Official names mastermind in Paris attacks

A French official also linked Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian, to previously thwarted attacks.

Flowers and tributes to the victims of Friday?s attacks were left at the Place de la Republique in Paris on Monday.

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Flowers and tributes to the victims of Friday?s attacks were left at the Place de la Republique in Paris on Monday.

A child offered a kiss on Monday after being dropped off at a school in Paris.

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A child offered a kiss on Monday after being dropped off at a school in Paris.

Flowers were left Sunday on a shattered window at a restaurant targeted in Friday?s terrorist attacks.

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Flowers were left Sunday on a shattered window at a restaurant targeted in Friday?s terrorist attacks.

People hugged and grieved on the streets of Paris on Sunday.

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People hugged and grieved on the streets of Paris on Sunday.

People gathered outside Notre Dame Cathedral on Sunday ahead of a ceremony to honor the Paris attack victims.

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People gathered outside Notre Dame Cathedral on Sunday ahead of a ceremony to honor the Paris attack victims.

Aurelie Mehaute attended a rally at Boston Common in memory of Paris victims.

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Aurelie Mehaute attended a rally at Boston Common in memory of Paris victims.

A man held a sign that combined the peace symbol and the Eiffel Tower at Boston Common.

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A man held a sign that combined the peace symbol and the Eiffel Tower at Boston Common.

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Anne Sandstrom of Burlington was at Boston Common.

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Cyril Dayon, Loris Boichot, Erick Carpenter, and his son, Gibson Carpenter, were at the Boston Common rally.

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Boston Police Commissioner William Evans, Mayor Martin Walsh, and other officials spoke at a press conference Sunday.

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Boston-area residents gathered at Boston Common on Sunday in memory of victims of the Paris attacks.

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A crowd gathered at the Carillon restaurant, site of one of the attacks in Paris.

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Paris residents gathered Sunday at a memorial near the Bataclan concert hall, site of one of the attacks.

The Zakim Bridge was lit in rotating colors of the French flag.

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The Zakim Bridge was lit in rotating colors of the French flag.

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If anyone encounters Abdeslam Salah, 26, French authorities said they should ?not intervene on [their] own, under any circumstances.?

Marine Gazan, an au pair from France, cried during Sunday?s rally on the Common.

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Boston shares in Paris? shock, pain

Both cities know just how suddenly peace can turn to madness.

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Arnaud Meersseman?s father learned Friday night that his son had been working at the Bataclan concert hall.

Cities such as Holyoke (above) were intended to be the beneficiaries of the state?s 2009 Gateway Cities law.

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More municipalities want access to Gateway Cities funds

The program was designed to aid severely struggling cities, but more successful municipalities are seeking a cut of the action.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/ab7838dc-e609-41bb-8bd0-6282c8480372.jpg Decisions made when Hillary Clinton was top diplomat draw scrutiny

Recent events show how Clinton?s tenure at the State Department can be a vulnerability.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/nunnelly-4010.jpg Baker sought law allowing tax chief on private boards

Ethics experts said such a policy change, blocked recently by the state Senate, would undermine the tax agency?s integrity.

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The move could put Maura Healey at odds with the Baker administration, which generally favors lifting the cap.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Lee_kennedy8_met.jpg Would Ted Kennedy?s legislative style work today?

Those close to the late senator talked Sunday about how his style could hold some lessons in an era of legislative gridlock.

Patriots 27, Giants 26

ON FOOTBALL

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Julian Edelman?s absence will be felt more if the Patriots don?t get their offensive line healthy.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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The Giants self-destructed, and the Patriots took advantage, finally.

Owner Ken Rothman, 63, began his retail career more than five decades ago ? when he was 12 ? at the True Value store on Salem Street in the North End. He will close the store early next year.

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North End hardware store, a neighborhood fixture, is closing

Salem Street True Value Hardware, run by the Rothman family for more than 50 years, will shut its doors in early 2016.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/maeda_09muddy_met2.jpg Muddy River project aims to head off catastrophic flooding

The US Army Corps of Engineers work will ?daylight? 700 feet of the river near Brookline Avenue.

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Emerson says the program, which will be launched in the fall, will teach students to think creatively about practical applications for their skills.

At Boston Gaelic Athletic Association?s Gaelic football practice at the Irish Cultural Center in Canton, Ryan Nugent, 6, had Cloe McNamara, 5, in pursuit.

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Gaelic games come roaring back in popularity

The return of elite-level hurling competition to Fenway Park is a symbolic recognition that the Gaelic sports continue to thrive in and around Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/151115_visionzero_003.jpg Rally in Boston remembers victims of road crashes

The Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition wants to see the number of roadway deaths in the state fall significantly.

Deep breath

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/collegestressjpg-4143.jpg Eyeing college stress, sleep patterns

For the last five semesters, MIT?s Rosalind Picard and Akane Sano have been tracking student stress in one of the largest studies of its kind.

Cape college cancels morning classes after bomb threat

The threat was found written on a wall Sunday at Cape Cod Community College, police said.

The Big Picture

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Across the US, honoring veterans

Patriotic ceremonies and parades were prevalent nationwide on Veterans Day.

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Beta Boston

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The ride-hailing companies? impact on auto emissions have long been a subject of controversy.

Crux

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/15/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/JohnAllen-1127.jpg Why Vatican conspiracy theories never go out of style

Church officials say they?re always under attack by people who simply don?t like them.