Menino touts success of properties task force

The group, consisting of city officials from different departments, was formed in July 2011 with the task of identifying and remedying badly neglected properties in the city.

Obama, Democrats raise $181m in September

President Obama’s fund-raising news comes after a week that featured the first presidential debate and a jobs report that Mitt Romney said shows that an employment crunch endures.

WGBH’s Brighton headquarters. The public television station received $4.2 million from the state’s film tax credit program last year.

Romney indirectly aided PBS as governor

Mitt Romney signed a film tax credit bill that indirectly created a huge pool of funding for WGBH and other Massachusetts companies that make shows for public television.

Extradited terrorism suspects appear in US courts

An Egyptian-born preacher and four other terrorism suspects appeared in federal courts, hours after they lost a lengthy extradition fight in Britain.

Army quarterback Trent Steelman (8) celebrated with a teammate Saturday after scoring the game-winning touchdown against Boston College.

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Army rallies to stun Boston College

Boston College knew exactly what to expect from Army, and still couldn’t stop it.

Terry Francona has worked for ESPN since leaving the Red Sox a year ago.

Terry Francona to manage Indians

Sources confirmed to the Globe that the Cleveland Indians will name Terry Francona as their manager on Monday.

Tom Brady will be facing off with his old rival, Peyton Manning, for the first time since Manning went to Denver.

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Patriots’ keys to a win vs. Broncos

Peyton Manning and the Broncos invade Foxborough. Jim McBride has the scouting report on how Tom Brady and the Patriots can beat them.

“Capturing intimacy is pretty much the only thing I’m interested in,” says Ira Sachs, director of “Keep the Lights On.” “That’s what . . . I find beautiful in movies personally.”

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Intimacy, codependence in Ira Sachs’s ‘Keep the Lights On’

Not many films capture the complex emotional and sexual intimacy of a romantic relationship with such bracing honesty and insight as this.

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On Oct. 1, 1979, thousands lined the streets of Boston to welcome Pope John Paul II to the city.

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Sisters Margaret and Irene Li with Nick Mallia of the Paris Creperie.

For food truck festival organizers, the events are high-gear affairs
Morgan Peissel, Nicolas Peissel, and Edvin Buregren stand on the ice in the McClure Strait in front of their sailboat, the Belzebub II.

Climate change helps local man set Arctic sailing record

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12 pumpkin beers for the fall

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Ken Howard, a coach in “The White Shadow,’ ’was heard loud and clear — in Turkey.

‘White Shadow’ led to basketball boon in Turkey
J.K. Rowling’s “The Casual Vacancy” focuses on the troubles in the small town of Pagford.

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‘The Casual Vacancy’ by J.K. Rowling

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Red Sox manager Bucky Harris, left, and Washington Senators manager Joe Cronin look over improvements at Fenway Park on April 17, 1934, just before the first game of the season.

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The day baseball left town

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Only hands were visible on a temporary installation created by Perkins + Will in Frederick Law Olmsted’s historic Evans Way Park in the Fenway. The ENfold installation is a 500-foot translucent ribbon, lit during the night, extending across the park.

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Mr. Darrah visited Yosemite National Park with his family in August. First and foremost, he was devoted to his family.

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John Darrah, business adviser and family man

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Colton Chapple capped his stellar afternoon with a 4-yard bolt to the right pylon with 4:54 remaining as the Crimson racked up 550 yards of offense.

Harvard trounces Cornell, 45-13

Harvard quarterback Colton Chapple was on target from start to finish as the Crimson registered their Champion Subdivision-best 13th straight victory.

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Mihai Brestyan has the right touch, and his hands are full with young people looking to learn the sport.

After Aly Raisman’s Olympic glory, gymnasts stream to local gym

Ever since his star pupil won two gold medals, Mihai Brestyan’s Burlington gym has been jammed with everyone from toddlers to transfers from around the country.

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Renée Loth

New app makes Boston a ‘museum without walls’

LAWRENCE HARMON

Inspections law good for tenants and city

Adrian Walker

Former law student became a chronic litigant
Bobby Valentine went for a bike ride in the hours after being fired by the Red Sox on Thursday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox did well in acting quickly
Mitt Romney finally shook the Etch-A-Sketch.

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The Old Romney vs. the New Romney

SCOT LEHIGH

Dueling philosophies from Obama and Romney

Brian McGrory

Perspectives can change on Liberty Mutual’s salaries, payouts

JOAN WICKERSHAM

A titan on orange wings
Larry Lucchino and Ben Cherington met with reporters on Thursday afternoon.

Christopher L. Gasper

Red Sox reconstruction goes beyond firing Bobby Valentine
Laptops were on display at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.

Steven Syre

Are PCs going extinct?

joan vennochi

An ineffective Obama falls flat
Bobby Valentine’s final hours as Red Sox manager Wednesday were a little sad as the worst season of a generation officially ended.

Dan Shaughnessy

For Red Sox, an ugly season finally ends

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Madoff fraud’s last days recounted in NYC document

An indictment brings into sharper focus the final few years of a fraud the government says dated to at least the early 1970s, two decades before Bernard Madoff said it began.

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Michael Bloomberg is one of the major backers behind an ad campaign for Angus King.

Bloomberg backs Maine independent Angus King

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is throwing his financial support behind the Senate candidate, who is battling a stronger-than-expected challenge from a Republican contender.

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The Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters is reflected in a shop window in Moscow.

FBI says firm illegally sold items to Russia

Federal agents arrested the owner of Arc Electronics Inc. and seven of his employees, who are accused of being involved in a scheme to illicitly sell military technology to Russia.

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New executive director Miguel Rodriguez cites the annual First Day Concert at Sanders Theatre (above) as a good example of how Boston Baroque can engage with the community. He suggests even projecting the show outdoors to a larger audience.

New leader hopes to boost Boston Baroque’s visibility

Trained as a tenor, new executive director Miguel A. Rodriguez has worked with Opera Boston, the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, and Boston Musica Viva.

“Most guys we know don’t like the typical shopping experience. We treat them like they are coming into our home.”

Colin P.G. Hunter,  Alton Lane’s chief executive

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“As long as there is a chance that heavy sanctions might lead to a halt in Iran’s enrichment activities, sanctions should be pursued over plans for a military strike.”

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“We know a lot about the things that are closer to our size, our altitude, our spot in the universe — and less about things that are hard to reach, hard to dig up, and hard to quantify.”

Samuel Arbesman  on what big data is missing