Mitt Romney makes case for possible third run

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the Republican National Committee winter meetings in San Diego, California January 16, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

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In a speech Friday night, Romney outlined what could be the three pillars of his 2016 campaign.

The Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

High court to rule on same-sex marriage across US

The Supreme Court will hear the case in April, and a decision is expected by late June.

A lawsuit filed by a group of taxi owners accuses Boston of allowing services like Uber and Lyft to unfairly and illegally operate in the city.

Boston taxi owners sue city over Uber, Lyft

The suit accuses the city of destroying the value of taxi medallions, and asks to implement the same rules that taxis face.

Frank Mirarchi unloaded fish after a day at sea aboard his boat the Barbara L. Peters.

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Governor Baker should meet this fisherman, too

Baker?s chief of staff should scan the gubernatorial schedule and make room for Scituate fisherman Frank Mirarchi before the month is out.

Privacy concerns raised on Mass. medical marijuana e-mails

Patient advocates expressed dismay and data security experts said they were surprised at the state?s handling of patient information.

Shirley Leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/shirleyleung_150-4076.png State to propose opening S. Boston Bypass Road to all

A proposed pilot would allow all drivers to use the trucks-only road to help relieve congestion in the Seaport District.

Protesters formed human barricades on Interstate 93 north of the city in Medford, and south, in Milton.

Highway protesters had brushes with the law

The protesters who shut down the largest highway into the city are well-versed in political activism.

Philip Chism?s lawyers contend the high school freshman was not properly informed of his rights against self-incrimination during his initial interactions with police.

Philip Chism told details of attack, police say

Chism told investigators he used a karate chop to subdue his teacher in a Danvers High bathroom on Oct. 22, 2013.

Boston?s bid for the 2024 Olympics

?It?s a very different city,? said former governor Michael Dukakis. ?It?s a more confident city. People love Boston. They take enormous pride in it.? Stephan Savoia/AP/File Oct. 2014

Bid has Boston asking: ?Huh? What inferiority complex??

Beyond the animating debate over the merits of the Olympics, the news has stoked questions of how we, and others, see our city.

New England Baptist Hospital has been in Mission Hill for more than a century. The hospital has won acclaim for its orthopedic care.

New England Baptist Hospital plans to move

The renowned hospital has been at its perch Mission Hill, on a sprawling site overlooking Boston, for 119 years.

Jim Gilford (left), 57, of Topsfield, and Roger Martell, 43, of Beverly prefer to run the wooded trails of Bradley Palmer State Park in Hamilton.

When it comes to exercise, long and slow or hot and fast?

For those with busy schedules, what?s the best and most effective way to get fit?

Treating pain with pulses, not drugs

A Waltham company will soon start selling an FDA-approved device that uses electrical pulses to treat back, joint, and limb pain.

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Smartphone app launches to help whiten teeth

The app turns your phone screen into a blue LED, and when paired with a whitening agent, it promises to speed the process.

NFL playoffs

Patriot Josh Kline is no stranger to being a starter.

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AFC Championship | Colts at Patriots | Sunday, 6:40 p.m. (CBS)

Josh Kline thrust into key role on Patriots? offensive line

The second-year player will likely make his first playoff start against an improved Colts defensive front.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/edel998-6559.jpg Patriots? keys to a victory over the Colts

With nothing less than a Super Bowl berth on the line, here is how the combatants match up.

Opinion

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-1260.jpg Bursting the myths about LBJ

In his desperation to move forward with his legislative agenda, Johnson made several dubious decisions.

The Big Picture

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The Naga tribes of Myanmar

Around 120,000 people live in the Naga Self-Administered Zone, where they survive mainly by subsistence farming and hunting.

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