Mass. spent millions on secret settlements
For years, the state has used confidential settlement and severance deals to make embarrassing problems go away.
Second rape reported at Stonehill in 2 months
A female student said she was raped in a dormitory at Stonehill College.
Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
Children with epilepsy waiting for medical marijuana
Mass. dispensaries authorized to sell the drug, which could be an answer for severe seizures, are not expected to open until this summer.
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Sunday Football notes
Broncos, Seahawks strayed from convention
The teams heading to the Super Bowl haven’t been afraid to spend big in free agency and to be aggressive in trades.
Out of health-care furor, satisfaction in N.E.
The federal overhaul has had a bumpy start, but with insurance payments they can handle, many have stopped gambling on their future.
MIT retools to aid students with startups
MIT is undertaking a massive overhaul in the way it approaches innovation that will touch every corner of the institute.
on football
Patriots’ awards for the 2013 season
Before we move on to next season, let’s take one last look at 2013, high school superlative style.
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Sports
Bruins 6, Flyers 1
Bruins take advantage of the Flyers
Steve Mason allowed four goals on 19 shots and the Flyers’ penalty kill failed on three of the Bruins’ four power plays.
Metro
Scouts’ spirits high for winter outing as temperature falls
For several hundred area Boy Scouts, the bitter cold and snow was an opportunity to practice winter camping and survival skills.
Columnists
Nation & World
Birds attack peace doves freed from pope’s window
Two white doves that were released by children standing alongside Pope Francis as a peace gesture have been attacked by other birds.
Politics
Obama to offer a modest agenda in State of the Union
President Obama intends to use his State of the Union address to put a difficult year behind him and reassert command.
Business
Product Review
Four reasons to keep that landline at home
From improved sound to big savings, cordless phones still have purpose.
Arts
Movie Review
‘I, Frankenstein’ a clumsy update on old tale
Awful, overdone dialogue and faux-lofty exposition bury this take on Frankenstein 2.0.
Books
NEW ENGLAND WRITERS AT WORK
Matthew Quick surrounds himself with memories
“The Silver Linings Playbook” author lives with his wife, the novelist and pianist Alicia Bessette, in Holden.
Travel
Travel
Alone with Arizona’s awesome landscape
Head to Arizona to experience what the Navajo call “tesbinegesagay,” or vast openness.
A Conversation with Best-Selling Author, J. Courtney Sullivan and Meredith Goldstein, Love Letters columnist
Ideas
The botmaker who sees through the Internet
Darius Kazemi’s popular little creations are a sly commentary on how the Web is organizing our lives.