Lawmakers reach tentative agreement on payroll tax cut

A House-Senate panel agreed to extend the tax cut through the end of the year and renew jobless benefits, and President Obama said he would sign the measure.

DiMasi moved to detention center in R.I.

Former House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi is expected to appear before a grand jury investigating the hiring and promotion policies in the state probation department.

Study links climate change to increased risk of storm surges

Researchers from MIT have found that the annual risk of so-called “100-year events” may increase when hurricane storm surges are coupled with climate change.

Pro-Romney super PAC launches new ads

Restore our Future is spending $1.5 million in advertising in eight states that will hold primaries in February and March.

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exclusive wednesday preview | Drinks Special

Bartenders give classic cocktails new twists

At several locations in Boston, traditional cocktails are being elevated with fresh ingredients and a sense of fun.

Service dogs and their companions were on hand at Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown today for a ceremony marking the release of four new 65 cent stamps by the US Postal Sevice.

New stamps honoring service dogs unveiled

Service dogs were on hand in Watertown today for a ceremony honoring them and four new postage stamps.

opinion | cartoon

http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/02/12/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/0212oped_sutton2--90x90.jpg ‘Brave Newt World’ by Ward Sutton

Ward Sutton speculates on how Newt Gingrich’s run for the Republican presidential nomination could end.

Bruins goalie Tim Thomas was beaten on a first-period power play by the Rangers’ Ryan Callahan. The Bruins outshot the Rangers but were shut out, 3-0.

Rangers 3, Bruins 0

Rangers extend lead in the East

The Bruins outshot the Rangers 42-20 but couldn’t solve goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who turned in his league-best seventh shutout for the Eastern Conference leaders.

“It is growing fast in a hot sector, but still small and losing a lot of money in relation to revenues.”

Steven Syre,  on Cambridge’s Brightcove Inc.

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Join the Boston Globe’s movie critics, Ty Burr and Wesley Morris, for a conversation about this year’s Academy Awards.

Inside The Boston Globe

Merrimac girl with rare cancer meets her Bieber

Bank of America near sale of tower

Small-business health co-op will slash rates

Helmet cameras grab the slope action
Rob Gronkowski may have been slowed by a bum ankle in the Super Bowl, but he scored 18 touchdowns during the regular season and added three more in the opening playoff game against the Broncos.

On football: Season review

On average, the Patriots were just about super
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Bill McKibben on ‘Colbert Report’
Teammates mobbed Bill Arnold (center) after his game-winning goal in overtime.

BC 3, BU 2 (OT)

Eagles capture third straight Beanpot title
Boston, MA - 01/26/12 - Portraits and pics of Jack Gantos, Boston-based children's and young readers' author who just won a Newbery Medal for his latest book,

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Boston writer wins Newbery Medal

Obama takes a stand in budget

Mrs. Kennedy a savvy White House steward

From Sunday’s Globe

A girl who soared, but longed to belong

Dieting? There's an app for fat

Columnists

kevin cullen

A sweet dish of revenge

Joanna Weiss

A path blocked by Lego toys
Rajon Rondo led the Celtics to a win against the Bulls yesterday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Rajon Rondo proving naysayers wrong

adrian walker

Romney can’t outrun past

Innovation Economy

At top of tech sector, women lead by example

Alex Beam

To Sir, with reservations

BOSTON CAPITAL | Steven Syre

Brightcove braces for tough IPO market

Juliette Kayyem

Mass. vets tout skills with Comcast help

James Carroll

Bad option on the table

Yvonne Abraham

Playing with women’s rights

Jeff Jacoby

A second look at ‘The Third Jihad’

Joan Vennochi

The ‘Mad Men’ era of contraception

Metro

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At least 11 more dolphins stranded on Cape Cod

A total of 177 dolphins have stranded themselves on the Cape as the mass beachings continue for a second month, an animal welfare group said.

Business

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Developer’s golden touch put to the test

One of the city’s most prolific developers, Anthony Pangaro, is now taking on his toughest test: restarting construction at the Filene’s site.

Nation & World

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President Barack Obama met with China's Vice President Xi Jinping in the Oval Office today.

China’s Xi given full White House welcome

Xi Jinping, who is expected to be China’s next leader, was welcomed across Washington today in a visit that is important to both nations.

Politics

Spending plan meets withering GOP criticism

President Obama’s budget proposal was met with predictable hostility from congressional Republicans, who deemed the $3.8 trillion spending plan ridden with gimmicks.

Sports

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Red Sox Notebook

Daniel Bard is ready to get started

The former setup man worked out among the early arrivals at Red Sox camp, and is gearing up to earn a spot in the starting rotation.

Arts

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PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW

Letting photography be photography

“A New Vision: Modernist Photography’’ is a somewhat wayward survey of the modernist aesthetic in photography.

Lifestyle

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Alex Beam

Take it back, sir

When the honored disgrace themselves, and the award-worthy are overlooked, it’s enough to make anyone second-guess.

Magazine

The cover for the February 12 2012 issue

Boston wedding venue guide
The cover for the February 5 2012 issue

What if the lights go out?
The cover for the January 29 2012 issue

Reversing a restaurant curse
The cover for the January 22 2012 issue

The man who crushed the Keystone XL pipeline

Opinion

“If you give girls problems to solve — whether or not they involve flowers or small animals — they’ll be inclined to solve them.”

Joanna Weiss 

Ideas

“In the 50 years since the competition, architects have declared Kallmann and McKinnell’s City Hall one of the greatest buildings of the 20th century. Yet its relationship with the people of Boston has remained uneasy, even hostile.”

Leon Neyfakh on Boston’s City Hall