Land deal for Everett casino plan under scrutiny
Federal prosecutors want to know whether Charles A. Lightbody, who has served prison time for assault and pleaded guilty for his role in a massive identity theft ring, is a secret investor.
Independents may complicate Baker’s bid
Even if independent gubernatorial candidates only capture a small percentage of the electorate, they could draw key votes from Charles Baker.
Ratings range high, low for Boston teachers
While some schools were quite generous in rating their teachers “exemplary,” several schools did not give any teachers the highest rating.
Body Worlds set to open at Quincy Market
Just up the stairs from vendors selling Christmas ornaments, visitors will soon come across an exhibit of human bodies and body parts.
Tech lab
TVs get smarter, but not smart enough
Smart TVs share similar features and flaws: clumsy controls, spotty voice recognition, erratic performance, and limited apps.
Claire Folger/Exclusive Media Entertainment
JFK: 50 years later
Kennedy murder a breakpoint in time
That awful day in Dallas retains enormous symbolic importance as touchstone: marking a boundary between a pre-assassination then and a post-assassination now.
NICHOLAS BURNS
Three lessons from the Kennedy presidency
JFK was an advocate for public service, a practitioner of restraint, and he urged Americans to avoid demonizing enemies and instead commit to peace.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Playing in pain
The day before the president was buried, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle didn’t cancel any games. The decision haunted him.
JFK: 50 years later
Framingham woman helped Jackie Kennedy reply to condolence letters
Mary Murphy, then a young Framingham State English professor, directed 100 volunteers who replied to each letter with a hand-addressed acknowledgment.
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Sports
Shane Vereen happy to be back for Patriots
Vereen, playing Monday for the first time since breaking his wrist in the season opener, was thrown right back into the fire against Carolina.
Metro
East Boston politicians opposed to Suffolk Downs’ Revere plan
Three local representatives who backed the original East Boston casino proposal say moving the plan across the border is illegal.
Columnists
Nation & World
Nuts linked to ‘substantial’ mortality drop
New Harvard research provides the strongest evidence to date that eating nuts can reduce the risk of dying from cancer and a number of other causes.
Politics
political notebook
Obama, Clinton pay their respects at JFK gravesite
President Obama and former President Bill Clinton walked to the grave of John F. Kennedy, where they laid a wreath.
Business
Homeowners coming up for air
The number of Greater Boston homeowners who are “underwater” on mortgages keeps falling.
Arts
Book REview
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‘Dogfight’ by Fred Vogelstein
The Wired editor’s engaging and informative new book describes the worldwide battles between Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt and Apple.
Style
Light up your life with lovely little gifts for Hanukkah
With Hanukkah arriving on Thanksgiving this year, it’s time to get serious about gift buying. Here’s elegant goodies to get you thinking.
Globe Insiders
Globe Talk | Dec. 4
A conversation with author Tom Perrotta
The best-selling author of “Little Children” discusses his craft with the Globe’s new book critic, Matthew Gilbert.
