Jon Stewart said he would step down as host of ?The Daily Show? later this year.

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Critic?s Notebook

Jon Stewart shaped cultural attitudes of a generation

Stewart influenced political and cultural views with some of the brainiest satire that television has seen.

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The network suspended Williams for misleading the public about his experiences covering the Iraq War, it said.

Stars 5, Bruins 3

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The Stars scored two unassisted shorthanded goals in the game.

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The Boston Globe

Ben Volin | On football

Patriots? offseason to be about core players

The Patriots probably won?t go on a spending spree the way they did last year.

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Baking with chocolate is a specialty that?s highly regarded ? and difficult. And it?s a mess. So why do bakers take it into the kitchen to make something for Valentine?s Day?

BetaBoston

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The Google-owned robot maker?s latest creation, called Spot, manages to stay upright even after being kicked.

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The move by prosecutors does not necessarily mean Shayanna Jenkins will testify in the Aaron Hernandez murder trial.

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President Obama said Kayla Jean Mueller, an aid worker, ?epitomized all that is good in our world.?

MBTA provides details on its Wednesday service

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The MBTA said subway, commuter rail, and bus service would be limited as it recovers from deep snow.

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The MBTA?s winter difficulties have posed a sharp problem for Charlie Baker only weeks after becoming governor.

Beverly Scott, general manager of the MBTA, was often fiery in her response to questions about T operations and her performance Tuesday.

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THOMAS FARRAGHER

Firing MBTA chief over storm woes won?t fix the problem

If MBTA general manager Beverly Scott has a bull?s-eye on her back, she hasn?t acted like it.

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Boston hospital administrators labored to keep their doors open, hobbled by a stranded workforce and patients unable to get home.

Where are we going to put it?

Boston looking for ideas on what to do with the snow

Officials are asking the public to conjure up creative ways to dispose of what?s left on the ground ? and fast.

WOMEN?S BEANPOT TOURNAMENT

Harvard women stop BC for Beanpot title

The defending champion Eagles lost the Beanpot and saw their unbeaten streak end at 27-1-1.

Cambridge restaurant removes drink called ?Strange Fruit?

The Friendly Toast in Cambridge removed its menus after a food blogger wrote about its ?Strange Fruit? drink.

The Big Picture

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Big Picture

Portraits of conflict in Ukraine

Photographers captured the lives of soldiers and civilians on both sides of the Ukrainian conflict.