Cease-fire between Israel and Hamas seems to be holding

A cease-fire that halted eight days of lethal conflict between Israel and Hamas brought widespread jubilation to Gaza on Thursday.

Yankee Candle is trying to challenge online merchants with a new iPhone app, which sends promotions to consumers when they walk near one of the company’s shops.

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Traditional retailers try to keep shoppers offline

This holiday season, retailers are working harder to get shoppers’ business once they step into the store.

Approximately 400 people waited in line for the 8:00 p.m. opening of Sears in Nashua, N.H. on Thanksgiving.

Eager shoppers head to N.H. for early deals

Due to Mass. blue laws, stores can’t open on Thanksgiving. But those who couldn’t wait until Black Friday headed north.

Clockwise from top, left: Scott Crasnick, 24, put in time working out at Boston Sports Club, Daniel Ramirez laughed with volunteer Vilbur Vilaltoro at a dinner at East Boston’s Sacred Heart Parish, Torie Kim cooked up a meal for her roommates and friends at her Cambridge home, and Tracy and Kayla Nguyen of Worcester joined their family for dim sum.

Other ways Bostonians celebrated Thanksgiving

For some, the holiday was an opportunity to relish a quiet campus, seek a menu with more exotic fare, or burn off extra calories.

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Mother pleads for cheer for ‘miracle angel’

Faced with a mountain of bills and medical expenses, a woman needs help this year if her daughter is to know the excitement of Christmas morning.

Patriots 49, Jets 19

Patriots feast on miscues by Jets

Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns and ran for a score as the Patriots scored 35 points in the second quarter en route to a 49-19 win.

Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman returned a fumbled kickoff return for a touchdown against the Jets in the second quarter.

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Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman returned a fumbled kickoff return for a touchdown against the Jets in the second quarter.

Edelman was greeted by (left to right) Shainco Viosanthe, Aaron Hernandez, and Wes Welker after a touchdown.

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Edelman was greeted by (left to right) Visanthe Shiancoe, Aaron Hernandez, and Wes Welker after a touchdown.

“You just can’t take anything for granted against this team,” Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said before the game.

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“You just can’t take anything for granted against this team,” Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said before the game.

Jets defensive lineman Muhammed Wilkerson forced Brady into an intentional grounding early in the first quarter.

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Jets defensive lineman Muhammed Wilkerson forced Brady into an intentional grounding early in the first quarter.

Patriots outside linebacker Dont'a Hightower sacked Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez in the first quarter.

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Patriots outside linebacker Dont'a Hightower sacked Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez in the first quarter.

Patriots strong safety Steve Gregory intercepted a pass and had two fumble recoveries in the first half.

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Patriots strong safety Steve Gregory intercepted a pass and had two fumble recoveries in the first half.

Brady completed a touchdown pass.

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Brady completed a touchdown pass.

Patriots running back Danny Woodhead was part of a strong first-half running game.

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Patriots running back Danny Woodhead was part of a strong first-half running game.

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No Jets player was within 10 feet of Patriots running back Shane Vereen as caught a pass from Brady and ran it in for a touchdown.

Gregory (right) celebrated with safety Devin McCourty after intercepting a pass from Sanchez in the second quarter.

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Gregory (right) celebrated with safety Devin McCourty after intercepting a pass from Sanchez in the second quarter.

Julian Edelman returned a fumbled kick off for a touchdown.

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Julian Edelman returned a fumbled kick off for a touchdown.

Brady, Gregory, and Vince Wilfork joined television broadcaster Michele Tafoya for a Thanksgiving tradition of eating turkey legs after the game.

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Brady, Gregory, and Vince Wilfork joined television broadcaster Michele Tafoya for a Thanksgiving tradition of eating turkey legs after the game.

Christopher L. Gasper

Jets not in the same league as Patriots

The Jets have gone from formidable foil for the Patriots to punch line/punching bag.

The Patriots were hungry for a win, and after they got it, Vince Wilfork (far left) was able to partake in a little snack.

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Vince Wilfork in middle of it all for Patriots

Wilfork was once again huge Thursday night in the Patriots’ blowout victory over the Jets.

Teacher Alison Galanter used software to take attendance at the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers.

Boston teachers track attendance, grades in new online system

Since September, nearly 5,000 teachers have been tapping away on laptops, tablets, or interactive white boards to post attendance, conduct, behavior, and grades.

Mayor Nancy Tia Brown just won a second and final term as mayor of Cody, Wyo., a town of 9,600 major campaigns bypassed completely.

Cody, Wyo. — the place the campaign forgot

In a deep-red state like Wyoming, the three electoral votes are not worth the time or expense from precisely calibrated campaigns.

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Alejandro Diaz’s “Povera Lite” are signs that look like cardboard but are actually made of paint, wood, and cast resin.

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‘RISD Business: Sassy Signs and Sculptures’

In her new memoir, Grace Coddington (left) tells about her life as a model in London in the ’60s and about her career at Vogue.

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‘Grace: A Memoir’ by Grace Coddington

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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

Dan Shaughnessy

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
Nate Silver, author of the political blog FiveThirtyEight.

The allure of the statistics field grows

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Andover 22, Central Catholic 19

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

Defense big for Andover

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

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Sean Thibedeau hugged his girlfriend, Nadene Nardella, and greeted Colby Torrey, 4, and Tim Torrey at the 182nd Engineer Company’s homecoming.

Mass. National Guardsmen return for Thanksgiving

Nearly 100 soldiers from the National Guard’s 182d Engineer Company arrived in Newburyport on Thursday after a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Columnists

Boston Capital

All sides have reasons to back Amazon deal on Massachusetts sales tax

Christopher L. Gasper

Jets not in the same league as Patriots

Yvonne Abraham

A sweet new business in Dorchester’s Fields Corner

Joan Vennochi

Mitt Romney loses the battle of ideas
An Iron Dome launcher fired an interceptor rocket near the Israeli city of Ashkelon on Monday.

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Israel’s Iron Dome
Halo 4: $60, for Microsoft Xbox 360 video game console. It’s the best-looking, best-playing Halo game yet but lacks emotional resonance.

Tech Lab

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

Nation & World

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US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice

Susan Rice rejects criticism of her remarks on Benghazi attack

‘‘I relied solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence community,’’ Rice said.

Politics

Iowa’s governor says it’s time to ditch straw poll

Once a festive checkpoint on the road to the leadoff ­Iowa caucuses, the poll has devolved into a full-blown sideshow, Governor Terry Branstad said.

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San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee (left) and ING Direct’s CEO of savings, Arkadi Kuhlmann, opened an ING banking cafe last year.

Capital One plans banking “cafes”

Capital One says its first branch offices — at least six — in the Boston area will serve coffee and other amenities.

Arts

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The music gift guide

No other giftee can inspire fear in shoppers like the Music Fan. One false move, and you could be deemed uncool for decades to come. Avert this fate with our guide to the most giftable reissues, box sets, DVDs, music-related books, and holiday albums. (But hang onto that gift receipt, just in case.)

Movies

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

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.

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Opinion

“The issue — largely forgotten — is one of continued occupation and blockade, a grossly asymmetrical conflict that has deliberately and systematically disabled Gaza’s economy and people.”

Sara Roy 

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 

“Everyone with a smartphone has their online world on call. Retailers can’t fight that. Retailers have to embrace and enable it.”

Greg Girard,  IDC Retail Insights