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Coakley calls for fix to corporate manslaughter law

Mass. Attorney General Martha Coakley said the recent meningitis case illustrates the need to change the state’s corporate manslaughter law, which hasn’t been updated since 1819.

Virginia Tech trips up BC in overtime, 30-23

Saturday’s overtime loss to Virginia Tech at Alumni Stadium was a microcosm of a difficult season for BC.

Harvard beats Yale 34-24

Harvard quarterback Colton Chapple led the Crimson to a 34-24 victory over Yale and their sixth consecutive victory in The Game.

Israeli-Palestinian fighting intensifies

Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with about 300 airstrikes and shot down a Palestinian rocket aimed at Tel Aviv on Saturday.

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“Lawrence of Arabia” gets a special 50th anniversary treatment.

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DVD gifts with nostalgia

If you’ve got a video buff on your list, you’ll find that many of this season’s DVD picks are about looking back, about holding onto yesterday, or yesteryear.

Santa-themed events in New England

Santa has been shaking things up a bit. These days, you’re more likely to find him zooming down a ski slope or running a 5K than sitting in a department store.

Colts at Patriots, 4:25 p.m. Sunday

Patriots’ keys to a win vs. Colts

How can Tom Brady and the Patriots overcome Andrew Luck and the Colts? Jim McBride has a path to victory in his scouting report.

Holiday arts

Boston Ballet conjures a new ‘Nutcracker’

An old tradition is getting a redesign at Boston Ballet, which premieres artistic director Mikko Nissinen’s reenvisioned production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.”

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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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Music Review

A full-throttle show from a slightly diminished Palmer

A wild turkey wandered about in a Newton neighborhood. State officials say people must learn to live with the birds.

Turkeys wear out welcome in Newton

Kenny Chesney fans raise beer bottles to the singer at an August concert in Foxborough.

Lawrence Harmon

Foxborough’s drinking problem

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

Photo gallery

Globe photos of the week, Nov. 16, 2012

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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.