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Obama struggles to get health law on track

After making it through the Supreme Court, a presidential election, and numerous congressional repeal votes, the law has yet to win broad acceptance.

Boston College running back Andre Williams rushed against North Carolina State cornerback Juston Burris Saturday.

BC 38, N.C. State 21

BC’s Williams rushes for ACC record in win

Andre Williams rushed 42 times for a record-breaking, career-high 339 yards as the Eagles became bowl eligible for the first time since 2010.

Harvard 38, Penn 30

Harvard football holds off Penn

Harvard upperclassmen were the anchors in a dominating first-half performance against Penn, and held off a furious fourth-quarter charge.

Eileen McKee (center) hugged Carolyn Golujuch after Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie signed a bill allowing same sex marriage to be legal in the state.

A decade after Mass. ruling, gay marriage gains

In the decade since the Supreme Judicial Court issued its landmark ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, public opinion has shifted.

Jay Chung, is the owner/manager of Sapporo Korean Barbecue and Sushi in Westborough

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Expanding horizon for Korean cuisine

The goal of Sapporo Korean Barbecue and Sushi in Westborough has been to make their traditional cuisine more accessible for Americans.

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Outlet shopping: Freeport, Maine, vs. Manchester, Vt.

For variety and overall shopping experience, head to Freeport, Maine, and Manchester, Vt. Here’s how they stack up in some shopping essentials.

The 1400-year-old Hagia Sophia is a museum now.

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Small things charm in Istanbul’s bustling cultural crossroads

Forget the gummy candy with chopped dates, the details of daily life in Istanbul are the true Turkish delights.

An annuity, so to speak, from Social Security is a far better deal.

Personal finance

A little waiting can lead to a big payoff from Social Security

You can “buy” an annuity, so to speak, from Social Security, and it’s a far better deal than what you’d normally get.

Opinion

opinion | Martin F. Nolan

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Those who knew John F. Kennedy seldom called him sentimental, except when he talked about his home town.

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The first significant change to Boston’s floop maps in decades would affect the Institute of Contemporary Art, which moved to this building in the Seaport District in 2006.

New flood map reaches deep into city
Mayor Menino is now sporting a “bat cane.” He attended a ribbon cutting Friday at the Mission Hill School.

Menino raises cane, with pride
A rendering shows the proposed entrance to the Milford casino.

Milford casino plan passes state background check
Dr. Vivek Murthy stood among other bystanders during the first day of legal arguments over the Affordable Care Act outside the Supreme Court in 2012.

High praise in Mass. for surgeon general nominee

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The weird science of in-laws
Tickets to get into Fenway Park for games in 2014 may cost you more, depending on the team’s new variable pricing program.

After Series win, Sox raise ticket prices
Sensors mounted on both sides of Logan’s busiest runway detect debris almost instantaneously.

Logan Airport installs runway scanning system
“A betrayal can be as simple as a sext,” says Sharon-based marriage and family therapist Karen Ruskin.

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The state of extramarital affairs
Rob Gronkowski. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Rob Gronkowski apologizes for comments
David Krejci went down hard in Thursday’s game against the Blue Jackets at the Garden (as seen above), but he returned to the lineup Friday at Ottawa.

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Bruins’ David Krejci avoids concussion

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Globe photos of the week, Nov. 15, 2013
Joon Lim, 2, relaxes with a book at a day-care center run by Bright Horizons, which has been a number one employer three times.

Sunday Preview | Top Places to Work

No. 1 largest employer: Bright Horizons

Sports

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Sunday basketball notebook

Al Jefferson #25 of the Charlotte Bobcats.

Bobcats’ Al Jefferson part of another rebuilding plan

Jefferson has played 10 years in the NBA with four teams and been the center of more than a few rebuilding projects, including his current one with the Bobcats.

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Highway Administrator Frank DePaola (left) checked out Michael Barnes’s Model A Ford.

2 millionth E-ZPass finds home on Gatsby-era car

A fully restored 1929 Model A Ford owned by Michael Barnes of Westfield received the milestone toll transponder.

Columnists

A pedestrian passed in front of the Olympic rings up the street from Turner Field, which originally opened as the 85,000-seat main stadium for the 1996 Olympics.

Derrick Z. Jackson

An Olympic-size illusion

kevin cullen

Restraint gives way to humanity
President Obama.

SCOT LEHIGH

Is Obama up to saving his health law?

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
Construction at the Filene's block downtown.

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Fix the BRA; don’t break it
“You cannot go anywhere in the education of children and not find the fingerprints of Carolyn and Peter,” said Jack Connors, a close friend.

Shirley Leung

Peter Lynch turns to schools
James

Kevin Cullen

A man not worthy of our hate

SCOT LEHIGH

Romney’s prescription for GOP
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in

alex beam

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
Terry Francona won the AL Manager of the Year award after his first season in Cleveland.

Dan Shaughnessy

Terry Francona a very deserving winner

Politics

US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to the media Friday at the State Department.

Kerry says Iran deal would be fail-safe

Secretary of State John Kerry told MSNBC that the Obama administration wants time to negotiate a deal that would protect Israel, US interests, and the region.

Nation & World

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The Internet has shrunk the volume of first-class mail, but online shopping has been a boon to the Postal Service.

Postal Service reports $5b loss

Postal officials again urged Congress to pass legislation to help the beleaguered agency solve its financial woes.

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Lemtrada was once seen as key to the future of Genzyme.

FDA likely to delay decision on Genzyme MS drug

An inconclusive series of votes by a medical advisory panel could prompt regulators to demand further work from the manufacturer.

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“I think what we have to realize is the Founding Fathers were brilliant and we’re not,” Colin Quinn says of his approach to “Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional.”

Quinn’s view of the Constitution includes a bill of wrongs

Comedian Colin Quinn believes the Constitution was a blueprint for the fractious state of political discourse.

Lifestyle

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Love Letters

She wishes he were more social

He doesn’t enjoy attending social events with her friends and family. Should she be upset?

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The Burroughs Newsboys Foundation was founded by Harry E. Burroughs to give Boston’s newsboys life experiences that would give them a better future.

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The cover for the November 10 2013 issue

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