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14,000 exposed in meningitis outbreak

The number of people exposed to contaminated steroids linked to a Framingham compounding pharmacy grew to 14,000, as two more deaths were reported in the outbreak.

Warren leads Brown by 6 percentage points in new poll

A new poll suggests that Elizabeth Warren’s argument that a Scott Brown victory could put Republicans in control of the Senate may be resonating with voters.

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Penn National Gaming released details for a proposed $807 million dollar casino and entertainment complex in the city.

Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan will face off Thursday night.

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Both sides gear up for critical debate

Joe Biden and Paul Ryan prepared to square off Thursday night in Kentucky in a highly anticipated debate that both sides hope will benefit their party’s presidential ticket.

Drug lab scandal may extend to federal cases

Former state chemist Annie Dookhan handled drug samples involved in more than 100 — and possibly as many as 200 — federal cases, officials have discovered.

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Covering the state drug lab scandal

Scott Allen talks about the Globe investigation into one of the biggest law enforcement scandals in Massachusetts history.

October 15 1973 / The day after picture of the Great Chelsea Fire of 1973 shows the total devastation caused by the the fire. The fire area was almost entirely within the perimeters of two urban renewal projects - a planned $14.6 million industrial park and a proposed $2.3 million residential project.

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The Chelsea Fire of 1973

Already the scene of one of the biggest fires in the history of the country in 1908, the city was engulfed anew on Oct. 14, 1973.

From left: Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, and Sam Rockwell in “Seven Psychopaths.”

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‘Seven Psychopaths’ is crazy, good fun

Martin McDonagh tries to up his game with this manically inventive, extremely entertaining, very bloody crime caper/Hollywood meta-farce.

Thure Lindhardt (left), Zachary Booth in Ira Sachs’s film.

Movie Review

‘Keep the Lights’ on has some bright moments

Ira Sachs directed and co-wrote this muted romantic drama about two men and what one’s drug addiction does to their relationship.

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Globe Insiders

Globe Talk | Oct. 23, 6 p.m.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/02/17/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/508746086[1]--90x90.jpg Revealing ‘The Real Romney’

Join Globe reporters Michael Kranish and Scott Helman, authors of “The Real Romney,” to discuss the Republican presidential candidate’s life and history.

Globe exclusives

Fitness guru and P90X creator Tony Horton leads a fitness class in the courtyard of the Canadian Embassy.

Tony Horton, the man behind Paul Ryan’s workout program
About 1,800 people are expected to greet the Dalai Lama. He visited Medford in 2003.

Medford going all-out for visit by Dalai Lama
Boston University freshmen Talia Glickman-­Simon and Danielle Barney, both 18, said they are concerned about the recent armed robberies.

Armed robberies have Boston University on edge
Ben Affleck (center) plays a CIA operative who leads a rescue mission in Tehran during the 1979-80 Iran hostage crisis.

Thursday Preview | Movie Review

Ben Affleck’s fully in charge in ‘Argo’
Robert F. Kennedy, then attorney general, played a crucial role in resolving the Cuban missile crisis of 1962.

Kennedy Library gets OK to release RFK’s Cuba papers
The standings in the AFC East say there is only one game separating the 3-2 Patriots from the Jets, Bills, and Dolphins, all owners of 2-3 marks. The margin feels larger because of Tom Brady.

Christopher L. Gasper

In AFC East, there’s Tom Brady, then everyone else

Painting your house? Color choices can overwhelm
Marcelo Lehninger leads the Hawthorne String Quartet with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday.

Music Review

BSO concert spotlights work by Czech composer killed in Holocaust

Tim Johnson

A health care disaster
A steroid formulated by a Framingham firm is linked to a meningitis outbreak.

Doctors split on value of low-back injections
The League of Urban Canners is a new organization devoted to converting oft-neglected fruits from city lots and neighbors’ trees into jellies, jams, and preserves, such as the peaches.

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Canners turn neighbors’ fruits into jams and jellies

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Wes Welker (standing) shared a laugh with Julian Edelman during practice.

Even at work, Wes Welker is frequently at play

Welker has built a reputation as one of the Patriots’ hardest workers. But he’s also known for targeting anyone, including coach Bill Belichick, with his patented zingers.

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Joseph P. Kennedy III (right) and Sean Bielat are vying for the congressional seat of retiring US Representative Barney Frank.

Kennedy and Bielat clash on jobs, campaign laws in debate

Sean Bielat and Joseph P. Kennedy III faced off in their second debate in the race for the congressional seat being vacated by US Representative Barney Frank.

Columnists

Tech Lab

Small Samsung camera shoots like a pro
Container ship Edith Maersk crossed the Suez Canal northeast of Cairo Friday.

juliette kayyem

The toughest sanctions

Joan Vennochi

Is he pro-life, pro-choice, or just pro-Mitt?

Yvonne Abraham

For AFL-CIO, a makeup test

Jeff Jacoby

Warren tries to have it both ways
The standings in the AFC East say there is only one game separating the 3-2 Patriots from the Jets, Bills, and Dolphins, all owners of 2-3 marks. The margin feels larger because of Tom Brady.

Christopher L. Gasper

In AFC East, there’s Tom Brady, then everyone else
This 1828 Andrew Jackson election poster derided John Q. Adams and his following.

Joanna Weiss

Partisan politics? Take a look at the 19th century
The Patriots’ Stevan Ridley, who rushed for 151 yards in the game, sails over Denver cornerback Champ Bailey as he scores on an 8-yard run in the third quarter.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots’ no-huddle success doomed Broncos

Brian McGrory

Couple still awaiting a happy ending
If you remember the night Tony Conigliaro was struck, you probably remember something else from that time.

Dan Shaughnessy

How sports connects us to key dates

Boston Capital

$100,000 for a start-up, but whose?

Kevin Cullen

Don’t ignore RCC students

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The combination of high prices — averaging $3.80 a gallon this season — and colder weather will drive fuel bills for heating oil consumers to around $2,500, on average, this winter.

Home heating costs expected to be higher

The average bill for heating oil consumers is expected to be $400 more than last year, a federal forecast shows.

Politics

Political notebook

Glen Doherty killed in Libya last month. His mother wants Mitt Romney to stop talking about an encounter with him.

Romney to stop citing Winchester SEAL meeting

The mother of a retired Navy SEAL killed in Libya wants Mitt Romney to stop talking about an encounter with him.

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Chinese writer Mo Yan wins Nobel literature prize

Mo was praised for ‘‘hallucinatoric realism” that ‘‘merges folk tales, history and the contemporary.’’

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Thursday Preview | Movie Review

Ben Affleck (center) plays a CIA operative who leads a rescue mission in Tehran during the 1979-80 Iran hostage crisis.

Ben Affleck’s fully in charge in ‘Argo’

Affleck directed and stars in this highly entertaining if shallow film based on the actual story of six embassy employees led out of Iran by a CIA hostage specialist.

Style

Bargain Bin

Savings on sweaters, dresses this weekend

A roundup of sales at area stores and shops, including Hanna Andersson, Hudson, and Body in Motion.

“Throughout the world, I know there are deep religious divides. But you’re not going to find them in Medford.”

Mayor Michael McGlynn,  on the Dalai Lama’s visit

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

“Amid all the grandstanding about drawing a ‘red line’ that Iran shouldn’t cross in its uranium enrichment program, a different kind of line may have just settled the issue.”

Juliette Kayyem 

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”