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Karzai lashes out after report of drone strike

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said a security deal with the US “will not be signed” after word came that at least one NATO strike had killed civilians.

Retailers open doors for Thanksgiving sales

As more than a dozen major retailers open on Thanksgiving Day, shoppers across the country are expected to get a jump start on holiday shopping.

Mass. activists push to fully legalize marijuana

A group says it’s planning to put a proposal for full legalization of marijuana on the state’s 2016 ballot.

Overnight temperatures to drop to mid-20s

The sky is expected to remain mostly clear, and winds will reach nearly 20 miles per hour.

Lemon-cranberry swirl cake.

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Globe Magazine | Cooking

Recipes for the after-party

Here are three recipes that make use of the leftover cranberry sauce after the turkey is gone.

By the Glass

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/20/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/27glass_Thanksgivingwkndwines_EllenBhang.jpg What to drink with the rest of the turkey this weekend

For the day-after meals, we suggest three well-crafted American-made pours for turkey sandwiches, turkey Tetrazzini, and all the other Thanksgiving dinner spinoffs.

Lynn English wide receiver Chris Lessard (14) grabs a touchdown pass with less than a minute left to tie the game. Lessard’s extra point would decide it. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

In Lynn, a simply classic 100th for English-Classical

A storied Thanksgiving rivalry has a storybook ending — for the victorious Lynn English team, anyway.

Opinion

Opinion | EDWARD L. GLAESER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/28/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Glaeser150-1487.gif Thanks to resilience

A day to reflect on past tragedies — and prevent future ones.

Sports

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COWBOYS 31, RAIDERS 24

Dallas’s DeMarco Murray (center) found his way through this maze of players to score a second-quarter touchdown. Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

Murray’s 3 TDs carry Cowboys past Raiders

DeMarco Murray had 63 yards rushing but did most of his damage near the goal line, including a 7-yard score to put Dallas ahead for good early in the fourth quarter.

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Maria Jose Santos and Filippe Moura with lawyer Brian Joyce (right).

Walmart settles suit over worker’s death

Walmart Stores Inc. has settled a multimillion-dollar suit that sought to hold it accountable for a construction worker’s death at its Walpole store.

Arts

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‘Strong Boy’ by Christopher Klein

The remarkable biography of the legendary boxer, John L. Sullivan, a.k.a the Boston Strong Boy, takes full measure of the man, the fighter, and fin de siècle America.