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GOP demands delay in health care law

House Republicans pledged to press ahead with their latest proposal despite objections from Senate Democrats.

Danny Amendola, Rob Gronkowski will not play Sunday

Despite earlier plans to play against the Falcons, Amendola and Gronkowski did not travel to Atlanta as “things changed over night,” a source said.

House OK’s bill aimed at improving drug safety

The legislation seeks to improve the safety of drugs made by compounding pharmacies after a meningitis outbreak last year killed 64 people.

Walsh calls for renewed bargaining over police raise

The mayoral candidate stopped short of Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s call for the City Council to vote against the award.

Mayor Menino launches transition blog

Aides say the blog will provide insight on policies, procedures, fun facts, and other information about the city and its work.

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Exclusive Sunday preview: Travel Smackdown

Berkshires north vs. south

The Berkshires really come into their own during the fall. It can be a hard choice from Boston, though: Should you take the Mohawk Trail north or the Mass. Pike south?

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Travel

Camping through Alaska with four friends in an RV

The itinerary? A 2 1/2 week, 1,420-mile loop through the country’s largest single wilderness.

OPinion | Derrick Z. Jackson

Lady Luck calls on Suffolk Downs

Projections of $1 billion at a proposed casino may not be realistic, analysts warn, and East Boston should think hard when it votes Nov. 5.

Malala Yousafzai addresses Harvard audience

The Pakistani teen who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban called for continued defiance of efforts to deny women education.

Opinion

RENÉE LOTH

Where are Boston’s kids?

There is something a bit bloodless about a city dominated by empty-nesters and young hipsters, a shell without a core.

Globe exclusives

Mike Hastings recently performed in Harvard Square, which is seeing a new infusion of night life.

Harvard Square gets its nightlife groove back

Richard North Patterson’s appreciation for Martha’s Vineyard and its rhythms is evident in his new book, “Loss of Innocence.”

Richard North Patterson aims for something else

In a poll, the Bruins surpassed the Celtics in popularity.

Celtics games a low-risk gamble for Sports Hub

Some can’t wait for Sunday night’s “Breaking Bad” finale, and not because they’re devoted fans.

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Friends don’t let friends miss ‘Breaking Bad’

Charles Shaughnessy (left) and Jonathan Hammond in North Shore Music Theatre’s production of “La Cage aux Folles.”

Stage Review

Indelible score buoys ‘La Cage’

President Barack Obama said he’s spoken by phone with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

Obama, Iran’s president talk about nuclear deal

Aaron Hernandez fiance indicted in murder case

opinion | JOSHUA GREEN

Root for a shutdown

Neil and Tina Carruthers married in 2010, and nine months later, her cancer returned.

Stoneham couple’s love story, in life and death

Tsarnaev defense seeks more time

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

A new brain trust for the Middle East

A worker at Continuum Energy, a Fall River firm being sued, used a device to analyze elemental metals.

Shirley Leung

Here, an heiress says, her millions dwindled

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David Ortiz uncorks homer No. 30 in the eighth, giving him seven seasons with 30 homers and 100 RBIs with the Red Sox.

David Ortiz matches up with legend Ted Williams

In eight fewer years, Ortiz tied Williams in the 30-homer-100-RBI category.

Boston mayoral race

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John R. Connolly (right) and rival Martin Walsh both attended the Men of Boston Cook for Women event in Codman Square on Thursday.

Mayoral rivals spar on outside donations

Martin Walsh called John Connolly’s pledge not to accept money from outside groups a “gimmick.”

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Prosecutors pledge to give Bulger money to victims

If a judge grants their request for a $25.2 million forfeiture judgment against James “Whitey” Bulger, authorities say all of his money will be given to his victims.