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New guidelines urge more use of cholesterol drugs

In a major shift, the recommendations call for about 30 percent of Americans to consider taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.

Tribe says it has approval for Vineyard casino

After receiving federal approval, the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah pledged to build a casino on its tribal land on Martha’s Vineyard.

Obama should honor health care pledge, Bill Clinton says

Former President Bill Clinton said President Obama should find a way to let people keep their health coverage, even if it means changing the law.

Lawrence man pleads guilty to murder of three-month-old son

The man admitted he suffocated his son in 2011 after becoming upset that the infant would not stop crying.

Tom Brady and the Patriots have the Panthers up next.

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In early playoff picture, Patriots are in good shape

The Patriots got a bit of help in the playoff standings during their week off and currently own the second seed in the AFC.

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.

Rob Gronkowski jokes about Asian fan

At a Q&A with fans in Foxborough Sunday night, the Patriots tight end cracked a joke about Chinese food and made reference to “Hangover” actor Ken Jeong.

Typhoon survivors jostlde to get a chance to board a military transport plane Tuesday in Tacloban.

In Philippines, aid still hard to come by

Although it has been days since a deadly typhoon struck, few people in some of the most devastated areas have received any help.

US Senator Elizabeth Warren said not enough has been done to protect the middle class in the wake of the 2008 recession.

Warren says growth of big banks threatens US economy

“Who would have thought five years ago... that the ‘Too Big To Fail’ problem would only have gotten worse?” Senator Elizabeth Warren said in a speech.

Opinion

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In backing Martin Walsh in Boston’s mayoral race, embattled labor leaders tried a new approach.

Globe exclusives

Fit entrepreneurs like Andrew Bachman are common on the Boston tech scene.

Boston tech goes over to buff side
Will Gilson had difficulty hiring when he opened Puritan & Company a year ago. Today, he is still looking.

Upscale restaurants can’t find workers
Cofounder Gerry Elovitz, long known as Jerry Ellis, plans to close all his Building #19 stores, including Weymouth’s (above).

Life after Building #19
Cardinal Sean O’Malley, at the bishops’ meeting.

Cardinal stresses work for the poor

Kevin Cullen

At home, but still at war
Astrid Franco and Jessica Khokhlan attend UMass Boston.

When mom, dad won’t let go
The Douro River and its valley are the incubator for the fortified wine named for Porto, a modern port city dating to the fourth century.

Porto’s sophisticated new edge
Ted Cruz celebrated Republican victories across the country at Harvard Law School in November 1994. He marked off George W. Bush’s win in the Texas governor’s race.

From Sunday’s Globe

Harvard outsider became Tea Party hero

Navigating high holidays of food shopping
Dr. John Snyder, examining 4-month-old Jacob at Amherst Pediatrics, is fighting to convince parents that their children need to be vaccinated.

Health

Parents refusing vaccines

Q&A

Targeting Boston’s biggest ‘jerks’ in a new book

Nael Nacer (left) and Brandon Whitehead in Boston Playwrights Theatre’s production of “Windowmen.”

Stage Review

Playing the fish market in ‘Windowmen’

Sports

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On Basketball

Jordan Crawford was masterful in Monday night’s 120-105 win over the Magic at TD Garden, running the Celtics offense.

Celtics’ Jordan Crawford shedding selfish tag

Crawford has embraced his role as a point guard and is transforming his game at the most opportune time for himself and the Celtics.

Metro

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Mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh.

Walsh creates website to track transition — and apply for jobs

The website will serve as a conduit for those who want to join mayor-elect Martin Walsh on his transition team or work with him at City Hall.

Columnists

Boston Capital

Beth Israel’s CEO getting it done

Kevin Cullen

At home, but still at war

Christopher L. Gasper

NFL must take a stand on bullying

Dan Shaughnessy

Belichick, Brady should be next to get statues
Martin Walsh took a break from campaigning inside a North End cafe Sept. 18.

farah stockman

Change in the win

Shirley Leung

Make middle-class housing a priority

Opinion | Leigh Montville

After 24 years away, back for more
An escort for Planned Parenthood of Greater Boston kept her toes on a white line defining the 'buffer zone' as pro-life protesters gathered outside a clinic in Boston in 2000.

JEFF JACOBY

Protect the right to protest
State Representative Martin J. Walsh, Democrat of Dorchester, celebrated Tuesday after becoming mayor-elect. Now it's time for the city to tell Walsh what it wants from its new chief executive, writes Yvonne Abraham.

Yvonne Abraham

We need to talk, Marty

SCOT LEHIGH

Unions need to retire tired tropes
A popup in Oakland, Calif. Boston could learn a thing or two from other cities about how to encourage small business growth in off-the-beaten-path neighborhoods.

Steven Syre

Sweat the small stuff to encourage small businesses
Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, and Roger Clemens are all part of Bob Ryan’s 25-man all-time Red Sox World Series roster.

Bob Ryan

The all-time Red Sox World Series team

Politics

Attorney General Martha Coakley has declined to discuss her campaign finance issues.

Martha Coakley drew FEC inquiry

Attorney General Martha Coakley faced a potential Federal Election Commission investigation in 2010 into possible violations of federal campaign finance laws.

Nation & World

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Archbishop Joseph Kurtz (left) of Louisville won just over half the votes in a field of 10 candidates during a meeting of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.

US bishops elect Louisville archbishop new president

Joseph Kurtz of Kentucky won just over half the votes in a field of 10 candidates during a meeting of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Business

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The agreement requires the combination of US Airways and American Airlines to scale back the size of the merger at key airports.

Justice Dept. reaches deal on US Airways, American merger

The merger is not expected to have a big impact at Logan Airport, where the airlines compete on only one route.

Arts

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Book Review

Anita Shreve’s story begins with a woman hospitalized in war-torn France in 1916.

‘Stella Bain’ by Anita Shreve

Shreve’s story begins with a woman hospitalized in war-torn France in 1916.

Globe Insiders

From the Archives | Photo gallery

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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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Magazine

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Just the right kind of cold
The cover for the November 3 2013 issue

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

A First Period home gets a second life
The cover for the October 20 2013 issue

David Keith hopes we don’t have to use his ideas to reverse global warming

Ideas

“Even when it comes to promoting a self-evidently worthy cause, the facts don’t always stay on message.”

Leon Neyfakh