Chad Finn
Sox are wrong to make Francona the fall guy
Team owner John Henry has botched the first major decision of this crucial offseason as badly as his team botched September with a 7-20 record.
AG charges 10 with defrauding MassHealth
Attorney General Martha Coakley today said she is prosecuting 10 people and three companies for a variety of schemes, including one that involved billing for dead people.
Former student admits role in 2009 Harvard murder
Brittany Smith, who was three days away from graduating when she helped her boyfriend in a drug ripoff that turned deadly, was sentenced to three years in prison today.
Killing raises questions on presidential power
The execution of US-born Al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki has raised concerns about the nation’s current strategy against terrorists.
TELEVISION REVIEW
A sobering time for America
In “Prohibition,” filmmaker Ken Burns revisits the noble cause and ignoble consequences of the temperance movement.
Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
People in Detroit heeded a "last call" in the final days before Prohibition went into effect in 1920.
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Prohibition agents poured out liquor into a sewer following a raid in New York City in 1921.
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Agents poured out liquor after a raid in New York City in 1922.
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A so-called "flapper" carried a whiskey flask in her garter.
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Women spurred the early temperance campaigns but eventually led the movement to end Prohibition. Here, a "Crusader" in 1930.
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Mug shot of notorious ganster Al Capone.
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Speakeasy patrons toasted the end of Prohibition.
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Filmmaker Ken Burns spoke about "Prohibition" in California earlier this year.
TELEVISION REVIEW
Blurred lines between good, evil in superb ‘Homeland’
“Homeland’’ plays a brilliant game of chess with viewers still making sense of post-9/11 America 10 years later.
BostonGlobe.com will remain free until mid-October
The Boston Globe said today it will extend the free trial period until mid-October for its new subscription-only website.
“We all plan on taking some time to process the thoughts expressed in the meeting. There are no immediate plans for an announcement.”
Theo Epstein, on today’s meeting with Terry Francona
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Columnists
Metro
At mosque, suspect’s views led to ouster
Rezwan Ferdaus, of Ashland, was said to revere Al Qaeda, and criticized a Roxbury mosque’s participation in interfaith efforts and in politics.
Business
Friendly’s may file for bankruptcy
Friendly’s, the restaurant chain known for its ice cream, is considering a potential bankruptcy reorganization and sale, according to a published report.
Nation
Florida sets presidential primary for Jan. 31
Florida’s move triggering angry responses from traditional early voting states, which will now likely change their calendars to stay ahead.
World
Syrians pelt US envoy with tomatoes
Angry supporters of Syrian President Assad’s regime hurled tomatoes and eggs at the country’s U.S. ambassador yesterday as he entered the office of an opposition figure, where he was trapped for three hours.
Sports
Righting John Lackey, Carl Crawford are key projects
GM Theo Epstein said getting the disappointing free-agent additions back on track is a “big priority” for the offseason.
Movies
Movie Review
‘50/50’ gets it half right
Frat-boy comedy about cancer has its moments but is too quick to go for coarse jokes.
Opinion
“The candidate who was considered almost comically malleable in the last campaign hasn’t suffered particularly on that score this time around.”
Scot Lehigh, on Mitt Romney
Ideas
“Could it be true, Pinker wondered, that humans had actually become less violent with time, as opposed to more? And if so, how had we done it?”
Leon Neyfakh, on Steven Pinker’s new book about violence in history