Verizon fires 40 workers due to strike conduct

The employees, including 10 in Massachusetts, were terminated for actions during a contentious two-week strike in August.

Investment firm makes offer to buy struggling Talbots

Sycamore Partners, which already owns nearly 10 percent of the troubled Hingham retailer, said it would buy the remaining stock at $3 a share.

Winnipeg Jets' Bryan Little (18) puts the puck past Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Trevor Hagan)

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Jets 2, Bruins 1

Bruins’ streak ends with loss to Jets

The Bruins hadn’t lost in regulation since Oct. 29 — a streak of 15 games — until their loss tonight to the Jets.

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A dinner party with food from the ’50s

It was the “Joys of Jell-O’’ that finally provided the shove for a dinner party that celebrated all things retro.

From left: James Reed, Muther, Jessica Shires, and Oliver Sellers-Garcia dipped into the cheese fondue.

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From left: James Reed, Christopher Muther, Jessica Shires, and Oliver Sellers-Garcia dipped into the cheese fondue.

Tomato aspic, made with gelatin and tomato juice, was a popular mid-century dish.

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Tomato aspic, made with gelatin and tomato juice, was a popular mid-century dish.

Writer Christopher Muther lit candles at the appetizer table where cheese fondue one of many offerings.

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Writer Christopher Muther lit candles at the appetizer table where cheese fondue was one of many offerings.

Surprise peas were made from peas, water chestnuts, and cream cheese.

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Surprise peas were made from peas, water chestnuts, and cream cheese.

Rumaki, a bacon-wrapped water chestnut and oyster, was another popular dish.

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Rumaki, a bacon-wrapped water chestnut and oyster, was another popular dish.

Hot Dr. Pepper and rum was served with dessert.

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Hot Dr. Pepper and rum was served with dessert.

The jellied ham loaf's main ingredients were gelatin and ground or finely chopped ham.

Brian Feulner for the Boston Globe

The jellied ham loaf's main ingredients were gelatin and ground or finely chopped ham.

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Stuffed peppers were also served.

Muther and his friends used vintage cookbooks and old family recipes to come up with the menu for their party.

Brian Feulner for the Boston Globe

Muther and his friends used vintage cookbooks and old family recipes to come up with the menu for their party.

Crown Jewel Dessert featured three flavors of Jell-O: orange, cherry, and lime.

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Crown Jewel Dessert featured three flavors of Jell-O: orange, cherry, and lime.

Muther put out his Crown Jewel Dessert for his guests to enjoy.

Brian Feulner for the Boston Globe

Muther put out his Crown Jewel Dessert for his guests to enjoy.

AG urges Congress to review lender

Attorney General Martha Coakley sought congressional investigation of Ally Financial Inc. and its subsidiary, GMAC Mortgage, which she said have made illegal foreclosures.

Democratic candidates for US Senate square off

The candidates discussed a number of issues in their debate tonight, from the economy and big oil to the middle class and the “99 percent.”

“There are some things I could imagine running six times, but the marathon isn’t one of them.”

Five-term Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino 

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Representative Charles Murphy talked to reporters today at the Massachusetts State House.

Murphy resigns as House whip

House Majority Whip Charles A. Murphy said he wanted to avoid putting his colleagues through a vote on his removal being engineered by House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo.

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Talbots Inc. hired Trudy F. Sullivan (left) in August 2007 with the high hopes that the Wellesley native and Liz Claiborne president could remake the Hingham brand.

Talbots shopping again for new leader

Ailing Talbots Inc. yesterday confirmed it will replace chief executive Trudy F. Sullivan, who has failed to revive the troubled Hingham brand.

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Marushka Glissen of Newton perused e-cards on her laptop.

E-cards prized as quick, scorned as impersonal

With a growing number of apps for sending e-cards, and even traditional greeting-card giants offering virtual cards, e-cards are taking off.

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Dance Review

‘Urban Nutcracker’ takes contemporary leap

“Urban Nutcracker’’ takes the familiar tale of Clara (renamed Clarice) and plops her onto the bustling streets of contemporary Boston.

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Boy Scouts seek to expand their membership in the inner city

Since the start of the year, the Boston Minuteman Council, a division of Boy Scouts of America, has been pressing to curb the race divide that marks its membership.