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Boeing 787 Dreamliner
on fire at Logan Airport

Fire broke out on a Japan Airlines 787 Dreamliner at Logan's Gate E8 this morning. The FAA reported that no crew nor passengers were on the plane at the time of the fire's discovery. (Globe, 12:15 p.m.)

Judge won't block Upper Crust sales

A Suffolk Superior Court judge has rejected an attempt to block the sale of leases at four bankrupt Upper Crust restaurants. (Globe, 11:27 a.m.)

Boston Globe's 2012 photos of the year

Boston Globe's 2012 photos of the year
Globe photographers spent 2012 capturing the world around them. See their favorite pictures.

Brookfield man attacked by bobcat

Roger Mundell Jr. went into his garage yesterday when the bobcat pounced on him. Mundell, his wife, and his 15-year-old nephew were all injured. (AP, 8:31 a.m.)

Bruins players back together on ice

In preparation for training camp, eight Bruins participated in an informal practice this morning at Boston University’s Agganis Arena. (Globe, 12:03 p.m.)
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Mass. AG fines utility for delay in storm pay

BOSTON (AP) -- National Grid has been hit with a $270,000 fine for delays in paying hundreds of Massachusetts workers after Hurricane Sandy. (   01/07/2013 12:42 PM )

Nation

Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, two potentially controversial picks for his second-term national security team. (   01/07/2013 12:44 PM )

World

Egypt's pope urges Copts to 'not be afraid'

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's pope urged his congregants to be joyful and "not be afraid" in his Mass for Coptic Christmas, trying to reassure a community feeling anxious about the rise of Islamists to power here. (   01/07/2013 12:44 PM )

Education

Class of 2012: Diploma dilemma for Europe grads

PARIS (AP) -- Estelle Borrell knew she wanted to work in law since she was a teenager, when she interned at a court in Versailles, France. "The lawyers in their black robes, they were like gods to me," said the 24-year-old Parisian. (   01/07/2013 12:38 PM )

Science

Martian rock from Sahara desert unlike others

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Scientists are abuzz about a coal-colored rock from Mars that landed in the Sahara desert: A yearlong analysis revealed it's quite different from other Martian meteorites. (   01/06/2013 10:24 PM )

The Big Picture
Indian rape victim's death sparks outrage

Indian rape victim's death sparks outrage

Demonstrators seek action from a government that has long been at a loss as to how to deal with rape cases in Indian society.

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