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Senate panel approves Kerry’s confirmation

The full Senate is expected to act on John Kerry’s nomination as secretary of state later today.

A123 purchase by Chinese firm approved

The Waltham battery maker filed for bankruptcy last year despite getting tens of millions in taxpayer money.

Harvard to lead $100m study of NFL players

The NFL players union has selected Harvard to oversee a research initiative aimed at treating and preventing the health problems plaguing the athletes.

Governor Patrick’s interim senator pick near

With Senator Kerry set to resign, Patrick is expected to announce an interim senator tomorrow.

Mary Gundrum is grateful to the medical team at Boston Children’s Hospital that took care of her son Dominic Pio.

ARAM BOGHOSIAN FOR THE GLOBE

Family’s agonizing trail leads to infant’s surgery

A mother whose baby was born with part of his brain outside his head, along with myriad other issues, turned to Children’s Hospital for a rare procedure.

Book excerpt

How trust evaporated between Red Sox, Terry Francona

In the final excerpt from his book, the ex-Sox manager discusses how he was hurt when news about his use of pain medication leaked after he left the team in 2011.

Television Review

Plenty of characters, little story in ‘Southie Rules’

The South Boston-based A&E reality show, which premieres Tuesday at 10 p.m., has a lot of characters but not much plot.

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Why isn’t the second haircut as good as the first?

The situation is painful to anyone who’s ever felt the high of finding a great stylist — only to crash back to reality when the second cut doesn’t measure up.

Boston Globe ePaper

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The complete print edition, in its exact layout. Browse the print edition page by page, including stories and ads.

Globe Insiders

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

Some singles say they prefer group get-togethers because they are less pressured than one-on-one dates.

Dating sites remake the introductions

JOANNA WEISS

Bobby Jindal and the problem of the ‘stupid party’

Boston’s Museum of Science aims to create a more vibrant entry that will take better advantage of the site’s waterfront porch.

Museum gallery will focus on Charles

State Senator John A. Hart Jr. was first elected to the House in 1996 and to the Senate in 2002. He hosts the annual Saint Patrick’s breakfast in South Boston.

Hart quitting Senate today

Former Chelsea Housing chief Michael E. McLaughlin.

US may tell Chelsea to repay $7m in grants

Album Review | SOUL POP

Not much new on Destiny’s Child’s ‘Love Songs’

“Oliver!” stars Jeffrey Sewell (left) as the Artful Dodger and Charlie Clinton as Oliver Twist.

Stage Review

Wheelock’s ‘Oliver!’ steals hearts

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

Mayor Thomas M. Menino (shown speaking last year) said he is focused on the tone of this year’s address.

Menino and speech will draw scrutiny

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

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

The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company is on the forefront of the tiny house movement. Its Fencl design is 130 square feet, including vaulted ceilings. And it fits on a trailer.

Opinion | Jennifer Graham

‘Tiny houses’ downsize the American dream

Sports

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Bruins 5, Hurricanes 3

David Krejci sees what the Hurricanes see — his winner in the net.

Bruins continue to roll in Carolina

Two late goals erased a blown lead, and the Bruins have now captured nine out of 10 possible points through five games.

Metro

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Workers prepared Faneuil Hall Monday for Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s State of the City address Tuesday. Menino was expected to announce an initiative with Harvard and MIT to offer free onlinc courses at the city’s community centers.

MIT, Harvard to work with Boston on online classes

The city plans to launch a partnership with Harvard and MIT through the universities’ experimental online initiative edX.

Columnists

FARAH STOCKMAN

Inauguration, Massachusetts style

Kevin Cullen

Judgment with wisdom

JULIETTE KAYYEM

From Seneca Falls to Stonewall and back again

Tech Lab Plus

Keyboard for the iPhone is a clever touch

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

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’

Yvonne Abraham

Close call that shouldn’t be

JOANNA WEISS

Beyonce, the lip sync, and the lies

Derrick Z. Jackson

Obama’s more perfect union

JOANNA WEISS

Bobby Jindal and the problem of the ‘stupid party’

Innovation Economy

Amazon is busy, but secretive, in Kendall Square

JOAN VENNOCHI

Put the brakes on tax breaks

Nation & World

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Transportation secretary Ray LaHood to step down

LaHood, the only Republican still in President Obama’s first-term Cabinet, said he plans to leave the administration.

Politics

“I’m going to make an appointment of . . . a good steward of the interests of the people,” Governor Deval Patrick said.

Governor Patrick’s interim senator pick near

With Senator Kerry set to resign, Patrick is expected to announce an interim senator tomorrow.

Business

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Genzyme researchers in the biotech company’s Framingham laboratory.

Genzyme advances MS drug business

The drug maker has pushed deeper into multiple sclerosis treatments, a field that is led by its Cambridge neighbor Biogen Idec Inc.

Arts

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Book REview

The cover “Good Kids” by Benjamin Nugent.

‘Good Kids’ by Benjamin Nugent

The book is a minimally derivative addition to the much-excavated genre of early adulthood relationship angst.

Lifestyle

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“You get that va-va-voom moment the first time, but then you get used to the haircut, so how can you be wowed the second time around? . . . I don’t think anyone ever has perfect hair. Only Kate Middleton,” said Tiffany Anderson, a high school history teacher from Jamaica Plain.

Tips for getting the best haircut possible

Want to make sure you get the best haircut possible? The trick is to ensure that when you do do something, it’s the right thing.

Magazine

The cover for the January 27 2013 issue

Jan 27, 2013

New England traditional, with a twist

The cover for the January 20 2013 issue

Jan 20, 2013

My friend Tito

The cover for the January 13 2013 issue

Jan 13, 2013

Alfresco fabulous

The cover for the January 6 2013 issue

Jan 6, 2013

Best Boston Globe photos of the year, 2012

Opinion

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