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Governor urges caution as storm approaches

Deval Patrick asked people to stay off the roads after noon and announced Boston’s public transit system would shut down after 3:30 p.m.

Massachusetts prepares ahead of major storm

School has been canceled in Boston tomorrow, while officials, utilities, and residents brace for a potentially historic storm.

Rooney Mara and Channing Tatum as a troubled married couple in Steven Soderbergh’s “Side Effects.”

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Sex, lies, and prescription drugs in ‘Side Effects’

Director Steven Soderbergh’s puzzle of a murder mystery is a challenge and a delight.

Kevin Garnett reached 25,000 points for his career. He’s 16th on the NBA’s scoring list, behind Jerry West (25,192).

Celtics 116, Lakers 95

Celtics win sixth straight, pound Lakers

Dwight Howard wasn’t enough to propel a beaten-up Lakers squad past the Celtics, who had strong night from their veterans.

James “Whitey” Bulger.

Bulger bought at least 16 guns while a fugitive

James “Whitey” Bulger may have used a loophole to buy weapons from private sellers who are not required to conduct background checks or even ask for identification.

A burned-out pickup truck belonging to ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner is towed after it was discovered in Big Bear, Calif.

Massive manhunt on for ex-cop accused of killing 3

Police went door to door searching for a former L.A. officer who is suspected of killing a couple and a police officer.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/1940storm006-940[1].jpg The 1940 Valentine’s Day Blizzard

The Boston area was surprised by the Valentine’s Day Blizzard of 1940, which left cars and people stranded overnight, and 31 New Englanders dead.

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Neal Ferreira, David McFerrin, Samuel Levine, Christine Abraham, and David Kravitz in “Clemency.’’

Opera Review

BLO’s Opera Annex premieres MacMillan’s ‘Clemency’
Students walked out in protest at Madison Park Vocational Technical High School in Roxbury after headmaster Queon Jackson was placed on leave.

Madison Park students walk out to support acting headmaster

Having it all ... wrong
Dr. Carol Warfield (second from left) is flanked by attorneys (from left) Ellen Zucker, Laura Studen, and Lynn Norton.

Doctor gets $7m in gender bias suit
Receiving the highest marks for their play this season were: Tom Brady (left), who had the lowest interception rate in the league; Vince Wilfork (center), who did it all along the defensive line; and Jerod Mayo, who improved all his impact numbers.

Patriots review | Part 2 of 3

Grading the 2012 Patriots
Councilor Matt O’Malley (left) promotes Boston’s water. He wants to add fountains, all of which would work in winter too.

Councilor touts year-round outdoor drinking fountains

Yvonne Abraham

Marty Walz a loss on Beacon Hill
The Surface with Windows 8 Pro, is a full-fledged Windows laptop crammed into a sleek black touchscreen tablet.

Tech Lab

Microsoft’s tablet laptop-hybrid misses the mark
Sara Antoinette Stevens’s favorite retro possession is her ’50s cat eye glasses.

style

Instagram Fashion: Vintage
US Attorney Carmen Ortiz spoke at a news conference in Boston Jan. 17 regarding her office's case against Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz.

JOAN VENNOCHI

The fallout for Carmen Ortiz

Bargain Bin

Find deals at Impulse’s red carpet style lounge
Queon Jackson was appointed acting headmaster of Madison Park Vocational Technical High School in early September, days before school started and after a search for a permanent headmaster fell apart over the summer.

2nd school head under scrutiny

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Tim Thomas, who hoisted the Stanley Cup after helping lead the Bruins to victory in 2011, has been traded to the Islanders.

Tim Thomas traded from Bruins to Islanders

The Bruins have traded two-time Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas to the New York Islanders.

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Chris Christie

Christie coming to Boston to raise money

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will attend a private dinner on March 1 to raise money for his reelection campaign.

Columnists

The Superdome in New Orleans was darkened during a power outage in the third quarter of the Super Bowl Sunday.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

‘Frank, we lost the A feed’

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Boston’s plague of cheap parking

Yvonne Abraham

Marty Walz a loss on Beacon Hill
The Surface with Windows 8 Pro, is a full-fledged Windows laptop crammed into a sleek black touchscreen tablet.

Tech Lab

Microsoft’s tablet laptop-hybrid misses the mark
US Attorney Carmen Ortiz spoke at a news conference in Boston Jan. 17 regarding her office's case against Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz.

JOAN VENNOCHI

The fallout for Carmen Ortiz

Adrian Walker

Roxcomp missed payday

JEFF JACOBY

A guaranteed flop for Mass.
State Representative Dan Winslow talked with bank officials last March during a meeting at the Wrentham Co-operative Bank.

SCOT LEHIGH

Finally, Mass. GOP has some likely candidates
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco celebrated as his team won the Super Bowl.

joanna weiss

Partnering up to battle TV violence
Rob Gronkowski needs to get his head on straight when it comes to the nightlife and endangering his well-being.

Christopher L. Gasper

Gronkowski’s antics are growing old
A home in San Antonio in 2009.

Opinion | FARAH STOCKMAN

The hazards of optimism

Kevin Cullen

Real-deal candidates

Nation & World

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Jonathan Saenz, president of Texas Values, was among those imploring the Boy Scouts to continue excluding gays.

Boy Scouts delays decision on admitting gays

Caught in an ideological crossfire, the Boy Scouts of America is retreating until May from a decision about whether to ease its policy of excluding gays.

Politics

William “Mo” Cowan

Cowan sworn in as interim senator

“Mo” Cowan, the state’s newest senator, said he’s not in the Senate to make a mark but “to do the work that’s required.”

Business

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John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, spoke at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce event.

Whole Foods CEO says business is ‘under attack’

At a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce event, John Mackey said businesses are often unfairly maligned in the US.

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Lena Dunham and her mother, Laurie Simmons, attended a screening of Dunham’s movie “Tiny Furniture” at the MFA.

Dunham just hanging out with the girls

“Girls” star Lena Dunham was her usual quirky, articulate self at the MFA, where she chatted with audience after a screening of her film, “Tiny Furniture.”

Style

Creative job titles are the new norm

The tech world began crafting whimsical job titles years ago. Now, in the era of personal branding, other companies are doing the same.

Magazine

The cover for the February 3 2013 issue

South End remodel: Rear window
The cover for the January 27 2013 issue

New England traditional, with a twist
The cover for the January 20 2013 issue

My friend Tito
The cover for the January 13 2013 issue

Alfresco fabulous

Opinion

“There is much to learn from those 34 minutes, because something like it will almost certainly happen in the future.”

Juliette Kayyem  on the Super Bowl blackout

Ideas

“To rein prosecutors back in, these scholars argue, America should reinstate ordinary citizens to their rightful place in the process, and with them a common-sense vision of fairness.”

Leon Neyfakh on how to solve prosecutorial overreach 

“The market does not correlate well to people’s well-being.”

Arthur Walsh,  retired electrical engineer