Meningitis cases nearly double amid recall

The number of meningitis cases linked to a Framingham pharmacy nearly doubled over the weekend, as the company issued a voluntary nationwide recall of every product it makes.

Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cheered after polls closed on Sunday.

Hugo Chavez reelected in Venezuela

With about 90 percent of votes counted, Chavez had more than 54 percent of the vote, while challenger Henrique Capriles had 45 percent, said the National Electoral Council.

Brown, Warren march in East Boston parade

Separated only by the UMass-Lowell marching band, rivals Senator Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren took part in Sunday’s Columbus Day parade in East Boston.

Mitt Romney shifts tone to try to win over women

The GOP candidate has delivered a retooled and more moderate appeal that is designed to win over key slices of the women’s vote.

Don’t lie about your reason for leaving a job — you could get caught, advises Joanne Chang, who founded the local Flour Bakery + Cafe chain.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

How to leave a job without burning your bridges

Aside from the job interview, the second most stressful day at the office tends to be the day you announce you’re leaving.

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Patriots defense seals victory

Peyton Manning and the Broncos were threatening late in the fourth, but Willis McGahee fumbled at the Patriots' 14-yard line, forced by Rob Ninkovich, to seal the win.

Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was sacked by Rob Ninkovich in the first quarter.

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Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was sacked by Rob Ninkovich in the first quarter.

Tom Brady dove over the defense for a touchdown in the third quarter.

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Tom Brady dove over the defense for a touchdown in the third quarter.

Danny Woodhead broke out on this run in the second half.

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Danny Woodhead broke out on this run in the second half.

Brandon Spikes (right) celebrated after stopping Broncos running back Willis McGahee.

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Brandon Spikes (right) celebrated after stopping the Broncos' Willis McGahee.

Peyton Manning appeared glum late in the fourth quarter.

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Peyton Manning appeared glum late in the fourth quarter.

Tom Brady was sacked by Von Miller.

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Tom Brady was sacked by Von Miller.

Wes Welker looked for extra yardage after a reception in the second quarter.

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Wes Welker looked for extra yardage after a reception in the second quarter.

Tom Brady took aim in the first quarter.

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Tom Brady took aim in the first quarter.

Peyton Manning scrambled for a first down in the opening quarter.

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Peyton Manning scrambled for a first down in the opening quarter.

Brady congratulated Wes Welker after Welker’s first-quarter touchdown.

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Brady congratulated Wes Welker after Welker’s first-quarter touchdown.

John Elway was seen before the game.

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John Elway was seen before the game.

Tom Brady led the Patriots onto the field before the game.

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Tom Brady led the Patriots onto the field before the game.

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The Patriots totaled 251 yards on the ground Sunday night, largely because the Broncos dared them to run the ball.

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Generals, make way for the lawyers

Move over, generals and diplomats. The lawyers are looking for a little action, and the next “war” may very well be in litigation.

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5 big ideas that just might transform the classroom

From longer days to history courses that span 13.7 billion years, these notions just might transform the classroom.

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

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How to fix America from below
“We need to be listened to, we need to be heard,” says Wendy Ernst (right) with sons Robert (left) and Paul in their home.

Lexington reeling over parent’s timeout op-ed

How to safely share the Boston roads with bicyclists

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Editorial cartoons by Dan Wasserman

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Dismantling the euro: a practical guide
“Cleveland ’95” was very well done, especially the behind-the-scenes stuff with Bill Belichick and his neophyte coaching staff.

Sunday Football Notes

Bill Belichick piece well done, but more to story

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Too many AP classes?

book review

‘Live by Night’ by Dennis Lehane
Joey Collins (left) plays Milo, the character based on Neal Cassady, and Tony Crane plays Buck, based on Jack Kerouac, in the world-premiere staged reading of “Beat Generation” at Merrimack Repertory Theatre.

Jack Kerouac’s ‘Beat Generation’ comes to the stage
The owners and the execs who mind the stores of their 30 teams are saying next to nothing for the record. That’s the way commissioner Gary Bettman conducts business.

