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To ensure you receive your Boston.com e-mails, please add newsletters@boston.com to your address book. If you have trouble reading this e-mail, go to http://www.boston.com/news/daily_headlines/ Daily Headlines Dec. 26, 2011 NEWS SPORTS MOST POPULAR Features News Health insurers negotiate smaller hikes in fees Peabody mourns firefighter; helps victims An entertaining Christmas present Knicks edge Celtics in season opener Newcomer Bass makes presence felt Ailing Pierce calls himself ‘day to day’ Bottle redemption centers struggling Stakes high in phone patent war More News » Sports Ridley continues to make gains Mesko’s first-half punts bailed out Patriots For the Bruins, a fine season so far NFL: Packers beat Bears, clinch No. 1 seed NFL: Lions make mark on a wild weekend Chris Paul, Clippers beat Warriors, 105-86 NBA: Bulls, Rose beat Lakers at buzzer NBA: Durant, Oklahoma City open strong Missouri, UNC meet in Independence Bowl No. 22 Southern Miss tops Nevada More Sports » Most E-Mailed If you can't have the patience of a preschool teacher, you can at least have the same strategies Baked shrimp with feta and orzo My all-time favorite chocolate chip cookies Afghanistan, November 2011 More Most E-Mailed » Features New Year’s Eve in N.E. More Features » ADVERTISEMENT Boston Globe Special Offer Special offer: 99¢ for Sunday home delivery, and get complete access to BostonGlobe.com for free!