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7 companies meet casino deadline

The field of competitors for casino licenses in eastern and western Mass. took shape as seven companies submitted applications ahead of the 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline.

Tax hikes may loom to pay for state transportation costs

A state transportation report includes options for a 30-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase, a sales tax of 7.75 percent, and an income tax of 5.66 percent.

Lance Armstrong admits to doping

The former cycling star confessed to Oprah Winfrey during an interview Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France, a source said.

Rajon Rondo had a triple double against the Bobcats as the Celtics won their sixth straight.

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Celtics win sixth straight

Rajon Rondo scored 17 points with 12 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Celtics to the win over the Charlotte Bobcats.

Joe Andruzzi holds the mike for Matthew Govostes to speak at a November benefit for Boston Children’s Hospital.

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Former Patriots player is there for cancer patients

Joe Andruzzi and his wife, Jen, have helped families of cancer patients pay their day-to-day bills since 2008.

Jodie Foster delivered a long and rambling speech after she was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Globes on Sunday night.

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Jodie Foster speaks out, on her terms

Foster’s remarks Sunday at the Golden Globes were an example of how this noted actress and director plays by her rules, not the media’s.

Adrian Walker

Test time for Boston schools panel

No assignment plan is going to fix the Boston public schools, but greater parental engagement in schools can only be a good thing.

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A giant tank in the North End collapsed and sent a wave of molasses through the streets of Boston, killing 21 people.

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Shane Vereen hauled in a 33-yard pass and beat Barrett Ruud into the end zone for the Patriots’ final touchdown.

Dan Shaughnessy

Patriots-Texans was a laugher from start to finish
Ben Affleck took the best director trophy at last night’s Golden Globe Awards for “Argo.”

Golden Globe Awards

‘Argo,’ ‘Les Miz’ big winners at Golden Globes
Wes Welker, who finished with eight catches for 131 yards, hauls in a 47-yarder from Tom Brady in the second quarter.

Christopher L. Gasper

Real playoffs start next week for Patriots
Madeline Uretsky is still recovering from a concussion she suffered in October 2011. For months, she and her mother stayed in their darkened house and talked, played word games, and cooked. Over a year later, she’s still not the A-student she used to be.

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Teens need time to heal from concussions
Commissioned in 1964, Alvin was so named to honor the prime mover and creative inspiration for the sub, Allyn Vine, a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Woods Hole deep sea sub gets a makeover
Victor Gomes got the flu vaccine in Dorchester last week.

Boston’s lower-income areas bear brunt of flu
Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casino in Uncasville, Conn. Owners will apply to build a resort in Palmer, Mass.

Mohegan Sun set to submit Mass. casino bid
Abbie MacQuarrie and Robert McOwen of Highland Dance Boston perform at the Boston Celtic Music Festival finale.

Music Review

Celtic Music Fest ends in fine form
AnnaSophia Robb (with Austin Butler) plays Carrie Bradshaw in the CW’s “Sex and the City” prequel, “The Carrie Diaries.”

Television Review

‘The Carrie Diaries’: ‘Sex’ gets in the way

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What’s the biggest risk factor for underage drinking?
Matthew O’Neill waited for a taxi after being treated for a broken arm at Nantucket Cottage Hospital.

States take aim at Mass. Medicare windfall
For his new series, “Edge of America,’’ Geoff Edgers jumps into the action to experience the things people around the country do for entertainment.

From reporter to reality TV

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It’s no leap to say Wes Welker was a major force, catching eight passes for 131 yards.

As usual, Wes Welker has big game for Patriots

The receiver hauled in a team-high eight passes — all of them huge — for 131 yards in Sunday’s big victory.

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Jacinta Jimenez rode her bike Monday in Boston Common.

After spring-like weather, cold temperatures will return

The city enjoyed some mid-January sunshine Monday, but temperatures were expected to drop overnight, and snow may arrive Wednesday morning.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

Test time for Boston schools panel

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Chuck Hagel will too set policy

JAMES CARROLL

Vietnam haunts nominations

Tech Lab Plus

Window cleaning robot was a hit at CES

Yvonne Abraham

As Mass. open seats loom, political fever infects all
Paris Wallace (center) founded Ovuline.

Innovation Economy

Making a baby? There’s an app for that, too
Wes Welker, who finished with eight catches for 131 yards, hauls in a 47-yarder from Tom Brady in the second quarter.

Christopher L. Gasper

Real playoffs start next week for Patriots
Shane Vereen hauled in a 33-yard pass and beat Barrett Ruud into the end zone for the Patriots’ final touchdown.

Dan Shaughnessy

Patriots-Texans was a laugher from start to finish

JOANNA WEISS

Talk about gun safety, not control
Manohar Lal Sharma is the lawyer for one of the accused in the gang rape trial in India.

JEFF JACOBY

A right to defend, but not an obligation
US District Judge Richard G. Stearns was an assistant US attorney in the period Whitey Bulger is said to have committed crimes.

Joan Vennochi

A fair trial for Bulger?

Innovation Economy

For Boston’s most wanted workers, offers roll in

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Clarence Thomas spoke at the College of the Holy Cross on Jan. 26, 2012, when he was awarded an honorary degree.

Clarence Thomas speaks at Supreme Court for 1st time in 7 years

Justice Clarence Thomas spoke during arguments at the Supreme Court for the first time since 2006, apparently joking about Ivy League lawyers.

Politics

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Colin Powell’s praise of Chuck Hagel contrasts with continued GOP criticism of the defense secretary nominee.

Colin Powell goes to bat for Chuck Hagel

Powell’s praise of Hagel contrasts with continued GOP criticism of the defense secretary nominee.

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Stephen Stetelman, a real estate agent and iPhone user, has his loyalties divided between Apple and Google.

Google apps helping rival Apple prosper

Google has become one of the most prolific and popular developers of apps for the iPhone.

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Music Review

A Far Cry played John McDonald, Britten, Webern, and Weill.

Far Cry sounds poignant, precise, and subtle

At Friday’s Jordan Hall concert, A Far Cry played John McDonald, Britten, Webern, and Weill.

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

Best diet list includes plant-based plans

US News & World Report has released its annual diet rankings, which for the first time include the best plant-based diets.

Magazine

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Alfresco fabulous
The cover for the January 6 2013 issue

Best Boston Globe photos of the year, 2012
The cover for the December 23 2012 issue

Bostonians of the Year: Raisman and Harrison

The cover for the December 16 2012 issue

Best of the New: Diversions

Opinion

“Hagel should be defense secretary because of, and not despite, the fact that he sets policy.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“In places like Boston, boardinghouses were a key part of how 19th-century cities grew…and as Americans flock back into cities, they may offer some insights into where we’re going.”

Ruth Graham on the heyday of boardinghouses 

“The students are here to learn. If they get the flu they can be out of commission for one to three weeks and that can really affect their semester.”

Michelle Bowdler,  the senior director of health and wellness services at Tufts