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In reversal, Holyoke mayor backs casino plan

Mayor Alex B. Morse now supports building a casino in Holyoke, a sharp reversal from his earlier stance that could shake up competition for the sole casino license in Western Mass.

A State Police officer inspected the rubble after a natural gas explosion leveled Scores Gentleman’s Club and damaged several nearby buildings on Worthington Street in Springfield.

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Officials investigate Springfield explosion

An area of about five city blocks was cordoned off by police and residents began cleaning up damaged areas following a blast that injured 18 people.

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Joe Mauer and Josh Hamilton for the Boston Red Sox?

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Sunday Baseball Notes

Sox should go after Mauer or Hamilton

The Red Sox have signed good complimentary players, but they need to make a splash -- and could do just that by chasing stars Joe Mauer or Josh Hamilton.

book review

‘Flight Behavior’ by Barbara Kingsolver

A tale of inner and outer climates.

At the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the Paul Rudolph-designed Claire T. Carney Library is a beacon of activity even as work continues on its renovation by Boston architecture firm designLAB.

Robert Campbell

Paul Rudolph’s Brutalism, reworked, at UMass Dartmouth

Student guides giving tours of the campus used to inform visitors that the architect was a Satanist.

After a 2007 Second City performance of “Between Barack and a Hard Place,” the cast posed with (back row, center to right) Michelle Obama and her sister- and brother-in-law, Maya Soetoro-Ng and Konrad Ng.

Critic’s Notebook

In gratitude for Michelle Obama’s applause

If you worry about the vitality and visibility of live performance, Michelle Obama deserves a prominent spot on your list of people to be thankful for.

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Blake Boston became a Web sensation when his photo as a teenager was posted online, followed quickly by ridicule.

The Internet’s Favorite punching bag

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The plastic bag wars
Evan Theroux, 9, of Smithville, R.I., watched as confetti fell on the crowd at the Macy's tree lighting.

Boston tree lighting gets the holidays started
Harmonie Walker, 6 months, of Jamaica Plain, met Globe Santa for the first time at Copley Place.

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Single mother can’t find work
Jolene Adams waited with son Elijah in a checkout line at Toys “R” Us in Framingham.

A day of giving thanks and getting bargains
Mayor Nancy Tia Brown just won a second and final term as mayor of Cody, Wyo., a town of 9,600 major campaigns bypassed completely.

Cody, Wyo. — the place the campaign forgot

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The new eavesdroppers
In her new memoir, Grace Coddington (left) tells about her life as a model in London in the ’60s and about her career at Vogue.

Book Review

‘Grace: A Memoir’ by Grace Coddington
Elizabeth Warren, though attacked at times as an enemy of free enterprise, was known to meet with financial executives during two previous appointed stints in Washington.

Financial sector wants ties to Elizabeth Warren
Dunkin’ sells over 1.5 billion cups of coffee per year.

Dunkin’ Donuts loses best coffee trademark bid

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Boxer ‘Macho’ Camacho dies in Puerto Rico

Former championship boxer Hector ‘‘Macho’’ Camacho died Saturday in Puerto Rico, where he has been hospitalized since he was shot in the face.

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Aging Charles River rail bridge closes for repairs

A critical railroad bridge over the river will be closed to most train traffic for two weeks for repairs after an inspection found problems.

Columnists

Lawrence Harmon

Kids’ CSI: Evidence of a great idea
The 300-square-feet micro units include just enough space for a kitchenette, bathroom, bed alcove, counter seating, built-in shelving, and bicycle hanger.

Renée Loth

Micro units: Perfect pad, imperfect price

Boston Capital

Reasons to back Amazon deal
Rex Ryan greeted Bill Belichick after the Jets’ loss.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots-Jets rivalry is over

Yvonne Abraham

A sweet new business in Dorchester’s Fields Corner

Joan Vennochi

Mitt Romney loses the battle of ideas
An Iron Dome launcher fired an interceptor rocket near the Israeli city of Ashkelon on Monday.

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Israel’s Iron Dome
Halo 4: $60, for Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console. It’s the best-looking, best-playing Halo game yet but lacks emotional resonance.

Tech Lab

A holiday banquet for gamers

Dan Shaughnessy

Thanksgiving and football are inseparable
An Israeli couple watched the Gaza Strip in the background as they stood on a hill at the Israeli town of Sderot on Tuesday.

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A vast moral difference

Derrick Z. Jackson

Retailers shouldn’t open on Thanksgiving
The wooden foreparts of Viking ships are thought to have been carved in dragon shapes to ward off sea monsters.

Carlo Rotella

The doomsayer in his hot tub

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AHamas police officer turned some Palestinians back near the border in southern Gaza Strip on Friday as crowds surged toward the fence.

Confusion over cease-fire imperils some Gazans

Fighting Friday did not fracture the truce, but it did show the different messages Israelis and Palestinians were getting from their leaders.

Politics

House to consider limited GOP immigration bill

The legislation that would expand visas for students and make it easier for green cards holders to bring their families to the US.

Business

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A group of protesters gathered on Black Friday at a Walmart in Secaucus, N.J.

Protesters take aim at Walmart

Walmart workers and supporters marched in protest at a number of stores nationwide Thursday and Friday, blasting the wages, benefits, and treatment of employees.

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Book Review

Andrew Solomon profiles families and the challenges they face when the child has an illness or identity issue.

‘Far From the Tree’ by Andrew Solomon

Author Andrew Solomon narrates the stories of hundreds of families in which children and their parents must struggle with identity.

Magazine

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7 holiday styles that shine
The cover for the November 11 2012 issue

Vacation options for single seniors and gays and lesbians
The cover for the November 4 2012 issue

How to be a New England vegetarian in winter
The cover for the October 28 2012 issue

The PANDAS puzzle: Can a common infection cause OCD in kids?

Opinion

“What is needed is a recommitment by government and the private sector, with cross-subsidies or direct housing stipends, if necessary, to keep the micro units below $1,000 a month. Otherwise the city’s hottest new neighborhood will be very small place indeed.”

Renée Loth  on “micro unit” apartments

Ideas

“Funded in large part by the United States and its allies, Cambodia’s war-crimes court seeks to plant the seeds of Western-style justice in Eastern soil, transforming an entire legal system rather than merely putting aging war criminals behind bars.”

Peter Canellos on the power of imported justice