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Officials investigating possible Mass. fungal meningitis case

A Mass. resident may have fungal meningitis after receiving a steroid shot manufactured by New England Compounding Center.

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Palestinian militants took aim at Jerusalem for the first time Friday as attacks between Israel and Palestine increase.

Cost commission begins work to rein in Mass. health spending

The state’s new Health Policy Commission, charged with limiting health care spending, met for the first time Friday.

Ameridose to be closed until 2013

The major drug manufacturer will stay closed while an investigation into unsanitary conditions continues, said officials.

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Joan Wickersham

If I Ran the Zoo

A poem about what to do to rude people if we had our way.

Twinkies are one of Hostess’s popular products.

Hostess to close, sell brands

The maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread is closing plants and putting its brands up for sale.

The No. 6 jersey of fellow senior Brian Owusu was a stretch, but senior offensive lineman John Collins has been a good fit for the Harvard football team.

John Collins, Harvard football prepped for 129th clash against Yale

The Harvard football team still can earn a share of the Ivy League title with a win over Yale Saturday.

90+ Cellars “Holiday Essentials” six-bottle selection, $60 at Pioppi’s, 183 Court Street, 508-746-1943, pioppis.com.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Magazine

2012 holiday gift guide

Choose your destination — Brookline, Plymouth, or Harvard Square — and find something for everyone on your list.

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In 1971, the team officially became the New England Patriots (formerly the Boston Patriots) and found a new home in Foxborough.

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President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio while speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012.

Obama, lawmakers confident after ‘fiscal cliff’ talk
David Petraeus

Petraeus testifies that he believed terrorists were behind Libya attack
Boston’s Veterans Day Parade wound its way from the Boston Common to City Hall, where it culminated in speeches and music. The parade featured military units, ROTC groups, honorary militias, marching bands, veterans’ organizations, and political debate and dissent

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Globe photos of the week, Nov. 16, 2012
Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and his colleagues in the NHL ownership community have locked out the players since the start of the season.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Bob Ryan

NHL lockout doesn’t make owners look good
Guy Fieri at the

Devra First

Was it fair to blast Guy Fieri?
From the cover of “Science in the Kitchen,” published in 1893.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

Vintage cookbooks reveal secrets of America’s past
Developers plan three new buildings for Pier 4, including an apartment tower as well as two other large buildings that will contain a mix of stores, hotel rooms, and offices.

Pier 4 makeover set to begin with 369-unit apartment tower
In Sandy’s wake, at least five storm-tossed lapwings have been spotted in Massachusetts.

Sandy flung birds far from home
Billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, contributed more than $53 million for the election, mostly to super PACs. He reportedly will keep up donations.

Election flops may not stem super PACs’ cash

Brian McGrory

Perpetual politics in Mass.
Tom Brady and the Patriots will host the Colts on Sunday.

Sports media

Jim Nantz’s arrival signals big game for Patriots
Works installed on “AIDS Wallpaper” (1989) by General Idea.

Art Review

The art of the ’80s at the ICA

Sports

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Cornerback Aqib Talib was acquired from the Buccaneers in a Nov. 1 trade but wasn’t able to join the team until Monday after his NFL suspension for performance-enhancing substances ended.

Aqib Talib says he’s just here to help

The new Patriots cornerback, back from suspension, opted not to talk about his checkered past and said he only wants to focus on football.

Metro

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Authorities allege this image shows Adriana Ferreira as she was counting bribe money provided to her during an undercover investigation by federal and state officials.

RMV worker accused of taking bribes

The employee allegedly collected thousands of dollars in bribes for falsely promising to provide illegal immigrants with driver’s licenses.

Politics

Political notebook

Obama tours N.Y., vows to help region rebuild from storm

President Obama took a helicopter tour above flood-ravaged boroughs and met victims and emergency workers.

Columnists

Senator-elect Ted Cruz will be involved with Republican grassroots operations.

Joshua Green

Latino voters need more than a sombrero on an elephant

Boston Capital

Kathleen Gaffney finds new home at Eaton Vance

Joan Wickersham

If I Ran the Zoo

Brian McGrory

Perpetual politics in Mass.

Scot Lehigh

Enough supply-side silliness
Undocumented people filled out applications in Chicago in August for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Opinion: Juliette Kayyem

The GOP’s ‘Hispanic problem’

joan vennochi

John Kerry should be secretary of state

edward l. glaeser

Help New York rebuild, but fix FEMA, too

Yvonne Abraham

The nightmare long before Christmas
Samsung’s Galaxy Note II recognizes notes that are handwritten on its screen via a built-in stylus, and runs the latest version of Google’s Android operating system.

Tech Lab

New phones turn the tables on Apple

jeff jacoby

Gay marriage should be at the ballot box

Christopher L. Gasper

Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera should be AL MVP

Nation & World

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Fireboat crews battled the blazing remnants of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which exploded in 2010.

BP to plead guilty, pay $4.5b in Deepwater Horizons settlement

BP said Thursday it would pay $4.5 billion in fines and plead guilty to 14 criminal charges.

Business

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Developers plan three new buildings for Pier 4, including an apartment tower as well as two other large buildings that will contain a mix of stores, hotel rooms, and offices.

Pier 4 makeover set to begin with 369-unit apartment tower

Construction will mark a remake of one of the last prime pieces of the South Boston Waterfront.

Arts

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Stage Review

“Betrayal” at the Huntington Theatre Company is a subterfuge that will collapse with one wrong move, charged with an undercurrent of questions about who knew what and when.

‘Betrayal’: The end, the beginning, and the space in between

At the Huntington Theatre Company, the play casts a refracted, subtly illuminating light.

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Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper costar in “Silver Linings Playbook.”

Cooper vulnerable in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’

Bradley Cooper plays a mental patient, hung up on his estranged wife, and spending time with an equally unstable woman.

“[Republican Karl Rove’s super PACs] were completely, utterly, and disastrously ineffective,” Tyler said

Rick Tyler 

Magazine

The cover for the November 11 2012 issue

Vacation options for single seniors and gays and lesbians
The cover for the November 4 2012 issue

How to be a New England vegetarian in winter
The cover for the October 28 2012 issue

The PANDAS puzzle: Can a common infection cause OCD in kids?
The cover for the October 21 2012 issue

A new home with a traditional feel

Opinion

“If Republicans are serious about their soul-searching, they’ll recognize this: It’s time for a change in the GOP’s economic doctrine.”

Scot Lehigh 

Ideas

“At its core, the presidency is about managing information—facing the endless data stream that is the United States government and transforming it into one high-stakes decision after another.”

Leon Neyfakh on the advice-wrangler in chief