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Highway safety director reassigned after discovery of driving violations

Following a Globe story that revealed director Sheila Burgess’s driving record had 34 entries, she will be moving to a “different role.”

Taylor Swift performs at the 40th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday.

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Bieber, Swift, Minaj and Carly Rae Jepsen win AMAs

‘‘What makes the American Music Awards special is the fans choose the winning artists,’’ said Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, who won for best alternative rock artist.

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An Israeli missile flattened a house in Gaza City, killing at least 11 civilians, medical officials said, as Israel targeted the homes of militants.

Patriots 59, Colts 24

Patriots rip Colts, Andrew Luck

The defense and special teams accounted for three touchdowns in New England’s 59-24 win over the Colts and their rookie QB.

Tom Brady howled and Julian Edelman signaled

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Tom Brady howled and Julian Edelman signaled "touchdown" after running back Shane Vereen (not pictured) scored to put New England ahead 52-24.

New cornerback Aqib Talib returned an interception for a touchdown against the Colts during second-quarter action.

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New cornerback Aqib Talib returned an interception for a touchdown against the Colts during second-quarter action.

The Colts' Andrew Luck threw in the first half.

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The Colts' Andrew Luck threw in the first half.

Rob Gronkowski scored a touchdown in the first half.

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Rob Gronkowski scored a touchdown in the first half.

Julian Edelman left Colts in his wake, including punter Pat McAfee, on the ground, as he returned a second-quarter punt for a touchdown.

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Julian Edelman left Colts in his wake, including punter Pat McAfee, on the ground, as he returned a second-quarter punt for a touchdown.

Colts quarterback Andrew Luck lost the ball after being sacked by New England Patriots defensive end Rob Ninkovich. .

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Colts quarterback Andrew Luck lost the ball after being sacked by New England Patriots defensive end Rob Ninkovich.

Patriots' Julian Edelman, second left, celebrated his second touchdown with Brady.

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Patriots' Julian Edelman, second left, celebrated his second touchdown with Brady.

Rookie Alfonzo Dennard streaked up the sidelines on his way to a 87-yard interception return in the fourth quarter.

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Rookie Alfonzo Dennard streaked up the sidelines on his way to a 87-yard interception return in the fourth quarter.

Tom Brady reacted after a touchdown.

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Tom Brady reacted after a touchdown.

Report: Gronkowski breaks his forearm

Patriot tight end Rob Gronkowski’s forearm was X-rayed after the game, revealing a break.

om Brady was quite animated during the second half of Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts.

‘That was awesome,’ says Brady

Tom Brady had encouraging words for many members of the team following the Patriots’ strong win over the Colts.

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5 holiday drink recipes

Party-worthy cocktails from some of the Boston area’s top bartenders.

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Holiday arts preview

Your special guide to holiday events in theater, dance, classical, pop, movies, and more.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/11/14/BostonGlobe.com/Enterprise/Advance/Images/totalpats08c%20116-6938967-813--90x90.jpg The Patriots in the 1970s

In 1971, the team officially became the New England Patriots (formerly the Boston Patriots) and found a new home in Foxborough.

Globe exclusives

Work is play for Melissa White (left), Matthew Zalkind, Juan Miguel Hernandez, and Ilmar Gavilán.

Despite woes, Harlem Quartet still plays on
Cape Wind has started survey work in Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound. The project is expected to generate work in old port cities in the region.

Port cities hope to prosper off ocean again
Jenna Randall, 14, and Dylan Laleme, 12, wait for their race to begin at Riverside Speedway, a quarter-mile track in Groveton, N.H.

In N.H. town, kids grow up fast racing stock cars
Baseball Writers Association of America voters wound up giving Miguel Cabrera 22 out of 28 first-place votes.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Miguel Cabrera the worthy MVP, despite complaints
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell knows there is a long way to go when it comes to brain trauma. Nobody is expecting everything to be solved overnight.

Sunday Football Notes

NFL’s approach still leads to some head shaking
The cast of Boston Camerata’s holiday offering “The Brotherhood of the Star: A Hispanic Christmas.”

Holiday classical music performances that AREN’T the ‘Messiah’
“Lawrence of Arabia” gets a special 50th anniversary treatment.

movies

DVD gifts with sense of nostalgia
90+ Cellars “Holiday Essentials” six-bottle selection, $60 at Pioppi’s, 183 Court Street, 508-746-1943, pioppis.com.

Sunday Preview | Magazine

2012 holiday gift guide
Boston Ballet artistic director Mikko Nissinen showed young dancers the reaction he expects from them as he ran through the actions of the Mouse King.

Holiday arts

Boston Ballet conjures a new ‘Nutcracker’
A wild turkey wandered about in a Newton neighborhood. State officials say people must learn to live with the birds.

Turkeys wear out welcome in Newton
Kenny Chesney fans raise beer bottles to the singer at an August concert in Foxborough.

