Egypt’s draft charter gets ‘yes’ majority in vote
Preliminary results from Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood show the disputed constitution received a ‘‘yes’’ majority of more than 70 percent.
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Taliban might be signaling softer approach
Senior leaders said the Taliban could govern alongside other Afghan factions. But with the Taliban there are always questions.
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Boston priest tapped by Vatican as chief sex-abuse prosecutor
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Boston priest tapped by Vatican as chief sex-abuse prosecutorThe Rev. Robert W. Oliver will head the Vatican office that handles all serious crimes against the church.
Ted Kennedy Jr. considers Senate run
Ted Kennedy Jr. considers Senate runThe son of the late senator is considering a run at John Kerry’s seat, according to his brother.
Sox reportedly trade for closer Joel Hanrahan
The Red Sox will receive Hanrahan from the Pirates in exchange for Jerry Sands and Stolmy Pimentel.
Exclusive Sunday Preview
A sampling of stories from this Sunday's Globe.
Books
Untraditional reading, kind of for the holidays
A series of lists that perversely exclude the most beloved Christmas books of all time and instead include several narratives that aren’t about Christmas at all.
Ideas
What Boston’s public bikes tell us about the city
A competition to visualize data from the Hubway system yields beautiful insights.
John Krasinski, Matt Damon a promising pair
Damon, who grew up in Cambridge, and Krasinski, in Newton, collaborated on writing the fracking film “Promised Land.”
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A five-part Globe series on a year in Boston’s Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.
Sports
Cody Ross signs with Arizona
The outfielder who slugged 22 home runs for the Sox last year agreed to a three-year, $26 million deal with the Diamondbacks.
Metro
Menino, police call NRA gun plan preposterous
Mayor Menino called the organization’s demand for an armed guard in every US school a “ploy to bring more guns into our neighborhoods.”
Columnists
Nation & World
Bank robber who fled high-rise cell captured
A robber captured days after an escape from a Chicago jail will likely return to the same federal lockup.
Politics
Mass. braces for third Senate race in four years
John F. Kerry’s nomination as Secretary of State will trigger the third Senate race in four years, with another contest to follow in 2014.
Business
Gasoline price gap widens as suppliers use different tactics
The gap is unusually wide right now, and caused in part by the speed at which prices in the overall market are falling.
Arts
Music Review
Sufjan Stevens’s merry mess tickles Royale
It was a merry mess decked out in gaudy Christmas garb when Stevens brought the show to Royale Thursday night.
