Rondo’ injury clouds Celtics future

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

Nation & World

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Residents helped evacuate injured victims after a nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Brazil, early Sunday. The blaze was ignited by pyrotechnics during a rock band’s performance, authorities said.

With some exits locked, Brazil club fire kills 233

A fire ignited by a rock band’s pyrotechnic spectacle swept through a nightclub filled with more than 1,000 university students.

Politics

Democrats made “great, great progress” with Republicans, Senator Charles Schumer said.

Early pact made on US immigration overhaul

A bipartisan group of senators has agreed on a set of principles for a sweeping overhaul of the immigration system.

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Enmojo, an Internet start-up founded by Robert Lawless (left) and Chris Buchanan, helps homeowners compare energy project costs.

Start-up easing the pain of energy upgrades

Enmojo acts as a price-comparison website, similar to Kayak.com and Priceline.com but for home energy products.

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Music Review

Corey Smith (performing in Nashville in 2011) played with humor and country themes at the Sinclair.

Corey Smith cramps the style he aims for

While Smith’s words bespeak partying, his music and flat demeanor were too subdued to back it up.

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

Tips to make sure doctors don’t tune you out

How can you get your doctor to become a better listener? Here’s what the authors of “When Doctors Don’t Listen” recommend.

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The cover for the January 27 2013 issue

Medical malpractice: Why is it so hard for doctors to apologize?
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My friend Tito
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Alfresco fabulous
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Opinion

“The ‘time had come’ to have the rules reflect reality: Women have been in combat for a long time.”

Juliette Kayyem 

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 

“All Bostonians are going to be looking to see whether [Menino] still has the vigor to carry on as mayor.”

Jeffrey M. Berry,  a Tufts political science professor