Obama calls for curbs on NSA data collection

The US will end the government’s control of phone data, stop spying on friendly world leaders, and extend some privacy protections to foreign citizens.

Patrick replaces labor secretary in wake of problems

Rachel Kaprielian will replace Joanne Goldstein, who had been facing questions about the troubled launch of the state’s new online jobless benefits system.

Judge strikes down Pa. voter ID law

The judge ruled that the law placed an unreasonable burden on the fundamental right to vote.

The Rev. Anne Robertson, a United Methodist minister, anointed Cardinal O’Malley during an ecumenical service in Sudbury.

Church anointing stokes Internet buzz

The photo of a Methodist minister blessing Cardinal Sean O’Malley is eliciting condemnation from conservative Catholic bloggers.

Peyton Manning is set to face off with Tom Brady for the AFC championship.

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Dan Shaughnessy

Peyton Manning can’t afford to wilt now

Manning is a superstar who’s about to win a record fifth MVP. But none of it means anything if he loses, again, to Tom Brady Sunday.

Julian Edelman has emerged as a prime receiver for Tom Brady’s passes as well as one of the league’s most efficient punt returners.

Julian Edelman is the Patriots’ Mr. Persistence

The Patriots receiver has emerged from the fringe to become a key force for Sunday’s AFC title game.

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen_20131122.jpg Gibberish, in any tongue

France’s reasoning for advising its citizens to avoid certain Boston neighborhoods is ridiculously simplistic and wildly unspecific.

Shirley Leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/18/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/leung_20131018.jpg Is gaping hole in Quincy Center this city’s Filene’s?

Chunks of the city have been demolished and construction on the $1.6 billion redevelopment of Quincy Center has stopped.

Opinion

farah stockman

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State Representative Carlos Henriquez is clearly guilty: if not of assault, then of really poor judgment.

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Khalid Abdalla (left) and Ahmed Hassan, brought together by Egypt’s Arab Spring, star in the documentary “The Square.”

Watching a revolution take shape in ‘The Square’

Jehane Noujaim’s film, is an electrifying, at times heartbreaking documentary focusing on Egypt during the Arab Spring.