Debt panel fails to reach deal
The deficit supercommittee failed to reach an agreement in a last-ditch effort today, triggering $1.2 trillion in automatic cuts beginning in 2013.
High court approves Chelsea takeover
The court approved the state’s request to take over the Chelsea Housing Authority, which is in disarray amid a scandal over its former executive director.
Egypt’s Cabinet resigns amid widening protests
Egypt’s state television says the Cabinet has submitted its resignation but will stay on to run the nation’s day-to-day affairs until a decision is made.
Advocates for clergy abuse victims welcome Law’s departure
Attorneys and advocates for clergy abuse victims in Boston reacted to the news of Cardinal Bernard Law’s resignation in Rome.
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EXCLUSIVE TUESDAY PREVIEW
At Occupy library, no shortage of classic ideas
More than 1,000 titles wait to be borrowed at the Occupy Boston library, including an entire section (i.e. milk crate) devoted to the late B.U. historian and leftist author Howard Zinn.
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Patriots’ keys to a Week 11 victory
Breaking down the X’s and O’s for the Patriots’ Week 11 matchup with the Chiefs.
To Grammar’s House
Kid? Not alright
“Kid” is a term that sounds neutral or downright affectionate in speech but can look demeaning in print - unless you’re referring to a baby goat.
“The economy killed affordable housing just like the market-rate.”
Bob Engler, an affordable housing developer
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Tierney’s wife testifies in gambling case
The brother of Patrice Tierney, wife of US Representative John Tierney, is charged with running an illegal online gambling operation.
Business
A design squad goes on a vital mission
A group of civilian designers of military gear and uniforms had a chance to give their work a reality check at Fort Devens.
Politics
Brown joins Obama at White House bill-signing
Senator Scott Brown visited the White House complex today to witness the first part of the president’s jobs package becoming law.
Nation & World
Ex-FBI boss Louis Freeh will lead Penn State probe
Freeh, tapped by the school to investigate the response to child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky, said his inquiry will look as far back as 1975.
Sports
Bruins’ slow start in rearview mirror
The primary perk of an eight-game winning streak is that the Bruins can laugh about their 3-7-0 start. But a month ago it was no laughing matter.
Arts
Music Review
Anaïs Mitchell’s folk opera worthy of the night
Anaïs Mitchell’s folk opera — a riff on the Orpheus myth set, as she put it, ‘‘in a post-apocalyptic Depression era’’ — worked just fine with or without the program notes.
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Better living with technology
Frank Moss is head of the New Media Medicine group at the MIT Media Lab and author of ‘‘The Sorcerers and Their Apprentices.’’
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Holiday Arts Preview
Our critics give their top picks for what to see and experience this holiday season in the worlds of theater, dance, movies, DVDs, classical music, and pop music. This is your guide to holiday season entertainment.
Opinion
“Vast government resources are now being used to ensure that local pee-wee football leagues are not filled with undocumented Mexican children.”
Juliette Kayyem, on Alabama’s new immigration law
Ideas
The improvements coming to air travel amount to a long-awaited application of new thinking and new technology to a complex system that has been slow to accommodate change.
Leon Neyfakh, Ideas staff writer