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Several are injured in Green Line derailment

An empty Green Line trolley derailed this afternoon, striking another trolley and sending the operator and a few passengers to the hospital with minor injuries, the MBTA said.

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Mitt Romney on Monday criticized President Obama’s handling of recent turmoil in Libya and Syria, saying “hope is not a strategy.”

Another meningitis death reported as cases rise

The number of people sickened by a deadly meningitis outbreak from a Framingham pharmacy has reached 105, with an eighth person reportedly dying.

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Running back Kevin Faulk spent his entire 13-year NFL career with the Patriots and was an integral part of three championship teams.

Detours to begin tonight on Storrow Drive

State officials will close one side of Storrow Drive in downtown Boston overnight to make critical fixes to a crumbling tunnel.

Sinisa Hrvatin and Robert McGrath, founders of ReadCube Access.

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A plan to open up science journals

Cambridge’s Labtiva wants to apply the iTunes sales approach to often costly research.

Gerald Gabrielse (from left), John Doyle, and Dave DeMille with their equipment in Lyman Laboratory at Harvard.

Harvard-Yale team on trail of electron’s mysteries

An experiment run by Harvard and Yale researchers is designed to probe some of the same unknown territory as the Large Hadron Collider in Europe.

Adrian Walker

Tierney in battle he never saw coming

John Tierney is counting on dragging out the Democratic faithful, while Richard Tisei is pitching himself to voters tired of the status quo. There are a lot of them.

Allyn Burrows as the title character in the Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s “Macbeth.”

Stage Review

This ‘Macbeth’ is a magical mystery tour

This iteration of the Shakespeare classic, set in the early 20th century, offers striking set design and a powerful performance by the lead actor.

After her water had broken last month and her contractions hadn’t yet begun, Melissa Turner (with baby Emma Rose) jumped at the chance to see if labor would begin on its own.

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Hospitals trying to halt rise in C-sections

As the number of cesarean sections has risen sharply, experts say that childbirth has become overly medicalized and overly expensive.

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On Oct. 1, 1979, thousands lined the streets of Boston to welcome Pope John Paul II to the city.

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What’s open, closed on Columbus Day
Politically, it’s almost as if President Obama’s tax cuts never happened.

Voters unaware of President Obama’s tax cuts

Book Review

‘The Paternity Test’ by Michael Lowenthal
“With smart devices, we can individualize education,” says Howard Gardner.

Q & A

There’s no app for answering deep questions
The New England Compounding Center in Framingham voluntarily ceased all operations on Wednesday.

Framingham pharmacy recalls all its drugs
Morrissey performing Friday at the Citi Wang Theatre, the first stop on his US tour.

Music Review

Warm embrace for Morrissey and fans
Allyn Burrows as the title character in the Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s “Macbeth.”

Stage Review

This ‘Macbeth’ is a magical mystery tour

How to safely share the Boston roads with bicyclists

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Editorial cartoons by Dan Wasserman

ideas

Dismantling the euro: a practical guide
“We need to be listened to, we need to be heard,” says Wendy Ernst (right) with sons Robert (left) and Paul in their home.

Lexington reeling over parent’s timeout op-ed

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Too many AP classes?

Sports

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Terry Francona introduced as Indians manager

The former Red Sox manager, introduced as Cleveland’s new skipper Monday, said he “wanted to be part of the solution” for the Indians’ recent troubles.

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A dead finback whale was found floating in Boston Harbor early Sunday. The carcass nearly washed up on Long Island.

Dead whale found in Boston Harbor

A dead finback whale more than 50 feet in length was found floating in Boston Harbor early Sunday morning, officials said.

Columnists

Juliette Kayyem

Generals, make way for the lawyers

Adrian Walker

Tierney in battle he never saw coming

Innovation Economy

Entrepreneurs speak their mind on venture firms
The Patriots’ Stevan Ridley, who rushed for 151 yards in the game, sails over Denver cornerback Champ Bailey as he scores on an 8-yard run in the third quarter.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots took control with no-huddle attack
Elizabeth Warren’s grandfather

JAMES CARROLL

How family lore shapes character
Ginna is living at a shelter on Massachusetts Avenue in Boston after being turned away more than once.

Yvonne Abraham

A safety net that is leaving more people out

opinion | JOANNA WEISS

Hitting the saturation point for bad-mom celebrations
Elizabeth Warren’s heritage has been much-discussed.

opinion | Jeff Jacoby

The race issue Brown and Warren should debate

JOAN VENNOCHI

John Kerry’s career dreams keep slipping away
Don’t lie about your reason for leaving a job — you could get caught, advises Joanne Chang, who founded the local Flour Bakery + Cafe chain.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

How to quit without burning bridges
Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, the two preeminent passers of their generation, will face off again Sunday.

Christopher L. Gasper

Lucky to see Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning again

Kevin Cullen

The lion who loves the GOP

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Harvey Duplantis, a marine operations engineer, readied a Bluefin-9 unmanned underwater vehicle for a demonstration.

Deep sea stations could recharge underwater robots

Quincy’s Bluefin Robotics is working on recharging stations that would work at sea and allow for ocean robots to function for longer periods.

Politics

Senator Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren marched through East Boston on Sunday as part of the city’s annual Columbus Day parade, held in advance of the Monday holiday.

Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren keep on marching

The state’s hotly contested race for the US Senate came to East Boston on Sunday afternoon in the city’s annual Columbus Day parade.

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Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize awarded for stem cell work

A British researcher and a Japanese scientist won in the physiology or medicine category for discovering ordinary cells can be reprogrammed into stem cells.

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Music Review

Chris Wood (pictured here in New York earlier this year) and his bandmates dazzled the Jordan Hall crowd on Friday.

Medeski Martin & Wood takes audience on a trip

Keyboard player John Medeski, bassist Chris Wood, and drummer Billy Martin dazzled the Jordan Hall crowd with an expansive set.

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

Study links indoor tanning to skin cancer

The results of a new study have once again linked indoor tanning to an increased risk of skin cancer.

“A lot of people are stupider than I thought they were. That includes relatives and close friends.”

John Clarke,  on reading about political leanings on Facebook

Magazine

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AP classes: A problem for Massachusetts high schoolers?
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How will independents factor into the Brown-Warren Senate race?

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9 hot trends in kitchen design
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The self-promoting, fan-financed, go-it-alone star

Opinion

“The United States isn’t going to enter a shooting war with China or Russia. Fights with those countries will take place far from any battlefield.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“Gerken has advanced a vision of governance unusual for someone whose political convictions are firmly liberal: She wants local decision-making bodies to be given more opportunity to rebel against federal policy.”

—Leon Neyfakh on Heather Gerken’s argument for “federalism all the way down”