Menino takes on Boston buildings’ energy use
Mayor Thomas M. Menino is proposing a new law that would require commercial building owners to report annual energy and water use to the city.
Mass. man fights UK extradition in poisoning
A 21-year-old from Princeton is fighting extradition to the United Kingdom for allegedly trying to murder a fellow student at Scotland’s prestigious St. Andrews University.
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Dan Shaughnessy
Stephen is a whole new Drew for Red Sox
He has the burden of reminding us, “I’m not J.D,’’ but Stephen is also an overpaid underperformer who is too often on the shelf.
7,350 in Mass. get $510m in mortgage aid
Massachusetts mortgage borrowers received millions in help last year as part of a settlement with five major US banks.
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Seeking a higher rate? Bank won’t always steer you online
Salem Five is one of more than a dozen banks across the country that have separate Internet banking units that offer sharply higher savings account rates online.
Group hopes to take homophobia out of sports
Boston-based You Can Play wants to make sports a friendlier place for gay athletes by fighting the acceptance of homophobic slurs.
Edward Markey holds firm on his analogy to slavery ruling
Markey refused to back down from comments he made that seemed to compare the Supreme Court’s ruling on campaign finance to the Dred Scott decision.
Kevin Cullen
Changes are in the air for The Boston Globe
The Globe isn’t going anywhere. It’s changing owners. Who knows, maybe Rupert Murdoch will throw his hat in the ring. Stranger things have happened.
Show of force in ‘Boston’s Finest’
Donnie Wahlberg discusses “Boston’s Finest,” the reality show he’s producing about the Boston Police Department, and how his Hub ties helped it along.
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Sports
Bruins 4, Lightning 2
Bruins bolt past Lightning
Nathan Horton had two goals and Brad Marchand added a goal and an assist as the Bruins won, 4-2.
Metro
Uncle says Fujita was upbeat on day of killing
Nathaniel Fujita was upbeat at a family barbecue, chatting about football, an hour before he allegedly killed his former high-school sweetheart, his uncle testified.
Columnists
Nation & World
At least 72 are killed in Damascus car bombings
At least three car bombs, including one near the downtown headquarters of President Bashar Assad’s ruling party, exploded in the Syrian capital Thursday.
Politics
Hagel has necessary votes to become defense chief
Barring any new, damaging information, Chuck Hagel has secured the necessary votes for the Senate to confirm him.
Business
High school students march for jobs
More than 1,000 high school students marched to the State House for increased funding for jobs and asked that companies create summer positions for teens.
Arts
Television Review
‘Out There’: Coming of age, ’toon-style
This quiet animated comedy takes a gentle look at nerdy high school boys coming of age.
Movies
MOVIE REVIEW
‘Snitch’ an action flick with plenty of drama
Nobody is going to confuse this with “Les Misérables,” but “Snitch” gets a decent amount of drama out of the argument that there’s paying for a crime.
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