GOP guarded over possible Romney run

Mitt Romney?s potential candidacy was met with curiosity and wariness by Republican power brokers and activists.

Surrounded by Guster members, Mayor Martin J. Walsh donned a band sweatshirt after declaring Thursday to be a day in their honor.

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Wide-ranging mayor moves with the music

Just as Bill Clinton was hailed as a rock ?n? roll president, Marty Walsh is emerging as Boston?s music aficionado mayor.

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City opens upgraded homeless shelter on Southampton Street

The new facility, which will house up to 490 men when done, replaces the closed one on Long Island.

Demonstrators charged with blocking Interstate 93 in Milton were arraigned in Quincy District Court Thursday.

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Protesters go to new lengths

Human barricades on Interstate 93 north and south of the city delayed thousands of commuters and endangered lives, police said.

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?He could have died,? said the daughter of an 82-year-old crash victim.

Adrian Walker

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Marty Walsh seemed relieved the day after delivering his first State of the City speech.

Terror raids lead to arrests in France, Germany

Authorities arrested at least 12 people suspected of links to the Islamic State group.

From left: Deval Patrick, Nick Collins, Marty Walsh, Eileen Donoghue, John Fish, Charlie Baker, Stan Rosenberg, Martha Coakley and Robert DeLeo are all singing the same tune.

Why is there no political opposition to the Olympic bid?

In a city that cherishes its right to turn even the most picayune policy question into a pitched battle, something mighty peculiar has happened.

Boston 2024?s lack of transparencyhas been the contretemps du jour, but that will probably simmer down next week when organizers release most details of the bid.

Shirley Leung

Boston?s Olympic bid proves popular among polled residents

More than 55 percent of Mass. residents surveyed this week support hosting the Games.

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Thursday was the first day of in-person questioning of potential jurors in perhaps the most highly anticipated trial in Boston?s history.

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, depicted in a courtroom sketch, during the jury selection process in his trial on Thursday.

KEVIN CULLEN

Whatever it is, I?m against it

The first day of questioning jurors for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?s trial showed his attorneys were right to worry ? but not for the reason they?ve been pushing.

Rising food costs are having a big impact on restaurants such as Gaslight Brasserie du Coin in the South End, says co-owner Jeff Gates, in the kitchen with executive sous chef Curtis Healy.

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While oil plunges, other prices rise

Gas and oil are at their lowest level in years. So why aren?t other prices down?

NFL playoffs

The Jones family will be together again as UFC star Jon (left) will join dad Arthur Jr. (second from left) when Chandler (right) and the Patriots face Arthur III and the Colts Sunday at Gillette Stadium.

Chandler, Arthur Jones renew sibling rivalry

Chandler, the Patriots linebacker, will face his brother, who plays for the Colts, in Sunday?s AFC Championship game.

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Will Darrelle Revis take less money to stay with Patriots?

The star cornerback has done it once; he had two higher offers in the offseason but chose the Patriots.

Opinion

DANTE RAMOS

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Questions about liquor licensing that seem purely hypothetical here become answerable in Sydney?s parallel universe.

The Big Picture

ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT

Millions march to honor victims of France attacks

Crowds gathered in Paris and elsewhere in a somber display of solidarity and defiance after a series of terrorist attacks shook France.

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