2 costly LNG terminals sit idle

Two recently-built liquefied natural gas terminals off the coast of Gloucester haven’t received a drop of imported fuel in more than two years.

Prosecutors said they expect to charge Aisling McCarthy Brady with murder when an autopsy on toddler Rehma Sabir is complete.

Nanny held on high bail; old allegations come to light

Lawyers for Aisling ­McCarthy Brady, the Quincy nanny accused of assaulting the now-deceased toddler in her care, say she played no part in the death.

This Quincy home is believed to be the home of nanny Aisling McCarthy Brady.

Much to check before entrusting a child’s care

The news that a nanny has been charged with assaulting a Cambridge girl who subsequently died revives a feeling of uncertainty for local parents.

Rehma Sabir lived in this apartment building near Harvard Square with her family.

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Nanny, baby were bright spots in Cambridge neighborhood

Young Rehma Sabir had been a familiar sight in the care of Aisling McCarthy Brady, who is now accused of violently assaulting the baby.

The MBTA created its clocks on a relative shoestring budget, using an in-house team of tech-savvy employees.

Barry Chin / Globe Staff / File 2012

T riders happier with countdown signs for next train

After the countdown clocks appeared last summer, satisfaction with the MBTA’s performance jumped 15 percent.

Manti Te’o will talk about his misadventures in cyber love to Katie Couric Thursday on her daytime talk show.

Stories of love, deception have long been entwined

The story of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o and his fake girlfriend is a head-scratcher, but romantic con games are as old as cupid’s bow and arrows.

Bone-chilling days will visit this week and linger

Mass. residents braced for the coldest spell of the season, with forecasters expecting morning lows between 5 and 8 degrees in Boston.

Adrian Walker

Governor Patrick’s call to pay for the future

While critics call him a tax-and-spend liberal, the governor insists his tax plan offers a chance to stabilize Mass. for the next generation.

Jimmy Winningham (left) and Ski DiAngelis worked to finish painting the new housing units on Essex Street in Chinatown.

Amid gentrification, affordable units in Chinatown

A redeveloped Hong Lok House will rent apartments for less than $500 a month, expanding affordable housing in the midst of luxury high-rises.

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Cumin flavored beef with chili sauce.

Cheap Eats

Authentic Sichuan cuisine in a strip mall
A video still from Clifford Owens’s performance “Anthology (Maren Hassinger).” 

Galleries

What’s up at Boston-area art galleries
Pomegranate-glazed chicken with coconut quinoa at Abby Park in Milton.

G Cover

Going with the grains
Tomahawk Delmonico Steak, which is more than three pounds of steak on the bone.

Dining out

A steakhouse suspended in time
Governor Deval Patrick’s sweeping plan would raise the state income tax from 5.25 percent to 6.25 percent while cutting the sales tax from 6.25 percent to 4.5 percent.

Economists split on Patrick’s tax plan
Barry Cadden is president and lead pharmacist of the company.

Owners drew $16m from pharmacy tied to deaths
“For if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well,” President Obama stated.

2013 inauguration

President Obama stuns with call for gay rights

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Inaugural language

Kevin Cullen

Antibullying idea clicks
Supporters cheered, but some feared that without cooperation President Obama would fall short on some key goals.

In the throng, mix of hope, worry about divide
Yadunanda Budigi, senior scientist at Visterra in Cambridge. The company will begin human trials of its flu vaccine in 2014.

Scientists searching for flu fighters
With its Grecian pleating, low back, and cinched waist, Michelle Obama’s stunning scarlet dress would be equally at home on the red carpet.

Michelle Obama goes bold with another Wu gown

Sports

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Cavaliers 95, Celtics 90

Kyrie Irving, who scored 40 points in the Cavaliers’ win, also played a little defense, stopping Paul Pierce here.

Cavaliers race past reeling Celtics

The Celtics again collapsed against a team with a losing record in dropping a 95-90 decision for their fourth straight loss.

Metro

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Cold temperatures and the wind hindered firefighters who battled a three-alarm blaze in Lynn on Tuesday morning.

Three-alarm blaze damages Lynn house

A three-alarm fire destroyed a multifamily house in Lynn on Tuesday, fire officials said.

Columnists

scot lehigh

Obama must take his case to the people

Adrian Walker

Patrick’s call to pay for the future
A girl played near a UN armored vehicle belonging to Jordanian peacekeepers at slum in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

farah stockman

Outsourcing peace
Sean Penn is Mickey Cohen in the new film “Gangster Squad.”

JOANNA WEISS

Hollywood and its gun fetish

Kevin Cullen

Antibullying idea clicks
The Ravens celebrated after stopping Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on a critical fourth-down play late in Sunday’s contest.

Dan Shaughnessy

An abrupt end for the Patriots

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots paid price for not running ball

Adrian Walker

Civil rights history, remastered for digital age

Innovation Economy

CarGurus stakes out turf on auto data

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Action on guns and immigration needed

Tech Lab Plus

Solar-powered lantern is a bright idea

JOAN VENNOCHI

Patrick’s expensive legacy

Nation & World

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Supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrated in Tel Aviv, but his party lost seats in Parliament.

Weakened Netanyahu likely to serve a 3d term

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged from Israel’s national election likely to serve a third term.

Politics

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Governor Patrick and his wife were again asked to the White House following the inauguration balls.

For state’s first couple, fun became feet accompli

Governor Deval Patrick and his wife were invited to the White House after the inauguration balls, despite sore feet.

Business

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Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, won praise from the new prime minister but some analysts called the bank’s latest stimulus measures inadequate.

Deflation-weary Japan gets more aid; critics skeptical

Japan’s central bankers announced what they called a groundbreaking effort to reinvigorate the country’s long-moribund economy.

Arts

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Book Review

John Kenney, author of “Truth in Advertising.”

‘Truth in Advertising’ by John Kenney

The comedy in the New Yorker contributor’s debut novel sparkles while the drama proves formulaic and predictable.

Food & dining

Seasonal Recipes

Recipe for old-fashioned chicken soup

Extra chicken in this classic dish can be used for sandwiches or quesadillas.

Magazine

The cover for the January 20 2013 issue

Pretty palettes warm up winter
The cover for the January 13 2013 issue

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

Opinion

“A reasonable man, Obama craves a return to a time when agreeable people were able to work out sensible compromises.”

Scot Lehigh 

Ideas

“With just a few exceptions, the majority of gun deaths in the United States have been self-inflicted every year since at least 1920.”

Leon Neyfakh on the gun toll we’re ignoring 

“The impact of losing a child to abuse and violence — the impact is something that ripples through all our lives. It continues to ripple.”

Deborah Eappen,  on the death of her son, Matthew, in 1997 in the care of Louise Woodward