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Harvard physician to be nominated as surgeon general

Dr. Vivek Murthy, of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is cofounder and president of a group that advocates for access to affordable health care.

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Milan Lucic’s breakaway goal brings Bruins victory

The Bruins won their fourth straight game after Lucic slipped the puck past the Blue Jackets’ Sergei Bobrovsky in overtime.

opinion | SCOT LEHIGH

Is Obama up to saving his health law?

President Obama needs to do something this administration has failed to do: Explain why this law should be a good thing.

‘That’s on me,’ Obama says of broken promise

Companies can now provide health care coverage for one year that falls short of the new standards, President Obama announced, after cancellations caused a furor.

The Boston Bhangra Competition celebrates its 10th anniversary with this year’s event at the Orpheum.

Leena Suthar

Exclusive Friday preview

Bhangra showcase infused by a spicy blend of old and new

Boston Bhangra cofounder Rohit Bhambi is convinced the popular dance form from India’s Punjab region is “the next big thing.”

Exclusive Friday preview

R.I. town looks to crowdfunding to deal with finance woes

A group of energetic young leaders at City Hall has set an unlikely goal: to give Central Falls a new identity as a model of modern government.

Sunday Preview | Top Places to Work

Bright Horizons is the No. 1 largest employer

The Watertown company earned the top spot among the largest employers in the Globe’s annual Top Places to Work list for the third time in four years.

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Restraint gives way to humanity

Judge Denise Casper, who sat through weeks of stomach-turning testimony in the James “Whitey” Bulger trial, pulled back justice’s veil to show her character during today’s sentencing.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

Hotels no answer for homeless

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

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Bulger trial a ‘testimony of human suffering,’ judge says

“Real Time” host Bill Maher’s comments drew plenty of scorn.

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Maher to Boston: ‘Your city was not leveled by Godzilla’

The 47-foot-tall white spruce was trucked through Halifax earlier this week. The tree, a gift from Nova Scotia, is set to arrive at the Boston Common at 11 a.m. Friday, a spokeswoman said.

Boston’s Christmas tree to arrive Friday

An official walked through the Hyde Park scene.

Fears rise in Hyde Park after discovery of human remains

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

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Ben Cherington in position of strength

“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

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

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

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

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

A passel of new shops open their doors

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

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Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera won the American League Most Valuable Player award for the second straight year.

Miguel Cabrera, Andrew McCutchen voted MVPs

The Red Sox’ Dustin Pedroia tied for seventh for the AL award, which Cabrera won, and David Ortiz was 10th.

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Gary Sampson looked on during his arraignment Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001 in Brockton District Court.

US attorney will not appeal ruling in Sampson case

Carmen Ortiz said she will let stand a court ruling that struck down serial killer Gary Lee Sampson’s death sentence.

Columnists

Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Zoom has software controls that are almost as advanced as those on a pro camera. You can fiddle with aperture, white balance, color temperature, and shutter speed.

Tech Lab

Sharper options for phone photos

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

Kevin Cullen

A man not worthy of our hate

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

Politics

Attorney General Martha Coakley.

Martha Coakley to speak on health care, discuss brother’s suicide

The attorney general, who is running for governor, is set to speak Friday on the issue of mental health treatment in Massachusetts.

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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.

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.

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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.

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The Burroughs Newsboys Foundation

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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

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