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Reid slams House plan as an ‘attack on bipartisanship’

Senate majority leader Harry Reid criticized the House plan, which is separate from a deal emerging in the Senate, to end the shutdown and raise the debt ceiling.

Taunton man suspected in burglaries, touching sleeping women

The man is a “strong person of interest’’ in break-ins where the burglar made physical contact with women while they were sleeping in their beds.

Aaron Hernandez’s girlfriend due in court on perjury charge

The attorney for Shayanna Jenkins has slammed the charge as being the result of “abusive’’ legal tactics by prosecutors in the Odin Lloyd murder case.

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Six months after the Marathon bombings, the terror of that long, frantic afternoon on Boylston Street still haunts many of those who treated the wounded.

“It will be great to be a part of Red Sox history,’’ Boston Police Officer Steve Horgan said at a press conference today.

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Red Sox bullpen cop talks about his moment of fame

“It will be great to be a part of Red Sox history,’’ Boston Police Officer Steve Horgan said at a press conference today.

Prince Fielder evaded a tag by Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia during Game 2 of the ALCS.

ON BASEBALL

What we’ve learned about the Red Sox and Tigers

The Tigers are slow collection of base-cloggers with terrific starting pitching. The Red Sox have a stellar bullpen, with much still to be decided.

After suffering a concussion that caused him to miss conducting at Tanglewood in July, Andris Nelsons met the BSO today for a rehearsal, his first since being named the orchestra’s next music director.

Andris Nelsons leads first BSO rehearsal

The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 15th music director is in Boston to conduct his first series of concerts with the orchestra since being named to the post in May.

PAUL MCMORROW

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Boston has had a difficult time lately building anything but luxury residential complexes, and it’s threatening to choke the life out of the city.

Opinion

Betsy Nabel

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The federal shutdown’s impact on biomedical research has had a negative effect on real people.

Globe exclusives

Tax breaks won by the Washington lobbying industry, centered on the K Street corridor, show how cheap it is, relatively speaking, to buy political influence.

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Broken City
Newton MA., 10/08/13, Fifth Congressional District debate at NECN. Left to right, Will Brownsberger, Katherine Clark,Peter Koutoujian, Carl Sciortino, Karen Spilka. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

A final push for District 5 hopefuls
Nearly six months after he lost his leg in the Marathon bombings, Marc Fucarile was able to stand and kiss his fiancée, Jen Regan.

Together, despite all
Eugene Fama received the Nobel Prize for his work showing the randomness and undpredictability of the stock market.

An economics Nobel with roots in Mass.
A photo from December 2012 shows a 21-acre swath of Worcester targeted for renewal as part of the CitySquare project.

Worcester’s revival proving elusive
Reenactors portraying German and US troops collided in a scene that was eerily real.

Critic’s Notebook

WWII reenactment explores the theater of war

Q&A

Boston Book Festival has its own plot
Robert Gaynor has always loved horses, and his sculpture Flashy Bull is a reflection of that.

A thoroughbred runs in Newton
Bobby Orr as a Bruin in the 1970s

Book Review

‘Orr: My Story’ by Bobby Orr
Kristy Anne Dubois and the corps in José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s season opener, “Shadows Fleeting,” at Sanctuary Theatre.

Dance Review

José Mateo company takes on a challenge

How do you X-ray a plane?
There is still no answer to the question everyone is wondering about: When will Rob Gronkowski play? Globe staff Photo by John Tlumacki

ON FOOTBALL

Money a factor in Rob Gronkowski’s decision

Sports

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John Lackey will draw the Game 3 start for the Red Sox in the ALCS.

John Lackey relishing October again

The rejuvenated Lackey has more playoff experience than any other Red Sox pitcher, and he’s eager to use it in the ALCS.

Boston mayoral race

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Mayoral candidate Martin J. Walsh campaigned at Viet Aid Gala at the IBEW union Local 103 in Dorchester earlier this month.

Union voter effort in full swing in mayor’s race

Labor unions are ramping up their efforts to sway voters and encourage them to vote as the Boston mayoral contest enters its home stretch.

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Boston health regulators will hold a public hearing Tuesday evening on the proposed new regulations for nail salons.

City nail spas may get more rules

Safety problems persist at some of the city’s nearly 200 nail salons two years after Boston health regulators issued rules to improve conditions.

Columnists

Boston Capital

No end in sight for biotech bubble

Kevin Cullen

Holiday salute for local heroes
The picture that says it all.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Red Sox’ comeback now has iconic image
David Ortiz addressed fans during an April pregame ceremony honoring the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

JAMES CARROLL

‘B-Strong’ for democracy as well as security

Dan Shaughnessy

This game was one for the ages

Yvonne Abraham

17 years and still waiting
Joe Kennedy is 10 months into his first term.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Joe Kennedy’s surprising Tea Party take
From left: Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, President Barack Obama, and White House spokesman Jay Carney.

JOANNA WEISS

Talking points: The home version
Lobsterman Steve Train inspects a lobster while hauling traps in the waters off Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Derrick Z. Jackson

New England’s threatened lobster
Mayoral candidates Marty Walsh, left, and John Connolly face an arbitration controversy.

SCOT LEHIGH

How to fix the arbitration process

kevin cullen

A mother, a son, a love
Jon Lester, center, and the Red Sox welcome the Tigers for the start of the ALCS on Saturday.

Christopher L. Gasper

Don’t consider these Red Sox underdogs

Nation & World

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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette will go before the US Supreme Court Tuesday in a case focused on the state’s prohibition against racial preferences in higher education.

Justices to hear affirmative action case

The Supreme Court is weighing whether a change to Michigan’s constitution that outlaws any consideration of race in college admissions is discriminatory.

Business

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Personal finance

Stanford’s Joshua Rauh aims to empower people to make better financial decisions.

Retirement course may leave you with questions — and that’s good

Joshua Rauh, a finance professor at Stanford, opened his graduate course on the finance of retirement to the masses.

Arts

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After the positive response from attendees in previous years, the Boston Book Festival was extended to three days this year.

The insider’s guide to the Boston Book Festival

The fifth annual festival is Thursday through Saturday and will feature a range of authors and book discussions.

Globe Insiders

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Curious how your community compares with neighboring cities and towns? The Globe’s Matt Carroll offers community-by-community comparisons in vital categories.

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Magazine

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Why is it so hard to find a doctor?
The cover for the October 6 2013 issue

Into the woods
The cover for the September 29 2013 issue

Becoming Bostonian
The cover for the September 22 2013 issue

Do we still trust Bill Belichick?

Ideas

The words “home economics” likely conjure visions of future homemakers quietly whisking white sauce or stitching rickrack onto an apron. But to a handful of people thinking big about these problems, they evoke something different: A forward-thinking new kind of class that would give a generation of young people. . .the skills to shop intelligently, cook healthily, manage money, and live well.

Ruth Graham