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Top Boston heart doctors knock new cholesterol tool

Researchers say the tool for calculating risk of heart disease vastly overestimates patients who should get cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.

Pat Nelson looked out over the debris and destruction caused by a tornado that touched down in Washington, Ill.

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Officials assess damage after deadly Midwest tornadoes

Officials have confirmed two storm-related deaths in Michigan, raising the death toll to eight.

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The Dow Jones industrial average crossed the milestone and the S&P 500 index traded above the 1,800-point mark for the first time.

Katie Lockwood (with her husband, Arden) has cystic fibrosis and always valued being part of the CF patient community which provided answers, guidance, and support.

JULIA CUMES FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

Health

Cystic fibrosis patients losing a connection

With new guidelines urging them to stay apart, patients are forced to choose between community and isolation.

Tom Clark of the Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury inspected a branch. Hundreds of thousands of black oaks in Southeastern Massachusetts have shown signs of infestation by tiny gall wasps this year.

Wasps infesting, imperiling area’s black oaks

The origin, life cycle, and sudden surge in numbers of the oak crypt gall wasps remain a troubling mystery.

“This is clearly an important enhancement and should lead to further reductions in crime,” Edward F. Davis said shortly before he resigned.

Boston police officers wary of GPS for cruisers

The pending use of GPS tracking devices has many officers worried that commanders will monitor their every move.

Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick have reason to smile: the Patriots are 24-1 in the second half of the season since 2010.

Patriots at Panthers, 8:40 p.m. (Ch. 5, ESPN)

Patriots dominate in the second half of seasons

This time of year, for whatever reason, it seems the one constant for the Patriots under head coach Bill Belichick is winning.

Opinion

JAMES CARROLL

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Pope Francis is proving to be a savvy institutional leader as the American bishops have changed course from choosing culture warriors as their leaders.

Globe exclusives

Jehuda Reinharz, former president of Brandeis University, has remained among the highest paid people on campus.

Colleges may foot big bills as presidents leave
Land in Aquinnah on the western end of Martha’s Vineyard would host a year-round casino under a plan proposed by the Wampanoag tribe.

Some see Vineyard casino risks
Harvard Apparatus researcher Linghui Meng checked one step in the company’s process of creating artificial tracheas.

Biotech ruse may save transplanted organs

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2013 Top Places to Work

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Living Longer, Living Better
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns with competition winner Ethan Pond.

Students learn challenges of ‘Gettysburg’
Marty Walsh, the mayor-elect, often doesn’t just skip the Y or the R in his new job title. He skips them both and says, “maeh.”

Students of Bostonese have found their avatah

Ultra sound pregnancy

Regaining body control after giving birth
Nick Pankuch and Katrina Asmar dance to the “Bugle Call Rag” in “In the Mood.”

Recreating iconic sounds of 1930s, ’40s
Kanye West donned masks and performed atop a faux mountain for his Boston show.

Music Review

Praising ‘Yeezus,’ West wows Garden
Moms Mabley (above) circa 1970 and (below) with Merv Griffin in 1969.

Television review

An overdue look at Moms Mabley
Eli Manning is having one of the worst seasons of any quarterback this year, and is on pace for the worst year of his career.

Sunday Football Notes

Manning suffering through poor season

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Dustin Pedroia was an All-Star and won the Gold Glove in 2013, leading the Red Sox to their eighth World Series championship, the second of his career.

Dustin Pedroia second to none as face of Red Sox

The Red Sox see Pedroia, who signed an eight-year, $110 million extension in July, as a conduit to the fans and an example to the younger players.

Metro

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Hadassah members recreated a 1955 photo of the dedication of Boston’s Hadassah Way.

Hadassah’s Boston chapter marks 100th anniversary

The Jewish women’s volunteer organization focuses on strengthening American ties to Israel and promoting health in the region.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

All bets may be off in Mass.
Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote in support of ENDA.

JEFF JACOBY

Workplaces don’t need ENDA

JOAN VENNOCHI

Pressure is on the Gaming Commission

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Championing 2004 Sox’ claim as favorites

Bob Ryan

The inherent conflict of football

JOANNA WEISS

Gun debate hate
It’s easy to see why Martha Coakley would make a good candidate for governor, Yvonne Abraham writes, thus making her campaign missteps all the more mystifying.

Yvonne Abraham

Unforced errors from Martha Coakley
It will be interesting to see if Michael Astrue can transform InVivo from a company fueled by hype to one focused on demonstrating effectiveness in humans.

Innovation Economy

Can InVivo live up to its hype?
A pedestrian passed in front of the Olympic rings up the street from Turner Field, which originally opened as the 85,000-seat main stadium for the 1996 Olympics.

Derrick Z. Jackson

An Olympic-size illusion

kevin cullen

Restraint gives way to humanity
President Obama.

SCOT LEHIGH

Is Obama up to saving his health law?

Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Zoom has software controls that are almost as advanced as those on a pro camera. You can fiddle with aperture, white balance, color temperature, and shutter speed.

Tech Lab

Sharper options for phone photos

Nation & World

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Christy Coleman (left), director of the American Civil War Center at Tredegar Iron Works, and Waite Rawls of the Museum of the Confederacy at the old Tredegar Iron Works.

Two Civil War museums in Va. plan to merge

The Museum of the Confederacy and the American Civil War Center are joining forces to build a $30 million museum.

Politics

Liz Cheney spoke about her disagreement with her sister Mary, who is gay, on “Fox News Sunday.”

Cheney family’s gay marriage dispute flares up in public

Mary Cheney, a daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney, and her wife criticized a comment by Liz Cheney about same-sex marriage.

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App Smart

DragonBox Algebra 5+

With apps, children can play the game of math

A tablet running educational math apps can be a great tool for kids.

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Book Review

Paul Bloom argues that even the youngest infants possess moral sensibilities.

‘Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil’ by Paul Bloom

Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that even the youngest infants possess moral sensibilities.

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

New obesity treatment guideline released

The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology guideline provides a solid road map for doctors.

Top Places to Work

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Appreciation more important than pay, employees say

Each year, Massachusetts workers rank being appreciated as a key factor that determines how they feel about their jobs.

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The Burroughs Newsboys Foundation was founded by Harry E. Burroughs to give Boston’s newsboys life experiences that would give them a better future.

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The state of extramarital affairs
The cover for the November 10 2013 issue

Just the right kind of cold
The cover for the November 3 2013 issue

Top 100 women-led businesses in Massachusetts
The cover for the October 27 2013 issue

A First Period home gets a second life

Ideas

“Researchers believe there’s something uniquely and inherently difficult about the in-law relationship itself — as one psychologist put it, ‘The problem is really structural.’”

Leon Neyfakh,  on the weird science of in-laws