Bulger receives two life sentences, must pay $19.5m
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US District Court Judge Denise Casper gave notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger to two life sentences, plus five years.

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A man not worthy of our hate

Even as Whitey Bulger stands to learn that he will spend the rest of his miserable life in prison, he retains a perverse pride, a diffident arrogance.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/14/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/146523492--90x90.jpg How Scott Boras influences all of baseball

Boras, who represents players like Jacoby Ellsbury and Stephen Drew, is perhaps the only agent the average fan can name.

Obama to allow continued sales of canceled insurance

Bowing to pressure, President Obama is allowing existing customers of canceled health insurance policies to keep their plans through 2014.

Janet Yellen was sworn in to testify at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee.

Yellen stands by Fed’s low interest rates

Janet Yellen, nominated to head the Federal Reserve, told the Senate Banking Committee the economy still needs help to lower unemployment.

Police seek link between burned bodies

Burned human remains were found in Hyde Park, and partial human remains were found on fire in Bridgewater.

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The news that the casino group is still missing a major piece of financing comes less than a week before voters decide a referendum on the project.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

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More homeless people are living in hotels and motels in Mass., at an increasing cost to taxpayers.

Globe exclusives

A Sarah Janks gown at Ceremony, which opens on Charles Street Nov. 21.

A passel of new shops open their doors

Patriots star Rob Gronkowski (center) and his brother Dan Gronkowski (right) attended a Super Bowl party in New Orleans in February.

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Rob Gronkowski on the big screen
The writer models one of the outfits Emmi Sorokin picked out for him at Uniform.

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One man, in search of lost mojo
Boston’s Christmas tree left Halifax with Nova Scotian marathoners out front to honor victims of the Marathon bombings.

From Nova Scotia, with love
The fare for the MBTA’s service for the disabled and elderly doubled in July 2012, to $4.

T may revisit fares for The Ride service for elderly, disabled
“It’s a misconception that he tells a player what to do,” says Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley of Boras, who represents him.

How Scott Boras influences all of baseball
From left: Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, and Rick Perry debate during the Republican primary season in 2011.

Book REview

‘Double Down’ by Halperin, Heilemann
Luke Farrer of Brookline, shown above rappelling into Claustral Canyon’s “Black Hole of Calcutta” in Australia, hopes to raise enough money to photograph in 3-D the mile-deep canyon shaft.

Bringing caving to the masses
An aerial photo shows the location of the 130-acre University Station project along University Avenue in Westwood.

Vast project revived in Westwood
Joe Keenan said he is concerned the island will be flooded with people who don’t have its “vibe.”

On Vineyard, reaction to casino mixed
Gerry Mazzone (left) and Weston Roach at Parker’s at the Omni Parker House.

Every night’s a party with new people
John Farrell led the Red Sox to 97 wins a season after they had the paltry total of 69.

On Baseball

John Farrell robbed in Manager of the Year voting

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Ben Cherington and John Farrell gazed at the hardware, then went right back to work.

Ben Cherington in position of strength

While some GMs have walked away from talks looking depressed at this week’s meetings, Cherington has many options in building the 2014 Red Sox.

Metro

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“Cities are the cool new thing,” Mayor Thomas Menino said as he introduced himself to dozens of Boston University professors and students.

‘I’m cool now,’ Menino says on joining BU

“Cities are the cool new thing,” Mayor Thomas Menino said as he introduced himself to dozens of Boston University professors and students.

Columnists

Moving the whole Suffolk Downs casino project to its Revere property to get around East Boston’s opposition, shown by residents above, is legal. But that doesn’t make it right, writes Yvonne Abraham.

Yvonne Abraham

Hedging their bet at Suffolk Downs
Construction at the Filene's block downtown.

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Fix the BRA; don’t break it
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in

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Crowdsourcing ‘Casablanca’
Children wearing signs that say “survivor” waited for a C-130 military plane at Tacloban airport in the Philippines Tuesday.

JEFF JACOBY

Making sense of the cruelty in the world

SCOT LEHIGH

Romney’s prescription for GOP
Terry Francona won the AL Manager of the Year award after his first season in Cleveland.

Dan Shaughnessy

Terry Francona a very deserving winner
Martin Walsh took a break from campaigning inside a North End cafe Sept. 18.

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Change in the win

Shirley Leung

Olympic-size ambitions and hurdles

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

Boston Capital

Beth Israel’s CEO getting it done

Politics

CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK

Charles D. Baker took his campaign for governor into Framingham, where he also bought new shoes.

Charles Baker takes governor’s race to a shoe shop

Baker marked Wednesday by taking a tour of Framingham, showing more warmth than what marked his effort for the corner office three years ago.

Nation & World

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Relief efforts in the devastated Philippines are being stymied by a lack of trucks, available fuel, and housing for workers.

Typhoon aid is gridlocked

Typhoon relief gridlock threatened to paralyze rescue operations in the most devastated part of the Philippines on Wednesday.

Business

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Genzyme, which has its headquarters in Kendall Square (above), is awaiting FDA action on its MS drug Lemtrada. A recent FDA report raised doubts about the drug’s future.

Genzyme MS drug gets mixed review

An FDA advisory committee said the multiple sclerosis drug can be approved for sale to patients, although the clinical trials were flawed.

Arts

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The week ahead: Music

Critics’ picks for upcoming concerts around the region, including Kanye West at TD Garden.

Style

Bargain Bin

An outfit from Nanette Lepore, whose sale is expected to run through the holiday season.

Stylish fall looks at Nanette Lepore

Ami Albernaz’s weekly roundup of bargains includes Nanette Lepore’s fall items marked down 40 percent.

Globe Insiders

Globe Talks | Nov. 14

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On Thursday, Nov. 14, the author will discuss his new book “You Are Not Forgotten” at The Boston Globe.

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Just the right kind of cold
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Top 100 women-led businesses in Massachusetts
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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

Ideas

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

Leon Neyfakh