Tea Party’s tactics pose new challenges for GOP

All Republicans — even those who publicly tried to end the government shutdown— may pay a heavy political price.

Rob Gronkowski, second from left, worked out during practice on Wednesday.

Gronkowski cleared to play, agent says

Drew Rosenhaus, Rob Gronkowski’s agent, told several news outlets that the tight end has been cleared by doctors to play against the Jets on Sunday.

Six months after death, Sean Collier plaque unveiled

About 200 colleagues, allies, and strangers gathered in Cambridge this morning to honor MIT Police Officer Sean Collier.

Biotech investing surges

The surge is an abrupt turnaround from the previous quarter, when the sector experienced its lowest level of funding in nearly a decade.

Casino moguls meet panel

The ongoing competition for gambling licenses in Massachusetts turned Thursday on an unlikely locale: Macau, China.

Andris Nelsons led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the first time Thursday night since his appointment as the BSO’s next music director.

Marco Borggreve

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With Nelsons on BSO podium, a partnership debuts

Andris Nelsons first performance since his appointment as music director was an exciting night.

Dan Shaughnessy

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The Red Sox can clinch a berth in the World Series -- so long as they can beat one of Detroit’s aces, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander.

Christopher L. Gasper

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Napoli, who homered for the second straight game, is paying the Red Sox back for all those years he tortured them with his bat.

New Balance is footing the $14 million to $16 million bill to build a commuter rail stop in Brighton, along the Framingham/Worcester line.

Shirley Leung

Businesses can — and will — pay more for T projects

New Balance is footing the $14 million to $16 million bill for a new commuter rail stop in Brighton. Why can’t it work in other parts of the city?

Opinion

SCOT LEHIGH

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One contract controversy barely ends before the next begins, or so it seems to several members of the Boston City Council.

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Mike Napoli scored twice in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series.

Red Sox 4, Tigers 3

Red Sox take 3-2 lead in ALCS
Oct. 22, 1978: Malcolm Logan cheered boats on from the Larz Anderson Bridge. The Weld Boathouse can be seen to the right. This boathouse is home to Harvard’s rowing, boating, and crew teams.

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Terakaft’s musical and family roots are from Mali. “We are looking for peace for our people,” says guitarist Liya Ag Ablil.

Terakaft’s desert blues find a place away from home
Steeple at the First Church of Monson, which lost it's original steeple during the 2011 tornado.

Monson’s spirits rise with steeple
Former state chemist Annie Dookhan, whose alleged mishandling of drug evidence at a state lab has cast a shadow on thousands of cases.

Coakley takes tough stand on Dookhan
The Dmanisi early Homo skull.

Skull challenges understanding of evolution
James Franco, who released a collection of stories in 2010, is out with his first novel, “Actors Anonymous.”

Book REview

‘Actors Anonymous’ by James Franco

“Our Boston” is at its best when the stories focus on the Marathon bombings instead of the nostalgia of the city.

Book Review

‘Our Boston’
Shawn LaCount (pictured) and Summer L. Williams found Company One 15 years ago with a half-dozen other Clark University graduates.

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Company One: From upstart to mainstay
David and Beth Henneberry, with the trailer for their new boat, in Watertown.

Boat owner tells story of Tsarnaev capture
Benedict Cumberbatch as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in “The Fifth Estate.”

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Inside WikiLeaks with ‘Fifth Estate’

Red Sox shortstop Stephen Drew sports an all-too-familiar expression to Boston fans after striking out in the sixth inning.

Slumping Red Sox look to ignite offense

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Bruins 3, Panthers 2

Tim Thomas was unable to stop a shot by Dougie Hamilton in the first period.

Bruins’ late goal defeats Tim Thomas

The Bruins netted the game-winning in the final minute to hang a loss on Thomas in the first time they’ve faced their former teammate.

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A rendering of Harvard University’s proposed Allston campus.

Both mayoral candidates look to remake BRA

John Connolly and Martin Walsh said they would overhaul or eliminate the agency, which on Thursday approved Harvard’s Allston expansion, among other projects.

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Aaron Hernandez attended a pretrial court hearing in Fall River earlier this month.

Aaron Hernandez defense slams DA

Lawyers for the former Patriot said prosecutors have filed a frivolous motion to have the judge currently assigned to the murder case step aside.

Columnists

Kevin Cullen

New flavor comes to Adams Corner

JOAN WICKERSHAM

Zeus and Adam

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Too much hot air at town meetings

Yvonne Abraham

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

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The pope’s freedom
Mike Napoli tried, unsuccessfully, to avoid a beard grab attempt by Jonny Gomes.

Christopher L. Gasper

Mike Napoli key to Red Sox’ surge
John Connolly, left, and Martin Walsh met Tuesday in their first debate of the general election campaign.

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Edge to Connolly

JOAN VENNOCHI

Walsh shows his humanity

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You need a license to dance in Boston

adrian walker

Give Dobelle the boot

Shirley Leung

Emerging from the crowd

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No end in sight for biotech bubble

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The widespread shooting in Nisour Square enraged opinions in Iraq. Defendants contend they were counterattacking an ambush by insurgents.

Ex-Blackwater guards face new Iraq charges

The Justice Department brought new charges against four security guards accused of taking part in a shooting in Baghdad six years ago that killed 14 unarmed civilians.

Business

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Strong third-quarter results have sent Google shares past the $1,000 mark for the first time.

Google stock surpasses $1,000 mark after strong earnings

The stock had never before surpassed $928 in regular market trading since Google went public at $85 per share nine years ago.

Arts

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Karole Armitage brings her work “Rave” (pictured) to her troupe’s ICA program.

Armitage adds color to her choreography

Choreographer Karole Armitage’s “Rave,” which her company Armitage Gone! Dance will perform at the Institute of Contemporary Art, delights in the offbeat and unexpected.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger (left) and Sylvester Stallone star in the action flick “Escape Plan.”

Putting Sly and Arnold behind bars in ‘Escape Plan’

Director Mikael Håfström’s movie with Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger serves up old-school action that’s crisp, not lunkheadedly creaky.

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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