Give more and get more under new state law
As the tax year comes to a close, state and nonprofit officials are pushing charitable tax credits.
Rain to end in afternoon, warmth continues
Temperatures in Boston just missed 60 degrees, which would have made today the warmest Christmas in 50 years.
What?s open, closed on Christmas Day
Information on store closings, trash pickup, and traffic rules for Christmas Day.
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ty burr | MOVIE Review
Dopey and gory, ?The Interview? was bound to disappoint
The movie offers mild laughs until it turns overly violent.
New policy sidelines teachers at cost of $6m
More than 70 Boston public school teachers didn?t get classrooms under a change in hiring but must remain on the payroll.
Civil rights case to proceed against police officer
A Framingham officer shot and killed an unarmed man who was lying facedown on his kitchen floor in 2011.
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A Jefferson follower?s $7.5m declaration of admiration
A cofounder of the Friendly?s restaurant chain built a replica of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson?s famous home, in Connecticut.
Uber, Lyft save big by avoiding regulations
Drivers for Uber and companies like it are saving a lot of money by not being regulated like other vehicles-for-hire.
Pope laments suffering of children around the world
In his Christmas Day speech, delivered in St. Peter?s Square, Pope Francis spoke of children who are ??made objects of trade and trafficking.?
Chinese food picks for Christmas Day
Here?s a list of some restaurants that will be open on Dec. 25.
All I want for Christmas is less stuff
I long to be a minimalist, but instead, I live in a house jammed with things.
How Logan landed direct flights from around the world
Planning, personal touches helped Logan land new direct flights around the world.
Bills at Patriots > Sunday, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Patriots? Danny Amendola finally caught fire a little bit
With Julian Edelman sidelined, Amendola had a breakout game against the Jets with 217 all-purpose yards.
Economy
Want to rent in Boston? Get a $50-an-hour job
It?s no secret that rents are astronomical around Boston. And the amount of money a person needs to make in order to afford those rents is truly eye-opening.
Tech the halls: Christmas in our digital age
The Big Picture
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Hands in the news
The hands in these photographs represent hope, communication, power, connection and longing.
?Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike?
How a Mass. man invented the global ice market 
