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JPMorgan reportedly reaches $13b settlement

JPMorgan Chase and the Justice Department have reached a record penalty in a tentative deal over the bank’s questionable mortgage practices, sources say.

Rowers in one of the day’s events made their way along the course.

Head of the Charles draws revelers

Organizers said they expect about 300,000 athletes and spectators to attend the two-day, 55-event regatta this weekend.

Cruz says Senate won’t make same mistake in next fight

Sen. Ted Cruz said the GOP lost the government shutdown budget battle because some members of his own party in Congress turned on their colleagues.

Wide receiver Andrew Fischer (32) was lifted in celebration after a touchdown against Lafayette.

Harvard 35, Lafayette 16

Harvard improves to 5-0 by beating Lafayette

Making his second start, senior Michael Pruneau fired three touchdown passes while sophomore Paul Stanton continued to impress with quick feet.

Clay Buchholz is winless in three career postseason starts, including Game 2 of the ALCS.

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Game 6 | Tigers at Red Sox, 8:07 p.m., Fox

Clay Buchholz aims to end his postseason frustration

Buchholz is winless in three postseason starts.

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Last-minute gate-crashers will need a bundle to see the Red Sox play the Tigers in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series.

For almost as long as America’s favorite pastime has been around, its language has held a favorite spot within American English.

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Baseball, shaper of language

Why linguists love America’s favorite pastime.

Wentworth by the Sea, rejuvenated in its second lifetime, looks out over its marina.

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Wentworth offers modern comforts amid old world charm

Wentworth by the Sea Hotel & Spa, a grand dame in New Castle, N.H., has one foot in its storied past, the other in a stylized present.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

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After 101 years of cheering on the team at Fenway Park, we don’t need to become some Pittsburgh knockoff.

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Dana Gitell, a marketing specialist at NewBridge on the Charles, a Dedham retirement community, came up with the term “Thanksgivukkah.”

The frenzy that is ‘Thanksgivukkah’
“This fight is not over. It has really only just begun,” said Senator Marco Rubio.

Tea Party unbowed by shutdown debacle
Pedestrians in downtown North Adams have their choice of galleries, thanks to the city’s flourishing arts community.

North Adams rebounds with art, education
Ramón de los Reyes (left) and son Nino will make a joint appearance at the Dance Complex.

A passion for flamenco
Participants practiced on Friday for the weekend’s Head of the Charles Regatta.

Expect more security at Head of the Charles
Rob Gronkowski has been cleared to play Sunday against the Jets.

Patriots’ keys to a victory over the Jets

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Conspiracies: Five things they don’t want you to know

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Broken City
About 200 colleagues, allies, and strangers gathered in Cambridge to honor MIT Police Officer Sean Collier.

6 months after death, Sean Collier plaque unveiled
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester (31) initially bobbled the bunt laid down by Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias (1) but recovered and scooped the ball to first base in time to get Iglesias out in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park in Detroit.

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Senator Kelly Ayotte, a New Hampshire Republican, went to great lengths to distance herself from the Tea Party movement’s strategy ahead of the government shutdown.

Tea Party’s tactics pose new challenges for GOP
Andris Nelsons led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the first time Thursday night since his appointment as the BSO’s next music director.

Music Review

With Nelsons on BSO podium, a partnership debuts

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Mike Napoli homered twice and drove in 10 runs in the 2011 World Series.

Mike Napoli eager to return to World Series

Napoli, who shined for the Rangers in the 2011 World Series, is a victory away from another trip to the Fall Classic.

Boston mayoral race

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Mayoral candidate John Connolly visited Roxbury Friday with Tony Richards (left) and campaign volunteer Donnell Singleton (right).

Gang members school John Connolly on violence in Boston

The meeting, squeezed between more traditional campaign events, was organized by a campaign volunteer who coordinates a program that deals with gang members.

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Councilor Daniel Rivera, the challenger in next month’s Lawrence mayoral election, went door-to-door to try to secure votes, visiting the Abreu family.

Lawrence mayor’s critics do an about-face

William Lantigua’s popularity, coupled with one-time enemies’ reversal, is puzzling outsiders and infuriating critics.

Columnists

Former Boston mayoral candidates Charlotte Golar Richie, Felix Arroyo, and John Barros walked with current mayoral candidate Marty Walsh in Dorchester last week.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Boston’s minority candidate
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley.

Derrick Z. Jackson

An unexpected inspiration

Mike Napoli smiled after the Red Sox pulled off a double play to end the fourth inning.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox are exactly where they want to be
New Balance is footing the $14 million to $16 million bill to build a commuter rail stop in Brighton, along the Framingham/Worcester line.

Shirley Leung

Businesses can pay more for T projects

Kevin Cullen

New flavor comes to Adams Corner

JOAN WICKERSHAM

Zeus and Adam

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Too much hot air at town meetings

Yvonne Abraham

Who connects the best?
The pope drives this used, manual-shift, 1984 Renault 4 around the Vatican grounds.

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The pope’s freedom
Mike Napoli tried, unsuccessfully, to avoid a beard grab attempt by Jonny Gomes.

Christopher L. Gasper

Mike Napoli key to Red Sox’ surge
John Connolly, left, and Martin Walsh met Tuesday in their first debate of the general election campaign.

SCOT LEHIGH

Edge to Connolly

JOAN VENNOCHI

Walsh shows his humanity

Nation & World

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People inspect burnt vehicles after a car bomb attack outside a military intelligence building.

Car bomb hits military compound in Egypt

Four Egyptian soldiers are wounded after a car bomb detonated near a military intelligence compound in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia.

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Suffolk Downs’ Chip Tuttle said the track asked Caesars “to withdraw as a qualifier from our license application.”

Caesars dumped from Suffolk Downs casino plan

The racetrack’s ownership team intends to find another casino manager and continue its bid to win the sole Greater Boston resort casino license.

Arts

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Andris Nelsons led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the first time Thursday night since his appointment as the BSO’s next music director.

With Andris Nelsons on BSO podium, a partnership debuts

The music director's first performance since his appointment was an exciting night, for the robust music-making that took place but also for the new chapter it represented.

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Northeastern’s Mihir Shah swings and misses in front of Harvard’s Norris Guscott at Jordan Field.

Cricket growing in popularity on American college campuses

The game has caught on quickly in education-rich New England, where Northeastern, MIT, Bryant, and Worcester Polytechnic have established cricket clubs.

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The Head of the Charles Regatta has brought athletes and spectators to the banks of the Charles River since 1965.

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Why is it so hard to find a doctor?
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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