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Standoff continues after White House meeting
Speaker John Boehner (center) and other House Republican leaders met with President Obama to discuss the shutdown and the debt limit.

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House Republicans met with President Obama to propose a plan for the debt limit, and both sides promised further conversations.

Ryan O’Reilly (right) had control of the puck as the Bruins’ Milan Lucic put on the pressure during the first period.

Avalanche 2, Bruins 0

Avalanche stifle Bruins’ offensive attack

While the Bruins looked better as the game went on, they couldn’t push through, marking the first time they’ve been shut out since Feb. 28, 2012.

Jeff Owen of Wakefield knocked on the cornerstone of Hibernian Hall as he worked to uncover a time capsule that was buried there more than 100 years ago.

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Time capsule found in Hibernian Hall

Organizers planning a centennial celebration for Roxbury’s Hibernian Hall discovered the capsule, which was buried more than 100 years ago.

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The Red Sox prepared for Game One of the American League Championship Series, which will take place Saturday at Fenway Park.

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SJC justices to weigh in on cellphone tracking data

The state’s highest court heard arguments Thursday in deliberations that will determine whether police can get a criminal suspect’s cellphone records without a search warrant.

Tim Fain performing “Portals,” a multimedia show in which only he is playing live. It comes to the Gardner Museum Oct. 17.

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‘Portals’ into music performance in the digital age

“Tim Fain: Portals,” a show in which the only truly live element is Fain’s solo playing, comes to the Gardner Museum Oct. 17.

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David Koch wept for researchers in need of day care at MIT as he donated millions to the school, but he doesn’t seem to care about people in need of medical care.

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Canadian author Alice Munro.

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Alice Munro wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
The Hilltop Steakhouse on Route 1 in Saugus will close later this month.

Hilltop Steakhouse, Saugus landmark, to close
School buses left the Freeport Street lot in Dorchester Wednesday morning.

Boston school buses running

Stjepan Hauser (left) and Luka Sulic perform as 2Cellos.

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2Cellos push possibilities of their instruments
John Singer Sargent produced nearly 150 watercolors from Venice. Pictured: “Venice: Under the Rialto Bridge” (circa 1909).

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Sargent watercolors at a glance
The backup musicians (above) of Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, where greats such as Clarence Carter, Aretha Franklin, and Gregg Allman recorded.

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‘Muscle Shoals’ plays legendary sound
Oct. 9, 1990: Rachel and Casey Malec of Suffield, Conn., used their family’s pumpkin to play on during the pumpkin-judging contest. They took 15th place. A 470-pound pumpkin owned by Arthur Brooks Jr. of Auburn took first prize and won $1000.

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From left: Richard Jenkins, Catherine O’Hara, and Adam Scott costar in Stu Zicherman’s “A.C.O.D.”

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Parents say the darnedest things in ‘A.C.O.D.’
Tyler Hunter stars as Elvis Presley in the national touring production of “Million Dollar Quartet.”

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Rock ’n’ roll with ‘Million Dollar Quartet’
Mayor Thomas M. Menino made it known that while his tenure at City Hall may be nearing an end, he remains fully in charge.

Menino’s last stand?
Katherine Clark has been in the state Legislature since 2008.

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Katherine Clark best choice for US House

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Rob Gronkowski at practice Wednesday. (AP Stephan Savoia)

Rob Gronkowski says ‘nothing new’ on his status

Despite reports that he may play Sunday, Gronkowski shed no light on whether he would play against the Saints.

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Mayoral candidate John Connolly at a press conference at the State House.

Connolly leads Walsh by 8 points in new mayoral poll

A UMass Lowell poll found John Connolly taking 45 percent to Martin Walsh’s 37 percent among 375 likely voters surveyed.

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State trooper John Basler (left) arrived at Plymouth District Court Thursday for his arraignment.

State trooper pleads not guilty to drunken driving charge

The trooper was involved in a two-car crash Sept. 22 that killed a mother and her daughter.

Columnists

A dog attended a service before getting blessed in British Columbia on Sunday.

alex beam

Do all doggies go to heaven?

NICHOLAS BURNS

Shutdown diminishes US as a global power

LAWRENCE HARMON

City Council needs to hold the line on police contract

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Too quiet on sex ed
David Ross, left, and Koji Uehara celebrated after recording the final out of the Game 4 win that eliminated the Rays.

Dan Shaughnessy

Hopefully Red Sox’ party is just starting

Yvonne Abraham

An unstable living situation
The Kindle Fire HDX’s smartest feature, Mayday, delivers an instant cry for help to Amazon tech support.

Tech Lab

New Kindle Fire a cozy option for book lovers
Jake Peavy went 5⅔ innings to propel the Red Sox to a win on Tuesday.

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Jake Peavy stands tall for Red Sox

Boston Capital

Hatsopoulos brothers powering tech company
The Quencher is one of the last blue-collar watering holes in Southie.

Kevin Cullen

Last call for Quencher Tavern

Shirley Leung

Online, T.J. Maxx is a bit sleepy

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Walsh wins first round

Nation & World

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Scott Carpenter’s landing after a 1962 space flight gave NASA and the nation an hour-long scare that he might not have made it back alive.

Scott Carpenter, 2nd US astronaut in orbit, dies at 88

Carpenter’s landing after a 1962 space flight gave NASA and the nation an hour-long scare that he might not have made it back alive.

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Specialists looked at screens on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.

Dow soars more than 300 points on debt plan

The market had its best day since Jan. 2 as the Dow Jones industrial average jumped 323 points.

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Peter Gadiot as the genie Cyrus and Sophie Lowe as Alice in ABC’s “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.”

‘Wonderland’: Down the digital rabbit hole

The ABC show is meant to be a paean to the imagination. Too bad the effects pry some of us out of our imaginations and into the tech lab.

Style

A Boston collector launches an online sneaker museum

Rick Kosow’s Sneaker Museum offers a virtual trip through his staggering collection of 1,000 pairs.

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Curious how your community compares with neighboring cities and towns? The Globe’s Matt Carroll offers community-by-community comparisons in vital categories.

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Into the woods
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Becoming Bostonian
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Do we still trust Bill Belichick?
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Beauty of the bottle

Ideas

“Texting and driving is unlike any public safety issue we’ve dealt with before....At the center of the problem, say experts, is a new kind of object — the modern smartphone — that’s changing our behavior on a massive scale.”

Leon Neyfakh on our cellphone habit