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John Henry a keen student of risk, reward

Henry has earned a reputation as a smart businessman willing to make bold, risky bets — and winning many of them.

General Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sharply criticized the US government’s response to Egypt’s crisis in his first interview since last month’s ouster of President Mohammed Morsi.

Egyptian general criticizes US response

“You turned your back on the Egyptians, and they won’t forget that,” General Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said of the American government.

Pitcher Jake Peavy made his first start for the Red Sox on Saturday.

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Jake Peavy makes strong debut for Red Sox

Peavy allowed four hits in seven-plus innings to lead the Red Sox to victory over the Diamondbacks.

A rider supporting stem cell research pulled in for a lunch break on Saturday during the 34th annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge.

For PMC riders, fight is personal

The two-day Pan-Massachusetts Challenge raises money for cancer research and has quickly become the largest athletic fund-raiser in the country.

Exclusive Sunday Preview

A sampling of stories from this Sunday's Globe.

 

Former Patriots coach Bill Parcells posed with his bust during the 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

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Bill Parcells expresses gratitude upon induction into Hall of Fame

The former Patriots coach thanked the people who helped turn him from an unknown linebackers coach to a legend.

A new African project involving the Beverly-based School for Field Studies seeks to add to the world’s understanding of elephants.

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Beverly school helps with elephant research in Africa

The School for Field Studies is partnering with the International Fund for Animal Welfare and Kenya Wildlife Services to study one of the world’s largest mammals.

In his game-review video series “Zero Punctuation,” Benjamin “Yahtzee” Croshaw (below) offers observations delivered as a series of still shots of rudimentary figures.

Game On

Video game critic brings a biting wit, and a mission to reform

Benjamin “Yahtzee” Croshaw, a British writer who resides in Brisbane, Australia, is more interesting than 99 percent of the video game critics out there.

Opinion

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There are ethical implications and dangerous side effects when changes are made to a person’s genes.

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Yolanda Rodrigues has been serving up her grilled fare at Ceylon Park on summer weekends for more than a decade.

In weekend barbecue, a heaping helping of home

In Dorchester’s Ceylon Park, where members of the neighborhood’s Cape Verdean immigrant community gather each weekend to eat and socialize, the food has a particular flavor.

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James Bullard said Fed forecasts have been too optimistic.

Fed bank president cites missteps by policy makers

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said his economic forecasts, as well as those of others at the Fed, have been too optimistic in the wake of the recession.

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Book REview

Author Leo Hollis cites the High Line, an aerial greenway that repurposed a stretch of abandoned rail line in Manhattan, as an example of cities’ possible allures and energies.

‘Cities Are Good For You’ by Leo Hollis

British writer Leo Hollis’s tour of the 21st-century metropolis explores the various social and creative possibilities that cities offer.

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Love Letters

Dealing with his drug addiction

Her fiance’s bachelor party is a concern, but their marriage should be her bigger worry.