Deal ends shutdown, avoids default

Lawmakers on Wednesday narrowly avoided a default on the nation’s debts and halted a 16-day government shutdown that showcased congressional dysfunction.

“We fought the good fight. We just didn’t win,” Speaker John Boehner said.

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“We fought the good fight. We just didn’t win,” Speaker John Boehner said.

House Speaker John Boehner (center) walked to the House floor for a vote. The House passed the bill shortly before 11 p.m.

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House Speaker John Boehner (center) walked to the House floor for a vote. The House passed the bill shortly before 11 p.m.

President Obama signed the bill soon after it passed the House.

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President Obama signed the bill soon after it passed the House.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the nation “came to the brink of disaster.”

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the nation “came to the brink of disaster.”

The Senate passed the bill, 81 to 18. All 198 House Democrats who supported the bill, along with 87 Republicans.

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The Senate passed the bill 81 to 18. Members of the House, some pictured after the vote, passed it 285-184.

Analysis

Relief from debt deal will be short-lived

Tired of the excruciating debate in Washington over the nation’s budget, the debt ceiling, and the deficit? Get used to it.

Almost two-thirds of the faculty and librarians at Westfield State voted no confidence in Evan Dobelle on Wednesday.

Dobelle placed on paid leave; probe set

Westfield State University trustees unanimously voted to place president Evan Dobelle on leave with pay while his spending habits are investigated.

Child obesity rates drop in Mass.

Annual weight and height screenings show that the percentage of students who are overweight or obese dropped to 30.6 percent.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/remains9.jpg Remains of Korean War casualty come home to Leominster

Private First Class Norman Dufresne returned home to a hero’s welcome Wednesday, 63 years after he left this working-class city and 11 siblings for South Korea.

John Connolly taught for two years at a Jesuit-run school in Lower Manhattan after he graduated from college.

Connolly calls his 3 years as a teacher a vital qualification

Though there’s a grumbling backlash to mayoral candidate John Connolly leaning on his experience, he says it makes him unique.

Boston designated hitter David Ortiz walks off the field after flying out to end the game.

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Tigers 7, Red Sox 3

Tigers even ALCS at two games each

The Detroit Tigers built a big lead and held on, defeating the Red Sox to even the series.

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Wednesday night’s 7-3 loss is a mere speed bump on Boston’s march to the World Series.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-2899.png Why the union-bashing?

High-priced union contracts are easy to criticize, but tax breaks for businesses often don’t get much negative response.

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Yvonne Abraham

Who connects the best?
The new Galaxy Gear watch (left) won’t work without Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 phone.

Tech Lab

Time’s up for Samsung smartwatch
Amateur beer-makers use the copper-jacketed kettles at Hopster’s in Newton to make their own brews.

Globe West

Brew your own sites sprouting

For her Indigo Project solo exhibition, textile artist Ifé Franklin (pictured) has created an 8-foot slave cabin in patchwork adire (“tie and dye”) at Medicine Wheel’s Spoke Gallery in South Boston.

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Artist Ifé Franklin honors those who lived and died enslaved
Paul Pierce was wearing a Nets uniform when he opposed the Celtics on Tuesday.

Celtics see Paul Pierce in Nets uniform
David and Beth Henneberry, with the trailer for their new boat, in Watertown.

Boat owner tells story of Tsarnaev capture
Carolyn Hann, of Washington, D.C., with a bowl of spicy miso ramen at Sapporo Ramen inside the Porter Exchange in Cambridge.

dining out

The perfect bowl of ramen
John Lackey, right, and Mike Napoli were the stars of Game 3 for the Red Sox.

Dan Shaughnessy

What’s not to love about John Lackey now?

Public aid crucial to fast-food workers
David Ortiz lifted up closer Koji Uehara in celebration after the 1-0 win in Game 3.

RED SOX 1, TIGERS 0

Red Sox eke past Tigers for ALCS lead
Democrat Katherine Clark greeted supporters at a celebration in Melrose after she won the primary vote in the Fifth Congressional District Tuesday night.

Clark, Addivinola to vie for Markey’s seat

Shirley Leung

Emerging from the crowd

Sports

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Bruins at Panthers | 7:30 p.m. (NESN)

Tim Thomas won a Stanley Cup, a Conn Smythe, and two Vezinas with the Bruins; he’s 1-2-0 with a 5.05 goals-against with the Panthers.

Tim Thomas to start in net against Bruins

The real attention will be on whether the Bruins are able to score against Thomas, who led the team to its first Stanley Cup in 39 years.

Boston mayoral race

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State Senator Linda Dorcena Forry.

Dorcena Forry endorses Walsh for mayor

Martin Walsh secured the enthusiastic backing of state Senator Linda Dorcena Forry.

Metro

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Michelle (left) and Shannon Dutra, 27, are hoping the driver of the car that struck and killed their father, Michael Dutra, last Friday as he was riding his bicycle will step forward.

Middleborough family wants answers in bicyclist’s death

Michael Dutra’s family never thought he would meet his end the way he did last Friday, alone on a dark, narrow road, after a hit-and-run driver left him for dead.

Columnists

The pope drives this used, manual-shift, 1984 Renault 4 around the Vatican grounds.

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The pope’s freedom

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Too much hot air at town meetings
John Connolly, left, and Martin Walsh met Tuesday in their first debate of the general election campaign.

SCOT LEHIGH

Edge to Connolly

JOAN VENNOCHI

Walsh shows his humanity

farah stockman

You need a license to dance in Boston

adrian walker

Give Dobelle the boot

Shirley Leung

Emerging from the crowd

Boston Capital

No end in sight for biotech bubble

Kevin Cullen

Holiday salute for local heroes
The picture that says it all.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Red Sox’ comeback now has iconic image
David Ortiz addressed fans during an April pregame ceremony honoring the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

JAMES CARROLL

‘B-Strong’ for democracy as well as security

Dan Shaughnessy

This game was one for the ages

Nation & World

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Police tried to prevent protesters from attacking the hearse carrying the body of Erich Priebke on Tuesday.

Amid protests, lawyer calls off funeral for Nazi Priebke

Shouting ‘‘murderer’’ and ‘‘executioner,’’ hundreds of people jeered as Erich Priebke’s coffin arrived for the funeral Mass.

Business

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Martha Coakley’s office said the move would ease premiums for some.

Proposed legislation tries to cap flood insurance costs

Under the proposed legislation, lenders wouldn’t be allowed to require homeowners purchase flood insurance for more than their outstanding mortgage balance.

Style

Bargain Bin

Sale Taylor-made for chair fans

Ami Albernaz’s weekly roundup of bargains includes Kartell’s semiannual sale.

Arts

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Book Review

People congregate at Boston Common for a vigil for the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, one day after bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

‘Our Boston: Writers Celebrate the City They Love’

This fat collection is at its best when the stories focus on the Marathon bombings instead of the nostalgia of the city.

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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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Why is it so hard to find a doctor?
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Into the woods
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Becoming Bostonian
The cover for the September 22 2013 issue

Do we still trust Bill Belichick?

Ideas

The words “home economics” likely conjure visions of future homemakers quietly whisking white sauce or stitching rickrack onto an apron. But to a handful of people thinking big about these problems, they evoke something different: A forward-thinking new kind of class that would give a generation of young people. . .the skills to shop intelligently, cook healthily, manage money, and live well.

Ruth Graham