Janitors rally on eve of potential strike

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Bracing for a possible strike by 14,000 New England janitors that could start as soon as tomorrow, several hundred people held a vigil and march in East Boston this evening.

A woman held an Occupy Boston sign Sunday on the steps of the State House.

Demonstrators mark Occupy Boston anniversary

About 60 demonstrators gathered in front of the State House despite drizzle and gray skies to mark the one-year anniversary of Occupy Boston.

Friends, teammates mourn Stoughton teen

Nearly 300 people gathered at St. James Catholic Church Sunday night to remember 17-year-old David Wade, who was shot and killed Saturday afternoon by his older brother.

MIT economist pitches cancer megafund

Andrew Lo, a hedge fund manager and MIT professor, is proposing an early stage cancer research “megafund” of up to $30 billion.

Patriots 52, Bills 28

Patriots stampede over Bills

The Patriots scored on seven straight possessions in the second half in a convincing win in Buffalo.

Brandon Lloyd made this leaping catch for a touchdown in the fourth quarter

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Brandon Lloyd made this leaping catch for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Tom Brady, right, congratulated Lloyd after the score.

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Tom Brady, right, congratulated Lloyd after the score.

The Patriots celebrated a fourth-quarter touchdown run by Stevan Ridley.

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The Patriots celebrated a fourth-quarter touchdown run by Stevan Ridley.

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Patriots running back Stevan Ridley scored on the game’s opening drive.

“It’s good that they leaned on the running backs this week,

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“It’s good that they leaned on the running backs this week," Stevan Ridley said of the Patriots' offense after the win.

Devin McCourty broke this tackle after trapping an interception.

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Devin McCourty broke this tackle after trapping an interception.

Danny Woodhead found the end zone in the fourth quarter.

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Danny Woodhead found the end zone in the fourth quarter.

Tom Brady ran into the end zone in the third quarter.

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Tom Brady ran into the end zone in the third quarter.

Ryan Fitzpatrick looked for a receiver in the first quarter.

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Ryan Fitzpatrick looked for a receiver in the first quarter.

The Bills’ C.J. Spiller ran against the Patriots’ Rob Ninkovich.

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The Bills’ C.J. Spiller ran against the Patriots’ Rob Ninkovich.

Rob Gronkowski caught a pass while being covered by Justin Rogers.

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Rob Gronkowski caught a pass while being covered by Justin Rogers.

Fitzpatrick was sacked by defensive end Chandler Jones.

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Fitzpatrick was sacked by defensive end Chandler Jones.

Fitzpatrick gave the ball to running back Fred Jackson.

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Fitzpatrick gave the ball to running back Fred Jackson.

Scott Chandler scored during the first half.

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Scott Chandler scored during the first half.

The Patriots celebrated a fourth-quarter touchdown run by Stevan Ridley (22).

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots have made a habit out of winning

For the Patriots, losing feels like quitting victory cold turkey — it just fuels the craving. That was the case on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.

Martin Kaymer delivered the crucial 14th point with a 1-up victory over Steve Stricker.

39th ryder cup

Europe rallies to win Ryder Cup

In a shocking finish for the US team, the Europeans completed a historic comeback Sunday to retain the Ryder Cup.

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Crime lab scandal is symptom of underfunded courts
Falmouth residents say a stone wall is blocking deeded shoreline access.

Falmouth wall divides land, sea, neighbors
Mitt Romney has struggled to confront the self-inflicted wound from a video from a fund-raiser video in which he disparaged 47 percent of the electorate.

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Romney must change dynamics of race drastically to win
Buddy Edgerton (left) and Mike McGuire chatted at the reunion.

Models for Norman Rockwell’s portraits reunite
JANUS AUTOMATED WORKSTATION: PerkinElmer, Waltham. Used to automate sample preparation and other tasks involved in lab work such as drug research, forensics, and diagnostics.

Mass. medical device companies ready to market wares
Dan Duquette deserves credit for adding to the Orioles roster, for constantly having to tweak the roster amid injuries.

Sunday Baseball Notes

In American League front offices, two stand out
Terrel Sylvestre of Waltham led the opening ceremony of a meeting at the Paul Robeson Institute.

Institute forges life lessons for at-risk young men

ideas

Big data: Mind the gaps
Mount Greylock has trails for both hikers and amblers.

