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Many feared dead after typhoon slams Philippines
Tacloban city, devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan, is seen in Leyte province, central Philippines Saturday.

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At least 138 people were confirmed dead in the storm’s aftermath, but the Philippine Red Cross said that staff in the region estimated the toll was about 1,000.

Lantigua still trails in Lawrence mayoral race

Mayor William Lantigua remained 57 votes behind in his reelection bid after a review of provisional ballots Friday night.

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Regulators suggested that the drug could be too dangerous to approve because of what they believe are the treatment’s limited benefits.

Jack Hammond, retired Army brigadier general, with a village elder in Kabul province in Afghanistan in 2011. says the Marathon bombing left him with sleepless nights.

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Marathon blasts triggered PTSD symptoms for veterans, BU study finds

Thirty-eight percent of those surveyed said they experienced emotional distress as a result of the bombings and the lockdown during the search for the suspects.

The SmartCars are tiny, two-door vehicles with just enough space on their hoods and doors to squeeze in advertisements from partner restaurants. Today, the company contracts with about 500 restaurants and 100 couriers in five East Coast cities.

Takeout delivery company Dashed rolls out a rental car fleet for drivers

The new fleet, which will be complete when the final six vehicles hit the road this weekend, is an attempt to create a Zipcar-like business for takeout delivery drivers.

Delia Binette, 6, looked at an X-ray of a sea turtle at New England Aquarium.

At aquarium, kids trade hospital for private tour

The New England Aquarium and Massachusetts General Hospital for Children partnership allows a handful of pediatric patients to receive a private tour of the aquarium.

Astrid Franco and Jessica Khokhlan attend UMass Boston.

Parents overly involved in college students’ lives

Some moms and dads are so involved that they leave college-age children anxious, depressed, and ill-equipped to deal with matters small and large, experts say.

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The rifle used to kill President Kennedy was purchased from a mail-order catalog, yet unregulated private sales of firearms continue today.

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Menino’s advice for Walsh
World Series MVP David Ortiz held up a championship belt at the start of the parade.

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Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, and Roger Clemens are all part of Bob Ryan’s 25-man all-time Red Sox World Series roster.

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The all-time Red Sox World Series team
At Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun, bet on Italian dining at Ballo, swimming, music at Wolf Den, and an eye-catching hotel. At nearby Foxwoods, there’s Shrine nightclub and Asian restaurant Red Lantern.

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Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun without gambling?
(Clockwise from top) Proposed casinos in Milford, Springfield, and Everett.

Shirley Leung

What if we end up with no casinos?

Scott Brown, shown in Nashua in April, has been coy about his political plans.

Scott Brown gets a plea to run in N.H.

Kevin Cullen

Languishing in Lawrence
Stunning views are attracting well-heeled buyers, including from abroad, to Downtown Crossing.

Boston’s new exclusive address: Downtown Crossing

FDA moves to ban trans fat as threat to health
Boston Mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh (left) made an unscheduled appearance at the ceremony.

Heroes of Marathon attacks honored at Faneuil Hall

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Celtics 91, Magic 89

Jordan Crawford made a shot as he got past Maurice Harkless in the first half.

Celtics finish off Magic in fourth

It’s becoming custom for these Celtics to take games to the wire, but Boston ended the Magic’s three-game winning streak.

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The stolen Colt M16-A1 (above) and HS Precision Pro-Series 2000 Sniper rifles were left in an FBI SWAT vehicle.

Lawrence teen arrested in theft of FBI swat rifles

The 16-year-old allegedly stole two high-powered rifles from an FBI vehicle in Andover earlier this week.

Politics

Governor Patrick to give office a $9 million upgrade

Aides for Patrick say the work will largely benefit his successor.

Columnists

Derrick Z. Jackson

Can New Bedford lure a turbine plant?
The Irish Famine Memorial park is home to two critically disdained statues, a group of ornery homeless men, and a flock of uncouth pigeons.

Lawrence Harmon

Irish Famine Memorial needs to be restored

JOAN VENNOCHI

Goliath blinked, and voters noticed
(Clockwise from top) Proposed casinos in Milford, Springfield, and Everett.

Shirley Leung

What if we end up with no casinos?

Kevin Cullen

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

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The same-name identity crisis

NICHOLAS BURNS

Mideast allies crave leadership from US

Yvonne Abraham

Now to keep Boston voters’ faith
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?

Kevin Cullen

We are our parents’ children

JEFF JACOBY

The bitter pill of failed state tax incentives

JOAN VENNOCHI

Walsh shows he’s more than just the ‘labor guy’

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John Kerry and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton headed to a meeting in Geneva on Friday.

Push for Iran nuclear pact focuses on reactor

With Secretary of State John Kerry and other ranking Western officials converging in Geneva, negotiators wrestled with the final hurdles to an agreement.

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Jennifer Dicicco of Waltham won a free coffee maker at the opening the Keurig store in the Burlington Mall.

Burlington Mall hosts Keurig’s first-ever retail outlet

The first company store dedicated to the single-cup coffee makers opened Friday in a space that looks and feels like a finely appointed luxury kitchen.

Arts

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Ruby Wax, the child of Jewish immigrants who fled prewar Austria, was depressed as a child, as was her mother.

With humor and without fear, Ruby Wax confronts mental illness

“Out of Her Mind,” which explores what the comedian calls “the tsunami of depression,” makes its New England premiere at Oberon in Cambridge.

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Love Letters

She asked him to stop flirting

Is past traumatic relationship affecting her judgment?

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People and pigeons have long been interesting to photographers, especially years ago when the birds were more popular and were readily fed.

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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?

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“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