Building #19 files for bankruptcy, plans to close

The Hingham-based chain of 10 discount stores is known for quirky advertising and low prices.

Boston Mayoral Election - Nov. 5

Connolly shakes hands at Forest Hills T station

City Councilor John Connolly kicked off his final full day of campaigning at the MBTA station.

Walsh makes final pitch to commuters in South Boston

Mayoral hopeful Martin Walsh began a final full day of campaigning at a bus stop, where he greeted commuters.

Neighbor vs. neighbor over East Boston casino

With Tuesday’s critical East Boston referendum looming, polling suggests the neighborhood is divided on a Suffolk Downs casino.

Tom Brady was more comfortable and decisive in the pocket against the Steelers than he has been all season.

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On Football

Tom Brady at his finest in win over Steelers

Brady, with four touchdown passes, was more comfortable and decisive in the pocket than he has been all season.

Christopher L. Gasper

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After all the kvetching about the unimpressive state of the Patriots, here they sit at 7-2 with as good a chance of winning the AFC as anyone.

opinion | jennifer graham

A generation of idle trophy kids

As the recession recedes, it’s getting harder to believe we’ve given millennials the skills and the motivation to provide for themselves.

John Henry, center, and the Red Sox are heading into roster-building mode for 2014 now with the World Series celebration behind them.

Red Sox in an enviable financial position

The Red Sox have a variety of avenues to explore that could result in a stronger team in 2014.

Opinion

opinion | Marcela García

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Finding people in East Boston who see both sides of this issue is becoming increasingly rare, and the bitter feelings won’t go away quickly.

Globe exclusives

Mitt Romney spoke at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., in March. The former presidential candidate has spent much of the past year focusing on his extended family.

Romney carefully looks to raise public voice
Flight attendants rejoiced when the FAA lifted the restriction on the use of small electronic devices during taxiing, takeoff, and landing.

End of device ban lifts burden for flight attendants
Mark Terenzoni is CEO of Sqrrl Data Inc., a Cambridge start-up founded by former employees of the National Security Agency.

Start-up offers secure data mining
Gadgets from a Woburn start-up that let smartphone users scan and store credit card information and use phones to pay at 90 percent of retailers.

Turning your phone into a wallet
Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, who developed a stress management practice at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, heads off to practice yoga.

Health

Prescribing stress management
Neko Case joked about weariness Friday on the last night of her tour, but sounded strong in a set that closed with a few left-field covers.

Music Review

Case caps tour with style
Joshua Greene says, “the problems that divide us are not about selfishness versus the interest of others. There’s no public debate about whether stealing is a good thing. Our debates are about ‘us versus them’.”

Q&A

Tracing evolution’s effect on moral behavior

Album Review | HIP HOP

Eminem hits on all cylinders
David Ortiz waved to the crowd of Red Sox fans in Copley Square.

Red Sox fans rejoice, remember

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Red Sox essays
Jacoby Ellsbury may be the best hitter in free agency.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Needy teams lining up for free agents
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arts

Chris Marker: sensibility triumphant

Sports

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Patriots 55, Steelers 31

Tom Brady celebrated with Danny Amendola after the wide receiver’s 34-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.

Tom Brady, Patriots pummel the Steelers

The Patriots had their best outing of the season, posting a 55-31 win by running away with the game in the fourth quarter.

World Series

special commemorative section

The Red Sox clinched a World Series title in Fenway Park for the first time since 1918.

Red Sox fixed what was broken in a magical season

Even in the year 2101, fans in Boston will look back fondly on what the Red Sox did for the franchise and the city this year.

Boston mayoral race

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Councilor John R. Connolly (left) and state Representative Martin J. Walsh.

Boston mayoral candidates on the issues

Here’s a quick primer on where John Connolly and Martin Walsh, stand on a few key issues.

Metro

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Chip Tuttle (left), chief operating officer of Suffolk Downs, and Jason Ruggiero, the East Boston field director for Friends of Suffolk Downs, rang a doorbell on Coleridge Street.

Suffolk Downs casino friends, foes take to streets

Tuesday’s election will decide the fate of a $1 billion casino proposed for Suffolk Downs’ site at the border of East Boston and Revere.

Columnists

JOAN VENNOCHI

Rosy speech at Faneuil Hall isn’t enough

JEFF JACOBY

Obama’s bogus claims pile up
Julian Edelman (left) and Danny Amendola took flight to celebrate Amendola’s 34-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots are starting to put it together

Adrian Walker

A mayoral race that won’t quit

Yvonne Abraham

Making the most of missteps
David Ortiz joins the Babe as three-time Red Sox World Series winners.

Bob Ryan

Who are the 25 greatest Red Sox of all time?
Sociometric badges help record data about how workers collaborate.

Innovation Economy

Badges hold promise — and problems

Christopher L. Gasper

Red Sox ownership deserves credit

Shirley Leung

What happens if they can’t tell Vegas from Boston
President Obama talked about the Affordable Care Act at Faneuil Hall Wednesday.

SCOT LEHIGH

President needs Management 101

Alex Beam

Let childhood be

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The battle after the war

Nation & World

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Secretary of State John F. Kerry voiced support for Egypt during a meeting with Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy.

John Kerry presses Egypt on steps to democracy

The US secretary of state’s visit to the divided nation comes on the eve of deposed leader Mohammed Morsi’s murder trial.

Business

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BlackBerry says CEO Thorsten Heins is stepping down.

BlackBerry abandons sale process, to replace CEO

The struggling smartphone company has been hammered by competition from the iPhone as well as Android-based rivals.

Arts

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Album Review | Hip-hop

M.I.A., ‘Matangi’

The English/Sri Lankan rapper’s fourth album contains straightforward songs that would’ve fit easily on Rihanna’s last two albums.

Health and wellness

MD Mama

Making mobile devices a positive for kids

Two years ago, only 8 percent of families who had kids age 8 or younger had a tablet. Now, 40 percent do.

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Though we now associate Salem with witch trials, Halloween, and the Peabody Essex Museum, these photographs depict life in a small city.

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Top 100 women-led businesses in Massachusetts
The cover for the October 27 2013 issue

A First Period home gets a second life
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David Keith hopes we don’t have to use his ideas to reverse global warming
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Why is it so hard to find a doctor?

Ideas

“A 2011 report from the World Health Organization estimated that Russians were drinking an average of about 4 gallons of pure alcohol per year — about 70 percent more than their American counterparts.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on alcoholism in Russia