Patrick defends Murray on calls
Governor Deval Patrick insisted that Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray was only doing his job in talking frequently with former Chelsea Housing director Michael E. McLaughlin.
Casino bill includes $50m for health care overhaul
Legislative leaders said the money may be used to buy new computers and software that will enable providers to better coordinate patients’ care and track costs.
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Drawn to her animals
Author Jan Brett shares her life with a BSO bassist, a lot of chickens, and a wild imagination.
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FDA revokes approval of Avastin for breast cancer
The agency based its decision on studies concluding that the drug didn’t improve the quality of life nor extend the lives of women with metastatic breast cancer.
Editor steers church paper into controversy
A former European lay missionary, Antonio Enrique is now editor of The Pilot and a target of criticism for articles that have opened old wounds for the church.
Parents of troubled adults face dilemmas
Responding to threatening behavior by adult children with mental illnesses has long been a quandary, but it has become all the more so in the aftermath of the recent murders in Weymouth and Danvers.
Community colleges dispute call for overhaul
Community college presidents reacted with surprise yesterday to a Boston Foundation report recommending a structural and financial overhaul of their system.
“The Pilot doesn’t help to build community when it causes this much of a division or crisis.”
Rev. Robert Bowers, who works at The Paulist Center
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Boston board asks nightclub to close after shootings
Boston’s licensing board has asked a Theatre District nightclub to close pending a hearing, after four people were shot in what police called a gang-related incident near the establishment.
Business
MIT begins building Pfizer facility
The 230,000-square-foot building will house research operations focused on developing cures for illnesses ranging from type 2 diabetes, to Alzheimer’s, to schizophrenia.
Politics
Gingrich says firm took funds
At an event in Harvard University last night, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich distanced himself from payments his consulting firm collected from Freddie Mac.
Nation & World
Islamists challenge Egyptian military rule
Tens of thousands of Islamists jammed Tahrir Square yesterday in the most significant challenge yet to the authority of the country’s ruling military council.
Sports
Red Sox throw a changeup in their search
The Red Sox had a clear model in mind when they set out to replace Terry Francona in the early days of October. Bobby Valentine did not fit those well-considered parameters.
Arts
BOOK REVIEW
‘The Unquiet American’ edited by Derek Chollet and Samantha Power
“The Unquiet American’’ is a powerful memorial to a unique, indefatigable, and exceptionally capable diplomat.
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Under the influence
Full coverage of the Globe’s investigation into OUI acquittal rates.
Opinion
“Libertarian ideas are an essential corrective to the authoritarian tendencies of both right and left.”
Cathy Young
Ideas
“It may seem intimidating when we say you are going to help transcribe ancient Greek papyri, but it’s all about pattern recognition, and the brain excels at pattern recognition.”
James Brusuelas, an Oxford classicist who is part of the Ancient Lives team