Players could return, but fans may not
Some local fans were not ready to forgive NBA players and owners today after a tentative deal was reached to end the league’s lockout.
NATO strikes allegedly kill at least 25 Pakistani troops
The Pakistani government ordered the CIA to abandon its operations in the north of the country in response to the alleged attacks.
$11.4b spent on Black Friday, largest amount ever
Retail sales were up 7 percent over last year as shoppers spent nearly $1 billion more this Black Friday.
opinion
Fold Chelsea housing into Boston
Chelsea doesn’t need a housing authority, writes Lawrence Harmon, because the city’s public housing can be managed by Boston.
Exclusive Sunday Preview
A sampling of stories from this Sunday's Globe.
ART REVIEWS
Seeing the Civil War
Several exhibits mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, a conflict which remains a constant presence in the national imagination.
ART REVIEW
Imagery to swoon over, all but devoid of meaning
Isaac Julien’s films are instructive examples of gorgeously bad art, writes Globe critic Sebastian Smee.
TRAVEL
10 for $10: Lunch deals unlock the tastes of Montreal
Two Globe writers searched Montreal for memorable meals that served up the city’s character with every bite. Here are their top 10 picks for Montreal $10 lunches.
“There can be so much algae in the water that they look like huge lily pads, like you can walk across them on the water.”
Scott Zeien, owner of Kingman Yacht Center
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Metro
New data on cod could have dire impact on industry
Preliminary data suggest the valuable species is in dismal shape and won’t rebuild in the time set by federal law, which could mean a broad fishery shutdown to protect the cod.
Business
Blue laws delayed onslaught
Under Massachusetts blue laws, employers could not force workers to come in until the stroke of midnight on Black Friday.
Politics
Biden to target 3 battleground states in ’12 campaign
Democrats are planning for Vice President Joe Biden to target Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, where he might be more of an asset to President Obama’s reelection than the president himself.
Nation & World
NASA launches super-size rover to Mars
It will take 8½ months for the 1-ton Curiosity rover to reach Mars, following a journey of 354 million miles.
Sports
New Red Sox manager on the horizon?
No new candidates have emerged, according to team sources, leaving Tigers third base coach Gene Lamont and ESPN analyst Bobby Valentine as the finalists.
Arts
PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW
Madeleine de Sinéty’s fine focus
“Madeleine de Sinéty: Photographs’’ consists of 71 black and white photographs, three countries, several ways of life, and (most important) a single sensibility.
Special reports
Special Section
Holiday Arts Preview
Our critics give their top picks for what to see and experience this holiday season in the worlds of theater, dance, movies, DVDs, classical music, and pop music. This is your guide to holiday season entertainment.
Opinion
“[Michael E.] McLaughlin was a creature of a clueless — or worse — board that put him in office in 2000.”
Lawrence Harmon
Ideas
The improvements coming to air travel amount to a long-awaited application of new thinking and new technology to a complex system that has been slow to accommodate change.
Leon Neyfakh, Ideas staff writer