Afghanistan, US remain at impasse over security deal

Afghanistan’s president reaffirmed his refusal to sign a security deal, and National Security Adviser Susan Rice said that would prompt the US to start to plan to pull out its forces after 2014.

Lantigua concedes in Lawrence mayoral race

Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua conceded defeat today on a Spanish-language radio talk-show, two days after a recount showed he was defeated by 81 votes.

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A rifle in the master bedroom at Adam Lanza’s house.

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Adam Lanza’s bedroom.

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A drawer with bullet clips is seen at Lanza’s house.

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Firearms and ammunition found on or near Lanza’s body at the school.

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An image of the front entrance of the school.

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A Glock 20 found near Lanza in Room 10 at Sandy Hook.

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An undated photo from Western Connecticut State University of Adam Lanza.

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Video games at Lanza’s house.

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A shotgun in Lanza’s the trunk of Lanza’s car at the school.

Newtown massacre report unable to determine motive

Investigators found no clear indication why Adam Lanza chose Sandy Hook Elementary School for his rampage that left 20 students and six educators dead.

Torey Krug scored just 34 seconds into overtime.

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Bruins 4, Penguins 3 (OT)

Bruins edge Penguins in overtime

Defenseman Torey Krug notched his seventh goal of the season as the Bruins won their second consecutive game in overtime, 4-3.

Gerald Wallace handled the ball against Anthony Tolliver of the Bobcats.

Celtics 96, Bobcats 96

Celtics top Bobcats for second straight win

Gerald Wallace had a season-high 17 points as the Celtics used a 19-3 first-half run and led nearly the entire way.

exclusive tuesday preview | Matthew Gilbert

Smeshies are just human nature

Word invention has reached a fever pitch in our culture, as neologisms and new “smeshies” seem to go viral on a daily basis.

exclusive tuesday preview | Frame by Frame

Titian’s ‘Europa’: ecstasy and terror

“Europa” is the centerpiece of the Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Titian Room, and really of the whole museum.

Opinion

JAMES CARROLL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/24/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/james_carroll_150px-1385.png What happened to McCain and Kerry’s relationship?

John McCain recently called John Kerry “a human wrecking ball,” but the two once enjoyed an alliance that became a friendship.

Globe exclusives

A Hanukkah lamp from the Schusterman collection.

Benefactor gives MFA a solid base in Judaica
Bill Belichick opted to take the wind, instead of the ball, when overtime began.

on football

Bill Belichick’s OT gamble paid off
Among the files that have been made public are this series of photographs that show four sides of a bullet, found at Parkland Hospital, where President Kennedy was taken after he was shot. Researchers wonder what might be hidden among the many files that are still unreleased.

JFK: 50 Years Later

Troves of files on the JFK murder remain secret
Brandon Bolden, right, celebrated with Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley after his third-quarter touchdown.

dan shaughnessy

Patriots deliver a win for the ages

Some youths still left behind on mental health care
Peyton Manning, left, shook hands with Tom Brady following the Patriots’ win.

christopher l. gasper

Brady humbles Manning again
Football players and other athletes at Boston College High School, in the red uniform, sustained 63 head injuries.

Mass. schools report 4,400 sports-related head injuries
National Parks Service members, including Jim Roberts (right), bowed their heads in prayer during a ceremony Sunday at John F. Kennedy’s birthplace in Brookline.

At place of his birth, JFK’s death recalled
The process involves identifying faulty genes (represented in yellow in this illustration) on DNA strands (blue), then replacing them through an enzyme known as Cas9. The enzyme is guided to the problem genes by RNA (red).

Cambridge firm aims for genome engineering
Martin J. Walsh is helping former rival Charlotte Golar Richie raise funds to pay off election-related debt. She has loaned her campaign $30,000 since Nov. 1.

After election, Martin Walsh is still raising cash
The Rev. Frank Schaefer with supporters after sentencing at his church trial over performing a same-sex marriage.

