In a sign of potential vulnerability, US Representative John Tierney raised less money in the last three months of 2013 than two challengers.
Secretary of State John Kerry warned Israel that it faces a growing boycott threat if peace talks with Palestinians fail.
Representative Paul Ryan said he doesn’t believe House Republicans would pass any immigration measure this year.
Generosity drove Paul Hawks to donate part of his liver to his brother-in-law. Then disaster struck, and transplant medicine has had to rethink its rules.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman won an Academy Award in 2006 for his role in “Capote.”
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Hoffman is seen with Woody Harrelson in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.”
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Hoffman played Truman Capote in “Capote.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman appeared with Joaquin Phoenix, left, in the movie “The Master.”
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Hoffman appeared in “Moneyball.”
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Hoffman appeared with Meryl Streep in “Doubt.”
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Hoffman is seen at the premiere of the film “A Most Wanted Man” at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
The 46-year-old was found dead in his Manhattan apartment of an apparent drug overdose, police said.
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Rajon Rondo scored 19 points and had 10 assists in the Celtics’ win over the Magic at TD Garden.
Super Bowl XLVIII | 6:30 p.m. (Fox)
The Globe’s Jim McBride takes an in-depth look at how Seattle and Denver match up for Sunday’s big game.
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The invisible professorOn most campuses, adjuncts are an undervalued, invisible population.
Crowdsourcing a show at the MFA and Jimmy Fallon gets ready for “Tonight,” plus 60 critics’ picks for things to do.
Manning and Wilson led the Broncos and Seahawks to the championship game, and on the surface, they are a classic odd couple.
Mothers for Justice and Equality, a Roxbury-based group, is working on a plan of action to present to Mayor Martin Walsh this month.
The groundhog’s handlers say six more weeks of winter awaits us.
The statutes allow students who came to the US when they were minors to pay in-state tuition.
Brackenbury last week was appointed executive director of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy.
This small town may be only a quick 15-minute jaunt from bustling, over-the-top Orlando, but it’s nearly another planet.
How can we gauge the psychological, commercial, and political impact of social networks? Certain books have lately tried.
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Design New England The January/February issue is full of inspiration for your next kitchen or bath project.
Boston’s black-market cigarette problemA new report suggests smuggling is rampant — and we may have well-intentioned policies to blame.