Sunday Hockey Notes

Looks like NHL lockout will be lasting awhile

theater

With equine puppets, telling the ‘War Horse’ story of WWI
Michael Benz (left, with Carlyss Peer) portrays the Prince of Denmark in Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre’s production of “Hamlet,” which ArtsEmerson brings to the Paramount Center this week.

From Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, shorter evening with ‘Hamlet’

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Kevin Garnett reacted during an exhibition basketball game against EA7 Emporio Armani in Milan, Italy.

Celtics defeat Italian team in Milan

The Celtics finished their European exhibition tour by winning in Milan behind stout defense and brilliant execution.

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Yolanda Beavers, a heart recipient from Texas, met Carolyn Corbett (right), the mother of donor Kristen Corbett, who died in a car crash.

Heart transplant recipient meets relatives, friends of crash victim

The parents of a student killed in a crash met the woman saved by her heart at a memorial charity race in Billerica.

Columnists

Ginna is living at a shelter on Massachusetts Avenue in Boston after being turned away more than once.

Yvonne Abraham

A safety net that is leaving more people out

opinion | JOANNA WEISS

Hitting the saturation point for bad-mom celebrations
Elizabeth Warren’s heritage has been much-discussed.

opinion | Jeff Jacoby

The race issue Brown and Warren should debate

JOAN VENNOCHI

John Kerry’s career dreams keep slipping away
Don’t lie about your reason for leaving a job — you could get caught, advises Joanne Chang, who founded the local Flour Bakery + Cafe chain.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

How to quit without burning bridges
Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, the two preeminent passers of their generation, will face off again Sunday.

Christopher L. Gasper

Lucky to see Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning again

Kevin Cullen

The lion who loves the GOP

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

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Donald and Stacey Dobbins sought financial help so they could keep their home in Brockton.

Write-downs give some homeowners a break

Pushed by government incentives and political pressure, mortgage lenders are forgiving millions in loans.

Politics

Karen Williams, a worker with Leon County, fed ballots into a machine at the elections office in Tallahassee, Fla. Mailed ballots are more likely to be contested.

As voting by mail rises, so do problems with ballots

Votes cast by mail are less likely to be counted, more likely to be compromised, and more likely to be contested than those cast in a voting booth, statistics show.

Nation & World

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New York police Officer Ralph Stallone and Detective Dennis Canale trained on the Brooklyn Bridge.

In this job, officers seek openings to help despondent

The New York Police Department’s Emergency Service Unit has roughly 300 officers that are trained in suicide rescue.

Arts

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Writer and director Martin McDonagh (left) and actor Colin Farrell, who last worked together on the film “In Bruges,” team up again for “Seven Psychopaths.”

Colin Farrell, Martin McDonagh are crazy with ‘Seven Psychopaths’

Four years after “In Bruges,” Martin McDonagh and Colin Farrell try to rekindle their wild side.

Books

Book Review

‘The Paternity Test’ by Michael Lowenthal

Lowenthal offers a focused, mostly poignant examination of a gay couple’s struggle to father a child via a surrogate mother.

Travel

At Hualalai Spa, volcanic mud at the apothecary (pictured) and the outdoor pool.

In the Big Island’s spas, luxury for the less active

On the sun-drenched Kohala Coast, there’s a surprising concentration of spas offering Hawaiian treatments with indigenous ingredients, lomi lomi massage, and open-air huts.

“You are made whole again, I was focused on trying to keep our home. It worked out for us.”

Donald Dobbins,  on having $190,000 of his mortgage erased

Magazine

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AP classes: A problem for Massachusetts high schoolers?
The cover for the September 30 2012 issue

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

The cover for the September 23 2012 issue

9 hot trends in kitchen design
The cover for the September 16 2012 issue

The self-promoting, fan-financed, go-it-alone star

Opinion

“What’s a better escape from the stress of parenting, after all: Watching people joke about motherhood for two solid hours, or watching Andre Braugher chew the scenery inside a nuclear submarine?”

Joanna Weiss 

Ideas

“Gerken has advanced a vision of governance unusual for someone whose political convictions are firmly liberal: She wants local decision-making bodies to be given more opportunity to rebel against federal policy.”

—Leon Neyfakh on Heather Gerken’s argument for “federalism all the way down”