Kerry defends nuclear agreement with Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shook hands with Secretary of State John Kerry next to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left,  and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, right.

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Secretary of State John Kerry said the deal would be based on verification, not trust, and would make Israel and Persian Gulf allies of the US more secure.

Afghan president refuses to sign security agreement

Afghan President Karzai said he would not sign a security agreement with the US that had been approved by a national assembly without further conditions.

Brighton Avenue in Allston features “sharrows” with extra lane markings, an idea the city is testing.

Markings give priority to bicyclists

A new set of markings on Allston’s Brighton Avenue is a part of a national experiment to test innovative bike facilities.

Bill Belichick’s Patriots have played just five of 24 playoff games on the road.

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No exaggeration to say season is on the line

If the Patriots lose Sunday night, they’ll need to beat a good team and win on the road in order to get where they want: another Super Bowl.

Robert Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy watched as President Kennedy’s coffin was placed in an ambulance at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Nov. 22, the day he was assassinated.

JFK: 50 years later

Robert F. Kennedy saw conspiracy in JFK’s assassination

Robert F. Kennedy took on some of the Kennedy Administration’s hardest tasks, ones that created dangerous foes, and after the assassination, RFK wondered if one of them had done it.

JOANNA WEISS

Holiday shopping creep

There are giant cultural divides in this country, but a less-heralded one surrounds the Thanksgiving shopping culture.

From “Christina Ramberg,” an exhibition up at the Institute of Contemporary Art, “Shadow Panel,” 1972.

Art Review

In human form, Ramberg’s psycho-sexual drama

The 13 paintings by Christina Ramberg on show at the Institute of Contemporary Art feel urgently alive.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/24/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/keane1124-1365--90x90.jpg More council power? Change city charter

The weakness of the city council is intentional, the product of a series of state laws that collectively make up what is sometimes called the city’s “charter.”

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Cornerback Corey Graham of the Ravens intercepted the ball in the fourth quarter in front of Kellen Winslow.

Jets offense sputters in defeat in Baltimore

Geno Smith completed only nine passes and gave up two interceptions as the Jets lost their second straight.

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Tehreek-e-Insaf party activists and cricket star Imran Khan called for a firmer stance against the US drone strikes.

Pakistani drone protesters block NATO supply route

Thousands of people blocked a road used to truck NATO troop supplies and equipment in and out of Afghanistan, the latest sign of rising tension caused by the attacks.

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Andy Doak, a First Wind operations manager, prepared to pop up on top of a turbine at the Bull Hill wind farm.

First Wind grows by aiming low

Boston-based First Wind follows an unconventional strategy that often avoids ridgelines, builds at lower elevations, and works with environmentalists.