Walmart still battling fine in ’08 trampling

The chain has spent millions to appeal a $7,000 penalty by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the Black Friday death of a Walmart worker.

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Israeli soldiers amassed along the Gaza border made preparations to leave after the truce that halted eight days of fighting.

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The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade brought giant balloons to the city’s streets.

Andover defensive back Jack Sylvester stopped Central wide reciver Cody Demers in the second half.

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Andover tops Central Catholic, 22-19

Staunch defense and the passing of quarterback C.J. Scarpa carried the day for Andover, which will face St. John’s Prep Tuesday.

Anthony Hopkins plays legendary director Alfred Hitchcock in the new movie “Hitchcock.”

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A blunt stab at ‘Hitchcock’

The best way to better understand the man who made some of our greatest movies is simply to see them. There’s no case to be made for a mangy shortcut like this, writes Globe critic Wesley Morris.

Michael Jackson and Vincent Patterson worked out the dance for the “Smooth Criminal” video in a scene from “BAD 25.”

Television Review

Spike and Mike: ‘Bad’ is good

Spike Lee directs “BAD 25,” a documentary that chronicles the making of Michael Jackson’s “Bad” in honor of its 25th anniversary.

Bill Belichick’s teams typically play better as the season goes on, a trend he hopes to continue against Rex Ryan and the Jets on Thanksgiving.

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Patriots hope to feast on Jets

Over the previous three years, the Patriots have struggled in the first meeting of the season with the Jets and fared far better in the second.

A whole roast turkey with lady apples, cut-up apples, bushy herbs, parsley, and lemons.

How to carve a turkey

Are you about to serve your Thanksgiving bird to the family? Here are step-by-step instructions.

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Elizabeth Warren, though attacked at times as an enemy of free enterprise, was known to meet with financial executives during two previous appointed stints in Washington.

Financial sector wants ties to Elizabeth Warren
The 54th Massachusetts Regiment owes much of its existence to Lewis Hayden and Governor John Andrew.

Lasting lessons in 1862 Boston Thanksgiving
Liliam Alvarez (left) became homeless after her husband died and she lost her job. Marion Davis, 71, cannot stay in a shelter because he uses an oxygen tank.

Once-homeless seniors give their thanks

How to donate to Globe Santa

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Thanksgiving and football are inseparable
Sheila Burgess’s driving record was a major embarrassment to the Patrick administration.

Former highway safety chief quits state job
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mohamed Amr of Egypt announced the cease-fire after talks in Cairo.

Israel, Hamas accept cease-fire
Boston Globe reporter Christopher Muther gets transformed into the Grinch.

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Transforming into the Grinch

Nate Silver, author of the political blog FiveThirtyEight.

The allure of the statistics field grows
Michael Jackson and Vincent Patterson worked out the dance for the “Smooth Criminal” video in a scene from “BAD 25.”

Television Review

Spike and Mike: ‘Bad’ is good
Alex Latteo (left) and Debra Davis were killed in a car accident in Wrentham on July 26, 2008.

Kraft Group sued over deaths after tailgating

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Spurs 112, Celtics 100

Kevin Garnett and the Celtics are a .500 team again.

Spurs capitalize on Celtics’ poor defense

Tony Parker scored 26 points and Tiago Splitter scored 23 points as the Spurs turned the Celtics into a .500 team again with a 112-100 win.

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Jim Reams, Rockingham County attorney, vowed to find Jessica Linscott, 23, and her boyfriend, Roland Dow, 27, accused of badly abusing Linscott’s son.

N.H. police vow to find couple charged with child abuse

The child’s grandmother said the 3-year-old boy’s condition has improved dramatically.

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Yvonne Abraham

A sweet new business in Dorchester’s Fields Corner
An Iron Dome launcher fired an interceptor rocket near the Israeli city of Ashkelon on Monday.

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Israel’s Iron Dome

Joan Vennochi

Mitt Romney loses the battle of ideas
Halo 4: $60, for Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console. It’s the best-looking, best-playing Halo game yet but lacks emotional resonance.

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A holiday banquet for gamers

Dan Shaughnessy

Thanksgiving and football are inseparable
An Israeli couple watched the Gaza Strip in the background as they stood on a hill at the Israeli town of Sderot on Tuesday.

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A vast moral difference

Derrick Z. Jackson

Retailers shouldn’t open on Thanksgiving
The wooden foreparts of Viking ships are thought to have been carved in dragon shapes to ward off sea monsters.

Carlo Rotella

The doomsayer in his hot tub

Kevin Cullen

The truth never dies

Opinion | Farah Stockman

Don’t break up, America

Joanna Weiss

Organizing a real Dumbledore’s Army
Rob Gronkowski will likely be out for several weeks with a broken forearm.

Dan Shaughnessy

Why are Patriots mum on Gronkowski injury?

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Police and civilians gathered for an M23 rally Wednesday in Goma, Congo, which the rebel group seized this week.

Rwanda leads rebels, UN report says

The Rwandan military is commanding and supporting the rebel force that overtook a major city in eastern Congo this week.

Politics

Jesse Jackson Jr. has been treated for gastrointestinal issues and bipolar disorder at the Mayo Clinic.

Amid federal inquiries, Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves House

The Illinois Democrat resigned from Congress amid a struggle with bipolar disorder and an ethics investigation.

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The remnants of a Twinkie poster remained Tuesday on the shuttered Hostess outlet store in Victorville, Calif.

Judge approves Hostess’ request to liquidate assets

A federal bankruptcy judge has approved Hostess Brands’ plans, officially putting the Twinkies brand on the auction block.

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Book Review

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‘The $60,000 Dog: My Life With Animals’ by Lauren Slater

Slater’s “The $60,000 Dog” is too unsentimental to be lumped in with more traditional animal books.

Style

Bargain Bin

Laura Preshongis offering discounts on jewelry all day Friday.

Boutiques hold Black Friday bonanzas

Ami Albernaz runs down sales and specials at local stores and shops.

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7 holiday styles that shine
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Vacation options for single seniors and gays and lesbians
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How to be a New England vegetarian in winter
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The PANDAS puzzle: Can a common infection cause OCD in kids?

Opinion

“Iron Dome may have prevented the ultimate blows to Israel, but it didn’t diminish Hamas’s ability to show its strength.”

Juliette Kayyem 

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 

“They went over the line of rationality. They gambled on a very virulent attack on Democrats and now they’ve got to deal with it.”

Rep. Barney Frank,  on the financial services industry