Death toll rises in meningitis outbreak

Two more people have died and an additional 13 people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis in a nationwide outbreak linked to a Framingham firm.

Warm weather greets first day of rowing regatta

Rowers took to the water — and spectators to the river banks and bridges — as the Head of the Charles races took place amid balmy temperatures.

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Rowers from the College of William and Mary participated on Saturday.

It was the 48th edition of the Head of the Charles Regatta.

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It was the 48th edition of the Head of the Charles Regatta.

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The Drexel Rowing Alumni wore bow ties and went shirtless.

There were also some curious contraptions floating on the Charles.

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There were also some curious contraptions floating on the Charles.

Spectators lined the banks of the Charles River along Memorial Drive in Cambridge.

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Spectators lined the banks of the Charles River along Memorial Drive in Cambridge.

People also watched the races from the bridges in the area.

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People also watched the races from the bridges in the area.

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Races will take place Saturday and Sunday.

Senior Master Eights men’s crews were in action on the Charles River on Saturday morning.

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Senior Master Eights men’s crews were in action Saturday morning.

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It’s tea time in Boston

Boston might have a turbulent history with the beverage (we did turn the harbor into a teapot in 1773), but the city has warmly embraced the genteel British tradition of afternoon tea.

In a city with nearly 200 fountains, the J.C. Nichols Memorial Fountain’s cast bronze figures were created in 1910 for a Long Island, N.Y., mansion garden. Discovered in a salvage yard around 1951, the fountain was restored and dedicated in Kansas City in 1960.

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Kansas City, Mo., gives heritage a hip twist

Clearly, Kansas City culture goes beyond its barbecue, beer, and baseball.

“I can’t spare this man; he fights,” said Lincoln of Ulysses Grant.

books

‘The Man Who Saved the Union’ by H.W. Brands

H.W. Brands seals the new image of Ulysses Grant as smart, strategic, methodical, visionary, and tolerant.

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Yankees won’t sink to Red Sox lows in 2013

The Yankees collapsed during the ALCS, but that doesn’t mean they’re facing the disarray the Red Sox have seen.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Enterprise/Advance/Images/peace006-767.jpg The 1969 peace rally

The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam on Oct. 15, 1969 was a huge gathering of antiwar protesters across the United States, with an estimated 100,000 people assembled at the Boston Common.

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A rendering of the $75 million complex planned for the Home for Little Wanderers campus in Jamaica Plain.

Little Wanderers campus plan advances despite protest
Quinn Marcus conducted one of the impromptu street interviews that just might make her a widely known comedic celebrity.

Emerson student’s street interviews turn into a gig with MTV
This is Ryan Mallett’s second season with the Patriots, and he’s still waiting for his first action in the regular season.

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Patriots backup Mallett would be ready in a snap
Little Joe Cook sang “Peanuts,” his 1957 hit single, in the basement studio of his Framingham home.

Little Joe Cook recalls high notes of doo-wop fame
A reflection in The Harold Parker State Forest

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10 great places for outdoor family adventures

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How to winterize your home
A rendering of Residential Commons at Barry’s Corner looking from Western Avenue.

Harvard offers details on Allston expansion
Lincoln Tavern and Restaurant has seen a steady stream of customers since opening in South Boston this month.

Dining

South Boston hungry for Lincoln Tavern

Sunday Preview | Ideas

How to improve presidential debates
Robin Sloan’s first novel is a look at our digital world.

Book Review

‘Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore’ by Robin Sloan

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Question 2 is deeply flawed

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Bowling Green 24, UMAss 0

Bowling Green wide receiver Ryan Burbrink, right, broke a tackle by UMass defensive back Darren Thellen.

UMass still winless after loss to Bowling Green

The Minutemen couldn’t get any offensive traction against a Bowling Green club that put heat on the UMass quarterback the entire day.

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Prosecutors describe sex ring

Suspected leaders of an alleged prostitution ring that stretched to four Boston suburbs coordinated a well-organized operation, prosecutors said.

Columnists

The Green Bay Packers’ Dorsey Levens jumps during the 1998 NFC divisional playoff game.

DERRICK Z. JACKSON

Ringing the bell about NFL concussions

LAWRENCE HARMON

Managing the fallout from freed felons

Brian McGrory

Ads up; it’s just way too much
The Crimson have won 14 straight under Tim Murphy, who is aiming for his third undefeated season.

Christopher L. Gasper

Harvard football is schooling competition
At night, the lit-up sanctuary is a welcoming presence.

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Building a sanctuary
President Obama and Mitt Romney at Tuesday’s debate in Hempstead, N.Y.

Juliette Kayyem

Foreign policy and the parental perspective

Edward L. Glaeser

Nobel Prize shows school assignment woes

Dan Shaughnessy

Sox taking too long to hire manager

Yvonne Abraham

Cambridge cheers up about Obama

Brian McGrory

No shame for Rep. John Tierney

Jeff Jacoby

What would Hippocrates say about Question 2?

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President Obama upped his game

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France’s Francois Holland:“The worst is over.”

EU says Spain aid measure will be OK’d by year’s end

European Union leaders said legislation enabling rescue aid to be channeled directly to Spanish banks should be agreed to by the end of the year.

Politics

President Obama addressed a crowd Friday at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., and Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan shared a laugh at an airport in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Presidential predictors puzzled by tossup states

Out of 538 Electoral College votes, prognosticators say, from 36 to 131 votes — up to 11 states — are too close to call.

Nation & World

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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, right, and Illinois Governor Pat Quinn were aboard when an Amtrak train hit 111 miles per hour for the first time in Illinois.

High-speed test run for Amtrak in Illinois

In a modest milestone for President Obama’s high-speed rail vision, test runs started zooming along a section of the Amtrak line between Chicago and St. Louis at 111 miles per hour Friday.

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The Pacifica String Quartet will premiere “Return,” a new work by Keeril Makan (above), on Wednesday.

Keeril Makan’s ‘Return’ to premier Wednesday

The Pacifical String Quartet will perform composer Keeril Makan’s “Return,” a piece inspired by Makan’s feelings of dislocation.

“Where do I think the race is? I’m a little confused actually.”

Stu Rothenberg,  editor of the nonpartisan Rothenberg Political Report

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Opinion

“Similar to a chemistry experiment, the legal system is about to find out what it is made of and how it reacts to different conditions.”

Lawrence Harmon, on fallout from the state drug lab scandal

Ideas

“The strategy that underlies American policy, the Carter Doctrine, is now more than 30 years old, and in dire need of an overhaul. …Today, it drives American engagement in a Middle East that looks far different from the region for which it was invented.

Thanassis Cambanis , on the need for a new Middle East policy