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Boy Scouts consider change in anti-gay policy

The proposed change would allow the different religious and civic groups that sponsor Scout units to decide whether to allow or exclude gays.

Senators seek major immigration overhaul

The sweeping plan would include a path to citizenship for the country’s 11 million illegal immigrants.

Markey urges any challengers to sign ‘people’s pledge’

Representative Edward J. Markey challenged any candidates for John Kerry’s Senate seat to agree to shun outside ads, as Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown did.

Treasury approved raises at bailed-out firms, watchdog says

The US Treasury Department disregarded its own guidelines and allowed large pay increases for executives at three firms, a report alleged.

Enmojo, an Internet start-up founded by Robert Lawless (left) and Chris Buchanan, helps homeowners compare energy project costs.

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Start-up easing the pain of home upgrades

Enmojo acts as a price-comparison website, similar to Kayak.com and Priceline.com but for home energy products.

Snow, freezing rain expected to slow commute tonight

Light snow is set to turn into freezing rain this evening, making for slippery conditions on roads and sidewalks.

Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo waited for action to resume during an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Cleveland.

Rondo may return by training camp, Ainge says

Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said he expects Rajon Rondo, out for the season with a torn ACL, to be ready for camp in October.

Tech Lab Plus

Keyboard for the iPhone is a clever touch

SoloMatrix Inc. has developed a fold-away keyboard that fits over the virtual keyboard on an iPhone screen.

MD MAMA

When to keep your child home from school

These days, with all the sickness going around, and with all the fright about the flu, it’s a question parents regularly face.

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Globe Insiders

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Globe subscribers will get a firsthand look at the “68 Blocks” special project from the journalists who created the series.

Globe exclusives

The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company is on the forefront of the tiny house movement. Its Fencl design is 130 square feet, including vaulted ceilings. And it fits on a trailer.

Opinion | Jennifer Graham

‘Tiny houses’ downsize the American dream
Carol Gilmore, a public health hygienist who provides dental services to children, treats Kyara Fortes at the offices of Brockton Area Multi-Services Inc.

G Cover

Bringing dental care to children without dentists
In a set of stories being pitched foramovie, Leslie Bibb and Justin Long star in “Movie 43.”

Movie Review

What are these stars doing in ‘Movie 43’?
“Tito was great with me. I don’t think with any other manager I could have had that comfort level,” Jon Lester said on manager Terry Francona, who guarded the pitcher’s privacy during his treatment for large-cell lymphoma.

Book Excerpt

Job became more personal with Jon Lester in need
Mayor Thomas M. Menino (shown speaking last year) said he is focused on the tone of this year’s address.

Menino and speech will draw scrutiny
Natan Odenheimer listened at a panel discussion hosted by Brandeis Visions for Israel in an Evolving World, a group at Brandeis University.

Group at Brandeis stirs debate on Israeli politics
Ben Affleck and the cast of “Argo” accepted the award for outstanding cast in a motion picture at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

‘Argo,’ Jennifer Lawrence win SAG prizes
Former Chelsea Housing chief Michael E. McLaughlin.

US may tell Chelsea to repay $7m in grants

In Practice

Patients, doctors, and religious faith
Terry Francona was the Red Sox manager from 2004-2011, and won two World Series during his tenure.

Book excerpt

Inside Terry Francona’s Red Sox clubhouse
From his office in Burlington, Richard Wang, a security expert at Sophos, can determine where cyberattacks originate and which websites have been corrupted.

Mass. at center of a war on hackers

Is morality a conservative issue? Not in Canada

Sports

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Ray Allen got a hug after the game from Celtics coach Doc Rivers.

Ray Allen calls his return to Boston ‘interesting’

“We all have history together,” Allen said after making his first trip back to the Garden since leaving the Celtics last year to sign with the Heat.

Metro

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Joseph Pacheco

Man charged with assaulting couple with toddler on Red Line

A father traveling with his wife and 2-year-old daughter was allegedly attacked by a Weymouth man.

Columnists

JULIETTE KAYYEM

From Seneca Falls to Stonewall and back again

Tech Lab Plus

Keyboard for the iPhone is a clever touch
CEO David Patrick (right), shown with founder Chuck Goldman, says 100-plus companies use Apperian’s technology.

Innovation Economy

Intel invests in creator of ‘app stores’
Rajon Rondo looked to throw a pass in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats on Jan. 14 at the TD Garden in Boston. Rondo will miss the rest of the regular season with a knee injury.

Christopher L. Gasper

Rajon Rondo’ injury clouds Celtics future

Yvonne Abraham

Close call that shouldn’t be

JOANNA WEISS

Beyonce, the lip sync, and the lies
Ben Affleck

JOAN VENNOCHI

Put the brakes on tax breaks

Innovation Economy

Amazon is busy, but secretive, in Kendall Square

Derrick Z. Jackson

Obama’s more perfect union
Shirley Clarke’s son Gabriel was shot in the stomach Jan. 11.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Is it safe to walk to church?

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The joy of re-reading

Kevin Cullen

Here’s an out worth taking

Nation & World

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Relatives and friends mourn fire victim Tanise Cielo at a cemetery in Brazil.

Police arrest 3 after Brazil fire

Authorities are also seeking a fourth person in connection with the nightclub fire that killed more than 230 people.

Politics

In a joint interview on “60 Minutes” on CBS on Sunday, Obama and Clinton chuckled as they described their partnership.

President Obama praises work of Hillary Clinton

In a joint interview on “60 Minutes” on CBS, Obama lauded the secretary of state as one of his closest advisers.

Business

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Enmojo, an Internet start-up founded by Robert Lawless (left) and Chris Buchanan, helps homeowners compare energy project costs.

Start-up easing the pain of energy upgrades

Enmojo acts as a price-comparison website, similar to Kayak.com and Priceline.com but for home energy products.

Arts

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Music Review

Corey Smith (performing in Nashville in 2011) played with humor and country themes at the Sinclair.

Corey Smith cramps the style he aims for

While Smith’s words bespeak partying, his music and flat demeanor were too subdued to back it up.

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

Tips to make sure doctors don’t tune you out

How can you get your doctor to become a better listener? Here’s what the authors of “When Doctors Don’t Listen” recommend.

Magazine

The cover for the January 27 2013 issue

Medical malpractice: Why is it so hard for doctors to apologize?
The cover for the January 20 2013 issue

My friend Tito
The cover for the January 13 2013 issue

Alfresco fabulous
The cover for the January 6 2013 issue

Best Boston Globe photos of the year, 2012

Opinion

“The ‘time had come’ to have the rules reflect reality: Women have been in combat for a long time.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“Ten years after ‘victory’ in Iraq, we still don’t know what victory means. Without a clearer idea of what winning wars looks like, we risk falling into situations where they could go on forever”

Gal Beckerman on what victory means now 

“All Bostonians are going to be looking to see whether [Menino] still has the vigor to carry on as mayor.”

Jeffrey M. Berry,  a Tufts political science professor