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Iran deal might be achieved next week, official says

A solution could be found for one of the major stumbling blocks to an agreement that would freeze Iran’s nuclear program, a senior US official said.

Senators 4, Bruins 2

Lackluster third period costly for Bruins

The Bruins came up short Friday night and watched their 2-1 lead rapidly collapse into a 4-2 loss to the Senators.

Trail Blazers 109, Celtics 96

Celtics left at loss after Blazers’ surge in 2d half

A better, more talented Portland Trail Blazers team played up to its abilities and soundly defeated the Celtics at TD Garden.

Alemany’s alleged attacks called ‘brutal’

DA Daniel Conley said Edwin Alemany, indicted in attacks on four women, had “an unmistakable clarity of mind” the morning he allegedly killed Amy Lord.

Planners outline potential impact of Milford casino project

Two groups have been working with area towns to identify the likely impact of the proposed $1 billion casino on issues such as traffic, public safety, and water.

“I think what we have to realize is the Founding Fathers were brilliant and we’re not,” Colin Quinn says of his approach to “Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional.”

Mike Lavoie

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Quinn’s view of the Constitution includes a bill of wrongs

Comedian Colin Quinn believes the Constitution is the blueprint not only for the American system of government but also for the current fractious state of political discourse.

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High praise in Mass. for surgeon general nominee

Supporters of Dr. Vivek Murthy hope that his record stands out as he heads into a potentially difficult confirmation process before the Senate.

Magazine calls O’Malley Pope Francis’s ‘new BFF’

Cardinal Sean O’Malley, who just celebrated a decade as archbishop of Boston, is the only American on the council of eight cardinals whom the pope has selected to advice him on governance reform.

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My mother, the star

After his father’s death, filmmaker Joshua Seftel turned to FaceTime to keep up with his mother in Florida and hold on to bits of wit and wisdom.

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SCOT LEHIGH

Is Obama up to saving his health law?

President Obama needs to do something this administration has failed to do: Explain why this law should be a good thing.

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Rob Gronkowski. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Rob Gronkowski apologizes for comments

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The weird science of in-laws

5/12/12 Boston, MA Red Sox employee Peter Fahey brokers a deal to sell tickets from season ticketholders with excess tickets to fans Story is about season ticket holders trying to get rid of tickets, and we need photos of the ticket holders as they try to sell their tix. Gate C at Fenway Park on Landsdown Street Êis the Scalp Free Zone where ticketholders can sell their tickets at face value or less

Red Sox announce ‘variable’ ticket pricing

“A betrayal can be as simple as a sext,” says Sharon-based marriage and family therapist Karen Ruskin.

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The state of extramarital affairs

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Globe photos of the week, Nov. 15, 2013

Joon Lim, 2, relaxes with a book at a day-care center run by Bright Horizons, which has been a number one employer three times.

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No. 1 largest employer: Bright Horizons

US District Court Judge Denise Casper (center) spoke Thursday at the sentencing hearing for convicted crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger (right). At left was Bulger’s attorney, J.W. Carney Jr.

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Judge supplies full picture of empty existence

Boston police released this photo of cash and guns seized during their drug investigation that led to the arrests of 20 people.

Police arrest 31 for allegedly running drug ring

Dark clouds loomed over the US Capitol in Washington on Sept. 28, 2013.

opinion | JOSHUA GREEN

The GOP’s opportunity

“You cannot go anywhere in the education of children and not find the fingerprints of Carolyn and Peter,” said Jack Connors, a close friend.

Shirley Leung

Peter Lynch turns to schools

Saga ends with Bulger escorted from sight

Glenn Ordway is back — just as he said he would be.

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Glenn Ordway is serious about radio future

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Chandler Jones (pictured) and Rob Ninkovich have to do their best to keep Cam Newton contained to the pocket.

Patriots’ keys to a victory over Panthers

Chandler Jones and Rob Ninkovich have to do their best to keep Cam Newton contained to the pocket — and if he escapes, punish him in the open field.

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The bull wandered through Newburyport, a small seaside city on Boston’s North Shore.

Bull escapes farm, lumbers through downtown Newburyport

The young black Angus bull had escaped from his Newbury home, Tendercrop Farms. His owner said he got the “bovine 911 call” at 9 a.m.