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Tom Brady's supermodel wife has reportedly reached out to friends and family asking for their Super Bowl Sunday victory prayers. Story
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The 36-point victory was the largest winning margin the Celtics have put up this season.
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A loving husband who was gifted with his hands, Steven Lloyd died unexpectedly in October and became a transplant donor for Richard Mangino (left), an artist who lost his hands to infection. (Boston Globe)

Auditor: Man stole $23K in benefits
Auditor Suzanne Bumps office says Thomas Cater of Boston lied to the state in order to collect welfare benefits over a seven-year period. (Boston Globe, 9:27 a.m.)
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New Yorkers see giant chance to twist knife
As Sundays Super Bowl rematch approaches, fans here are predicting more Mass. misery at the hands of the New York Giants.
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Kevin Whites parting gift
As huge a figure as he is, this weeks remembrances of Kevin White have been about something bigger than the former mayor.
Ken Oringers restaurant Clio gets a makeover
Boston designer Peter Niemitz keeps the leopard-print carpet, expands the bar.
Massport plans parking rate hikes at Logan
Rates would rise at terminal garages and fall at express lots to ease the parking crunch and increase revenues.
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Smartphone apps for smart people
Hiawatha Bray recruited Bostons best and brightest for app recommendations.
Patrick inks new book deal
Governor Deval Patricks first of two books will be a twist on the traditional political pamphlet, published as an electronic book ahead of the November election.
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Wars glass ceiling
If 2011 was the year of ending the dont ask, dont tell prohibition, 2012 begins with hints about a significant policy transformation regarding women in combat.
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Doctors from the University of Massachusetts Medical School say they have discovered a 78-year-old strain of staph bacteria in the leg of a patient who was first treated in 1934.
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Mitt Romney accused President Obama of being naive and of not understanding the American spirit, delivering a sharp speech Wednesday that included new criticism.
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