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Casino developer Steve Wynn tours Everett site

The casino magnate vowed that his company will only go where the host community supports a casino.

Health chief cites ‘serious lapses’ at state drug lab

The health secretary said lab management failed to alert the state after discovering a “serious breach of protocol” by a chemist.

New England economic growth slows

The New England economy continues to grow, but several key sectors are slowing, the Federal Reserve reported.

Barry Bonds will be eligible for the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this year.

AP file

Analysis

Why Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens belong in the Hall

Globe reporter Peter Abraham says he’s ready to vote in the likes of Bonds and Clemens because the Baseball Hall of Fame should reflect the steroids era.

Opinion | The Podium

The Cocoanut Grove fire — a survivor’s tale

John Heyman was inside the Boston night club 70 years ago when a fire broke out, killing 492 people. He was one of the lucky ones who escaped with his life.

Cheap Eats

Potatoes every which way

PotatoFreak is tucked away in Cobble Hill Plaza, a small strip mall a few miles and light years from Union Square. But they can really turn out a spud.

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Celtics prepare for rematch against Brooklyn

The Celtics lost a close game in Brooklyn on Nov. 15 without Rajon Rondo and will face a tough Nets team at TD Garden.

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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.

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Boston’s last, great unsolved mystery

Mayor Tom Menino is in his fifth term after being elected in 1993.

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End of the Menino era?

Suffolk University will build an eight-story complex on Somerset Street and create a public park.

Suffolk shifts core of campus downtown

How to donate to Globe Santa

Kevin McHale and his wife, Lynn, lost their daughter, Alexandra, to a battle with lupus.

Dan Shaughnessy

McHale dealing with saddest loss of all

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

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French-inspired Mistral remains constant

A chief problem for Deval Patrick is the state budget gap.

Road ahead may get rocky for Governor Patrick

High school football playoff results

An electronic billboard off Interstate 93 in Medford was part of a state pilot program and posed no safety hazard.

Mass. gives the go-ahead for electronic billboards

Superintendent Carol R. Johnson talked with Adib Morshed, eating an orange, during lunch on a visit to the Roger Clap Innovation School in Dorchester.

Boston schools chief reflects on year

An image from Kinfolk, a food quarterly headquartered in Portland, Ore., which focuses on homey and outdoorsy dining and living.

The unstyled look of hipster food magazines

Shurrasco (a shredded beef mixture) quesadilla.

Cheap Eats

Outside of Union Square, potatoes every which way

Sports

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Shane Vereen, left, and Stevan Ridley have injected a new threat into the Patriots offense.

Running back duo boosting Patriots’ offense

Stevan Ridley and Shane Vereen give the Patriots two contrasting styles, and give a new threat to what was already a dominant offense.

Metro

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Finneran left his radio show in May and is now a lobbyist.

Finneran granted immunity in probation probe

Former House speaker Thomas Finneran has been given immunity to testify about the state’s Probation Department, people close the investigation said.

Columnists

Kevin McHale and his wife, Lynn, lost their daughter, Alexandra, to a battle with lupus.

Dan Shaughnessy

McHale dealing with saddest loss of all

jeff jacoby

A free market will help fix health care

Mayor Tom Menino is in his fifth term after being elected in 1993.

scot lehigh

End of the Menino era?

Brian McGrory

Our governor’s turmoil

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.

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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.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Jewelry maker’s earrings a star on ‘Oprah’

Nation & World

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An anti-Morsi protester ran to throw back a tear gas canister during clashes with riot police in Cairo on Tuesday.

200,000 protest Mohammed Morsi in Egypt

Protesters packed Egypt’s Tahrir Square in the biggest challenge yet to the Islamist president.

Politics

In 2004, John Kerry, as the Democrats’ presidential nominee, bestowed upon Barack Obama an honor that would catapult his career — delivering a keynote address at the party’s convention.

Amid wrangling on Hill, Kerry keeps visibility low

Senator Kerry has kept a low profile recently that contrasts with his previously outspoken tendencies.

Business

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Google buys Cambridge online marketing firm

Incentive Targeting is a five-year-old start-up that builds software for retailers to offer customers targeted promotions.

Arts

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Book Review

‘Brothers’ by George Howe Colt

Growing up in a family of four boys, George Colt was stunned to read about John Wilkes Booth and his brothers.

Food & dining

Cookbook Review

Sara Forte’s book and blog share the same name.

Whole foods startle with new tastes and imagination

We’d never heard of Sara Forte and her blog, “The Sprouted Kitchen,” until her book arrived.

Magazine

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Nov 25, 2012

Cambridge’s Bluefin Labs decodes social media chatter

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Nov 18, 2012

7 holiday styles that shine

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Nov 11, 2012

Vacation options for single seniors and gays and lesbians

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Nov 4, 2012

How to be a New England vegetarian in winter

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