Harvard plans new arena, refurbished stadium, hotel

The university is readying a 10-year plan for Allston that will feature a basketball arena, a renovated football stadium, a hotel and conference center, and business school buildings.

Brock Callen (right) and Rob Douglas trained for the North American Speed Sailing Invitational, which will take place next week.

Kiteboarders make mark in sailing — quickly

Competitors will converge on Martha’s Vineyard for an event organized by local enthusiasts who also happen to be some of the fastest sailors on earth.

“I knew her as a bright young woman,” Marsie Silvestro said of Alexis Wright, who has pleaded not guilty.

Zumba instructor prostitution story grips Maine town

Kennebunk is buzzing over a scandal involving a woman accused of running an operation from her studio and a list of her alleged clientele that may or may not be made public.

US rejects Mashpee Wampanoag casino deal

The Department of the Interior concluded an agreement for a casino planned for Taunton takes unfair advantage of the tribe.

Cathy Klim of Circleville, Ohio, intended to vote for President Obama but is now undecided.

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Battle for Ohio heats up

Mitt Romney seems to be making a renewed push to gain ground among women after President Obama’s lead slipped following his lackluster debate performance.

Scott Brown backed letter on behalf of compounding pharmacies

Brown joined 10 other senators in sending a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration advocating for the industry, which is under scrutiny following a deadly meningitis outbreak.

Adrian Walker

The machine and the man

Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s old friends held a reunion that was a fascinating slice of Boston political history, and a snapshot of his journey to municipal patriarch.

Rob Ninkovich has two sacks and three forced fumbles in his last two games.

Ninkovich making an impact for Patriots

Rob Ninkovich’s inspired, improved play recently (two sacks and three forced fumbles) has coincided with the Patriots winning the last two games.

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Already the scene of one of the biggest fires in the history of the country in 1908, the city was engulfed anew on Oct. 14, 1973.

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Dancers performed with basketballs in “Hoop Suite.”

Dance Review

‘Hoop Suite’ is an act of healing, still in progress
An unidentified artist’s trick photo of a man holding up 11 men in formation, circa 1930.

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The surprisingly old art of photo fakery
Samantha Mathis stars as Dagny Taggart in “Atlas Shrugged Part II.”

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The shrugging continues in ‘Atlas Shrugged Part II’
AMERICA’S ADOPTED NEIGHBORHOOD: A plane flies over the mountains south of the Strait of Hormuz.

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A Middle East strategy past its prime
Joe Biden and Paul Ryan debated Thursday.

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Susan West helped pile up pumpkins on the front lawn of the First Congregational Church in Chatham for a sale to benefit the Chatham Teachers Fund.

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How grocery shopping got personal
John Cafferty of Hingham shopped at Dick’s Sporting Goods in the Hanover Mall on Sunday. The store held its grand opening last weekend, helping boost the mall’s occupancy rate.

Retail vacancies in Mass. at lowest level in five years
Ben Cherington says lessons can be learned as the team tries to rebuild for next year.

Cherington knows Sox erred at top

SCOT LEHIGH

What does Mitt Romney really believe?

Brian McGrory

‘Served’ in Afghanistan? Scott Brown?
Senator Scott Brown greeted his wife, Gail Huff, after returning from his military tour in Afghanistan last year.

For Scott Brown, politics and military entwine

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Red Sox open manager interviews

The Red Sox interviewed Dodgers third base coach Tim Wallach on Friday at Fenway Park and are scheduled to speak to Padres special assistant Brad Ausmus on Monday.

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Shawn Drumgold hugged his attorney Rosemary Scapicchio after his drug charges dismissed Friday.

Nearly 500 more cases ID’d in drug lab scandal

The lawyer leading the review of the state drug lab said he has identified additional defendants who are either in jail awaiting trial or on parole based on questionable evidence.

Columnists

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Reefer madness
Mitt Romney supporters recite the Pledge of Allegiance in Virginia.

Renée Loth

The GOP’s demographics problem

CARLO ROTELLA

School is renewed, but there’s hard work ahead

Adrian Walker

The machine and the man

DERRICK Z. JACKSON

Is Biden’s performance enough to stop the slide?

JOSHUA GREEN

Election is a referendum on Obama

Boston Capital

Bank stocks climb as housing recovers

Brian McGrory

‘Served’ in Afghanistan? Scott Brown?

SCOT LEHIGH

What does Mitt Romney really believe?
Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino, left, and GM Ben Cherington will be meeting with candidates for the team’s manager job.

Christopher L. Gasper

Questions the next manager should ask the Red Sox

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Small Samsung camera shoots like a pro
Container ship Edith Maersk crossed the Suez Canal northeast of Cairo Friday.

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The toughest sanctions

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Dr. James Si-Cheng Chao sits next to a portrait of his late wife, Ruth Mulan Chu Chao. Four of their daughters attended Harvard Business School. From left, Angela, Elaine (a former US labor secretary), Christine (who did not attend the school), May, and Grace.

Harvard Business School gets $40 million family donation

The family of former US labor secretary Elaine L. Chao made the donation, which will be used to add a second executive education center.

Politics

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Mitt Romney campaigned Friday in Lancaster, Ohio.

Mitt Romney donors get Waldorf retreat

Romney’s top donors are descending on New York early next week for a “Romney Victory Fall Retreat,” where they will be treated to the special access that their deep pockets have earned.

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Protesters helped an injured man after scuffles broke out between groups of protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday.

Violence returns to Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi clashed in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Friday in the first such violence since he took office.

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‘The Silent History’ invites readers to become active participants

“The Silent History,” an exquisitely designed serialized work of literary fiction, is ostensibly an e-book, but it’s wholly unlike any you’ve seen before.

“I truly feel like Romney would be a step back in terms of women’s rights, especially choice. ... I wouldn’t ever be voting for [Romney]. I’d be voting against Obama.”

Cathy Klim,  Ohio resident

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Opinion

“They should be working to broaden their party’s appeal and build a true majority of voters, not treating America like it is one nation, divisible.”

Renée Loth, on the Republican Party

Ideas

“Gerken has advanced a vision of governance unusual for someone whose political convictions are firmly liberal: She wants local decision-making bodies to be given more opportunity to rebel against federal policy.”

—Leon Neyfakh on Heather Gerken’s argument for “federalism all the way down”