Budget Friendly

The Berkshires on a budget
Army veteran Thomas Jude Carroll, who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident, on joining this VetEx climb up Mount Washington: “I hope someone out there sees me and it hits them that they can do it, too.”

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On Mount Washington, a peak experience

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orioles 6, red sox 3

Starter Zach Stewart lasted 2 2/3 innings against the Orioles.

Red Sox are swept in Baltimore

The Red Sox lost their 90th game of the season as the playoff-contending Orioles took three straight.

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Annie Dookhan, 34, was charged with obstruction of justice and falsifying her academic record in the crime lab case.

How a chemist circumvented her lab’s safeguards

Close supervision is key in a lab, specialists say, and state drug lab chemist Annie Dookhan’s appeared to lack it.

Columnists

Joanna Weiss

New Orleans fights for its news

Kevin Cullen

Brown supporters’ fun not funny to Native American
Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate was ruled to have pulled in a game-winning touchdown pass from quarterback Russell Wilson against the Packers this week.

Bob Ryan

Entertainment is fun, but it’s no contest

Yvonne Abraham

Scott Brown doesn’t have much to offer

Dan Shaughnessy

Patriots and Red Sox in familiar positions

Joan Vennochi

Limousine liberal and a pickup truck
Burst’s Tracey Deforge and Bryant McBride and their team have developed an app that allows photos and video to be shared with selected group of friends or family.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Growing app market sparks fierce competition
IMPACT instructors work with Lennie Kaplan of Randolph (left).

Beverly Beckham

Self-defense making a big IMPACT

Adrian walker

Boston janitors and their bosses are at loggerheads — again
Eric Harris, left, and Dylan Klebold, carrying a TEC-9 semi-automatic pistol, are seen in an image from a security camera in the cafeteria at Columbine High School during their shooting rampage.

derrick z. jackson

Denver debate needs question on guns

Jeff Jacoby

Working for BU’s ‘silver unicorn’

Boston Capital

Elizabeth Warren is no friend of big business

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“I like to discover what life was really like for the people who made the houses run,” said Jennifer Pustz.

‘History omnivore’ focuses on New England homes

Museum historian Jennifer Pustz calls herself a “history omnivore” because she is keenly interested in and devours anything to do with history.

Politics

Elizabeth Warren leads Scott Brown among women by 12 percentage points, a larger margin than the 3-point advantage Brown has with men.

Poll shows Elizabeth Warren taking slim lead

Warren appears to be inching ahead of Senator Brown in the highly competitive race for Senate, according to a new Globe poll.

Nation & World

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Iraqis stand at the scene of a car bomb attack in the town of Taji, about 12 miles north of Baghdad.

Bombs rock Iraq, killing 26 in coordinated attacks

Bombs struck Shiite neighborhoods, security forces, and other targets across Iraq in the latest instance of violence that could undermine confidence in the government.

Arts

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Bob Newhart (above, speaking in Boston in 2007) has been making comedy for 52 years.

At 83, Bob Newhart still loves the laughter

It’s easy to picture Bob Newhart as a mild-mannered caricature in a Cosby sweater, an enduring image of the curmudgeon and the everyman he has played.

Books

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‘Toby’s Room’ by Pat Barker

This is how a Pat Barker novel attempts to depict the horrors of World War One: bluntly.

Travel

Steve Jobs lived in this relatively unpretentious Palo Alto, Calif., house from 1992 until his death last year. The double lot accommodated his wife, Laurene’s, garden.

Steve Jobs still stored in Silicon Valley’s memories

In Silicon Valley, tourists are becoming a frequent presence at the homes and public spots that played a backdrop to Steve Jobs’s epic life. Here are six of the biggest draws.

“That’s what I try to give these boys and young men — guidance based on the types of lives that a great many ‘normal’ black men live.”

Courtneay Small,  co-director of the Robeson Institute

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Opinion

“It’s complicated and getting more so for [Elizabeth] Warren, as the senator in the pickup truck tries to slam the door shut on the liberal in the limousine.”

Joan Vennochi 

Ideas

“We know a lot about the things that are closer to our size, our altitude, our spot in the universe — and less about things that are hard to reach, hard to dig up, and hard to quantify.”

Samuel Arbesman  on what big data is missing