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FDA to ban trans fats

The FDA will require the food industry to gradually phase out the artery-clogging fats, saying they are a threat to people’s health.

Twitter public stock debuts amid strong demand

Twitter stock has opened at $45.10 on the New York Stock Exchange.

Facebook Inc. has opened an engineering office in Kendall Square.

Facebook opens office in Cambridge

The social network, which got its start in a Harvard dorm before moving to the West Coast, is opening an engineering office in Kendall Square.

Home Depot employee injured after stabbing

Police say an employee was arrested after stabbing a co-worker at a store in Quincy.

US economic growth surprisingly strong in summer

The economy expanded at the fastest pace of the year from July through September.

The support for Mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh at McKenna’s Cafe is clear from the T-shirt worn by server Helena Kelly. Walsh is a longtime regular at the breakfast spot near his Savin Hill home.

Jessica Rinaldi for The Boston Globe

At Savin Hill cafe, mayor-elect finds home away from home

McKenna’s has been a refuge from the political grind for Martin Walsh, but the breakfast spot has also served as a political base.

Eyes turn anew to Martin Walsh’s longtime partner

Lorrie Higgins, Walsh’s girlfriend for the past eight years, has been supportive of the mayor-elect’s political career.

Yvonne Abraham

Now to keep Boston voters’ faith

What is most remarkable about what Marty Walsh pulled off Tuesday isn’t the fact that he won City Hall, but where he won it.

ON FOOTBALL

Is Richie Incognito the scapegoat?

Many players in the Dolphins locker room think Jonathan Martin isn’t taking responsibility for his personal problems and is just trying to blame it all on Incognito.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

Boston finally gets an open election

Massachusetts voters love incumbents, especially Democratic ones, so Boston’s mayoral election was a breath of fresh air.

Globe exclusives

The Suffolk Downs casino proposal required votes in East Boston and Revere because about 52 acres of the property are in Revere. It is unclear if track officials could come up with a Revere-only plan in time to meet a Dec. 31 state deadline.

Gaming panel chief skeptical of Revere plan

MassChallenge staffers showed up at Lunch Beat Boston in costume.

Tech sector throws lunchtime dance party

OverDrive provides about 1.8 million downloadable e-books and audiobooks to about 90 percent of US public libraries, including Boston’s (above).

Tech lab

The e-book choice — rent, borrow, or buy?

A day after squeezing out a narrow victory over John R. Connolly, mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh held a news conference on Boston Common.

Walsh basks in glow after election victory

George Strait was named Entertainer of the Year.

Old and new balance at country music awards

Vice President Joe Biden called the cellphone of a former aide to US Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who happens to share the same name as Boston’s mayor-elect.

VP Biden congratulates the wrong Martin Walsh

Mayor-elect Martin Walsh got a hug from state Representative John Keenan of Salem at the Massachusetts State House on Wednesday.

Walsh makes triumphant return to State House

A judge ordered prosecutors to be more specific about perjury case against Shayanna Jenkins.

Judge seeks more details in Shayanna Jenkins perjury case

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Mayoral race results

The winners in Tuesday’s election. (Top row, left to right) At-large councilors: Ayanna Pressley; Michelle Wu; Michael Flaherty; Stephen J. Murphy. (Middle row, left to right) District 1: Salvatore LaMattina; District 2: Bill Linehan; District 4: Charles Yancey; District 5: Timothy McCarthy. (Bottom row, left to right) District 6: Matt O’Malley; District 7: Tito Jackson; District 8: Josh Zakim; District 9: Mark Ciommo. NOTE: Frank Baker ran unopposed in District 3

Women top ticket in race for at-large council

Prosecutors say Dorchester’s Yongda Huang Harris was essentially traveling with items in a rape and murder kit.

Behavior brings worry but no grounds for jail

Shirley Leung

Boston after Menino: losers and winners

Sports

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Celtics forward Brandon Bass slammed home two points late in the game to help seal the win.

Celtics defeat Jazz for first win of season

The Celtics moved to 1-4 on the young season and gave coach Brad Stevens his first win as an NBA head coach.

World Series

special commemorative section

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.

Metro

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Daniel Rivera declared victory in Tuesday’s mayoral election, urging Mayor William Lantigua to concede defeat.

Rival urges Lantigua to concede election

After an election decided by 60 votes, Mayor William Lantigua said he would wait for a full count of all ballots before deciding on a recount.

Politics

‘‘I think all of you understand that there’s no state that actually needs this more than Texas,’’ President Obama said on Wednesday at Temple Emanu-El, a synagogue in Dallas.

Obama pitches health law in Texas

Beset by hard-to-keep promises and a massive website failure, President Obama traveled to the heart of the ‘‘Obamacare’’ opposition.

Columnists

President Nixon, at a news conference on March 15, 1973.

alex beam

The same-name identity crisis

NICHOLAS BURNS

Mideast allies crave leadership from US

Kevin Cullen

We are our parents’ children

JEFF JACOBY

The bitter pill of failed state tax incentives