Callahan Tunnel panels removed after failed tests
Workers removed 117 wall panels in the tunnel because of concerns about corroded bolts.
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Edward M. Kennedy Jr. will not run for Senate
Edward M. Kennedy Jr. will not run for SenateThe son of the longtime Massachusetts senator does not want to uproot his family from Connecticut to run in the Bay State, according to a source.
2 N.Y. firefighters shot to death responding to call
“One or more shooters” hit four volunteer firefighters responding to a blaze in upstate New York, killing two.
Crackdown cuts crime in Southie
Police have arrested 222 people since the drug-related murder of a grandmother last April.
2 GOP senators call for deal
Two Republican senators implored leaders to reach an agreement with the president when Congress returns Thursday.
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Tom Brady knows time is running out for Patriots
The QB’s postgame diatribe was a plea to his teammates not to squander a great opportunity, to play with more urgency and less lethargy.
Menino goes not quite home after hospitalization
After nearly eight weeks in two hospitals, Mayor Menino was taken to an elevator-equipped house on Beacon Hill.
From the shadows, a dream and a book emerge
The publication of the children’s book “Rhoda’s Ocean” was the epilogue to a romance that lasted more than 60 years.
Cost high for a Green Line anticrash system
The MBTA estimates it could cost as much as $721 million over nine years for a modern collision avoidance-system.
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Patriots defense stepped up when it mattered
Twice in the final four minutes Jacksonville drove inside New England’s 20-yard line trailing by 7, and twice it failed to tie the game.
Metro
Local schools consider teaching to fight back
More local school districts have expressed interest in the ALICE fast-response program following the shooting rampage in Connecticut.
Columnists
Nation & World
Syrian airstrike kills scores in rebel-held town
A government airstrike on a bakery in a rebel-held town in Syria killed more than 60 people on Sunday, activists said.
Politics
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
Senators say Chuck Hagel could face hard confirmation
Two senators predicted that the former senator would face a difficult confirmation if nominated to be defense secretary.
Business
Windows 8 fails to spur boom in computer buying
The struggles of Microsoft and other companies that depend heavily on the computer business will not abate soon.
Arts
Book Review
‘The Holy or the Broken’ by Alan Light
Light deconstructs Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah” and its mushrooming popularity.
Health and wellness
Daily Dose
Giving serious thought to a new intelligence test
A study published last week in the journal Neuron might put the nail in the coffin on the standard IQ test.
