Romney?s fight could be harder in 2016

In 2012, Mitt Romney faced a weaker field of candidates who at times seemed to be auditioning for a reality show.

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The success or failure of Boston?s Olympic bid could have a dramatic impact on the leaders of the state and its capital.

City unveils new shelter to house homeless

Officials hope to eventually house most of the 700 people displaced from Long Island after the connecting bridge was condemned.

Governor Charlie Baker and his wife, Lauren, attended a hometown inaugural reception at Swampscott Town Hall on Sunday.

Swampscott crowd greets new governor, old neighbor

In Charlie Baker?s hometown of more than 13,700, the new governor and the first lady are simply ?the Bakers.?

Andrew Luck passed for 265 yards in guiding the Colts past the Broncos in Saturday?s AFC divisional round. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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Colts will face Patriots for Super Bowl berth

Indianapolis defeated Peyton Manning and the Broncos Sunday to advance in the NFL playoffs.

Ben Volin | On football

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Sunday?s Broncos-Colts game just might be the last time we see Manning in an NFL uniform.

Wintry mix expected for Monday morning commute

Drivers should allow extra time for travel as a mix of snow, sleet, and rain is expected to slicken roadways.

A sign sits in front of Shire's manufacturing facility in Lexington, Massachusetts in this file photo from July 18, 2014. U.S. pharmaceutical company AbbVie said October 14, 2014 it was reconsidering its $55 billion takeover of Shire in the wake of U.S. government moves to curb deals designed to cut tax, wiping $13 billion off the London-listed firm's stock price. REUTERS//Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)

Shire, Biogen make big buys on eve of health care conference

Lexington?s Shire will buy NPS for $5.2 billion, and Cambridge?s Biogen Idec will pay $675 million for Convergence.

Jesula Dube attended a Requiem Mass held Sunday at St. Angela?s Parish to honor victims of the 2010 earthquake.
The St. Angela?s Parish choir at Sunday?s Mass sang a hymn called ?Esperans? ? Haitian Creole for ?Hope.?

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Hope links Haiti, Boston 5 years after quake

A pipeline of financial and emotional support still flows from Boston to the ravaged Caribbean island nation.

'Boyhood' leads Golden Globes

The film won for best motion picture, drama, while Patricia Arquette won for best supporting actress and Richard Linklater won for best director.

French President Francois Hollande embraced German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris Sunday.

Rally in Paris is largest in French history, officials say

Millions of people gathered in France in protest against terrorist attacks and in cities around the world.

An Airbus investigator walks near part of the tail of the AirAsia QZ8501 passenger plane in Kumai Port, near Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan January 12, 2015. Flight QZ8501 vanished from radar screens over the northern Java Sea on December 28, 2014 less than half-way into a two-hour flight from Indonesia's second-biggest city of Surabaya to Singapore. REUTERS/ (INDONESIA - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Divers retrieve black box from crashed AirAsia jet

The discovery is a major breakthrough in the slow-moving hunt to recover bodies and wreckage.

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Anita Ekberg, star of ?La Dolce Vita,? dies at 83

Ekberg became an international symbol of lush beauty and unbridled sensuality in the 1960 Federico Fellini film.

Gardner, ?The Chair City,? is also known for Mount Wachusett Community College and its quaint downtown.

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What is it like to live in Gardner?

Many are drawn to ?The Chair City? for its affordable housing, amenities, and quaint downtown stores.

Hingham High?s Jessica Pollard led a class in Mandarin Chinese, which is taught in about three dozen school districts in Massachusetts.

Foreign-language instruction varies widely across the region

Mass. doesn?t require schools to teach foreign languages, and the result is a wide disparity in offerings.

Globe magazine | Best of the New

62 of Boston?s best new restaurants

Can?t-miss options for every mood, including burger joints, cafes, Chinese spots, ice cream shops, and big-night-out steakhouses.

Opinion

Dr. Angelo Volandes

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Doctors fail to have meaningful discussions with patients and their families about how to live life?s final chapter.

The Big Picture

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The natural world: animal patterns

Animals, and their interesting forms, textures, patterns, movements, and colors, offer rich inspiration for photographers.

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