Lawrence Harmon

Foxborough’s drinking problem

Joan Wickersham

If I Ran the Zoo

Living Longer, Living Better

Travel

Jan Theberge of Westport (left) learned about Newport’s history in the rum business during a stop at the Newport Wine Cellar, part of the Newport Gourmet Tour in Newport, R.I. Tour participants also sampled Chef Kevin Thiele’s braised beef shanks on crostini with horseradish cream, aged gouda cheese and truffled micro-greens (top right) at the Hotel Viking. In photo at right, participants Debbie Dollivar of Martha’s Vineyard (left) and Cori Pasqaule of Old Saybrook, Conn., listen to chef Kevin Fitzgerald inside the kitchen of Sardella’s.

Food tours are enriching travel

For many baby boomers, food has become as central to their travel planning as scenery and culture.

Sports

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Paul Pierce drives against Detroit Pistons forward Corey Maggette in the first half of Sunday’s game.

The Celtics fall to the Pistons

The Celtics got pounded in a 103-83 loss to the 1-9 Pistons, who had six players score in double figures.

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Beverly Scott, selected to lead the MBTA as general manager, visited Boston on Saturday as she prepares for the position. She stopped to talk near the T’s Arlington Street Station.

New GM pledges openness at MBTA helm

Defending her record in Atlanta, Beverly Scott promised transparency about her past service and about her plans to help lift the beleaguered T to fiscal health.

Columnists

John Kerry has been a senator for nearly 28 years; Ted Kennedy held his office for 46 years.

Jeff Jacoby

Unhealthy devotion to incumbents
David Petraeus, left, attends the 70th anniversary of the 101st Airborne Division in August in Fort Campbell, Ky.

JOAN VENNOCHI

The press had a crush on David Petraeus, too

Christopher L. Gasper

The Game certainly lived up to its name
Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and his colleagues in the NHL ownership community have locked out the players since the start of the season.

Bob Ryan

NHL lockout doesn’t make owners look good
Paul Lee, Harvard class of ’46, (right) passed the modern Little Red Flag to Dick Bennink, class of ’38, at the Harvard-Yale football game on Saturday.

Kevin Cullen

No signs of tradition flagging at Harvard-Yale game
Miguel Galvez (left), cofounder of NBD Nano, chatted with investor Phil Shevrin during a TechStars event in Boston.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Incubator grads take work, hopes into real world
Kenny Chesney fans raise beer bottles to the singer at an August concert in Foxborough.

Lawrence Harmon

Foxborough’s drinking problem

Adrian Walker

From bad to worse for a bitter Mitt Romney

Scot Lehigh

Enough supply-side silliness

Brian McGrory

Perpetual politics in Mass.
Senator-elect Ted Cruz will be involved with Republican grassroots operations.

Joshua Green

Latino voters need more than a sombrero on an elephant

Boston Capital

Kathleen Gaffney finds new home at Eaton Vance

Nation & World

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Israelis took cover in Tel Aviv as an air raid siren warned of incoming rockets from Gaza on Saturday.

Rocket fired at Tel Aviv, more strikes in Gaza

Israel warned it was widening its range of targets to go after military commanders of the territory’s Hamas rulers.

Business

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On the Job

Peter Lovis, who owns the Concord Cheese Shop, helped Connie McKelvey sample cheeses. “Don’t buy a cheese unless you can taste it first,” he advises.

A tastemaker in the world of cheese

Cheese monger Peter Lovis has been behind the counter at the old-fashioned Concord Cheese Shop for more than a decade.

Arts

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The cast of Boston Camerata’s holiday offering “The Brotherhood of the Star: A Hispanic Christmas.”

Holiday classical music performances beyond the ‘Messiah’

Soon it will be Christmas. What should you listen to? This is not a simple question.

Travel

Holiday shoppers during last year's Holidays by the Sea festivities in downtown Falmouth.

Shopping on Main Street in Falmouth

Unlike much of the Cape, Falmouth is a year-round destination, and it hosts a surprising number and range of downtown shops.

Books

Book Review

Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965).

‘The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill’ by William Manchester and Paul Reid

A sweeping biography that’s befitting of Winston Churchill.

“Look, I’m a public servant, always been a public servant. . . . I’m very transparent, and who you see is who you get.”

Beverly Scott,  the MBTA’s next general manager

Magazine

The cover for the November 18 2012 issue

7 holiday styles that shine
The cover for the November 11 2012 issue

Vacation options for single seniors and gays and lesbians
The cover for the November 4 2012 issue

How to be a New England vegetarian in winter
The cover for the October 28 2012 issue

The PANDAS puzzle: Can a common infection cause OCD in kids?

Opinion

“Politicians today can’t bear the thought of giving up the power with which we cloak them. And we, to our discredit, are rarely prepared to take it away.”

Jeff Jacoby 

Ideas

“Funded in large part by the United States and its allies, Cambodia’s war-crimes court seeks to plant the seeds of Western-style justice in Eastern soil, transforming an entire legal system rather than merely putting aging war criminals behind bars.”

Peter Canellos on the power of imported justice