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Review finds 10,000 affected by drug lab scandal

The number of people who have been prosecuted using evidence tested by former chemist Annie Dookhan now stands at 10,000, a sharp increase from an earlier review.

Officials determining if Quincy, Hanson fires were arson

The latest blazes involved two unoccupied buildings and may be linked to a string of arson fires in at least six communities in recent weeks.

Powerball jackpot jumps to $500m

Massachusetts had already sold nearly $1m in tickets by midday Tuesday, and lottery officials expect even higher sales this evening as people chase the record jackpot.

exclusive wednesday preview | dining out

Boston changes, but French-inspired Mistral remains constant

The food at Mistral always meets a certain standard, and the menu features many of the dishes it has for years.

Maine lobster bisque and puff pastry.

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Maine lobster bisque and puff pastry.

Thin-crust pizza with beef tenderloin, mashed potato, and truffle oil.

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Thin-crust pizza with beef tenderloin, mashed potato, and truffle oil.

Ricotta gnocchi with braised boar.

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Ricotta gnocchi with braised boar.

Cumin and maple roasted Cornish hen with fall vegetables.

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Cumin and maple roasted Cornish hen with fall vegetables.

Dessert assiette for two.

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Dessert assiette for two.

On high school football

Memories collide with father’s pride in playoffs

Glen Johnson’s memories of playing for Andover High School clash tonight with his parental pride watching his sons play for St. John’s Prep against his alma mater.

Analysis

Why trading Jon Lester is a bad idea

The Globe’s Peter Abraham explains why he thinks trading the Sox pitcher for a Royals prospect would be a bad move.

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Globe Insiders

Globe Talk | Dec. 4, 6 p.m.

Globe Talk: Boston Fashion is Smart

Join Jay Calderin of Boston Fashion Week and Christopher Muther, fashion reporter for the Boston Globe for a discussion and audience Q&A.

Globe exclusives

Dr. Joseph E. Murray’s work opened medicine to a new frontier.

Organ transplant pioneer dies at 93

Asia Graves (center) spoke to Liliana Guandique (left), 17, and Lenisha Carter, 16, in Washington, D.C., in October.

From victim to impassioned voice

Jack Lemmon” by Rachel Harrison.

Frame by Frame

‘Jack Lemmon’ is frivolous fun

How to donate to Globe Santa

At NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham, a retirement community and assisted living facility, residents participate in an art therapy class for Alzheimer’s patients.

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Art therapy to treat dementia?

Jake Bartlett stepped into his snowboard at Sugarbush Mountain. Ski area operators have high hopes for the season.

Climate change threatens ski industry

Steve Wynn, left, and Robert Kraft talked to reporters about their casino plan for Foxborough on Dec. 5, 2011.

Steve Wynn may bid for casino in Everett

The cover of Alicia Keys’s “Girl on Fire.”

Album Review | R&B

Alicia Keys’s sensual ‘Girl on Fire’ burns bright

Molly Tobin was shocked to discover the graffiti painted on the door at Wheaton.

After anti-Semitic graffiti, Wheaton rallies

As residences rise, downtown builds a new vitality

Andris Nelsons, a possible contender as BSO’s music director, will lead the orchestra in Verdi’s Requiem.

BSO announces new Tanglewood season

“I got them all to talk,” said Joe Smith, a former Boston disc jockey.

Former DJ’s interviews with stars set to go public

Sports

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Bill Belichick on suspensions: ‘People make mistakes’

The Patriots coach has had two players suspended by the NFL for illegal substances in the past four weeks.

Metro

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Michael Kane of Columbia Gas (left) talks with Ernest Allen and Janet Beltran, who took a number and were at Springfield City Hall Monday to discuss their losses.

Gas company vows to help Springfield victims recover

Dozens arrived at Springfield City Hall carrying lists of property damaged by Friday’s massive gas explosion downtown.

Columnists

Kevin Cullen

The long reach of injustice

Larry Hagman, who died last week, played J.R. Ewing with a glint in his eye.

Joanna Weiss

America’s fantasy villain

BC football is looking for a new coach after a 2-10 season that resulted in the firing of Frank Spaziani.

Christopher L. Gasper

If BC finds the right coach, don’t get too attached

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas spoke in Ramallah on Sunday.

farah stockman

Rockets vs. resolutions

Boston Capital

US companies keep up bond binge

Former Massachusetts treasurer Timothy Cahill (left) stood beside his attorney, Brad Bailey, before the start of his trial on public corruption charges.

Adrian Walker

Tim Cahill’s real mistake

James Carroll

The Earth experiment

“Naked cushion triple earrings” range from $1,109 to $1,688.

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Jewelry maker’s earrings a star on ‘Oprah’

Frank Spaziani was ousted at BC after a 2-10 season.

Dan Shaughnessy

BC fired its football coach and nobody cares

49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick stepped in for the concussed Alex Smith and was brilliant.

Christopher L. Gasper

Fact is, injuries can cost you a job in sports

Jeff Jacoby

Warren’s welcome farm-subsidy stance

Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray

Joan Vennochi

Tim Murray’s delusional ambitions

Nation & World

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Bradley Manning is charged with sending US secrets to WikiLeaks.

Bradley Manning’s treatment focus of WikiLeaks hearing

A United Nations investigator called the conditions cruel, inhuman, and degrading, but stopped short of calling it torture.

Politics

House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, a Winthrop Democrat, defended the pay hikes for House staff members, saying they had not seen an increase since September 2008.

State House aides get raises

Legislative leaders handed out pay raises to their staff, despite a looming budget crunch that has prompted Governor Patrick to weigh a new round of spending cuts.

Business

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“We know that unemployment benefits also help spur the economy,” Rep. Edward J. Markey said.

45,000 in Mass. set to lose jobless benefits

The benefits will be lost on Dec. 29 unless Congress renews a program designed to help people who struggling to find jobs.

Arts

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Book Review

Joseph T. Fuhrmann traces Gregory Rasputin’s fascinating path to the court of Russia’s Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra.

‘Rasputin: The Untold Story’ by Joseph T. Fuhrmann

Fuhrmann traces Gregory Rasputin’s fascinating path to the court of Russia’s Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra.

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Q&A

David and Susan Axelrod and their daughter, Lauren, who was afflicted with epilepsy from infancy into adolescence before a medication was found to treat the seizures.

Axelrods focus on strategizing against epilepsy

David Axelrod and his wife, Susan, will be in Boston to cochair a fund-raiser for CURE, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy.

Magazine

The cover for the November 25 2012 issue

Nov 25, 2012

Cambridge’s Bluefin Labs decodes social media chatter

The cover for the November 18 2012 issue

Nov 18, 2012

7 holiday styles that shine

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Nov 11, 2012

Vacation options for single seniors and gays and lesbians

The cover for the November 4 2012 issue

Nov 4, 2012

How to be a New England vegetarian in winter

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