Major changes proposed in redistricting plan
Legislative leaders have drawn a sweeping new plan for the state’s congressional districts that may force a face-off between Democratic incumbents William Keating and Stephen Lynch.
Doctor convicted in Michael Jackson’s drug death
Dr. Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after a trial that painted him as a reckless caregiver.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg returns to Harvard
Mark Zuckerberg, in Cambridge today visiting Harvard and MIT, said recent remarks he made were meant to convey to start-ups that they don’t have to be in Silicon Valley to succeed.
Maddux withdraws from Sox consideration
Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux has withdrawn his name from consideration to be the next manager of the Red Sox.
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Woman alleges unwanted sexual advances from Cain
Sharon Bialek became the first woman to go public with accusations that Herman Cain engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior. Cain’s campaign instantly issued a denial.
A coffee cup you fill, fold, sip from
A dedicated coffee drinker, architect Peter Herman is working to make not only good coffee, but to create a more ingenious cup.
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How willpower works
Why can't you resist that cookie? How can you stick with your exercise routine? New research is helping us understand.
“What we’ve made from more real estate taxes, more jobs, and increased business in that area over the past 10 years more than makes up for it.”
Mayor Menino, on Boston’s lease agreement with the Red Sox
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Columnists
Metro
Familiar foe joins Yancey on ballot
For all but two of the biennial races for Boston City Council since 1987, Charles C. Yancey has faced a challenge from J.R. Rucker, a 57-year-old community activist.
Business
Barnes & Noble’s unveils $249 Nook Tablet
The book reader includes more features of a full-blown tablet than its prior offerings as the tablet wars heat up ahead of the all-important holiday season.
Politics
Female voters drawn to Romney this time
Mitt Romney’s strength with female voters — they support him by about five percentage points more than men do — was not something he saw in his 2008 presidential run.
Nation & World
Large asteroid will pass close to Earth Tuesday evening
A large asteroid will swing close to Earth tomorrow, missing it only by 201,700 miles - a shorter distance from Earth than the moon, NASA said.
Sports
On football
This time, Patriots offense is to blame
Sure, the Patriots offense made plays when it counted in the fourth, but what they put together for the first three quarters was borderline atrocious.
Arts
Opera Review
Verdi’s ‘Macbeth,’ set in a dark dream
The dead never really die in Boston Lyric Opera’s exceedingly dark and psychologically driven new staging of Verdi’s “Macbeth.’’
Health and wellness
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A policy’s smoke screen
Dr. Michael Siegel, a tobacco researcher and professor at Boston University’s School of Public Health, talks about tobacco use in modern times.
Top Places to Work
Special section
Top Places to Work - 2011
The Globe’s 2011 Top Places to Work survey ranks 100 of the best workplaces in Massachusetts.
Opinion
“Elections are traditionally a mechanism of restoration, yet the GOP, by reducing itself to the absurd, has undercut faith in the entire enterprise.”
James Carroll
Ideas
“Scholars who take on punk find themselves working amid bedeviling contradictions, as they try to methodically define a culture that refuses definition, rejects method, and denies the very idea of expertise.”
Leon Neyfakh