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Region braces as Sandy churns north

As Hurricane Sandy swirled toward the East Coast Friday after killing at least 40 people in the Caribbean, the state braced for the potential of torrential rains and high winds.

FDA finds mold in vials of steroid linked to outbreak

New England Compounding did not do proper sterility testing on the steroid, according to a US Food and Drug Administration report.

Police release more names in Maine prostitution case

Maine police have released more names of alleged clients of a woman who authorities say used her Zumba dance studio in Kennebunk as a front for prostitution.

After hand transplant, Station nightclub survivor is hopeful

Joe Kinan, one of the survivors of the fire that killed 100 people in 2003, left Massachusetts General Hospital today after getting the transplant less than three weeks ago.

Longtime Locke-Ober employee Alfredo “Butch” Bartolizzi, right, talks with Paul Christopher of Haverhill, left, at the bar in December 1996. In its heyday, the restaurant was a magnet for celebrities as well as local politicians and writers.

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Locke-Ober: Serving clients both famous and fussy

On one of my first visits, I witnessed the restaurant’s eagerness to please its frequently prominent clientele.

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Some things best seen in the rearview mirror

Its doors closing does not surprise me, and in fact reminds me of an era of power and privilege that is best in our rearview mirror. Adios, Locke-Ober!

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Internet-era boom icon’s quiet bust

There is nothing unusual about Sycamore Networks finally giving up. The crazy part was all the money that smart people threw at Sycamore early on.

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What our most famous evolutionary cartoon gets wrong

It’s hardly accurate — so 150 years later, why does the “monkey to man” illustration still hold us spellbound?

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Can a common infection cause OCD in kids?

An obscure condition called PANDAS is a medical mystery that has families in crisis.

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Cuban Missile Crisis, 50 years ago

Fifty years ago this week, the world waited while the US and Soviet Union bluffed and negotiated, a nuclear holocaust growing perilously real.

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Rob Marin, a professional makeup artist and set designer on horror films, gets ready for work at Barrett’s Haunted Mansion in Abington. where he is a veteran at scaring people.

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Behind the scenes at Barrett’s Haunted Mansion in Abington

Sugar maples were ablaze with fall color at Brookwood Farm in Canton as three men took an early afternoon walk.

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Globe photos of the week, Oct. 26, 2012

Rachel Cossar (left), Emily Mistretta (middle), and Whitney Jensen performed during a Boston Ballet dress rehearsal of Jorma Elo’s “Awake Only.”

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Boston Ballet journeys from contemplative to edgy

Alison Putnam (left) and Meiko Lunetta tended to oxen Bill and Lou, who have become a symbol at Green Mountain College, but are to be sent to a slaughter house.

Vermont college feels heat over oxen’s fate

Figures show limits to Tisei’s worth

Emma Joyce regularly chats with her grandparents, who live in Ohio.

Grandparents cover miles with video chat services

Even unfriendly turf vital to Obama in Colo.

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that “Windows 8 shatters perceptions of what a PC is now.”

Microsoft debuts Windows 8, a new look operating system

Annie Dookhan (center) is accused of faking drug results, forging signatures, and mixing samples at a state police lab.

Costs climb in state drug lab scandal

Morgan Bernhard and Brenna Fitzgerald in “44 Plays for 44 Presidents” at the Boston Center for the Arts.

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‘44 Plays for 44 Presidents’: a history recap

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The meningitis outbreak

Rashid Johnson’s “Electric Universe” of black soap, wax, vinyl, wood, book, brass, incense, shea butter, and space rocks.

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Art review: ‘In the Holocene’

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Carl Crawford was introduced to the media in Los Angeles on Friday.

Carl Crawford talks about fresh start with Dodgers

The former Red Sox outfielder met Friday with the Los Angeles media for the first time since he was traded along with Adrian Gonzalez and Josh Beckett.

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The dedication ceremony for the late Boston Police Detective Roy Serei.

Slain police officer honored with Back Bay memorial sign

About 50 police officers gathered in the Back Bay today to honor the memory of Roy J. Sergei, who died in 1987 after he was shot during a police chase.