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Parents charged with manslaughter baby’s death

The South Shore couple face charges for allegedly putting opiates in a bottle used to feed their five-month-old daughter in 2011.

Ted Cruz urges House to ‘stand strong’ in health care fight

“That is the model for every other fight,” the Tea Party firebrand from Texas said at a gathering of social conservatives.

Arbitrator orders Newton to reinstate fired police chief

The arbitrator also ordered the city to pay Matthew Cummings, who was fired a year ago, back wages.

Kerry in Afghanistan for security talks

An Oct. 31 deadline looms for completing a security deal that would allow American troops to remain in Afghanistan.

Stevan Kirschbaum, a school bus driver and a union leader, rallied co-workers on Tuesday outside the Readville bus yard. Mayor Thomas M. Menino has called Kirschbaum a “bully.”

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Bus drivers’ union leader polarizing, popular

Mayor Thomas Menino has called Stevan Kirschbaum a “bully,” but among a large faction of bus drivers, he is often seen as a guide through bureaucracy.

Global chemical watchdog awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons is currently overseeing the destruction of Syria’s chemical stockpile.

Red Sox build around Ortiz, Pedroia

In the eight seasons they’ve been teammates, David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia have formed a bond that goes far beyond the field.

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A mother, a son, a love

Marge and Bill Wright had a special mother-son bond. They died four hours apart on Saturday. They will be buried together, Bill in an urn tucked into his mother’s casket.

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It’s not hard to get women on the board

Twitter has 7 men, 0 women on its board. It’s not hard to figure out, in 140 characters or less, why that’s bad for business and shareholders.

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How to fix the arbitration process

It’s time for fiscally responsible policy makers, including would-be mayors, to acknowledge that all-too-obvious reality.

Globe exclusives

SJC justices to weigh in on cellphone tracking data

Newly delivered cranberries floated in outdoor vats last week at Decas Cranberry Products in Carver .

More cranberries mean lower prices for growers

Magic Johnson’s abundance of personality, part of his charm as a player, was mostly absent when his job was to discuss the sport.

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Magic Johnson’s exit could boost ESPN NBA show

Peter Mastrangelo, who has been dining at the Hilltop Steakhouse for 50 years, walked in front of the restaurant’s iconic cactus sign.

A steak in the heart: Hilltop to close

School buses left the Freeport Street lot in Dorchester Wednesday morning.

Boston school buses running

October is prime tourist time in Boston

William Dickerson, pastor of the Greater Love Tabernacle Church (shown at right holding a tablet computer), led a gathering of black clergy members who endorsed John Connolly’s bid for mayor in Roxbury on Thursday.

Connolly endorsed by onetime detractors

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.

Time capsule found in Hibernian Hall

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Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Top row, from left: Republican Mike Stopa, Democrat William Brownsberger, Democrat Karen Spilka , Republican Frank J. Addivinola Jr., Democrat Martin Long. Bottom row, from left: Democrat Katherine Clark, Democrat Paul John Maisano, Democrat Carl Sciortino , Republican Tom Tierney, Democrat Peter J. Koutoujian.

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7 Democrats, 3 Republicans seek Markey’s seat

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

Movie Review

‘Muscle Shoals’ plays legendary sound

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

2Cellos push possibilities of their instruments

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Milan Lucic received a 10-minute misconduct penalty for this scuffle with Gabriel Landeskog of the Avalanche on Thursday.

Milan Lucic loses temper in Bruins’ 2-0 loss

Lucic’s 12-minute stint in the box after fighting Gabriel Landeskog didn’t help Boston’s power line, which lost a lot of muscle for most of the third period.

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John Connolly endorsed by onetime detractors

The endorsements, spearheaded by the Rev. Miniard Culpepper and Pastor William E. Dickerson, provide Connolly with viable liaisons to the city’s minority communities.