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Coast Guard searches for 2 after oil platform fire

Friday’s blaze off the coast of Louisiana, which started while workers were using a torch to cut an oil line, left at least four workers critically injured and two missing.

Israel launches scores of airstrikes into Gaza

Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with nearly 200 airstrikes early Saturday, the military said, widening a blistering assault.

Train hits school bus in Egypt; 49 children killed

A speeding train crashed into a bus carrying children to their kindergarten in southern Egypt on Saturday, killing at least 49, officials said.

Cardinal explains archdiocese reorganization in webchat

In his first-ever live webchat on Boston.com, Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley called his new plan to reorganize the archdiocese a strategy for rebuilding rather than downsizing.

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.

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John Collins, Harvard ready 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.

Turkeys wear out welcome in Newton

State biologists say turkeys and coyotes are here to stay, so people must learn to live with them, even close to Boston.

Latest link returns Kennedy name to D.C.

Marking the return of a political dynasty, the 32-year-old Joseph Kennedy III is determined to make his own mark.

Do you repeat the same wardrobe mistakes year after year?

The challenge posed by the seemingly simple act of purchasing clothing is so enormous that clinical psychologist Jennifer Baumgartner has written an entire book on the subject.

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The Patriots in the 1970s

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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A full-throttle show from a slightly diminished Palmer

Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and his colleagues in the NHL ownership community have locked out the players since the start of the season.

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NHL lockout doesn’t make owners look good

Joseph Aoun

A shakeup of higher education

Cheryl Gavazzi said she feared the money she found in a department store was connected to drug dealers, and ‘I’m going to get killed.’

Beverly woman returns bag containing $11,000

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

Sunday Preview | Magazine

2012 holiday gift guide

Joan Wickersham

If I Ran the Zoo

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

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

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Defensive lineman Justin Francis, seen roughing up Eli Manning in preseason play, is busy soaking up everything in his rookie season.

Justin Francis can make a big impression with Patriots

Time was, the rookie defensive lineman couldn’t play, even when he wanted. Now that he can, he’s making up for lost time.

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The door of the New England Compounding Center in Framingham.

Mass. woman who received pain shot may have meningitis

Officials are investigating a possible case of fungal meningitis in a woman who received steroid shots manufactured by New England Compounding Center.