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theater

With equine puppets, telling the ‘War Horse’ story of WWI

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Michael Morpurgo is refreshingly frank about his initial reaction to having puppets — granted, gargantuan, galloping puppets — play the horses in the stage version of his novel.

Hayden Panettiere (left) and Connie Britton star in the ABC drama.

television

‘Nashville’ keeps it real

The Globe’s Sarah Rodman sat down with the stars and creators of the sprawling new ABC drama.

opinion | JOANNA WEISS

Hitting the saturation point for bad-mom celebrations

There is now officially no escape from the reach of sarcastic mommycentrism.

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta attended a ceremony Saturday in Lima, Peru.

Syria-Turkey clash could worsen, Panetta says

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the US is using its diplomatic channels to relay worries about the fighting in the hopes that it will not broaden.

Menino touts success of properties task force

The group, consisting of city officials from different departments, was formed in July 2011 with the task of identifying and remedying badly neglected properties in the city.

Obama, Democrats raise $181m in September

President Obama’s fund-raising news comes after a week that featured the first presidential debate and a jobs report that Mitt Romney said shows that an employment crunch endures.

Madoff fraud’s last days recounted in NYC document

An indictment brings into sharper focus the final few years of a fraud the government says dated to at least the early 1970s, two decades before Bernard Madoff said it began.

Terry Francona has worked for ESPN since leaving the Red Sox a year ago.

Terry Francona to manage Indians

Sources confirmed to the Globe that the Cleveland Indians will name Terry Francona as their manager on Monday.

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On Oct. 1, 1979, thousands lined the streets of Boston to welcome Pope John Paul II to the city.

Globe exclusives

WGBH’s Brighton headquarters. The public television station received $4.2 million from the state’s film tax credit program last year.

Romney indirectly aided PBS as governor
Tom Brady will be facing off with his old rival, Peyton Manning, for the first time since Manning went to Denver.

Patriots vs. Broncos | Sunday, 4:25 p.m. | CBS

Patriots’ keys to a win vs. Broncos
New retailers in Boston, such as Alton Lane, are offering personalized service.

Clothing stores court men with free beer, big-screen TVs

globe Magazine

Too many AP classes?

book review

‘Live by Night’ by Dennis Lehane
Morgan Peissel, Nicolas Peissel, and Edvin Buregren stand on the ice in the McClure Strait in front of their sailboat, the Belzebub II.

Climate change helps local man set Arctic sailing record
J.K. Rowling’s “The Casual Vacancy” focuses on the troubles in the small town of Pagford.

Book Review

‘The Casual Vacancy’ by J.K. Rowling
Ken Howard, a coach in “The White Shadow,’ ’was heard loud and clear — in Turkey.

‘White Shadow’ led to basketball boon in Turkey

ideas

How to fix America from below
Red Sox manager Bucky Harris, left, and Washington Senators manager Joe Cronin look over improvements at Fenway Park on April 17, 1934, just before the first game of the season.

opinion | michael kranish

The day baseball left town
Only hands were visible on a temporary installation created by Perkins + Will in Frederick Law Olmsted’s historic Evans Way Park in the Fenway. The ENfold installation is a 500-foot translucent ribbon, lit during the night, extending across the park.

Photo gallery

Globe photos of the week

Sports

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Justin Verlander allowed three hits in seven innings and matched his career postseason high with 11 strikeouts.

Tigers hold off A’s in series opener

Justin Verlander shut down Oakland after giving up a home run to the game’s first batter, as the Tigers won the opener of their of their best-of-five American League playoff.

Metro

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Two people died in an early-morning fire on McKinley Terrace in Lynn.

Two dead in early-morning fire at Lynn residence

Neighbors said the victims of the fire were a woman and her adult son.

Columnists

Renée Loth

New app makes Boston a ‘museum without walls’

LAWRENCE HARMON

Inspections law good for tenants and city

Adrian Walker

Former law student became a chronic litigant
Bobby Valentine went for a bike ride in the hours after being fired by the Red Sox on Thursday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox did well in acting quickly
Mitt Romney finally shook the Etch-A-Sketch.

Opinion | JOSHUA GREEN

The Old Romney vs. the New Romney

SCOT LEHIGH

Dueling philosophies from Obama and Romney

Brian McGrory

Perspectives can change on Liberty Mutual’s salaries, payouts

JOAN WICKERSHAM

A titan on orange wings
Larry Lucchino and Ben Cherington met with reporters on Thursday afternoon.

Christopher L. Gasper

Red Sox reconstruction goes beyond firing Bobby Valentine
Laptops were on display at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.

Steven Syre

Are PCs going extinct?

joan vennochi

An ineffective Obama falls flat
Bobby Valentine’s final hours as Red Sox manager Wednesday were a little sad as the worst season of a generation officially ended.

Dan Shaughnessy

For Red Sox, an ugly season finally ends

Business

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The Ping4Alerts! app will send messages to users about safety hazards.

Mass. adds smartphone app for emergency alerts

Officials will now be sending out warnings about hurricanes, floods, blizzards, and other potential dangers, even terrorist threats, via a mobile app developed by a Nashua start-up.

Politics

political notebook

Michael Bloomberg is one of the major backers behind an ad campaign for Angus King.

Bloomberg backs Maine independent Angus King

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is throwing his financial support behind the Senate candidate, who is battling a stronger-than-expected challenge from a Republican contender.

Nation & World

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In this courtroom drawing, defense attorneys Sabrina Shroff and Jerrod Thompson Hicks represent accused terrorist Abu Hamza al- Masri, center, before Magistrate Judge Franklin Maas in Manhattan federal court in New York.

Extradited terrorism suspects appear in US courts

An Egyptian-born preacher and four other terrorism suspects appeared in federal courts, hours after they lost a lengthy extradition fight in Britain.

Arts

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Classical Notes

New executive director Miguel Rodriguez cites the annual First Day Concert at Sanders Theatre (above) as a good example of how Boston Baroque can engage with the community. He suggests even projecting the show outdoors to a larger audience.

New leader hopes to boost Boston Baroque’s visibility

Trained as a tenor, new executive director Miguel A. Rodriguez has worked with Opera Boston, the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, and Boston Musica Viva.

“Most guys we know don’t like the typical shopping experience. We treat them like they are coming into our home.”

Colin P.G. Hunter,  Alton Lane’s chief executive

Magazine

The cover for the September 30 2012 issue

How will independents factor into the Brown-Warren Senate race?

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9 hot trends in kitchen design
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The self-promoting, fan-financed, go-it-alone star
The cover for the September 9 2012 issue

Things to do in the Berkshires

Opinion

“As long as there is a chance that heavy sanctions might lead to a halt in Iran’s enrichment activities, sanctions should be pursued over plans for a military strike.”

Globe editorial 

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