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A firetruck is parked next to a damaged building after a nearby gas explosion leveled another building in downtown Springfield on Friday.

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Springfield explosion injures at least 18, levels strip club

It was “just a mushroom cloud of an explosion — big and orange,’’ said Victor Bruno, owner of a nearby restaurant.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/11/24/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/515540426--90x90.jpg Gaza cease-fire holds, but confusion abounds

Fighting Friday did not fracture the truce, but it did show the different messages Israelis and Palestinians were getting from their leaders.

Jeff Green, facing his former team for the first time since being traded in February 2011, added 17 off the bench in 24 minutes.

Celtics 108, Thunder 100

Celtics hold off Kevin Durant and Thunder

Celtics get a significant win over quality opponent following two disappointing losses, beating the Thunder 108-100.

Photo gallery

Globe photos of the week

This week’s best photos include scenes from Plimoth Plantation, Thanksgiving football, and the Nutcracker.

Ideas

The plastic bag wars

Light, sturdy, amazingly cheap—and banned. How the humble sack became a victim of its own success.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/11/23/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/wiggs_shopping_3658--90x90.jpg Bargain hunters hit stores for Black Friday

Shoppers flocked to malls across the region early Friday for the annual after-Thanksgiving retail tradition.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/11/23/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/rev0014354354999.jpg Bluefin Labs decodes social media chatter

This Cambridge start-up is betting it can change everything from product placement to how we elect our president.

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Celtics 108, Thunder 100

Jeff Green, facing his former team for the first time since being traded in February 2011, added 17 off the bench in 24 minutes.

Celtics hold off Kevin Durant and Thunder

Celtics get a significant win over quality opponent following two disappointing losses, beating the Thunder 108-100.

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Mohammad Morsi

Clashes in Egypt after leader’s power expansion

Thousands of opponents of Egypt President Mohammed Morsi clashed with his supporters and burned offices in violent protests over his move to grant himself sweeping powers.

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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.)

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Movie Review

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.