Mitt Romney makes case for possible third run

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the Republican National Committee winter meetings in San Diego, California January 16, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

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In a speech Friday night, Romney outlined what could be the three pillars of his 2016 campaign.

Boston taxi owners sue city over Uber, Lyft

The suit accuses the city of destroying the value of taxi medallions, and asks to implement the same rules that taxis face.

Shirley Leung

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A proposed pilot would allow all drivers to use the trucks-only road to help relieve congestion in the Seaport District.

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Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage

The nation?s highest court will hear the case in April, and a decision is expected by late June on whether gay couples nationwide can marry.

A State Police officer uses a saw to cut into a barrel that protesters attached themselves to and filled with concrete, while blocking Rt 93N in Milton, Mass. on Jan. 15, 2015 during morning rush hour. (Scott Eisen for The Boston Globe)

Lawmakers look to toughen penalties for highway protests

One legislator wants violators to be fined at least $5,000 ? instead of the current $50 ? or face up to six months in jail.

The group gathered in Copley Square on Friday, calling for peace in English and in Urdu.

Pakistanis in Boston stand against terrorism

Dozens rallied in Copley Square on Friday night to call for an end to violence in the name of Islam or any other religion.

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Danvers teen Philip Chism is accused of murdering Colleen Ritzer in a high school bathroom in 2013.

NFL playoffs

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Patriots? keys to a victory over the Colts

With nothing less than a Super Bowl berth on the line, here is how the combatants match up.

Patriots center Bryan Stork injured his knee on this second-quarter play against the Ravens in the AFC divisional round. Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports

PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

Patriots center Bryan Stork to miss AFC title game

Stork missed his third straight day of practice because of a knee injury suffered against Baltimore.

Jim Gilford (left), 57, of Topsfield, and Roger Martell, 43, of Beverly prefer to run the wooded trails of Bradley Palmer State Park in Hamilton.

When it comes to exercise, long and slow or hot and fast?

For those with busy schedules, what?s the best and most effective way to get fit?

Treating pain with pulses, not drugs

A Waltham company will soon start selling an FDA-approved device that uses electrical pulses to treat back, joint, and limb pain.

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Smartphone app launches to help whiten teeth

The app turns your phone screen into a blue LED, and when paired with a whitening agent, it promises to speed the process.

Rick Porcello, acquired by the Red Sox in December, earned $8.5 million last season as a 15-game winner for the Tigers. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Red Sox avoid arbitration with Rick Porcello and Junichi Tazawa

Porcello agreed to a one-year, $12.5 million deal, while Tazawa agreed to a one-year deal worth $2.25 million

Movie Review

Clint Eastwood?s ?American Sniper? doesn?t flinch

The film, starring Bradley Cooper as a Navy SEAL marksman, may be the truest movie ever made about the experience of men at war.

The new Clint Eastwood film, ?American Sniper,? is based on the life of now-deceased Navy SEAL Chris Kyle.

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Why we fear and admire the military sniper

Since long before ?American Sniper,? we?ve had deeply conflicted feelings about the man who shoots to kill.

Opinion

Michael A. Cohen

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In his desperation to move forward with his legislative agenda, Johnson made several dubious decisions.

The Big Picture

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The Naga tribes of Myanmar

Around 120,000 people live in the Naga Self-Administered Zone, where they survive mainly by subsistence farming and hunting.

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