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Hamas leader dares Israel to launch invasion

The top leader of Hamas in Gaza said he thought Israeli threats of a ground assault were a bluff even as air attacks continued.

Patrick defends tuition breaks for young immigrants

Governor Patrick said allowing young illegal immigrants to pay lower rates at state colleges is “a step in the right direction,” but some lawmakers criticized the move.

Dow gains 207 points in best day since election

Market-watchers are citing optimism about a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff as a cause of today’s strong performance.

President Obama embraced Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday.

Obama makes history with Myanmar, Cambodia visits

President Obama paid the first visit by an American leader to the two Asian countries with troubled histories.

The 49ers’ Alex Smith suffered a concussion in a Nov. 11 game.

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NFL tackles head injuries with high-tech database

The NFL will convert to an electronic health record system next season with software provided by Westborough-based eClinicalWorks.

Twinkies for sale at the Hostess Brands' bakery in Denver, Colo.

A new life for Twinkies? Hostess to mediate with union

A judge has asked Hostess and its second largest union to try and resolve their differences, delaying the liquidation of the company.

Reports released last week by the US Food and Drug Administration bring to 13 the number of deaths possibly connected to two popular brands of the drink, Monster Energy and 5-Hour Energy, since 2009.

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Questions mount on energy drinks

Popular caffeinated drinks are raising health concerns, particularly in the young and those with heart problems.

Quincy resident Beatrice Rivard was fatally injured and her son was hurt in a crash on Sea Street today. Neighbor Brandon Bergstrom used his own automobile jack to help Quincy firefighters extricate the victims.

Man charged in crash that kills wife, injures son

A Quincy man was charged with motor vehicle homicide for allegedly causing a crash that left his wife crushed to death underneath the wheels of the family car.

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A gateway to science
Melissa White read a message while Ilmar Gavilán (left) and Juan Miguel Hernandez prepared to play.

Second of two parts

Harlem Quartet’s long search gathers an intensity
Sandy’s cost will spark federal action to deal with global warming, US Representative Ed Markey said.

Bipartisan steps urged on climate policy

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Holiday arts preview
Roger Daltrey (left) and Pete Townshend led a reconstituted Who at TD Garden Friday night.

Music Review

The Who revisit ‘Quadrophenia’ at the Garden
Jackie Cunningham outside her mother’s room at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers.

Hospices trying to sell the public on their care
Baseball Writers Association of America voters wound up giving Miguel Cabrera 22 out of 28 first-place votes.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Miguel Cabrera the worthy MVP, despite complaints
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell knows there is a long way to go when it comes to brain trauma. Nobody is expecting everything to be solved overnight.

Sunday Football Notes

NFL’s approach still leads to some head shaking
“The man in the sola hat” strikes a balance between the odd and the commonplace.

Photography review

An up-close view of Parsis at Harvard exhibit
90+ Cellars “Holiday Essentials” six-bottle selection, $60 at Pioppi’s, 183 Court Street, 508-746-1943, pioppis.com.

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2012 holiday gift guide
John Kerry has been a senator for nearly 28 years; Ted Kennedy held his office for 46 years.

Jeff Jacoby

Unhealthy devotion to incumbents
Jenna Randall, 14, and Dylan Laleme, 12, wait for their race to begin at Riverside Speedway, a quarter-mile track in Groveton, N.H.

In N.H. town, kids grow up fast racing stock cars

Sports

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Analysis

Rob Gronkowski had two touchdowns on Sunday before suffering a broken arm.

How Rob Gronkowski’s injury affects Patriots

Rob Gronkowski’s broken arm hurts the team, but it’s far from crippling to their playoff chances.

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Sheila Burgess, the top safety officer since 2007, is on medical leave recovering from an Aug. 24 one-car accident in Milton in which she drove off the road and suffered a head injury.