Among Methodists, schism over gay rites
ROBINSON CANO: Not worth it

Sunday Baseball Notes

Robinson Cano not being shopped well

JFK: 50 Years Later

Special section

President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy walked down the steps of Air Force One as they arrived at Love Field in Dallas less than an hour before the president was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963.

A five-part series examining the profound impact of former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

Sports

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Patriots 34, Broncos 31 | OT

Stephen Gostkowski celebrated after drilling the game-winning kick.

Patriots stun Broncos in OT after historic rally

Down by 24 when the second half began, the Patriots staged a comeback that ended in another Tom Brady win over Peyton Manning.

Metro

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Elizabeth H. Byrne will study applied statistics. She has a particular interest in understanding HIV.

Seven local students named Rhodes Scholars

Six Harvard University students and one from MIT were selected for two or three years of study at Oxford University in England.

Columnists

adrian walker

Opportunity for Lawrence

JOHN E. SUNUNU

Obamacare fail isn’t the site — it’s the law

yvonne abraham

Manufacturing madness
Rest Devices uses a 3-D printer to make the small, turtle-shaped unit that holds the electronics that monitor the baby and clips on to the onesie.

Innovation Economy

Monitors keep a long-distance eye on the baby
Peyton Manning, left, shook hands with Tom Brady following the Patriots’ win.

christopher l. gasper

Brady humbles Manning again
Brandon Bolden, right, celebrated with Shane Vereen and Stevan Ridley after his third-quarter touchdown.

dan shaughnessy

Patriots deliver a win for the ages

JOAN VENNOCHI

A casino opponent’s vindication

JOANNA WEISS

Holiday shopping creep
Al-Quds University president Sari Nusseibeh, left, was asked by Brandeis president Frederick Lawrence, right, to condemn an Islamic Jihad rally on the Al-Quds campus. When Nusseibeh refused, Brandeis severed their academic partnership.

JEFF JACOBY

A culture of anti-Semitic poison at Al-Quds University
The Johnson wing of the Boston Public Library opened in 1972.

RENÉE LOTH

Fixing the fortress on Boylston Street

Derrick Z. Jackson

Mass. leading a retreat from youth football

Indiana’s David West got some air in the fourth quarter with this dunk.

Christopher L. Gasper

Only one team hit the next level

Nation & World

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President Obama spoke Monday at the Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center in San Francisco.

Obama defends Iran deal

Responding to critics of the nuclear agreement, President Obama said the US ‘‘cannot close the door on diplomacy.’’

Politics

President Obama has a series of events planned in Washington and California.

Obama begins fund-raising tour

President Obama embarked Sunday on a West Coast trip to do a bit of official business while raising funds for the Democratic Party.

Business

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The world’s biggest retailer said Doug McMillon will succeed Mike Duke (pictured) as chief executive.

Walmart CEO to step down

The world’s biggest retailer said Doug McMillon will succeed Mike Duke as chief executive.

2013 Holiday Arts preview

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The holiday offerings

From a “Country Christmas,” to “Black Nativity” this year’s preview has got the holiday season covered.

Arts

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Photography Review

“Birch, East Branch of the Penobscot.”

Thoreau didn’t photograph Maine, but Scot Miller did

The literary and environmental legacy of Henry David Thoreau is evident in the photography exhibit “Thoreau’s Maine Woods: A Journey in Photographs with Scot Miller.”

Globe Insiders

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The best-selling author of “Little Children” discusses his craft with the Globe’s new book critic, Matthew Gilbert.

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The cover for the November 24 2013 issue

Gift guide: 50 items to please the cooks, the geeks, the creative types, and everyone else on your list
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The state of extramarital affairs
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Just the right kind of cold
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Top 100 women-led businesses in Massachusetts

Ideas

Food can embody ideas as well as customs, and our standard Thanksgiving draws on a long tradition of antimonarchical political and culinary thought. — Rachel Laudan on the ideals ofThanksgiving