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Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage cases from Calif., N.Y.

It will decide whether same-sex married couples can be deprived of federal benefits, and it will review a state ban on same-sex marriage.

Ellie Callahan’s helicopter has been a yuletide star in Maynard for decades.

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In Maynard, a new spin on Santa’s sleigh

The big guy has been flying by helicopter to the Maynard Christmas Parade for two decades.

Who hired Mass. highway safety director remains a mystery

Sheila Burgess, who resigned last month, wrote in her 2007 application that she heard of the opening from Mary Beth Heffernan, now the states’s public safety secretary.

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Globe Santa helps familes with ailing children

A Boston mother asks for toys for her three children, one of whom is disabled.

The Waterfall Education Center, the day-care business run by the wife of accused pedophile John Burbine, was located in the center of Wakefield, on Lincoln Street.

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Missed chance to stop accused Wakefield abuser

Two early cases against John Burbine, who is facing charges of raping and abusing at least a dozen infants and toddlers, went nowhere because the families did not cooperate, officials said.

Parents weigh risks after Wakefield sex abuse case

Parents and child advocates said the Wakefield day-care abuse case highlights the challenges of guarding against dangerous providers.

Pedro Martinez says he pitched clean for Red Sox

He offered no firm opinion on the Hall of Fame candidacies of Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds, but said he was clean during the “Steroid Era.”

Locke-Ober auction marks an end to the venerable restaurant

Fond memories brought hundreds to the storied restaurant as items — mirrors, glassware, ashtrays, and table lamps — went on the auction block.

Program trains youth sports coaches to accentuate the positive

CHAMPS Boston, a youth-development program, is responsible for training more than 3,500 coaches working with 75,000 young athletes in the Greater Boston area.

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The attack on Pearl Harbor

The attack on Pearl Harbor left over 2,400 dead, 68 of them civilians, after waves of Japanese carrier-based fighters and bombers turned the naval base in Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor into an inferno.

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Ella Schweizer, 8, played with snow she scraped off of a car in the South End.

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Still battling over a sale gone bad

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A bright life, a needless end

The fiscal cliff factored in Mike Napoli’s contract talks with the Red Sox.

Eye on ’13 tax bite, high earners seek to move up pay dates

General manager Ben Cherington signed autographs last Saturday before going to Nashville to sign new free agents like Mike Napoli and Shane Victorino.

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Red Sox moving in right direction

‘Worn out’ Frank ready to hit the lecture circuit

Jack Taylor isn’t shy about shooting — he took 108 field goal attempts in his 138-point game last month.

Jack Taylor’s 138-point game part of ‘the system’

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76ers 95, Celtics 94

Rajon Rondo had 16 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds Friday night against the Sixers.

Celtics squander chances in overtime loss

Rajon Rondo posted his first triple-double of the season but missed two buzzer-beaters as the Celtics fell to the Sixers.

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Angela Menino, filling in for her recuperating husband, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, cheered the arrival of Santa Claus as the holiday trolley tour came to Readville on Friday night.

Menino’s absence is felt as holiday trolley tour kicks off

Boston’s Enchanted Trolley Tour and Tree Lightings featured Rudolph, Frosty, and Mr. and Mrs. Claus, but Mayor Thomas M. Menino remained in the hospital.