Mass. highway safety chief is removed

Sheila Burgess will be assigned to a “different role” following revelations about her driving record, which includes seven accidents and four speeding violations.

Columnists

Wily veteran Tom Brady got the better of rookie Andrew Luck in their first career meeting.

Christopher L. Gasper

Luck won’t always be this easy to beat

Juliette Kayyem

BP lets employees take the fall

INNOVATION ECONOMY

App lures football fans with rewards
MA350 earphones, by Reid and Heath Acoustics Ltd.

Tech Lab Plus

Cheap earbuds, rich sound from Reid and Heath

Adrian Walker

A gateway to science
John Kerry has been a senator for nearly 28 years; Ted Kennedy held his office for 46 years.

Jeff Jacoby

Unhealthy devotion to incumbents
David Petraeus, left, attends the 70th anniversary of the 101st Airborne Division in August in Fort Campbell, Ky.

JOAN VENNOCHI

The press had a crush on David Petraeus, too

Christopher L. Gasper

The Game certainly lived up to its name
Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and his colleagues in the NHL ownership community have locked out the players since the start of the season.

Bob Ryan

NHL lockout doesn’t make owners look good
Paul Lee, Harvard class of ’46, (right) passed the modern Little Red Flag to Dick Bennink, class of ’38, at the Harvard-Yale football game on Saturday.

Kevin Cullen

No signs of tradition flagging at Harvard-Yale game
Miguel Galvez (left), cofounder of NBD Nano, chatted with investor Phil Shevrin during a TechStars event in Boston.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Incubator grads take work, hopes into real world
Kenny Chesney fans raise beer bottles to the singer at an August concert in Foxborough.

Lawrence Harmon

Foxborough’s drinking problem

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Vice President Joe Biden visited Seaside Heights, N.J., which suffered damage during Hurricane Sandy, on Sunday.

Gas rationing extended through week in NYC

The city extended gas rationing through Friday because of the heavy travel week ahead.

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Shoppers in Manhattan lined up at Macy’s last year. To relieve stress for the crowd this year, there will be restrooms, a heated tent, phone-charging stations, and Di-gel samples.

Black Friday spree isn’t just for retail stores

This year, marketers outside the realm of retailing hope to get into the act.

Arts

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Book Review

‘Lost at Sea’ by Jon Ronson

The book is a collection of Ronson’s recent (and recent-ish) magazine work, and it is excellent.

Health and wellness

Reflections from residency

Language can be barrier between doctor, patient

Studies have shown that patients who do not speak English generally fare worse in our health care system.

Living Longer, Living Better

Travel

Jan Theberge of Westport (left) learned about Newport’s history in the rum business during a stop at the Newport Wine Cellar, part of the Newport Gourmet Tour in Newport, R.I. Tour participants also sampled Chef Kevin Thiele’s braised beef shanks on crostini with horseradish cream, aged gouda cheese and truffled micro-greens (top right) at the Hotel Viking. In photo at right, participants Debbie Dollivar of Martha’s Vineyard (left) and Cori Pasqaule of Old Saybrook, Conn., listen to chef Kevin Fitzgerald inside the kitchen of Sardella’s.

Food tours are enriching travel

For many baby boomers, food has become as central to their travel planning as scenery and culture.

“We’re not offering a McDonald’s job. If we have to beg, maybe the job we’re offering is not that good.”

Violinist Ilmar Gavilán,  38, of the Harlem Quartet

Magazine

The cover for the November 18 2012 issue

7 holiday styles that shine
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?

Opinion

“In criticizing the original theocracy, and then in constructing a practical alternative enshrining what would be called ‘liberty and justice for all,’ Roger Williams did indeed create the American soul.”

James Carroll 

Ideas

“Funded in large part by the United States and its allies, Cambodia’s war-crimes court seeks to plant the seeds of Western-style justice in Eastern soil, transforming an entire legal system rather than merely putting aging war criminals behind bars.”

Peter Canellos on the power of imported justice