MBTA’s pick for chief had faced scrutiny

Beverly Scott was required to undergo counseling with a business psychology consulting firm while she was running Atlanta’s mass transit system.

Karen L. King has introduced a fragment of papyrus she believes portrays Jesus as married.

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Harvard divinity professor relishes adventure, research

Karen L. King was propelled into the global spotlight in September, when she introduced the world to a fragment of papyrus she believes portrays Jesus as married.

Financial advice for the challenges facing Obama

Four economics and business specialists from local universities give their advice on what the president and Congress should do to get the economy moving.

Joanna Weiss

The new face of the GOP

It’s begun: Speculation about the next Republican presidential nominee, followed by speculation whether he or she will be a minority.

David Kwiatkowski played baseball in high school in Michigan during the late ’90s and at Madonna University, where he earned a degree in allied health administration. That set him on a career path that led him to NewEngland and Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire — and to an eventual arrest this year.

As risk grew, hospitals turned a blind eye

Caught stealing drugs over and over, nothing was done to stop David Kwiatkowski, a technician tied to a hepatitis outbreak, from finding another job.

The affair of David H. Petraeus, CIA Director, and Paula Broadwell, his biographer, was discovered by the FBI through e-mails.

Biographer’s threats led to Petraeus FBI investigation

CIA Director David Petraeus’s resignation was triggered when a woman with whom he was having an affair sent threatening e-mails to another woman close to him.

Kevin Cullen

Scandal highlights the strains of modern war

Just in time for Veterans Day, one of the nation’s most distinguished and decorated veterans of the Army is shown to have feet of clay.

World War II veteran Robert Ware Foster reflected on his tour of duty with his friend, Ed McGonagle, 54 a WWII enthusiast.

Ranks of WWII heroes are diminishing

Robert Ware Foster, 93, is among the 1.5 million World War II veterans living in the United States, a population that is rapidly dwindling.

Elizabeth Warren was taking criticism from the Democratic establishment during her Senate candidacy.

At critical juncture, Elizabeth Warren stuck with her team

During Warren’s yearlong run for the US Senate, the first-time candidate struggled to learn the craft of politics and campaigning.

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The Stones at 50, still satisfying
Robert Kraft said he never thought about firing Bill Belichick after the Spygate controversy, and maintains that Belichick wouldn’t do anything “deliberately” wrong.

Sunday Football Notes

New look at how Robert Kraft dealt with his coaches
Keira Knightley stars as Anna in the film

Keira Knightley talks ‘Anna’ and imperfections
Not sure that we all realize the scope of the situation Ben Cherington and his staff are facing.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Red Sox will need adaptation after acquisitions

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SMACKDOWN! Cambridge vs. New Haven
A late-19th-century painted wood and metal circus wagon wheel.

New York exhibit captures historical life of circus

Massachusetts laws prevent supervisors from sharing in tips pools.

Court: Starbucks owes more than $14m to Mass. baristas
There is debate on campus and in the wider community about slaughtering Green Mountain College oxen Bill and Lou, left.

Editorial

Doomed oxen: A lesson in sustainability
The Republican candidate Mitt Romney delivers his concession speech.

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Why Mitt Romney lost
Rosie Flores is touring behind her new album, “Working Girl’s Guitar,’’ and singing the praises of one of her idols, Janis Martin, an unsung hero of early rock ’n’ roll.

Rosie Flores honors a rockabilly foremother

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Things to do during a New England winter
Elizabeth Warren said she needed to be more discreet on issues now that she is preparing to become a US senator.

Elizabeth Warren holds back with reporters

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Celtics 96, Bucks 92

Paul Pierce, right, shot over Milwaukee’s Monta Ellis on Saturday night.

Paul Pierce, Celtics get even with Bucks

Pierce had 25 points and the offensively challenged Celtics rallied with 32 fourth-quarter points to beat the Bucks on Saturday.

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One of the monuments in Weymouth dedicated to three South Shore servicemen.

South Shore honors three servicemen killed in Iraq

Army Specialist Matthew Pollini, Marine Sergeant Andrew Farrar Jr., and Marine Lance Corporal Walter O’Haire were honored at a ceremony in South Weymouth.

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The win in Florida gave President Obama a final total of 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney’s 206.

Obama wins Fla. by 74,000 votes, avoiding recount

The win in Florida gave President Obama a final total of 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney’s 206.

Columnists

Christopher L. Gasper

Notre Dame’s revival is gold for college football

Joan Vennochi

Governor Patrick needs to focus on Mass.
Mitt Romney leaves the podium at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center after giving his concession speech.

Jeff Jacoby

 The state party should focus on grass roots

Yvonne Abraham

Washed-up bottle connects man to his past

Kevin Cullen

Scandal highlights the strains of modern war

Joanna Weiss

The new face of the GOP

Beverly Beckham

The Fighting Sullivans deserve to be remembered
Monster revolutionized the job search process and became the state’s biggest Internet company in the last decade. But newer rivals have undercut its dominance.

Innovation Economy

Monster may have lost its way, but there’s hope
Spacer cable consists of three small wires protected by a larger one, all separated by insulated spacers.

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A world of wires

Renée Loth

Money, fuzzy math plague voting system
Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the interstate highway system in 1956.

Derrick Z. Jackson

Obama’s Eisenhower moment

Boston Capital

Financial industry’s risky election wager

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A boy fetched water at a refugee camp in the village of Atma in Syria. Thousands have been displaced since 2011.

Syrian opposition groups resist consolidation effort

The largest anti-government coalition resisted an initiative that would place all opponents of the government under one umbrella.

Business

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On the job

Marc Watson’s company turns used cooking oil into clean-burning biodiesel.

Used cooking oil has its uses still

Marc Watson’s company Cape Cod Biofuels turns used cooking oil into clean-burning biodiesel.

Arts

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Jason Aldean recently stopped by Fenway Park to announce a pair of concerts he’ll be playing there next summer.

Country finds a home in Boston

It’s been a boom time for country music in the city.

Books

“Little Red Riding Hood” was one of the fairy tales the Grimm brothers saved.

‘The Annotated Brothers Grimm’ and ‘Fairy Tales From The Brothers Grimm’

Revisiting the Brothers Grimm 200 years after they collected their brilliant and disturbing tales.

Travel

With prosperity, Valparaíso built upward on its hillsides.

A revamp in Valparaíso, Chile, looks to spark an influx tourists

After a six-year redevelopment program, the city is hoping to attract tourists.

“I’ve learned not to trust everyone who wears hospital scrubs and a hospital ID.”

Linwood Nelson,  who is believed to be among the first infected by David Kwiatkowski

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A new home with a traditional feel

Opinion

“If the road trips and victory laps are truly over, this state is more than ready for a governor devoted to the day-to-day workings of government.”

Joan Vennochi on Deval Patrick’s long campaign for President Obama

Ideas

“At its core, the presidency is about managing information—facing the endless data stream that is the United States government and transforming it into one high-stakes decision after another.”

Leon Neyfakh on the advice-wrangler in chief