Wide swath off Vineyard tapped for wind farm

Federal officials will conduct an environmental assessment of about 1,300 square miles they said could produce up to 10 times the amount of electricity as Cape Wind.

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A good week for Planned Parenthood

While Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation was mired in damage control this week, Planned Parenthood used the spotlight to its advantage, writes Joanna Weiss.

Hiring surge shows signs of strengthening economy

The unemployment rate in January fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest since February 2009, as employers added 243,000 jobs, far more than expected.

Paul Pierce scored 30 points for the Celtics.

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Celtics triumph with 4th quarter comeback

The Celtics were behind most of the game but rallied to defeat the New York Knicks for their seventh win in the last eight games.

Keys to a Super Bowl win

The Globe’s Christopher L. Gasper gives his three keys for a Patriots victory on Sunday. (By Alan Miller, Globe Staff)

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Enjoy Super Bowl Sunday, without watching football

From museums to theaters to hot restaurants, Boston’s array of cultural and culinary offerings is easier to sample when most eyeballs are glued to the Big Game.

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Why the Super Bowl is on Sunday

Pro football is now inseparable from the seventh day, but it wasn’t always so.

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What if there were a way to take some small part of the passion and energy that goes into football and do something truly meaningful? There is, writes Gareth Cook.

“That would be fine in Malibu, but Truro is not Malibu. It is the wrong scale, it is a very aggressive building, and it’s not legal.”

Nathalie Ferrier,  on a $10 million mansion in Truro

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Join the Boston Globe’s movie critics, Ty Burr and Wesley Morris, for a conversation about this year’s Academy Awards.

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Journey to the Super Bowl
Lucas Oil stadium in Indianapolis, the site of Super Bowl XLVI.

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A super name for the Super Bowl

Brown campaign pays daughter for performances
University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun, who turns 70 in May, has been suffering from spinal stenosis, a lower back condition that can cause severe pain and hamper mobility. school said Friday in a news release. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File)

Season could be over for UConn coach Jim Calhoun

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Do the Brady hop

Demolition order has Truro residents debating

Romney’s shifting contraception stance
Bill Belichick spoke this morning adjacent to the Vince Lombardi trophy that will be awarded after Sunday’s game.

Belichick: No ‘setbacks’ for Rob Gronkowski

Aquarium sets $15m last stage of renovation

Super Bowl action moves beyond TV screen

Mild weather turns race into mush

Hoosier hospitality permeates host city

Columnists

Dan Shaughnessy

Might Bill Belichick retire if he wins?

Bob Ryan

Giants’ Brandon Jacobs never backs down

Boston Capital | Steven Syre

Heads and tails of a huge IPO

Brian McGrory

One man’s victory over a tow truck

carlo rotella

Getting my Boston crab on

ALEX BEAM

Happy birthday, Battle Hymn!

SCOT LEHIGH

The germy airplane solution

JOAN VENNOCHI

Catholic Church’s unfair attack against Obama

President Barack Obama is introduced by Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., before speaking at the House Democratic Issues Conference, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Cambridge, Md. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

JOSHUA GREEN

The attack the GOP should be waging against president
Chad Ochocinco has been in on just one play so far in the postseason.

Christopher L. Gasper

It’s time to praise Chad Ochocinco

Yvonne Abraham

Kevin White’s parting gift
Army Spec. Theresa Lynn Flannery runs for cover as the Spanish base comes under attack outside Kufa, Iraq, near Najaf, in this April 4 2004, file photo. Along with a Bronze Star with a

JULIETTE KAYYEM

War’s glass ceiling

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To date, 116 dolphins have been stranded on Cape Cod beaches, and 84 of those dolphins have died.

Research urged into dolphin strandings

An animal welfare official told congressmen today that the recent string of dolphin strandings on Cape Cod is the largest single species stranding in the history of the northeastern US.

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Restored copy of Magna Carta is unveiled

The National Archives unveiled its 715-year-old copy of the Magna Carta yesterday after a conservation effort removed old patches and repaired weak spots in the document.

Politics

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Senate OK’s bill barring Congress from insider trading

After aggressive backing from Senator Scott Brown and others, the Senate passed legislation yesterday banning members of Congress from profiting from insider information.

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Developer plans 600-foot tower for Filene’s site

The developer taking control of the former Filene’s property in Downtown Crossing said it will build a tower that will rival the city’s tallest buildings.

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Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong won’t face charges

Federal prosecutors are closing a criminal investigation into allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs.

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Movie Review

‘Chronicle’ turns the found-footage genre into a superhero

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a shaky-cam superhero film!

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Staging a ‘Smash’

With it's award-winning cast and creative team, NBC's Broadway-inspired series may just live up to its name.

Magazine

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Reversing a restaurant curse
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Mother worries about her Occupy Wall Street protester son
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Mass. voting maps reflect State House evolution
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Opinion

“What would you do to avoid catching one? Guzzle an onion-juice-and-honey cocktail? Chew raw garlic? Use a Neti pot? Wear a surgical mask on the plane?

Scot Lehigh, on airplane colds

Ideas

“A surprising number have pushed past the humiliation of defeat and laid claim to a level of prominence they might never have attained if they hadn’t run.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on presidential election losers