- There is one less Chinese restaurant open today as a fire shuts down the Hong Kong near Quincy Market. [WHDH]
- Someone calls "Bullshit" on Gallucio's toothpaste-fail defense. [Boston Herald]
- Christy Mihos injures himself by slipping in front of his headquarters, and he was apparently by himself? Hmm... [Boston Globe]
- The Red Line derailment is blamed on a faulty wheel. Feel safer now? [Boston Herald]
- Do many people receive kayaks as holiday presents? The Coast Guard seems to think so. [Boston Channel]
- The population of Massachusetts has grown for the first time in years. [MetroWest Daily News]
- "Feds Uncover Secret Santa ring." [Onion]
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